I was lucky enough to be invited to a Slow Foods meeting the other day at Sheldon Farms, in Salem, NY. It was a wonderful group of people. Made up of food lovers, farmers and friends. One of them, a fellow farmer, runs the Top of the World Farm and restaurant. She mentioned how she [...]
Posts Tagged ‘organic’
Taza Chocolate – Ridiculously Great Chocolate
Posted in chocolate, tagged organic, taza chocolate on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Still cookin, and, uh, farming!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged artisanal, balthazar, farming, gramercy tavern, new york city, organic, philosophy, restaurants on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So yes. it has indeed been awhile. Ive been working on a farm for the past 2 months, living a totally different lifestyle than a cook would tend to lead. Up at 5:50am, out at 7 work till 1-ish, lunch, work till 6. In bed at, im embarassed to say, 9 or 10. Repeat. Saturday [...]
Back to Basics
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farming, organic on January 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In the career of every cook, a moment presents itself when you can follow one of two paths. This moment may not be black and white, but might be difficult to discern. Not every cook may even see the second path. But if you look very carefully, and listen to yourself, you might find out [...]
