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March 26, 2012
The Ethicist's Challenge: Explain to Us Why We Should Eat Meat
This weekend, Ariel Kaminer, author of the New York Times magazine's "Ethicist" column, announced one of the most interesting essay contests SFoodie has seen. "In recent years, vegetarians -- and to an even greater degree vegans, their hard-core inner circle -- have dominated the discussion ... More >>
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February 27, 2012
Occupy Our Food Supply ... Today
Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Bank of America, Occupy San Francisco -- now occupy your diet, too. Today is Occupy Our Food Supply Day, a nationwide series of actions and articles hoping to raise awareness about how corporate interests have taken over the world's food supply. As Anna Moore Lappé and ... More >>
Blogs
December 6, 2011
Why Is All the Talk Around the 2012 Farm Bill About Insurance?
Kent Sorenson / ShutterstockThe Farm Bill is coming! The Farm Bill is coming! It's up for renewal by September 30, 2012, which means that lobbying organizations and activists are already milling about the training fields, choosing their weapons, and preparing to ride out to battle. And according ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
Get Pickled at Berkeley's Pickle Picnic!
What: Pickle Picnic! Where: The Cultured Organic Pickle Shop When: Wed., October 21, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $15 The rundown: Remember how I said Food of the Americas was the most Berkeley event in the world? You don't? Well, anyway, boy were we wrong because this is pickle picnic is way more Ber ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Chef Dream Team Convenes for Annual Sunday Supper
CUESACUESA's Ninth Annual Sunday Supper When: Sunday, Oct. 2, 6-9:30 p.m. Where: 1 Ferry Building (at Embarcadero) Cost: $200, tickets here. The Rundown: Like Knights of the Round Table, CUESA's Sunday Supper brings together some of the finest in their field. Bay Area chefs will prepar ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Sugar Sues Corn Syrup for False Advertising. No Joke.
Sugar: going on the offensive. Yesterday the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles began hearing arguments over an odd lawsuit filed by a group of sugar producers against a group of producers and marketers of high-fructose corn syrup. The charge? False advertising. Big Sugar is mad that Big HFCS -- u ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
WIC Turns Corner Stores Into Real Markets
Paul Lowry/Flickr There's a lot of talk about "food deserts" in food policy circles these days -- impoverished areas where residents have no access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Corner stores in poor neighborhoods tend to be one of the major sources for food, but they stock nonperishables: chips, ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2011
San Francisco's Top Five Hot Dogs
John BirdsallDa Beef's Chicago-style hot dog.Like Shakespeare plays, biblical parables, and that damn Pachelbel's Canon, the hot dog is the theme on which a million variations are played. The frankfurter has been upscaled and deep-fried, pressed into lettuce as well as Acme rolls. SFoodie has eat ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2011
Portraits of the New Food Movement
Anne HamerskyFarm Together Now: Portraits of a New Food Movement Where: The Commonwealth Club's Gold Room, 595 Market (at Second St.) When: Thu., June 30. Networking reception starts at 5:30 p.m., program at 6. Cost: $20 general, $8 Commonwealth Club members, $7 students with valid ID. ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2011
Sidekick: SFMOMA's Live Pop-Up Magazine Looks at Wine
In only four issues, Pop-Up Magazine, San Francisco's quarterly live magazine, has grown so quickly that issue five is destined for the San Francisco Opera House this spring. The live performance series, which brings together writers, radio producers, artists, and filmmakers, has become such an a ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
No Salatin for You
Farmer Joel Salatin is worshipped across the country for his tireless work serving the sustainable food movement. Fittingly, he's speaking to his disciples tonight in a Berkeley church about spirituality and ethical food choices. Tickets to the event sold out faster than you can say "free range," ... More >>
Dining
January 19, 2011
Locavore: Locally sourced food for the masses
Farmer Joel Salatin is worshipped across the country for his tireless work serving the sustainable food movement. Fittingly, he's speaking to his disciples tonight in a Berkeley church about spirituality and ethical food choices. Tickets to the event sold out faster than you can say "free range," ... More >>
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November 10, 2010
Just Before It All Went Kablooey
Farmer Joel Salatin is worshipped across the country for his tireless work serving the sustainable food movement. Fittingly, he's speaking to his disciples tonight in a Berkeley church about spirituality and ethical food choices. Tickets to the event sold out faster than you can say "free range," ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Best Practices for Being Authentically Slow Food
But is it local?Important: Slow food doesn't mean eating Snooki (or anyone else who is "slow" mentally). Besides, that shit is definitely NOT organic. Slow Food is an eating movement that counteracts fast food and fast life, and connects us with the Earth and its Magical Bounty. Basic ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
KQED's Nourish: Feel-Good Critique of the Food System
