Locavore

Thomas Keller's Disappointing Stance on Sustainable Cooking

Nick Wiseman | Posted 05.17.2012

Nick Wiseman

It's not Thomas Keller's responsibility to help save the planet (though many chefs have taken on this calling with great ambition). But focusing solely on the aesthetics and disclaiming any other responsibility altogether is a cop-out.

10 Ways To Pretend You're A 'Foodie'

Anna Brones | Posted 04.26.2012

Anna Brones

As much as you cringe at the word "foodie" - and don't we all? - there are moments that it's worth pretending you're one.

My Year as a Killatarian

Stephen Hren | Posted 05.16.2012

Stephen Hren

Have you ever killed your dinner? I did a few times in the last year, but I don't think I'm going to bother anymore.

The One True Dead Food & Dining Trend

Food & Wine | Posted 08.03.2011

[T]here is a ubiquitous phrase that we're very ready to say good-bye to: farm-to-everything. (Credit to Frank Bruni, the New York Times's newest Op-Ed...

Making Memorial Day Cookouts Mouthwatering For Vegetarians Too

Honest Cooking | Posted 07.30.2011

Honest Cooking

there is no need to panic if you find out a vegetarian is attending your Memorial Day bar-b-que. We are regular people, and we eat lots of food.

Tom Zeller Jr.

Is Eating Local A Waste Of Time?

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 07.20.2011

It is a veritable maxim of the modern environmental movement: To help heal the planet, eat local. If only it were that simple. A growing numbe...

'Cottage Foods' Proposal Approved By Senate

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 07.05.2011

A new cottage industry allowing Colorado farmers to sell foods prepared in home kitchens, rather than commercial kitchens, took a big step forward as ...

Slow Food, Caribbean Style

Joseph Satto | Posted 06.21.2011

Joseph Satto

Discovering Hermitage Bay in Antigua shattered a few preconceived notions I held about the slow food movement. I assumed it primarily preached in our little urban bubbles. I'm happy to say, I was dead wrong.

Artisanal LA: Shawna Dawson's Local, Sustainable, and Handmade Wonderland

Alexis C. Jolly | Posted 06.14.2011

Alexis C. Jolly

Unlike your run-of-the-mill socialite, Dawson is typically the one planning the fĂȘte -- currently, this weekend's Artisanal LA, which will bring together nearly a hundred local and sustainably oriented vendors.

Lindy and Grundy -- Two Women Butchers Take L.A. by Storm

Jay Weston | Posted 06.11.2011

Jay Weston

I just ate the tastiest roast chicken I have eaten in years, perhaps ever. And I've eaten roasted fowl all over the world. I purchased this bird at Lindy and Grundy, Local Pastured and Organic Meats.

The Destruction and Rebirth of Joan Gussow's Famous Garden

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Leslie Hatfield

Joan Gussow is known as the matriarch of the local food movement. One year ago this week, Joan's garden was devastated by a massive storm and flood.

New York City's Biggest Rooftop Farm

Jake Rosenwasser | Posted 05.25.2011

Jake Rosenwasser

This farm in the middle of urban Queens isn't just about ecological idealism. Here, one city gardener is trying to merge environmental sustainability with fiscal sustainability.

Woman Leaves Law Firm To Teach Unserved Kids About Healthy Eating

The Huffington Post | Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011

Six years ago, Melissa Graham was at a crossroads. She had made partner at McDermott Will and Emery, but to get to the next level of partner would req...

WATCH: How To Eat Like A Local In San Francisco

GloboMaestro | Posted 05.25.2011

GloboMaestro

Is there a city in America that cares more about locally-sourced food than San Francisco? If so, Antonio Barrios, chief concierge at The St. Regis ...

How Your Church Can Support Local Food Movements

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Carol Howard Merritt

Food is at the heart of our practice together. So it's important to remember that what we put on our tables can be an act of faith.

Amid Holiday Glitter, Food Shines As A Genuine Article Of Faith

Pythia Peay | Posted 05.25.2011

Pythia Peay

That food can root us in the past while offering hope for the future seems proof of its power to transform. Most of us have experienced the bliss of biting into a dish so divine it thrills alive the soul as well as the body.

Why Brooklyn Needs to Be Careful

Elissa Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

Elissa Altman

The often dangerous wasteland that was Brooklyn in the 1970s has all but disappeared, replaced by a population that is, in fact, traditional to the borough from its earliest existence: craftspeople.

Killing, Blessing, And Eating Shabbat Dinner

Sue Fishkoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Sue Fishkoff

I was at an organic turkey farm an hour and a half north of San Francisco with two dozen other volunteers preparing what would become the main entrée for the Hazon Food Conference's Shabbat dinner later that week.

Marcus Samuelsson Previews the Red Rooster -- Interview With the Chef

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.25.2011

Jack Hidary

This new Harlem bistro will open next month just a block from Sylvia's on Lenox Avenue. It is going to be a fusion experience that will both challenge and delight.

The Local Food Debate Heats Up

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 05.25.2011

Katherine Gustafson

"Eat local" has become such a commonly cited slogan that it's starting to lose its punch. You know an idea is getting shop-worn when major food retail...

Yummy Inspiration! Two New Whole Foods Cookbooks to Get You Cooking!

Starre Vartan | Posted 05.25.2011

Starre Vartan

In the Green Kitchen by Alice Waters is not a traditional cookbook, but focuses on what was missing from the aspiring conscious chef's shelf: A technique-driven volume that includes how to's, from the prosaic to the intimidating.

The Myth of the Rabid Locavore

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

Kerry Trueman

Stephen Budiansky has stuffed together another flimsy, flammable straw man out of boilerplate anti-locavore rhetoric on the New York Times op-ed page, with the patronizing title Math "Lessons For Locavores."

10 Ways Geolocation Is Changing the World (PHOTOS)

Max Gladwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Max Gladwell

Location technologies are transforming how we experience, navigate, and ultimately better our world. From the global to the local, here are 10 ways geolocation is a positive force for good.

Slaughter and the City

Ari Solomon | Posted 11.17.2011

Ari Solomon

I've noticed a new trend among urbanites. It goes something like this: city types read Michael Pollan, see Food Inc., or simply get intrigued by words...

NYC's Newest & Biggest Rooftop Farm Opens for Summer: The Brooklyn Grange (VIDEO)

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Liza de Guia

This 40,000 square foot farm (just under an acre) is lush with greens, cabbage, tomato plants, corn crops, carrots, swiss chard, various herbs and root vegetables.