Saturday January 24, 2009

repurposed sign gives birth to new-old restaurant

[Image: David F. Gallagher of Lightning Field]

I was walking up Flatbush Avenue a couple of years ago when I noticed this great old sign in a window attached to an empty store front. In gold leaf

Categories: blog food/drink recycling Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating local

Wednesday January 7, 2009

pastured meats: good for you, good for the planet

By now you’ve probably heard — pasture-raised animals provide healthier meat, and the practice of raising these animals is also easier on the planet than big agribiz. Now you can meet the farmers who are part

Categories: agriculture blog education food/drink Tags: eating farming

Monday January 5, 2009

food matters

Common wisdom is often an oxymoron. Here’s an example: “Never trust a skinny chef.” I can’t stand that saying. Why? Because it’s total BS. Wouldn’t you expect someone with a discerning palate to eat only the

Categories: blog books food/drink health Tags: eating

Monday December 1, 2008

eco holiday gift guides: for the gourmand

It can be challenging to find the right gift for everyone in your life, and even more difficult to find something they’ll like that doesn’t have a huge ecological footprint (and won’t cost an arm and

Categories: blog food/drink holidays Tags: drinking eating gifts

Thursday November 13, 2008

fresh, free, filtered water

Writing from Sydney, Australia(12:42am Sydney, 8:42am NYC)

Yesterday, we took the ferry to Manly Beach, a laid-back little community that’s part of Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We unintentionally sat on the sunny side of the ferry and got

Categories: blog food/drink Tags: australia drinking water

Wednesday November 12, 2008

what’s on in sydney

Writing from Sydney, Australia (11pm Sydney, 7am NYC)

Some great earth-friendly events are happening here in Sydney right now. I hope to make it to a few.

National Recycling WeekMon 10 Nov – Sun 16 NovVarious times and

Categories: action blog community food/drink recycling transport Tags: australia biking eating