Carrots are one of the plentiful vegetables coming out the garden right now. This recipe is a great way to enjoy them. Maple syrup and dried fruits meld with the carrot’s natural sugars. We brought these as part of a meal to two brand new parents this week, along with roast chicken, mashed potatoes...
A contemporary harvest festival is creating a powerful model for bringing people together around locally produced food and wine. Over 50 rockstar chefs and 100 wineries are pulling out all the stops for this year’s Harvest: Farm-to-Table celebrating the agricultural bounty of California’s Monterey County. Local and regional farmers and artisan cheese makers will...
The shift toward sustainable food is unabated as more Americans turn to their own backyards for fruits and vegetables. The makers of Burpee seeds are reporting a strong sales increase. “The boom in vegetable gardening started three years ago when people realized there were significant cost savings associated with homegrown produce,” according to W. Atlee...
Are you looking for great dining experiences? Citysearch, the online local guide connecting consumers to neighborhood restaurants & bars across every zipcode in the US, has your answers. They’ve just released results of the “2010 Best of Citysearch Restaurants”. Check out the spots users voted for in a number of categories including: Best 24...
A label can tell the story of a finely crafted wine. It evokes a sense of each vintage: the location and environment in which its grapes were grown, what inspired its winemaker, the year it was produced and the varietals that have gone into each unique crafting. It also offers a window into the...
The Beverage Industry is working hard to adapt to a massive consumer shift. While devotees of craft beer continue to raise their glasses; last year marked the third consecutive year of diminishing growth rates in the traditional beer industry. According to the Beverage Information Group’s recently released 2010 Beer Handbook, the beer industry’s downturn...
