Last month Bizarre Foods America profiled Carl Blake, one of the best guys on the planet. He’s the pig farmer who is trying to build a better hog from the ground up. He is also resuscitating the family farm concept, re-making the diet of his animals, and at the same time, has stumbled on to a grow-system that I think has global applications…
Nonsensical News From Denmark
Headlines such as World’s Best Restaurant Sickens Customers and other crazy fantastic-izing reminds me of local news weather forecast promos and teases. Just awful! If you want to know the facts about the Norovirus at NOMA check this out. Ninety-nine percent of the media outlets covering the story should be ashamed…
Super Bowl Diary: Behind the Scenes of the VIP Experience
You knew you were in New Orleans and you knew it had to be Super Bowl Week: Elevator-to-baggage claim, 200 limo drivers holding up signs for corporate types and A-List celebs. Background music provided by a second line band, all set to the staccato backbeat of the clickety-clack of a hundred pairs of six-inch Loubs scooting across the linoleum floor as the out-of-town party girls…
MSP Best Airport Ever, My Manuary Showdown, and the Rise of Food Fraud
Congrats Delta, MSP Airport. and OTG . . . America’s Best & Worst Airports report from Travel + Leisure says MSP is Best Airport. I think it’s because of my sandwich menu at MinnBar on the G Concourse, next to Gates 1-4. Go for it and tell me I’m wrong.
Check out Cartoon Network tonight at 8e/7c and catch the premiere of my…
Chambers Resto Transition, Footlong Fraud, Worst Food Trends, and Bourdain’s New Show
Le Méridien Chambers: From D’Amico Kitchen to Marin
Never judge a book by its cover, I mean, I would have thought D’Amico Kitchen was a smart restaurant choice for a hotel, but it didn’t pan out . . . now Craig Bentdahl, the first-time restaurateur who owns Mill Valley Kitchen in St. Louis Park is opening a new restaurant this summer in the old DK…
The Lost Skill of Cooking, Too Many Food Blogs, and a Sad Goodbye
Sad news awaited when I got back from a lengthy vacation—Christine Walthour, co founder with her husband of B.T. McElrath, the eponymous chocolate empire, passed away at the way too young age of 43. Our prayers and thoughts are with the family. Christine was a wonderfully kind and funny woman, and spending time on two occasions with her in their shop created a…
Sandy Barks, Charlie Burps, Food Labels Die
I was in NYC trapped in a hotel for four days while Sandy did her best to crush the indomitable spirit of the…
Happy Food Day: Save America, One Plate at a Time
Today is National Food Day, check out foodday.org presented by Center for Science in the Public Interest. The short, simple essay below was written to give folks who know the least about the issues a solid place to begin their personal revolution. Food security, food production, food consumption, cooking, and eating in America is a social justice issue and requires a social movement; the type of…
Thom Pham’s Bookkeeping, Anthony Bourdain’s Roasting, and Epcot Food and Wine 2012 Recap
October 24 is National Food Day. Check out foodday.org for events in your hometown and how you can get involved! I am going to be at Babson College doing my best to promote sustainable healthy food production and consumption in America. I believe in the civic power of entrepreneurship to change our lives for the better. Come say hi to me if you…
Americans’ Food Fetish + Flaws With the Michelin Guide + Farm Bill Lapse Halts Ag Innovation
Do you watch porn? Food porn, specifically? I know everyone watches regular porn, that’s the worst kept secret on the planet, but what about the culinary variety? I adore it; I think food is beautiful. I think the problem is the name. Check out this amazing footage from a recent Dr. Oz show. Gail Simmons and Joe Bastianich join in the chat, as does…
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