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Tonight on PBS: The Botany of Desire

Are you as excited as we are about the PBS premiere of "The Botany of Desire"? Based on Michael Pollan's best-selling book of the same name, the documentary examines the relationship between people an...

"You Don't Get Fat on Food You Pray Over"
Quotes from The New York Times Magazine

In this week's Times Sunday Magazine, the annual Food Issue, Michael Pollan shares his favorite reader-submitted food rules. We love this one for its sweet sentiment—no matter what your religious co...

Are You a Foodie or a Cook?

According to Michael Ruhlman, there is a difference! In a recent blog post, he describes foodies as those who love the shiniest equipment and the newest ingredients, and follow the antics of top chefs...

Do You Keep a Food Journal?

I am not really giving anything up for Lent, but my husband, sister and I decided to keep a joint food journal online for the next 40 days. Why? Well, a food journal is a good idea for so many reasons...

Good Food with Evan Kleiman: Michael Pollan on Food Policy in 2009

Bringing Michael Pollan onto a show for people who already support good food can feel a bit like preaching to the choir! But what he says about food policy in the US and his hopes for President Obama'...

Michael Pollan in Conversation with Sedge Thomson
Bay Area Event: October 19, 2008

Michael Pollan will be coming to the Bay Area and giving a talk in Alameda on Sunday, October 19th....

Blogging The New York Times Magazine: The Food Issue

Yesterday's New York Times Sunday Magazine is the annual food issue, and we have to admit, we haven't made our way through the entire thing—there's a lot of material. We've done some reading, some s...

Weekend Meditation: Get Your Marching Orders!

Well, as the old Chinese curse goes, we sure are living in interesting times. Watching the evening news is like riding a roller coaster, making a lot of us weary and queasy and, if we’re honest, ev...

From The Email: Favorite Local and Seasonal Cooking Books

A version of this post was originally sent to our email subscribers on September 4th. To receive Sara Kate's weekly email, sign up in the column to the left or click here. Something tasty will arrive ...

A Brief Post from Slow Food Nation

Note: I am attending Slow Food Nation events all weekend and hope to post about that experience in the near future. Meanwhile, here’s my impression from opening day.) It’s late Friday afternoon...

NYC Event: Tomorrow! Michael Pollan at P.S. 1

MoMA P.S. 1 in Long Island City is hosting Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, tomorrow night. He'll be speaking outside at P.F. 1, the urban farm exhibit that'...

Blogging the NY Times: 11 Best Foods You Aren't Eating

Beets? Check. Swiss chard? Check. Blueberries? Check. Did you catch this list of "11 Best Foods You Aren't Eating" over at the New York Times a few weeks ago? We read it and found ourselves a bit, w...

Weekend Meditation: The Comfort Zone

We all eat somewhere around three meals a day, every day of our lives. Occasionally we get sick or we fast, and sometimes we go wild and eat the entire county. But basically it’s breakfast, lunch ...

Michael Pollan, Joan Gussow and Dan Barber Speak

When I headed uptown to the 92nd Street Y last night to hear Michael Pollan, Dan Barber and Joan Dye Gussow speak to Hedonistic, Healthy And Green: Can We Have It All?, I expected to see a few hundr...

Top Home Cooking Trends for 2008

We're ready to throw down our top four predictions for what will be happening in our home kitchens in 2008. We've come up with this list based on conversations and product requests from you our reader...

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