Dan Barber On Sustainable Fishing At Ted.com

It’s been a while since I last mentioned Dan Barber, the über talented chef/owner of Blue Hill & Blue Hill Farms.  The first time I brought Dan up on this blog, he was chatting up ethical foie gras.  The video in that post came from Ted.com, one of the best websites out there for video …

Eat Your Dog: A Late Night Thought Piece On Sustainability

If you don’t know that most anything can be proven in a study, now is the time to realize that seemingly absolute truth.  Keeping that in mind, I do love it when people basically stick a fork in some popular ideology, belief system, or movement.  The latest group to do this is a team of …

One Man’s Perspective On The Locavore Movement Gets Contentious

Late last month, writer Tom Keane contributed a piece to the Boston Globe.  The topic at hand was the effect of the local food movement and some of the adverse consequences when one’s dietary constitution is heavily reliant upon nearby products.  The article, entitled “The Bitter Reality,” sparked an awful lot of backlash from people …

Watch Robert Kenner; Attend Food, Inc. Mixer With Rogue Apron; Then Make Some Changes

Originally, I was simply going to make this a “follow up” post on Food, Inc., that recently released food-centric documentary.  However, director Robert Kenner recently showed up on the Daily Show and  word has spread about a neat little event going on right here in Atlanta, Georgia.  So before I get going with the drivel, …

Louise Fresco Talks About Bread On Ted: Food For The Masses

I’m a huge fan of sustainable, farm-to-table ecosystems (and bad rhymes).  But let’s be honest, who isn’t a fan of the movement?  On paper, most everyone is.  However, one of the big problems with the sustainable movement is that people fail to recognize that more esoteric methods of the food system are often unsustainable.  I’m …

Dan Barber Discusses Humane Foie Gras

Dan Barber is a respected chef.  He’s very big into sustainable food and Blue Hill, his famed restaurant, is actually a part of Blue Hill Farms.  Last year, Barber spoke about Foie Gras, the much maligned cuisine that has taken a beating in the press (and for good reason). His talk appeared on TED, one …