About five years ago, filmmaker Douglas Gayeton began recording foodway traditions in the town of Pistoia, Italy for a project he was doing with PBS. While most Pistorians had never heard of Slow Foo...
When I first heard about Time for Lunch, a national campaign to get real food in schools, it sounded like an admirable cause, but I wasn't instantly moved to action. I don't have kids, I grew up bring...
Confession: I do not have a green thumb. I would like one but the truth is I'm lucky to keep a few house plants (barely) alive. I just don't have the instinct for it like I have the instinct for ho...
Did you catch Alice Waters on 60 Minutes last week? If not, it's definitely worth taking a 10-minute coffee break (ok, 12-minute, but we won't tell) to watch this interview! We loved the peak into th...
In a used bookstore the other day, I stumbled across an old favorite cookbook called ‘Unplugged Kitchen’ by Viana La Place. I'd owned this book back when it was first published in 1996 but had lo...
What's happening over at Serious Eats? Well, something rather shocking. Lucy Baker makes the argument that Brussels sprouts are the new bacon! Bacon is certainly a favorite topic of discussion at Seri...
Here at The Kitchn, we've posted before about the international "Slow Food" movement: using quality local ingredients from growers and suppliers with fair, sustainable practices. But what about applyi...
There were plenty of good things in today's New York Times dining section. Our top five favorites include a giant food party in San Francisco, a no-bake cheesecake, bread salad from a famous chef, and...
Yesterday we took a walk through the Civic Center so we could get a sneak peek at the progress of the Slow Food Nation Victory Garden that was installed earlier this month. The garden demonstrates th...
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