Water: we bathe in it, wash with it, drink it, swim in it, and package it in ways destined to help kill the planet. Most…
Food
Coffee Cake Craving
As I sit at my desk, staring out into the yard, I notice that the slant of the light is unmistakably fall-like. Despite …
How the Food Industry Influences What We Eat
I have a friend who refers to the Standard American Diet by the acronym SAD. This is an apt description indeed. Think ab…
What’s in the Cheese?
I’ve always been a cheese fanatic. It started when I was a kid with sharp cheddar cheese from Wisconsin and the ma…
Foodie Underground: Give ‘Em Something to Tweet About
The fact that Twitter changed the food cart movement is no news; foodies consume deals and specials from dining entrepre…
Time to Kick Off Soup Making Season
Instead of going from zero to 60 in no time flat, we’ve gone from the 90s to 60s in less than a week. I’m ta…
D.I.Y. Delicious: A New Cookbook by Vanessa Barrington
Homemade food tastes better. It’s cheaper and uses less packaging. Still, while we may want to pickle those cute, …
California Water Issues Divide Farmers, Fishers, and Urban Dwellers
If you’ve ever seen the movie Chinatown, in which private investigator Jake Gittes (played by Jack Nicholson) stum…