Wednesday night, I tried a little experiment. I live-tweeted the dinner I made. I did this for a few reasons, but one of them was that I wanted to show that while I don’t believe that everyone can cook every night, I do believe that anyone can cook any night. I know, that’s a little confusing. You see, now and then around the Interwebs, I see folks discussing whether it is possible to cook dinner every night. Some people feel that it is simply a matter of priorities. If you make it a priority to cook healthy delicious [...]
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While browsing Slashfood today, I came across an alarming story. Pigs, cows, and chickens aren’t the only feedlot residents these days. Bison, the wild meat prized for its lower fat and cholesterol and slightly gamey flavor is now being found in feedlots. When grass-fed bison is compared to traditional feedlot (corn-fed) beef, the numbers are stellar. Bison has fewer calories, fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol. But look at the numbers. Look closely at the chart. That’s grass-fed bison compared to corn-fed beef. So what happens when you start feeding bison corn? Well, I’m not entirely sure actually. I [...] Fresh is playing this week at Central Cinema. I cannot recommend this movie enough. As you probably know from reading some of our other posts on local food vs the industrial food system, this is a topic that is close to our hearts. We loved (and yes were somewhat disgusted by) Food, Inc. We think everyone should see it. However, not everyone is ready for Food, Inc. Food, Inc. is disturbing. You walk out of Food, Inc. with a worry that there really isn’t any food that’s safe to eat. No, of course that’s not the message, but [...] I should really start this post off by saying that while I agree with much of what Joel Salatin stands for, and what he says and believes, there are points where our belief system radically (pun intended) diverges. So much so that I wouldn’t be surprised if the Mrs. steps in and adds some things to this post to preserve Cook Local’s integrity. The Mrs. here: Joel Salatin is a little crazy. I think you have to be in order to do what he does. Most of what he talks about I believe in. Of course there are a [...] It’s Fresh week in Seattle! Yes, I know that you can get fresh, delicious, farmers’ market fare every week in Seattle, but this week is something extra special. This week is Fresh: The Movie Week in Seattle. We’ll have Fresh-related features every day this week, in addition to our standard fare of recipes and local food news. As part of Fresh Week, there are a few events that we want to tell you about RIGHT NOW so you don’t miss out. On Tuesday, April 20th, Joel Salatin, of Polyface Farm, will be in Seattle. Joel is one [...] Have you noticed that Michael Pollan’s books are getting smaller? Botany of Desire (2002) is 304 pages. The Omnivore’s Dilemma (2007) weighs in at 464 pages. In Defense of Food (2009) is 256 pages. And now Food Rules weighs in at a mere 112 pages (and a small form factor at that, though it is also small type). (Yeah, I know that to properly make this argument Botany of Desire should have come second, but indulge me here a little.) In his last book, In Defense of Food, we learned the following: Eat food. Not too much. [...] The short version: Tomorrow, 11/12, on KCTS, the documentary Good Food (official site) will be shown. If you’re on Comcast, that’s channel 9 (standard def) or 109 (high def). If you’re on DirectTV, it’s channel 9 (standard def). If you’re on Dish Network, it doesn’t look like you actually get it. The longer version: Back in 2008, the farmers were the stars at the world premier of Good Food, a tour of some of our local farms and ranches. You’ll see George and Eiko, Bluebird Grain Farms, Billy’s… The movie wasn’t the best production value, but I do [...] This past Wednesday, we attended a Slow Food Seattle event at Town Hall. The event was titled Good, Clean, Fair Food- Can We Have it All? The event included a presentation by Erika Lesser, the Executive Director of Slow Food, USA as well as a panel discussion with Erika, Adolfo Alvarez, Goldie Caughlan, Rosalinda Guillen, and Teresa Mares. (more on each of them in a bit) Erika’s talk on the Slow Food organization was very interesting. Slow Food is 99% volunteer run. There are 1000 chapters around the world and one of their basic beliefs is that “the [...] Note: So, when I wrote this last night, the Google Maps below previewed just fine. Now? Not so much in some browsers. We’ll try to fix the pictures today, but for now, if you can’t see them, you can click the view larger map links to see the images I’m talking about. Admittedly, the Mrs. does more of the food politics type posts than I do. I always subscribed to the ‘Religion And Politics Ya-Ta-Ta! Ya-Ta-Ta!‘ theory of conversation: basically, try to avoid them because they bring out the worst. But, there’s been something weighing on my mind [...] As you probably know, we’ve been working on a list of Seattle area restaurants that source their meat from ethical and humane sources. Well, we’ve finally contacted enough restaurants that we’re willing to publish the list. Seattle Restaurants with Ethical/Sustainable Sourcing A few disclaimers/bits of information about this list. 1. This is NOT a complete list. We contacted the restaurants we frequent first. Not all of them responded to our queries. Of those that responded, not all of them were CAFO free. Some of them declined to state whether they were CAFO free or not. 2. We did [...] |
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