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About this blog: I've been attracted to food for good and bad reasons for many years. From eating disorder to east coast culinary school, food has been my passion, profession & nemesis. I've been a sugar addict, a 17-year vegetarian, a food and en... (More)
About this blog: I've been attracted to food for good and bad reasons for many years. From eating disorder to east coast culinary school, food has been my passion, profession & nemesis. I've been a sugar addict, a 17-year vegetarian, a food and environment pioneer, macrobiotic, Master Cleanser, ayurvedic, and officially-designated health-nut or party-girl (depending on the year). Professionally, I've worn many industry hats including: line cook, corporate chef, Food Coach, caterer, product developer, restaurant reviewer, culinary school teacher, corporate wellness educator, food co-op clerk, author, and even Cirque-du-Soleil lead popcorn concessioner! For years I managed an outdoor kitchen, deep in the bear-infested woods of Tahoe, and also for hospitals (the most unhealthy kitchen I ever worked in?), Singapore high-rises, mule-pack trips, Canadian catholic rectories, and more events than I could ever recall. Yet I still keep discovering. Actually, I adapt everyday by new lessons learned from teachers, customers and students. However there is one food truth I now hold sacrosanct: Eaters are motivated by pleasure. So no matter what we discuss here - recipes or restaurants, food politics or pairings, local events, food as art, or even as God, I will always come from a high-vibe, party perspective. Oh I do still long to change the world with great tasting food, but know in my heart, "If it ain't fun, it don't get done!" So - wanna come to the Food Party? By the way - it's a potluck. (Hide)
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Who Gets the Money? Farm Bill (part 6)
Mar 27, 2023 8:13 am
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Follow the yellow husk trail; a corn-lined money route leading a chosen few to pots of gold. ... More
Mar 27, 2023 8:13 am
Comments: 5 | Views: 5,749
Follow the yellow husk trail; a corn-lined money route leading a chosen few to pots of gold. ... More
Cheese Plate - Disrupted
Nov 10, 2022 9:49 am
Comments: 13 | Views: 5,668
Cheese plates - same ol', same ol'...
I've been making them in similar ways for years. A mixed up jumble with a cheese knife.
-==I... More
Nov 10, 2022 9:49 am
Comments: 13 | Views: 5,668
Cheese plates - same ol', same ol'...
I've been making them in similar ways for years. A mixed up jumble with a cheese knife.
-==I... More
Dry-ish January 2023
Jan 12, 2023 11:24 am
Comments: 11 | Views: 5,639
If George Santos gets away with being Jew-ish, we certainly can be Dry-ish this January.
Launched in 2012 by the nonprofit Alcohol... More
Jan 12, 2023 11:24 am
Comments: 11 | Views: 5,639
If George Santos gets away with being Jew-ish, we certainly can be Dry-ish this January.
Launched in 2012 by the nonprofit Alcohol... More
Edible Education Starts January 18
Jan 17, 2023 9:13 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 5,524
Edible Education begins this week!
This uniquely UC Berkeley course, now in its twelfth year, invites students and the broader community to engage in... More
Jan 17, 2023 9:13 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 5,524
Edible Education begins this week!
This uniquely UC Berkeley course, now in its twelfth year, invites students and the broader community to engage in... More
Amazing Food, Unexpected Places
Nov 2, 2022 3:35 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 5,223
Did you hear the KQED Forum show last week on food treasures?
The program... More
Nov 2, 2022 3:35 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 5,223
Did you hear the KQED Forum show last week on food treasures?
The program... More
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