Around here, questioning where your food comes from is as reflexive as recycling, even if you lean on Safeway far more than you admit. A series starting on KQED next week drives home the question. But where Food, Inc. employed shock therapy to get you to cold-turkey factory chickens, Nourish: Foo ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
Heart's Hallowen Party Promises to Let You Hide
HeartIf Heart has a brand, it's iconoclasm. No surprise, then, that the Mission wine bar is framing it's night party on Oct. 31 as the anti-Halloween. We're not exactly sure what that means, except that, crispy and hungover, your slutty Meg Whitman or sexy Michael Pollan costume all pit-stain ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
SF Public Library, Hayes Valley Farm Screen Food Films This Week
It's Michael Pollan movie week in San Francisco, with two screenings of feature-length documentaries that feature the guru's talking head:On Thursday, the San Francisco Public Library is presenting an advance screening of FRESH (watch the trailer on YouTube), which brings together some of the big ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2010
Interview with Spoon Fed Author Kim Severson
Kim Severson's byline is well known in the San Francisco food world. Before moving on to the New York Times, where she covers national food stories, she was at the San Francisco Chronicle, her reportage graduating from the food section to the front page. This April, Severson published Spoon Fed: ... More >>
News
April 14, 2010
The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights
Kim Severson's byline is well known in the San Francisco food world. Before moving on to the New York Times, where she covers national food stories, she was at the San Francisco Chronicle, her reportage graduating from the food section to the front page. This April, Severson published Spoon Fed: ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2010
Food, Inc. Whistle-Blower Coming to Bay Area for Series of Sustainability Talks
lancasterfarming.comCarole Morison."One more question, Mr. Pollan? Yes, thanks ― I'll make it a quick one. Shouldn't take long, I promise. So ― learning about sustainable chicken farms, pastured meat CSAs, and the horrors of industrial poultry production has been fascinating and all, but ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2010
Save the Deli, Berkeley Edition
Harris Graber/FlickrDoes this fit in Michael Pollan's Food Rules?Owning a deli in the Gourmet Ghetto can't be easy. Customers who 10 years ago prized your commitment to authenticity, your ingredients imported from the East Coast, and your reasonable prices are now coming back to you, waving their ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2010
DVR Alert: Michael Pollan Chats Up Food on Oprah
PBS PressRoomTomorrow, on a very special Oprah...Tomorrow at 4 p.m., in a food-themed episode of her show, Oprah Winfrey will host Michael Pollan, the Berkeley-based swami of sustainability, along with actress and vegan-ista Alicia Silverstone and Chipotle Mexican Grill founder Steve Ells. Th ... More >>
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January 13, 2010
Simple Food
PBS PressRoomTomorrow, on a very special Oprah...Tomorrow at 4 p.m., in a food-themed episode of her show, Oprah Winfrey will host Michael Pollan, the Berkeley-based swami of sustainability, along with actress and vegan-ista Alicia Silverstone and Chipotle Mexican Grill founder Steve Ells. Th ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2009
Last Night: The Cannabis Cup at Cafe Cocomo
Third Annual Cannabis CupJoseph SchellCafe CocomoTuesday, Nov. 10, 2009Better than: I don't remember.Imagine a place where everyone around you is smiling and laughing--where warm oozy chocolate waterfalls flow like water, and all the snacks are bite-sized. Oh yeah, and you're high. Really really hig ... More >>
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November 11, 2009
Was That Michael Pollan Hyping Weed at Last Night's Cannabis Cup? Uh, Not Exactly
Joseph Schell (left); MichaelPollan.com (right)Koehn (left) and Pollan: Can you spot the pot advocate?Okay, so we know from some of his writing that Michael Pollan is a fan of the wacky tobacc-y, but last night we did a serious double take when we spotted this guy manning a booth for a pot ac ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2009
For Bookish Foodies, It's a Busy Week of Author Appearances
It's a big week for bookish San Francisco foodies interested in sustainable farming, vegetarianism, and foraging. • Tomorrow, Wendell Berry -- writer, farmer, and godfather of the organic farming movement -- appears at Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness at McAllister) in conversation with Michael Polla ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2009
Bay Links: Obama-rama, More Muni Fight & Michael Pollan
Do ask, do tell: San Franciscans on Obama's promise to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." [Mission Loc@l]Crescent City man accused of threatening Obama via email. [SFist]Missed your stop? Blame Obama. [Richmond Blog]An interview with the woman who intervened in last week's Muni fight. [Muni Diaries]Pic ... More >>
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August 18, 2009
DVR Alert: Ex-Times Critic Frank Bruni Reveals More Than We Want to Know
Eater NY/FlickrFrank gets frank.Tomorrow night (that's August 19) ex-New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni will come out of several closets in his first network interview, airing on ABC's Nightline (channel 7, locally) at 11:35 p.m. He's flacking his new memoir, Born Round: The Secret ... More >>
Dining
July 15, 2009
Fancy beef at extravagant prices at 5A5 Steak Lounge
