Tasty Links #14

These links are awful old, but that doesn't make them awful.  I've been not posting this for too long...

1)  The politics of sustainability in academia (hat tip: Twilight Greenaway)  They'r complicated - and the Farm Bureau has a lot to do with it.
2)  A great review of Farm Fresh Delivery by wine me, dine me.  Another excellent option to increase your local food consumption, especially if you're busy!
3)  Maybe you caught this in Saveur, but Barry Estabrook's explanation of how food get's to your plate is very cool.

And now your video - very loosely connected to food...

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.

Tasty Links #13

1) So I can't eat all the salt I want?!  Funny, it was an Alton Brown cookbook that made me think it was ok.
2) How to properly heat your pan. The link at the beginning to a piece by Harold McGee in the NY Times is worth a read as well.
3) I'm still not sure where to get the chicken wings in Cincinnati, but these look pretty good for another home recipe.

And your video...

Tasty Links #12

1) Tom Philpott's response to Michael Pollan's piece.  A GREAT take.
2) NPR's Marketplace on food bloggers.
3) How many farmers' markets are too many?  Hat tip: Richard Stewart at Carriage House Farm.

And your video (hat tip: Ezra Klein)...

Tasty Links #11

1)  Rachael Ray in DC, stirring up more than a pot of soup.  Pretty cool.
2)  Watch Jamie Oliver's TED talk on teaching children about food.
3)  OEFFA action alerts - this one on the Livestock Care Standards Board Listening Sessions.

And your video...

Tasty Links #10

1)  Grist's Tom Philpott on the need for infrastructure.  And a host of others on the same topic.
2)  Cincinnati Locavore on whether or not the person at the farmers market grew that.  I really encourage folks to read this and be prepared to ask questions at the markets.  We've had to go to market managers before, and I think its an important thing to ensure the quality for everyone (especially the other farmers!).
3) Sarah and I have really been enjoying making ice cream.  Mint julep is one good option.

And now you're video...



(I'd like to grow some mushrooms someday soon)

Tasty Links #9

1)  The National Farm to Cafeteria Conference - in Detroit, May 17-19.
2)  A great graph from the NY Times on US consumption of processed and fresh food in comparison to other countries.
3)  Jamie Oliver's lunches making an impact on academic performance in England.
4)  Ruth Reichl's take on Gourmet's passing.

And your video...

Tasty Links #8

1)  Epiventures on how Cincinnati Magazine picks their top 10 - interesting.
2)  It's the infrastructure, stupid.  A great piece on how we'll need better processing and distribution systems to have better local eating options - just like we'll need more doctors with a better health care system.
3)  Snowville Creamery in WaPo (hat tip: Julie at wine me, dine me).
4)  The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act is getting some pub.  There are a number of sources asking that you call and/or write your Senator in support of local/small farms.

And now you're video - barely food related, but Colbert is always good for some quick comic relief...

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Tasty Links #7

I know, I know - we've posted more links than reviews, recipes, or anything else recently. Well, what can I say, there's been some good stuff coming. In this edition, a couple of things that got a lot of play or people kept telling me about, so I just couldn't wait any longer.

1)  Crazy good graphs on how food is subsidized (image on the left). This made the rounds recently, first at Cincinnati Locavore, then at wine me, dine me.  Original hat tip: Larry Falkin, Food Task Team.  Definitely worth a look and read.


2)  If sometimes, or maybe more than that, you think foodies can be somewhere between annoying and amusing, you might like to check out Shutup Foodies - a new tumblr blog that doesn't hide its disdain for the pretentious to ridiculous side of foodieism - because of its snarky thoughts on hip, now trends like ramps.  They've honestly got a good take pretty consistently I've found.

3)  Cincinnati Regional Food Congress - details just came out, but it is coming fast - April 10th.

And your video.  Are you hip to Sarah Haskins?  Darn near every Target Women is hilarious!

Tasty Links #6

1)  Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.  PS - we're big Jamie fans.
2)  A listserv you might want to join on food security.
3)  Lots right now on school lunches, including this book (by a woman who wrote about the problems with emergency food in Sweet Charity).
4)  A grain CSA in New England.  Very cool.
5)  Lots of talk about food trucks in Cincinnati recently - check out the street vendor awards in LA.

A couple of shows have been announced recently on molecular gastronomy, here is the preview for one...

