After a long, cold winter, Chicago is ready to celebrate. Check out the city’s inaugural Food & Wine Festival August 28-30, 2015. Lots of premiere chefs (men and women!) are taking part. Tastings, classes, book signings, a twilight kick-off dinner and Saturday night party are all part of the offerings.
Groceryships Give Working Poor a Chance to Improve Diets
In the last few years public figures and reporters have publicized attempts to eat decently on the amount of money received from a typical SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) allotment, which is about $4.30 per day. The stories vary widely in terms of lessons learned, strategies developed and unexpected hardships endured. Still, thriving or even surviving on food stamps is…
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War Rations Trimmed the Fat from British Diets
Despite the fact that some foods were scarce and others were rationed, World War II eating patterns resulted in a more balanced diet, better nutrition, lower cholesterol, and reduction in weight. The Kitchen Front was an integral part of the War effort, mobilized by propaganda from government agencies as well as radio broadcasts, magazines, educational organizations and newspapers. Everyone was…
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Anupy Singla’s Tips for Great Homemade Indian Food
By Laurie Wiegler Anupy Singla is hoping to turn Indian cuisine into the next Mexican food. Well, not exactly, but this best-selling cookbook author, mom and former broadcast journalist sees a real need for what she has to offer — expertise as a self-trained cook informed by emigrating from India at just age three. Yet, her business, Indian as Apple…
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Eating Wild: Rediscovering Our Taste for Unprocessed Food
The average American will eat 130 lbs of sugar every year during his or her lifetime. That’s a 650% increase over the 20 lbs per year that was consumed, on average, back in 1820. And while we all know that processed sugar is linked to a long list of health issues like diabetes, hypertension, headaches and depression it also contributes…
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Culinary Career Moves: Chefs Making a Change for the Better
By Laurie Wiegler In the movie “Chef”, Jon Favreau’s character abruptly quits working for a posh L.A. restaurant that’s been squelching his creativity – as well as forcing him to work under a psycho boss, deliciously played by Dustin Hoffman. The disgruntled chef decides to follow his dream of opening a specialty food truck and the results are, of course,…
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