Archive | July, 2008
American Cheese Society Conference
Last week the American Cheese Society (ACS) held its annual conference in Chicago, celebrating the organization’s 25th anniversary. (The existence of such a society confounded many of my friends: you’re going to a cheese conference? American cheese?). Founded in 1983 by a gaggle of “academics and hippie goat people” the society has since grown to [...]
Continue reading...Julie Johnson of Tres Sabores
By Deborah Gavito - Jul 29, 2008
Watch an interview with Julie Johnson of Napa Valley’s Tres Sabores. [flashvideo filename=/videos/juliejohnson.flv /] This series of videos is brought to us by Deborah Gavito of Counter Restaurant.
Continue reading...Alan York – The Concept
By Deborah Gavito - Jul 29, 2008
Alan York of Benizger Winery talks about the concept of biodynamics. [flashvideo filename=/videos/alanyork.flv /] This series of videos is brought to us by Deborah Gavito of Counter Restaurant.
Continue reading...The Undulating Frontier
By Jonathan Russo - Jul 28, 2008
The relentless re-conquest of the New York City’s frontier continues. To someone who pioneered SoHo in 1973, and Tribeca two years later, visiting the relentless energy being showered on outer Brooklyn is very familiar; forsaken industrial neighborhoods, blighted with vehicular based industries and amenities, are given a dose of pedestrian reclamation. SoHo 1973 pre-Dean and [...]
Continue reading...Summer Stuffed Peppers
By Nicki Sizemore - Jul 23, 2008
Take advantage of summer’s vibrant organic produce with this easily adaptable dish (great for outdoor dining or potlucks). Sweet roasted red peppers are stuffed with nutty barley, sautéed vegetables, fresh herbs, pine nuts, balsamic and Parmigiano, then finished off with an oozing layer of melted Comté cheese (mozzarella would also do the trick). Serve the [...]
Continue reading...OWJ Summer Wine Dinner In New York City
By Adam Morganstern - Jul 17, 2008
The wine dinner is being postponed until the fall. We’ll let you know when it’s rescheduled.
Continue reading...Heritage Foods Special Offer For OWJ Readers
By Adam Morganstern - Jul 16, 2008
Heritage Foods represents artisanal family farmers raising heirloom breeds of turkeys, chickens, pigs, lambs and produce in traditional ways on family farms. These products have an inherent flavor missing from factory-farmed foods. Their meats are found in some of New York’s finest restaurants. Explore their site, read how Heritage Foods came about, and check out [...]
Continue reading...Pure Mendocino Cancer Benefit
By Adam Morganstern - Jul 16, 2008
The bounty of Mendocino County’s organic farms, vineyards and coastal waters will be featured at the 4th Annual Pure Mendocino Celebration August 22-24, 2008. Proceeds of the three-day event will benefit the nationally recognized Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County (CRCMC). “These events are all about healthy living and sharing the sense of joy and [...]
Continue reading...Simplifying the Green Kitchen
By Nicki Sizemore - Jul 9, 2008
On June 15, The New York Times ran an article titled That Buzz in Your Ear May Be Green Noise by Alex Williams about the confusing and often contradictory “green” messages that are found everywhere from food packages, to billboards, to, ahem, blogs like this. Consumers are confused. Myself included. My husband and I just [...]
Continue reading...Organic Everything at Fancy Food Show
By Adam Morganstern - Jul 2, 2008
The 54th Annual Fancy Food Show was in New York this week. 2,400 exhibitors from 81 countries, and it seemed half of them were organic chocolate companies. In addition to the usual suspects, Dagoba and Green & Black’s, there were Theo Chocolate, Travel Chocolate, Claudio Corallo (who claims he is “practically biodynamic”), Pacari and many [...]
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By Nicki Sizemore - Jul 30, 2008
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