NEWS San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed, by a large margin, a law that bans restaurants, such as McDonalds, from offering a free toy with meals that contain more than set levels of calories, sugar and fat. In addition, restaurants can offer a toy with their meal if it contains fruits and vegetables. The Los…
Category: Food Politics
{weekend reading} LATE LOCAL EDITION
Wow- could I be later with this event listings for the weekend? Well, if I was later than Saturday afternoon I would have skipped publishing it in the first place. My apologies. In case you are reading this with a napping toddler (I am) and are in need of something to do this afternoon I…
{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
NEWS Biggest food policy story of the week: Grist reports (Tom Laskaway) that researchers from the University of Southern California decided to test actual brand-name sodas — including Coke, Pepsi, and Sprite — to confirm their exact sugar content and makeup. They found that the High Frutose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in the vast majority contained…
{weekend reading} LOCAL EDITION
Fairs, Festival, Harvest Fests, Conferences, Charity Events. This weekend is Saratoga Springs’ {massive} Fall Harvest Festival. There is so much to do, I have linked to the full two-day schedule. Spooky trolley rides, pumpkin carving, apple baseball, zombie brunch, cupcake decorating, petting zoo & pony rides, and much more. The festival ends with a kid’s…
{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
{troy, ny} Hey Everyone! I have got so much food-related goodies for you this week, my head is spinning and my fingers hurt from all the typing! EVERYTHING FOODIE AND NEWSIE! An Op-Ed (interactive graphic) in this week’s New York Times explores the idea in how to restructure secondary school’s “lunch lines” to be…
{weekend} reading: LOCAL EDITION
{Dancing Ewe Farm} EVENTS Food Pantries of the Capital District is hosting its Autumn Evening Gala at Washington Park’s Lakehouse tonight at 5pm. In a maybe-this-is-food-related catagory: Don’t miss two gigantic corn maizes- ’tis the season! Liberty Ridge and Hoosick Fall’s Kettle Farm, supposedly its the largest on the East Coast! Brew & Boo Fest…
{WEEKEND READING} National Edition
Beyond From Scratch Club Sarah recaps her AMAZING journey through the Mohawk Hudson Marathon on her personal running blog, Chasing Down a Dream. On Lainey’s Plate, Leslie shares a creamy veggie pasta dish that the kiddos are sure to love. NATIONAL NEWS I’m sure you’ve heard this already, but I believe the biggest food story…
{WEEKEND READING} LOCAL EDITION
FAIRS & FESTIVALS FOR OCTOBER 16 & 17th The biggest fiber fair all year is finally here! NYS Sheep & Wool Festival, October 16th & 17th, Saturday 9AM-5PM Sunday 10AM-5PM. The huge fair will be at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck. Miles & I will be there on Sunday if anyone wants to meet…
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL EDITION
Where to begin? I’m getting this post up & out early because (patting myself on the back here) I’ve found a bunch of great articles, essays and recipes to share. Enjoy your Saturday & Sunday morning coffee with a side of food-related reading. Enjoy! Hilarious and scary article in NYTimes “Would a Health Inspector Shut…
{WEEKEND} Reading: LOCAL EDITION
FESTIVALS, FAIRS, HARVEST DINNERS AND CONFERENCES In the I’m-embarrassed-I-can’t-believe-I’ve-left-this-off-the-weekly-event-listings department: Kilpatrick Family Farm will have their last farm tour of the season on Saturday at 3pm. It’s not too late to sign up, do it here. In addition, read about the club’s experience on the farm tour this past July here. On Saturday from noon-5:30pm,…
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL EDITION
Enjoy your Sunday! NATIONAL Let’s start with exciting localish news: Cookbook author, Mark Bittman is in for the Hudson-Mohawk Marathon on 10/10/10. Whoot! Read about his last couple of runs and his dread of Albany-area hotels! Plus recipe. Lastly, follow him during his massive book tour for his new cookbook FOOD MATTERS. This week Pittsburgh….
{Weekend} Reading: LOCAL EDITION
FUNDRAISER Empty Bowls, Sunday October 3rd noon-3pm, Italian American Community Center, 5th Avenue, Troy. Admission $10. I want to start with this piece because its one of the most creative, and most affordable “everyman” fundraisers I’ve ever encountered. I hate to say “affordable” but sometime you want to attend fundraisers, but they are like $50-250…
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL
I’m not going to lie. The national news links are items I myself want to read this Sunday morning. The recipes and food recall notices have been read and approved (by me). For various reasons, Miles getting his 2 year molars refusing to nap waking nightly every 3 hours, I just didn’t get around to…
{Weekend} Reading: LOCAL
The next two weekends are BIG BIG BIG with multiple two-day festivals happening. I have added many events to the list, including two harvest festivals in Saratoga and Colonie. Before the local events list, there is a short local news section. LOCAL NEWS Nick & Britin Foster of All Good Bakers in Delmar, NY create…
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL
NATIONAL NEWS (amazing articles people- trust me- its a good week for food-related reading!) Grist wrote a great piece on my favorite “fast food” chain, Chipotle, and their major farm labor issue. I wish there were more articles like this one because personally I feel like farm-labor issues get pushed to the way back of…
