So to be clear, as a New York City resident I did not actually go to Occupy Wall Street Zuccotti/Liberty Park in Manhattan. I did get to Out of the Park and into the Streets. 99% Day of Action in November. I can tell you what I saw at Out of the Park, what I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I perform like Mike Anyone – Tyson, Jordan, Jackson, action.” -The Notorious B.I.G. Biggie’s quote got me thinking, over the years we’ve written a lot of posts for you and there’s one name that seems to come up pretty often. No it’s not Van Jones, although he does appear on this site frequently, the name […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fast food chain Subway is introducing calcium and vitamin D fortified bread to its national menu. Now each 6-inch bread serving in the U.S. will provide 30 percent the daily recommended value of calcium and 20 percent of the daily recommended value of vitamin D. “Now, the calcium included in each 6-inch serving of bread […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I first heard about the news yet another food recall it was stated the “possibly tainted” deli meat products being sold were from a single retailer. Turns out that retailer is retail giant Wal-mart, which explains why there was reluctance to say the name of the retailer, even though people’s health is at risk. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The feel and style we’re going for is a little grittier, a little edgier, a little hipper,†said Bruce Seidel, the senior vice president for programming and production for the Cooking Channel. It seems like TLC, The Travel Channel’s action packed food lineup and ABC’s “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution†is putting a hurting on the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: Gale Library Ordinarily I enjoy the plethora of Black History Month programming, but this year I haven’t seen much around, even on PBS. Is our new president somehow to blame for this? Anyway, I used to get upset wen I would see programs about all kinds of other folks during February and I’ve […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you go through the supermarket, there is an illusion of diversity. So much of our industrial food turns out to be rearrangements of corn. ~Michael Pollan I know what you’re thinking- Who is this white man on this so fresh blog during Black History Month talking to me about my food?…or not, but here […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Author, columnist and food activist Michael Pollan was recently on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Pollan has written extensively about the food industry in the United States and he’s at it again with a new book called “Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual”. I’ve featured some of his words before on this site so if […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Duff Goldman, founder of Charm City Cakes, dude on Ace of Cakes. And yes, those are cakes around him. Recently Michael Pollan took a few shots at the Food Network. For those who don’t know Michael Pollan is an author, columnist, activist, who has written extensively about the food industry in the United States without […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
