food

Farmer in the Del(icious)

bdisylvester — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Last night I got my grub on - something I love to do - at the Farm to Table event at the

Taking Sides

hsnavely — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:00:22 -0700

A new restaurant is opening up in the IB SF office 'hood on Monday, and due to its close proximity to our South Beach HQ alone, it's deserving of a mention. Welcome, Ironside, the new outfit from the folks that brought you (us...) wine to be imbibed whilst sitting in a U-shape at District.

Something Green

tgonzalez — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

This past weekend I was in NJ for my sis’s bridal shower. My aunt went all out – bird-themed with lots of lace and toile and Tiffany blue accents all over, plus nonstop games – very bridal shower-y. As I helped clean up the gift wrap, paper plates, plastic forks, etc., I couldn’t help but think about the many tips we’ve covered here.

Also Why French Women Don't Get Fat?

tgonzalez — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Back in 2001, when dot coms were more doom than boom, my employer at the time laid off all but four of us. They closed the office and told us we could work from wherever we wanted. My coworker Scott and I took "wherever" to mean "Paris" and my so-cool boss gave us the go ahead.

Mariel, Mariel, on the Wall...

mroemer — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 -0700

...who's the foodie-est of them all?

Label Whore

hsnavely — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Now-defunct "lifestyle" magazine Domino contained some moderately useful organization advice in its heyday: closet labeling, liquor cabinet labeling, desk organizer baskets labeling, and so on. My favorite label tip was, of course, food oriented.

Three Top Reasons High School Food Sucked

tmeronek — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

3. There was no healthy option: Compared to the cafeteria's sloppy joes and jelly donuts, the vending machine's CornNuts and Snickers seemed almost wholesome.
2. As a vegetarian, I couldn't eat any of the "main course" foods - if it wasn't sloppy joe day, it was ham and cheese croissant day, beef taco day, or pepperoni pizza day.

What's the probability your supermarket plums are genetically modified?

tmeronek — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:12:00 -0800

Plum dandy (um, pretty high). But we'll help you crunch the numbers: the little stickers on fruits and veggies have digits that let you know whether they're conventionally grown or organic, and if they're genetically modified (GM).

The Wrath of Buying Grapes

hsnavely — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:01:01 -0800

Thanksgiving Without Sushi

tmeronek — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:17:00 -0800