Twelve years ago, would-be writer finds that his tomato seedlings have outgrown his fourth-floor Brooklyn walkup so he returns to Pennsylvania roots to grow Black Krims, Cherokee Purples and Green Zebras, and chefs seek them out. His book tells the tale. And: Tim Stark figures he must be the only Princeton grad who sells tomatoes (click 'See also').
By Melissa Block
National Public Radio/All Things Considered 2008-08-08 (entry)
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In her latest book, journalist Felicity Lawrence takes an engaging, restless look at Cargill, Unilever and others who decide what we eat and how they persuade us to buy in the name of choice, health and, increasingly, the environment. If there is a flaw in the book, it's not getting close enough to genius of capitalism - how it makes us want what it has to sell.
By Fred Pearce
The Guardian (UK) 2008-07-05 (entry)
Hillary Carlip as one of her characters drawn from discarded grocery lists.
Performance artist finds discarded grocery lists from all over the world - and in them, inspiration for stage, book, possibly TV. The lists, she believes, are like little memoirs. Everything - items, handwriting, Prozac stationery - reveals something, and so a goth boy, a therapist, an online date - are born.
By Alex Cohen
National Public Radio/Day to Day 2008-07-29 (entry)
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Marie-Monique Robin, filmmaker and veteran journalist, conducts Google searches onscreen.
Filmmaker explores history of biotech seed company Monsanto, including: Its manufacture of Agent Orange and PCBs; its Roundup weedkiller; its aggressive use of patents; its success in persuading U.S. to approve its genetically modified seeds without scientific testing; the revolving door between the U.S. government and Monsanto's executive board; and its domination of U.S. commodity crop markets with its GM seeds. To watch the film, click 'See also.'
By Malcolm Fraser
Montreal Mirror 2008-05-22 (entry)
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'Ratatouille' which won an Academy Award for best animated film, follows the journey of a rat whose culinary aspirations land him in Paris.
For 'Best Use of Food in a Film,' the nominees are: "Ratatouille" and Thomas Keller's vegetable sculpture; "Eastern Promises," rivaling Gourmet magazine; "Juno," with her cola, fries and chips; "The Bucket List," with black walnut ice cream, Champagne, Beluga caviar and oysters on the half-shell; and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" with an oyster on the half shell and Champagne, sole with lemon and a glass of Chablis, a steak with bearnaise sauce and pommes frites. And, to finish, ripe, runny cheese and a slow sip of sweet wine.
By Beverly Levitt
Chicago Tribune 2008-02-20 (entry)
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Edna Lewis, chef, author and champion of Southern food.
As companion to a newly discovered and now published essay, "What is Southern?" by the late Edna Lewis, Gourmet magazine (via Epicurious) includes a short documentary, "Fried Chicken and Sweet Potato Pie," by the Atlanta filmmaker Bailey Barash.
Gourmet magazine 2008-01-01 (entry)
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"And soon it was lunchtime/
Mom said I should ask about how poor kids could get fed/
So I got a book of tickets and a schedule and it read/
Monday - Hot Dog, Tuesday - Taco/
Wednesday - Hamburgers and Chocolate Milk/
Thursday - Sloppy Joes and doritos in a bag/
Friday was Pizza Day, the best day of the week/...
As time went on we figured out/
It was totally uncool/
To eat the welfare lunch/
Provided by the school/
So in poser-punker fashion/
We just mooched off all the kids/
And lived off eating candy bars/
And bags of nacho chips/
Monday - Hot Dog, Tuesday - Taco/
Wednesday - Hamburgers and Chocolate Milk/
Thursday - Sloppy Joes and doritos in a bag/
Friday was Pizza Day, the best day of the week/
It always came with salad and a side of cold green beans/
Hooray for Pizza Day/
Hooray for Pizza Day/
I miss Pizza Day./ "
— The Aquabats, "Pizza Day" lyrics
Wired readers vote on their favorite food photography - this one, by Rob Webster, is an international favorite. Others include a bicyclist balancing myriad cartons of eggs, a couple of spice market shots and a moody, late-night shot of customers at a ramen stand.
Wired 2008-07-14 (entry)
Making the most of ripe or slightly damaged fresh produce dumped by grocery stores, Rubulad in Brooklyn serves twice-weekly meals. 'Grub is a cheap, simple dinner for strangers and co-conspirators,' video creator says. 'We recover it, clean it, and cook it with love.'
www.youtube.com 2007-04-02 (entry)
Mark Bittman: It's time to stop raising animals industrially and stop eating them thoughtlessly.
To ensure our health and the health of our planet, which are intertwined, we must reduce consumption of meat and processed foods, says longtime food journalist. Livestock production pollutes air, land, water and our bodies; if we eat more plants and less of everything else, we live longer. We don't need animal products, or white bread, or Coke - we're not born craving Whoppers or Skittles.
By Mark Bittman
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading 2007-12-04 (entry)
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Senate's version of farm/food bill would protect dairy farmers from price dips, Vermont agriculture leaders say; organic production move would also be supported.
By Ross Sneyd
Vermont Public Radio 2007-10-25 (entry)
Tracing the evolution of Halloween leads a radio reporter to a recipe for iced pumpkin juice and currant-studded Soul Cakes, which once were distributed to beggars and to costumed mummers, from which trick-or-treater tradition might have sprung.
By T. Susan Chang
National Public Radio 2007-10-24 (entry)
In new DVD set, Two Fat Ladies shove off again on motorcycle and side car, exploring lush countryside from northern Wales to Scotland and joyously imparting history, humor and acid-tongued opinion at the worktable while pioneering locavore cooking. Recipes seem sketchy - but no matter.
By Bonnie S. Benwick
The Washington Post 2008-07-23 (entry)
Reality TV meets rural fantasy in 'Farmer Wants a Wife,' with Matt Neustadt looking more Abercrombie & Fitch than Future Farmers of America. With farming at the center of energy, environmental and even foreign policy debates putting the back 40 on the front page, there's room for a more nuanced portrayal of farmers.
The editors
Star-Tribune (MN) (may require registration) 2008-04-28 (entry)
If the reality TV show is built around gimmicky challenges, just what can one expect from a cookbook touting the winning recipes - maybe organization around those recipes, for starters? But the new book has provided enough information for non-viewers to hold their own at a cocktail party - until they can make a dash for the canapes.
By Betty Hallock
Los Angeles Times 2008-04-09 (entry)
