They say most people have tried about twenty of these items.  My adventurous culinary nature has led me to eighty-eight  of these (they’re in bold) and of the remaining twelve, the only ones I would choose NOT to eat are crickets, fugu, nettle tea and squirrel. How many have you tried?   1. Abalone 2. [...]

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We braved bitter cold temperatures on Houston Street (no, it’s not pronounced the way Texans do) down on the Lower East Side, but after a 15 minute wait outside, another 20 minutes on line inside, (our meat cutter was slow) we found ourselves diagonally across from the table where Sally Faked Harry at Katz’s Delicatessen.  [...]

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For years, scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have been trying to unravel the “French paradox” – the finding that despite a high-fat diet, the French appear to have a lower rate of heart attacks (as well as a lower rate of obesity) than other Western countries, particularly the United States. While no definite [...]

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Jews and Chinese Food from Jewish Forward on Vimeo.

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MANGIA!

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The way I see it,  you turn fifty and you have only two choices.  You can buy into middle age and prepare for that gradual decline of…everything.  OR…you do what you can to fight the common wisdom and make however long you’re given…whether a week, a month, or thirty years…as productive and active as possible.  [...]

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Open Letter to First Lady Michelle Obama Dear Michelle, I am a chef at an independent high school in Northern Vermont. Your work with the White House garden and promoting healthy food choices has been amazing. Presidential food influences have historically meant penchants for jellybeans and Big Macs™, unease with grocery stores, vegetables, and scallops, [...]

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…and biggest ever Stars & Stripes Festival continues as of this posting (around 7:30 PM EDT Saturday) with the street dance.  Started by the Lyndon State College Foundation, the Lyndon Area Chamber of Commerce took over three years ago, and much like the chamber, the festival continues to grow and grow.  The parade began with [...]

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This is a reference to the post just below. Too bad, because it was a thing of beauty. In the meantime… Eat, sing, lean!! Happy Passover.

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