Category Archives: Food For Thought

Today on Food For Thought I interviewed Gael Greene, renowned New York magazine restaurant reviewer and now author of her autobiography, Insatiable, Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess. Clicking on the link above will take you to Amazon.ca, where … Continue reading →

The sun is setting on Good Friday in the city of Trapani, western Sicily.  It’s not too far from where my father’s parents came from, and they probably came to watch this procession a hundred years ago just like I … Continue reading →

Today on Food For Thought, a chat with the author of Bones – Recipes, History and Lore.  Jennifer McLagan told me how we’re missing out on a lot of flavour by using nothing but boneless, skinless, shrink-wrapped bits of protein.  … Continue reading →

Today on Food For Thought it was all about meat…eating Nose to Tail.  The program began with my visit to Salumi, an excellent, albeit tiny, hole-in- the-wall restaurant in Seattle that has a line-up stretching out the door every lunchtime.  … Continue reading →

This week I featured speakers from a panel discussion about tailoring foods for people according to their genetic makeup and other environmental factors. Links:  NutraGenomics, featuring Dr. Jim Kaput, president and chief scientific officer. The Hartman Group, featuring Dr. Michelle … Continue reading →

This week I featured some new products from Grocery Showcase West, where independent grocers and vendors meet to discuss new products.  I will try to post about the products I featured when I return from Italy!  In the meantime, here … Continue reading →