Recently when I was in Portland for the IACP conference, every menu seemed to have rhubarb on it. I ordered rhubarb cris…
Food
New Café Owner Forages and Finds a Fresh Take on Sustainability
Seattle wild-foods café Nettletown might be shoulder to shoulder with a Subway, but their produce comes from the ground,…
Spring Greens for Breakfast
I can’t believe how quickly my deck garden has flourished! The lettuce, arugula and cilantro are going off. I real…
A Shopper’s Dilemma: Buy Local or Organic?
Standing in the produce section, you hold up two seemingly identical peaches. One has an organic label, and one was grow…
From Fumes to Fava Beans: San Francisco Freeway Gets a New Life
Q & A With Chris Burley, Cofounder of Hayes Valley Farm Earlier this year, while speeding down a busy San Francisco…
I Yam What I Yam: The Sweet Potato Ranks #1 in Nutrition
I know it’s springtime and I should be talking about snap peas and asparagus. The fact is, I still can’t get…
Foodie Underground: Urban Winos
You’re planning a dinner party for all your food-savvy urbanite friends. These days, living in the city isn’…
3 Seasonal Recipes to Try This Week: Mexican Bread Pudding, Thai-Inspired Asparagus Salad, Spring Greens Marmalade
This past Sunday, I hosted a brunch for a group of friends. I was cruising around the internet looking for inspiration f…