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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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Climate Friendly Cuisine Conference
Aug 14, 2018 10:06 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 3,253
Are you in food service?
Are you interested in changing the world with great tasting food?
Do plastic straws drive you nuts and food waste make you crazy?
Then... More
Aug 14, 2018 10:06 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 3,253
Are you in food service?
Are you interested in changing the world with great tasting food?
Do plastic straws drive you nuts and food waste make you crazy?
Then... More
Microbiotic Bowl - Research Participants Needed
Aug 7, 2018 8:00 am
Comments: 35 | Views: 4,797
Did you know your body is made up of 70-90% the genes of another species? Those genes are the bacteria/microbiome that live on and in us. We are more them than... More
Aug 7, 2018 8:00 am
Comments: 35 | Views: 4,797
Did you know your body is made up of 70-90% the genes of another species? Those genes are the bacteria/microbiome that live on and in us. We are more them than... More
Shop Like An Artist at the Farmers Market
Jul 31, 2018 8:17 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 3,277
We’ve been Food Partying! at farmers markets for a couple years now. Cooking at the Market is monthly in... More
Jul 31, 2018 8:17 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 3,277
We’ve been Food Partying! at farmers markets for a couple years now. Cooking at the Market is monthly in... More
Local Flavor - Food Events and Happenings
Jul 23, 2018 12:28 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 3,760
Here’s some fun food events happening around town.
Eat More Vegetables
Wednesday, July 25, 6:30PM - 7:30 PM
FREE cook class!
Shhhh….Vegetables... More
Jul 23, 2018 12:28 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 3,760
Here’s some fun food events happening around town.
Eat More Vegetables
Wednesday, July 25, 6:30PM - 7:30 PM
FREE cook class!
Shhhh….Vegetables... More
Grant Money for Small Farmers
Jul 12, 2018 12:06 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 2,785
I just traveled back to the hallowed halls of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Back when I attended school there, the CIA hardly new what... More
Jul 12, 2018 12:06 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 2,785
I just traveled back to the hallowed halls of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Back when I attended school there, the CIA hardly new what... More
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