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10 Tips For A Sustainable Thanksgiving

Sarah Newman | Posted 11.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Turkey, Sunset Magazine, Smart Water, Sustainable Agriculture, Paperless, Thanksgiving, Mark Bittman, Los Angeles, Sustainable, Orren Fox, Sustainable Thanksgiving, Coca-Cola, Food Inc., Water, Tap Water, New York Times, Takepart, Union, Green News
Sarah Newman

Preparing a sustainable meal can be a selfish endeavor; I guarantee you that it will be more fun, tastier and make for a good conversation at your table. However, it's also about our global community.

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Why We Read Cookbooks

The New Yorker | Adam Gopnik | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Cooking, Baking, Reading, Julia Child, Books, Mark Bittman, Cookbooks, Recipes, The Elements of Cooking, Food, Books News

We say "What's the recipe?" when we mean "How do you do it?" And though we want the answer to be "Like this!" the honest answer is "Be me!" "What's th...

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Dear Julia Child, We Need You!

Rob Smart | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Chefs, Television, Farms, Cooking, Farmers, Community-Supported Agriculture, Kitchen, Julia Child, Food, Home, Farmers Market, Csa, Mark Bittman, Green News
Rob Smart

I wonder how the rising popularity of cooking networks and shows about cooking has contributed to the migration of eating away from the home.

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Nobu Feels the Heat about Serving Bluefin Tuna -- A Few Big Names Offer Advice

Samuel Fromartz | Posted 07.10.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, Mark Bittman, Nobu, Seafood Conservation, Food, Oceans, Sustainable Seafood, Nobu Bluefin Tuna, Bluefin Tuna, Seafood, New York News
Samuel Fromartz

Given all the controversy around Nobu, I posed the following question to a number of people, including New York Times columnist Mark Bittman, and ocean conservationist and writer Carl Safina.

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Red Meat vs Chicken: An Argument Against The False Distinction

Kathy Freston | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Chicken, Red Meat White Meat, Personal Health, Mark Bittman, Diet, Meatless Mondays, Vegetarianism, Red Meat, Living News
Kathy Freston

People often tell me that they've given up eating red meat out of concern for animals, the environment, or their health (or all three). But cutting out red meat while still eating chicken doesn't address the whole problem.

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FOOD MATTERS: Mark Bittman's New Book Includes Philosophy As Main Ingredient

star-telegram.com | AMY CULBERTSON | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Matters, Michael Pollan, Politics of Food, Eating Matters, Food, Mark Bittman, Food Matters Book, Reducing Waste, Green News

Indeed, Bittman is the most commonsensical of food writers, though it's clear that he loves to eat and that his palate has high standards. So when he ...

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Cheap and Easy: Good Food in a Bad Recession

Elissa Altman | Posted 02.18.2009 | Style

Read More: McDonald's, Michael Pollan, Terence Brennan, Recession Food, Happy Meal, Mark Bittman, Good Food, Food, Style News
Elissa Altman

If the average dollar-conscious consumer has to choose between a $15 grilled cheese and a $5 Happy Meal -- meat with all the trimmings, fries, and an aircraft sized soda -- what will they pick?

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Flexetarians: Part-Time Vegetarians

Newsweek | Karen Springen | Posted 11.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Vegetarian, Vegan, Eating Matters, Politics of Food, Food Politics, Tofu, Deborah Madison, Mark Bittman, Mollie Katzen, Dawn Jackson Blatner, Flexitarianism, Green News

For the last 15 years, Dawn Jackson Blatner has been what's now called a "flexitarian" or "almost vegetarian." She eats lots of fruits, vegetables, nu...

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The EG: The Most Extraordinary Gathering In Los Angeles

Michael Hawley | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Yo-Yo Ma, Peter Menzel, Will Wright, Frank Gehry, Getty, Jeff Katzenberg, Nicholas Negroponte, Matt Groening, Quincy Jones, Ann Cooper, Faith D'aluisio, Jonathan Gold, Mark Bittman, Entertainment News
Michael Hawley

LA is without a doubt the most dynamic and surprising city in America, and EG is the conference to attend. Intimate, fun and interesting as hell.

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Gwyneth Hits The Road In Spain With Mario Batali

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Claudia Bassols, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Bittman, Spain, Mario Batali, Entertainment News

Gwyneth Paltrow, acclaimed chef Mario Batali and New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman are embarking on a road trip that boasts slick cars, heart...

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