I have to say, the one major disappointment I had during the Slow Food Nation event over Labor Day weekend was that they were not broadcasting the sold-out panel discussions via webcast. Good, clean, fair food for all is a noble goal, but when your “for all” goal and your “for X-number of ticket holders” [...]
Virtual Slow Food Nation: Day 2
Well, as predicted, the virtual Slow Food Nation content is pouring in. Want a dose of slow food instantly? Try twitter, you tube, and flickr.
Want to savor it a bit more, uh, slowly? There’s a good deal of written content out there as well. The San Francisco Chronicle has been liveblogging parts of the event, [...]
Virtual Slow Food Nation: Day 1
Slow Food Nation is taking place this weekend in San Francisco, an event that is expected to attract 50,000 people who are concerned with a good, clean, and fair food system. After a bit of debate, I decided I couldn’t justify heading up to SF for the weekend, but also decided that a lack of [...]
In Defense of Food
So I’m sitting down to a lunch of leftover hoppin’ john and collard greens (best new years day tradition ever) when I decide to catch up on some blogging from the past week. Over at the Slow Food Blog, I find some exciting news: Michael Pollan has a new book out. Being halfway through the [...]
Why caring about what you eat is not pretentious.
I ended up in somewhat of an accidental argument yesterday with an acquaintance who I both like and respect. He’s a talented home brewer, a devoted beer enthusiast, and I admire and share his passion for craft beer. But when our conversation turned to one of the local breweries yesterday, we started butting heads.
“Oh, [...]