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Fancy Cat

Excuse me while I digress from the subject of people food, and get up on my soapbox. Even though my cat Spot died over two years ago (birds and bunnies are still rejoicing), I still get cat-related mail, and probably always will. This sample of Fancy Feast’s new appetizers for cats arrived the other day, and … Continue reading →

Slow School Lunch?

Kids have to eat really fast from what I hear about school lunches these days.  But that’s no reason to eat fast food.  Slow Food USA ‘s Time For Lunch campaign is having a national day of action, a big potluck “Eat-In” all over the country on Labor Day, September 7.  Local organizers are planning one in Princeton, too.  It … Continue reading →

Down on the (Fernbrook) Farm

Here’s a farm dinner for a good cause that is so reasonably priced, you may want to take the whole family.  And kids really are welcome, as there will be special activities for them during the event.  On August 8 (4-8pm), TerraMomo Restaurant Group puts on the fourth annual Farm to Table dinner at Fernbrook Farms to benefit the Farm’s … Continue reading →

Farm Dinner at Griggstown Quail Farm

There’s still time to make your reservation for the July 19 dinner at Griggstown Quail Farm.  Chef David Felton (formerly of The Pluckemin Inn) will use the farm’s poultry and produce, and other local products, to create an elegant multi-course meal under a tent, complete with organic and biodynamic wine pairings from the Wine Library.  Chef … Continue reading →

Chef Challenge at Mrs. G’s

Mrs. G’s Appliances’s First Annual Chef Challenge to benefit The United Way takes place Thursday (June 25), 5:30pm, at their Route 1 showroom.  That’s part of said showroom you see at left, sadly, not my kitchen!  My colleague Pat Tanner, one of the contest judges, previewed this event earlier this month in our Packet In The Kitchen … Continue reading →

Raw Milk Hearing

This just in from The Foodshed Alliance, regarding a hearing about raw milk in Trenton on Monday – “The Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will hold the hearing on Monday May 11, 2009 @2pm in Committee Room 8, 3rd floor, State House Annex, Trenton New Jersey. The committee will receive comments and testimony from invited … Continue reading →

Last Call to Fight Hunger with Taste

Monday night is Taste of the Nation, 6:00-9:00pm, at the Westin Hotel in Forrestal Village (corner of College Road and Rte. 1).  Don’t delay if you would like to attend this premier gourmet tasting event to benefit local organizations that fight childhood hunger.  I have been amazed at the support Taste has received this year. … Continue reading →

Rainbeau Ridge, Striving for Sustainability

Lest we forget, there is a Slow Food Convivia (chapter) on the campus at Princeton University.  They are hosting a talk about sustainable farming on Tuesday night (details below), and sent me the following information: Rainbeau Ridge Organic Farm in Bedford Hills, NY prides itself on helping people make the connection — to nature, food, … Continue reading →

Sacrebleu!

Give me a break!  I know food has become more politically charged than ever before, especially with all the agitating some of us (ahem!) are doing on our national food issues, school lunches, etc.  But it does seem absurd to me that the U.S. wanted to raise the tariff starting today on Roquefort cheese as a way to … Continue reading →