Eater NY/FlickrFrank gets frank.Tomorrow night (that's August 19) ex-New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni will come out of several closets in his first network interview, airing on ABC's Nightline (channel 7, locally) at 11:35 p.m. He's flacking his new memoir, Born Round: The Secret ... More >>
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July 6, 2009
Summer Reading That Won't Make You Stupid: Sonoma Farm Diary That Thinks Globally
In Field Days: A Year of Farming, Eating, and Drinking in California (UC Press, $24.95), Sonoma State professor Jonah Raskin writes about more than just day-to-day operations at family-run, organic Oak Hill Farm alongside Mexican immigrants, an Irish mechanic, and a French beekeeper. Raskin also des ... More >>
Blogs
May 28, 2009
Michael Pollan's Book to be Required Reading at Washington State University After All
Looks like freshman at Washington State University will have to crack Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma after all. Last week we reported on the controversy that had the local food politics community ready to storm the barricades: Citing cost of both the 4,000 books and an unspecified speaker's ... More >>
Music
May 27, 2009
Bouncer’s Highly Accurate Bar Quiz
Looks like freshman at Washington State University will have to crack Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma after all. Last week we reported on the controversy that had the local food politics community ready to storm the barricades: Citing cost of both the 4,000 books and an unspecified speaker's ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2009
The Doggie Bag: Today's Odds and Ends
Our favorite morsels from the food blogs for Thursday, May 21, 2009 Washington State University crossed Michael Pollan's anti-big-ag screed The Omnivore's Dilemma off its freshman required reading list, and it's not entirely clear why. The uni says it's all about money (or lack thereof), while just ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2009
Pollan Taking his Beard Prize in Stride
Michael PollanMichael Pollan sounded nonchalant this morning when describing last night's Beard Award win. The Berkeley author and J-School prof snagged the writing award for In Defense of Food, which disses twentieth-century food science while getting all passionate about real food. "Look, it's won ... More >>
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April 8, 2009
For the Fans
Michael PollanMichael Pollan sounded nonchalant this morning when describing last night's Beard Award win. The Berkeley author and J-School prof snagged the writing award for In Defense of Food, which disses twentieth-century food science while getting all passionate about real food. "Look, it's won ... More >>
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April 8, 2009
Too Much Good Stuff
Michael PollanMichael Pollan sounded nonchalant this morning when describing last night's Beard Award win. The Berkeley author and J-School prof snagged the writing award for In Defense of Food, which disses twentieth-century food science while getting all passionate about real food. "Look, it's won ... More >>
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March 18, 2009
Saplings of the City
Michael PollanMichael Pollan sounded nonchalant this morning when describing last night's Beard Award win. The Berkeley author and J-School prof snagged the writing award for In Defense of Food, which disses twentieth-century food science while getting all passionate about real food. "Look, it's won ... More >>
Culture
December 31, 2008
Add these titles to your reading list
Michael PollanMichael Pollan sounded nonchalant this morning when describing last night's Beard Award win. The Berkeley author and J-School prof snagged the writing award for In Defense of Food, which disses twentieth-century food science while getting all passionate about real food. "Look, it's won ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2008
New York Press Part Three: The New York Times Magazine Food Issue
Michael PollanMichael Pollan sounded nonchalant this morning when describing last night's Beard Award win. The Berkeley author and J-School prof snagged the writing award for In Defense of Food, which disses twentieth-century food science while getting all passionate about real food. "Look, it's won ... More >>
Film
September 3, 2008
San Francisco in Canada
Lots of locals in the Toronto Film Fest.
Blogs
May 1, 2008
Gather Your Fiddlehead Ferns While Ye May
Lots of locals in the Toronto Film Fest.
Culture
January 23, 2008
It's the Food, Stupid
Michael Pollan's new book exposes how "nutritionism" has ruined our diets.
Calendar
January 2, 2008
Eating Right
Michael Pollan's new book exposes how "nutritionism" has ruined our diets.
Blogs
November 8, 2007
Slow Food Nation To Contemplate Then Masticate SF This May
Michael Pollan's new book exposes how "nutritionism" has ruined our diets.
Blogs
November 8, 2007
Slow Food Nation To Contemplate Then Masticate SF This May
Michael Pollan's new book exposes how "nutritionism" has ruined our diets.
Dining
March 28, 2007
Only in San Francisco
The sole Istrian restaurant on the West Coast is hiding in plain sight
Dining
December 27, 2006
Omnivorous
In 2006, San Francisco is still a marvelous place to eat (stop the presses!)
News
October 25, 2006
Foraging at the Forge
In 2006, San Francisco is still a marvelous place to eat (stop the presses!)
Dining
May 3, 2006
An Omnivore's Dilemma
Meat two ways: pricey barbecue at T-Rex, bargain Moroccan at Tajine
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October 12, 2005
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Meat two ways: pricey barbecue at T-Rex, bargain Moroccan at Tajine
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