Confessions of a Co-op Fanatic
The first time I walked into the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn, NY as a visitor from out of town, I remember being stunned by the intense color and life energy exuding from the heaping rows of perfectly fresh, glowing vegetables. Still vivid to me is the feeling of hefting a chunk of plump, [...]
Seasonal Sanity at Your Table
Chances are you care deeply about the quality of the food you put in your body and are aware of – perhaps have even researched – the types and levels of fat, sugar and chemicals abundant in many of the items stuffing the shelves in most supermarkets. And you are probably also aware of the [...]
A crack in the food chain
Remember the days when an egg was just an egg and you could happily purchase a dozen and take them home to enjoy – boiled, poached, fried, scrambled or baked in a cake? But nothing stays the same and, sadly, even eggs aren’t what they used to be. A recent salmonella outbreak linked to a [...]