Archive for January, 2013

Francis Paniego Wins National Gastronomy Award

Francis Paniego Wins National Gastronomy Award

Chef Francis Paniego of Echaurren Restaurant in Ezcaray (La Rioja) has just been awarded the prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award)...

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Climate Change Has Severe Implications for the Future of Agriculture

Climate Change Has Severe Implications for the Future of Agriculture

As 2012 drew to a close, many countries across the planet noted the year as their hottest on record, including the United States. The impacts of climate change are...

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Dining Detectives: Winter Fancy Food Show 2013

Dining Detectives: Winter Fancy Food Show 2013

We always enjoy going to the NASFT Winter Fancy Food Show, which now in its 38th year was attended by over 18,000 members of the food industry. It showcased 80,000...

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Vie Winery Brings Amazing Wine to Life

Vie Winery Brings Amazing Wine to Life

Vie comes from the Old French word meaning “to invite” or “to give occasion for”. Or, in French today, it is simply translated “Life”....

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Achieving a Sustainable Food System with Organic Farming

Achieving a Sustainable Food System with Organic Farming

Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, according...

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USDA Secretary Vilsack Appoints Francis Thicke to National Organic Standards Board

USDA Secretary Vilsack Appoints Francis Thicke to National Organic Standards Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture appointed environmentalist and farmer Francis Thicke, Ph.D. to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) today, adding valuable...

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Gramo’s Gumbo

Gramo’s Gumbo

The family comes together on New Year’s Day and shares in a pot of gumbo passed down from Gramo’s family recipe. This recipe feeds 35—if you are big on crab...

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The Wines of Mark Clarin: McGrail Family Vineyards & Picazo Vineyards

The Wines of Mark Clarin: McGrail Family Vineyards & Picazo Vineyards

Mark started out working for Wente in 1979. Thus, over the years, he’s come to know the Livermore Valley quite intimately. That knowledge base has served him...

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Cat Cora, Iron Chef and entrepreneur presenter at the 2013 TasteTV Awards

Cat Cora, Iron Chef and entrepreneur presenter at the 2013 TasteTV Awards

Santa Barbara Iron Chef, entrepreneur and author Cat Cora was a presenter at the 2013 TasteTV Awards, the premier awards show celebrating the year’s best in Food,...

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GMO Grains in Kellogg, General Mills Breakfast Cereals Under Fire

GMO Grains in Kellogg, General Mills Breakfast Cereals Under Fire

GMO Inside, a coalition dedicated to advancing the right of consumers to know whether or not foods are genetically engineered, today announced that it is shining...

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