Here’s what’s on my mind October 24th is National Food Day. Check out FoodDay.org for events in your hometown and how you can get involved! I am going to be at Babson College doing my best to promote sustainable healthy food production and consumption in America. I believe in the civic power of entrepreneurship to change our lives… Read More →
Here’s what’s on my mind October 24th is National Food Day. Check out FoodDay.org for events in your hometown and how you can get involved! I am going to be at Babson College doing my best to promote sustainable healthy food production and consumption in America. I believe in the civic power of entrepreneurship to change our lives… Read More →
Putting Her Best Dish Forward As the first blind contestant on the home-cook competition show MasterChef, Christine Ha had her work cut out for her, but she overcame the obstacles and cooked her way to the top winning over the palates of three notoriously harsh critics. We chat with Christine about competing with a disability and… Read More →
Putting Her Best Dish Forward As the first blind contestant on the home-cook competition show MasterChef, Christine Ha had her work cut out for her, but she overcame the obstacles and cooked her way to the top winning over the palates of three notoriously harsh critics. We chat with Christine about competing with a disability and… Read More →
Offal’s Leading Advocate At the forefront of the whole-animal movement, chef Chris Cosentino woos diners with old world techniques and artful pairings, turning organs and extremities into haute cuisine at San Francisco’s acclaimed Incanto. We chat with Chris about all things offal, Top Chef Masters and the city’s best restaurants. AndrewZimmern.com: You’ve become the king of… Read More →
Offal’s Leading Advocate At the forefront of the whole-animal movement, chef Chris Cosentino woos diners with old world techniques and artful pairings, turning organs and extremities into haute cuisine at San Francisco’s acclaimed Incanto. We chat with Chris about all things offal, Top Chef Masters and the city’s best restaurants. AndrewZimmern.com: You’ve become the king of… Read More →
An Intrepid Eater’s Digest When I was young I loved old encyclopedias, world record books, fine art and painting books, travelogues, world histories, tales of military campaigns, anything about ancient Egypt and even memoirs of great men. Frankly, the stranger the better. I liked the stuff no one else was talking about. When my son came… Read More →
An Intrepid Eater’s Digest When I was young I loved old encyclopedias, world record books, fine art and painting books, travelogues, world histories, tales of military campaigns, anything about ancient Egypt and even memoirs of great men. Frankly, the stranger the better. I liked the stuff no one else was talking about. When my son came… Read More →
Back to School! School’s Back in Session It’s back-to-school week, which means new teachers, new books and school lunches. Andrew and Molly discuss the state of school lunches in America and what needs to change. Plus, Molly talks with the director of Nutrition and Custodial Services at St. Paul Public schools and “Lunch-lady-in-chief” Jean Ronnei.… Read More →
Back to School! School’s Back in Session It’s back-to-school week, which means new teachers, new books and school lunches. Andrew and Molly discuss the state of school lunches in America and what needs to change. Plus, Molly talks with the director of Nutrition and Custodial Services at St. Paul Public schools and “Lunch-lady-in-chief” Jean Ronnei.… Read More →
Fresh. Simple. Pure. A neighborhood bistro in Miami’s design district where chef/owner Michael Schwartz showcases fresh, local and often rare ingredients in his simple, refined American cuisine. From the open kitchen and wood-burning oven come masterpieces like roasted whole snapper, spear-caught local grouper, slow roasted beef short ribs and chargrilled octopus. The menu changes daily… Read More →
Fresh. Simple. Pure. A neighborhood bistro in Miami’s design district where chef/owner Michael Schwartz showcases fresh, local and often rare ingredients in his simple, refined American cuisine. From the open kitchen and wood-burning oven come masterpieces like roasted whole snapper, spear-caught local grouper, slow roasted beef short ribs and chargrilled octopus. The menu changes daily… Read More →
Montreal’s Best Bistro Joe Beef is one of Montreal’s flagship restaurants (and one of my favorites in the entire world). Located in the heart of Little Burgundy, this pint-size bistro & oyster bar is named after Charles “Joe-Beef” McKiernan, a famous 19th-century innkeeper and Montreal hero. The chalkboard menu changes daily and while the cuisine is… Read More →
Montreal’s Best Bistro Joe Beef is one of Montreal’s flagship restaurants (and one of my favorites in the entire world). Located in the heart of Little Burgundy, this pint-size bistro & oyster bar is named after Charles “Joe-Beef” McKiernan, a famous 19th-century innkeeper and Montreal hero. The chalkboard menu changes daily and while the cuisine is… Read More →
The farm bill is here and it’s not a pretty picture. This affects all Minnesotans, every one of us. And it dictates policy for another five years, read this post and the three excerpts and DO SOMETHING today to make a difference. The letter at the bottom of this post is a note I got… Read More →
The farm bill is here and it’s not a pretty picture. This affects all Minnesotans, every one of us. And it dictates policy for another five years, read this post and the three excerpts and DO SOMETHING today to make a difference. The letter at the bottom of this post is a note I got… Read More →
Tuna Rolls, Rock and Roll, Vote for Rolls Spicy tuna rolls, the kind served in supermarkets around the country, even here in Minnesota, have been linked to a salmonella outbreak in over a dozen states. I think it’s time once again to realize that commoditized “cheap” food, mass produced and mass distributed is dangerous. Imagine what… Read More →
Tuna Rolls, Rock and Roll, Vote for Rolls Spicy tuna rolls, the kind served in supermarkets around the country, even here in Minnesota, have been linked to a salmonella outbreak in over a dozen states. I think it’s time once again to realize that commoditized “cheap” food, mass produced and mass distributed is dangerous. Imagine what… Read More →
Extra Virgin? It’s obvious looking at actress Debi Mazar and her Italian husband, Gabriele Corcos, that they are madly in love with each other, but it’s their love for food that really heats up the kitchen. The couple went from the Web to television with their new show on the Cooking Channel, Extra Virgin. We… Read More →
Extra Virgin? It’s obvious looking at actress Debi Mazar and her Italian husband, Gabriele Corcos, that they are madly in love with each other, but it’s their love for food that really heats up the kitchen. The couple went from the Web to television with their new show on the Cooking Channel, Extra Virgin. We… Read More →
Bourdain, Deen, Bruni, Redzepi & Why it Matters Paula Deen and those that cook with commoditized unhealthy ingredients are to be faulted most not for telling us to eat canned, processed and commoditized ingredients– but because they never tell you not to! The food-health-wellness issue in America is indeed a class issue. It costs money… Read More →
Bourdain, Deen, Bruni, Redzepi & Why it Matters Paula Deen and those that cook with commoditized unhealthy ingredients are to be faulted most not for telling us to eat canned, processed and commoditized ingredients– but because they never tell you not to! The food-health-wellness issue in America is indeed a class issue. It costs money… Read More →
Valentine’s Day is upon us. While some folks opt for the romantic dinner in a fancy restaurant, I enjoy spending the night in with my family, making dinner and watching a flick. I don’t know about you, but I usually find a good food movie to be sexier than your run-of-the-mill romantic comedy. If that’s… Read More →
Valentine’s Day is upon us. While some folks opt for the romantic dinner in a fancy restaurant, I enjoy spending the night in with my family, making dinner and watching a flick. I don’t know about you, but I usually find a good food movie to be sexier than your run-of-the-mill romantic comedy. If that’s… Read More →
