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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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Political Wedge Issues - Farm Bill (part 7)
Apr 10, 2023 8:38 am
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The Farm Bill has undergone three dramatic shifts in focus in the last 80 years, writes Imhoff in chapter 15 of ... More
Apr 10, 2023 8:38 am
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The Farm Bill has undergone three dramatic shifts in focus in the last 80 years, writes Imhoff in chapter 15 of ... More
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
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Follow the yellow husk trail; a corn-lined money route leading a chosen few to pots of gold. ... More
Farm Bill and the Organic Movement (part 5) Plus: Global Plant Forward Summit, April 18 – 20
Mar 22, 2023 1:13 pm
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Let's continue our ongoing Food Party! book group read of Food Fight, Citizens Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill (Dan Imhoff). Discussions are happening... More
Mar 22, 2023 1:13 pm
Comments: 23 | Views: 7,598
Let's continue our ongoing Food Party! book group read of Food Fight, Citizens Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill (Dan Imhoff). Discussions are happening... More
Travelin’ Solo: Elk and Mendocino County (part 2)
Mar 14, 2023 8:58 am
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Welcome back to Travelin’ Solo – Elk and Mendocino County (part 2).
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Mar 14, 2023 8:58 am
Comments: 3 | Views: 5,455
Welcome back to Travelin’ Solo – Elk and Mendocino County (part 2).
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Travelin’ Solo: Elk and Mendocino County
Mar 6, 2023 8:51 am
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(We take a Farm Bill break these next two weeks, to have a little fun and report... More
Mar 6, 2023 8:51 am
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(We take a Farm Bill break these next two weeks, to have a little fun and report... More
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