Tasty Links #5

1) I bet you didn't know the health care bill that just passed requires chain restaurants to put the calories of its items on the menu, menu board, and drive thru menu board. Yup, starts next year.
2)  Science Friday on GMOs. - genetically modified organisms (i.e. plants).  Hat tip: Jonathon DeVore!
3)  EarthSave Cincinnati presents: The Case for Local Food.  Go here, then click "March Program."
4)  Sustainable, farm raised tuna - the future is now.
5)  Food & Water Watch was doing something with its RSS feed the other day, and put 200+ articles back into my Reader.  Skimming all of them, what jumped out was on: Gates Foundation frustration, Monsanto's big squeeze, choosing seafood, the USDA admits not doing its job, feeding factory farms really hurts, becoming a pro milk shopper, and New York City's first all meat CSA.

Want some ice cream?

Tasty Links #4

1) An interesting post/conjecture on how Urbanspoon calculates its blog rankings (read the comments for info directly from the source).  In case you were wondering, Amateur Foodies is on the rise, up to:



If you have any idea how to put this little icon on the side of a Blogger blog - email me please.

2) Seed prices are rising, they're looking into price gouging (have you seen The Informant, or better yet, heard the story on This American Life?).
3) Obesity and hunger are linked.
4) A pretty cool interactive graphic where you can scroll over parts of town and see the restaurants light up.
5) 12 things never to eat - yuck.

A TED talk on a chef's love affair with a fish - interesting stuff, even if you only watch it because Dan Barber kind of sounds like Fred Armisen playing Barack Obama on SNL.  Hat tip: Ezra Klein.

Tasty Links #3

1) A take on taxing soda - what the impact would be.
2) Make your own girl scout cookies - thin mints, samoas, and tagalongs (apologies to Jadyn, my girl scout cookie supplier).
3) March 10th - lobbying for local foods.
4) A couple opportunities for learning/engagement about local foods issues in SW Ohio below:

The Southwest chapter OEFFA is presenting a series of programs this spring, all held at the Civic Garden Center, 2715 Reading Road. The programs begin at 2:00 p.m. and are open to the public. The discussion
on Sunday, March 21, will focus on "How to Eat Seasonally," featuring local OEFFA members who will share good places to find fresh food as well as ways to plan for the seasons when fresh food is not as
plentiful. The April 25th topic is "Factory Foods and You". The May 16th topic is "How to Buy Locally". For
further information and to RSVP, email swoeffa@gmail.com

Please mark April 21 on your calendars for the SW Ohio Local Food Summit- Local Food System Development in Ohio: Background, Resources, Actions. This day long workshop will introduce participants to the history and development of the local food movement in Ohio. Participants will learn about resources and tools to support local food system development.  This session welcomes educators, community organizers, policy makers, local food advocates, gardeners, farmers and eaters from Ohio and beyond.
The event is from 9 a.m. until 2:30 on April 21 and will take place at the OSU Extension office at 1802 Princeton Rd, Hamilton Ohio 45044. Registration fee is $10 (includes light lunch). Call 513-887-3722.  Go to www.butler.osu.edu for more info.

Tasty Links #2

1) How something gets to the McDonald's menu.
2) How to make compound gin.
3) Fun with seed catalogs.
4) Epiventures has a couple of hilarious videos of Gordon Ramsey as a child - one of them is at the bottom.

Ezra Klein is a great commentator, primarily on what's happening in Congress, but he is also a foodie and consistently posts cool videos on his "Lunch Break" - here is one of them: how to make snocream...

Tasty Links #1

Whenever I gather 5 or so links that I think are worth a look, I'll post them - may be once a week, maybe more, maybe less.

1) Wal-Mart vs. Whole Foods - seeing how bad Whole Foods' politics and policies are, and the infamy of Wal-Mart, this creates an interesting existential question.
2) Cool Maps re: Soda, Diabetes, and More - health care reform without reform to our food system will only get us so far.
3) Learn to Cook from a Cookbook? - if you like books, and you like cooking, the photo alone is worth a peek.
4) TasteSpotting via StumbleUpon - "a community-driven visual potluck" via a cool way to find new stuff on them internets.
5) Does anyone remember the guy who made noodles at Shanghai Mama's? - here's a video resembling what I was always very, very excited about.

Kinda weird, yet very cool (hat tip - Ezra Klein):