Boston has a new 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market in the South End that incorporates pieces of Boston history, yet looks nothing like Boston. Continue reading
Boston has a new 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market in the South End that incorporates pieces of Boston history, yet looks nothing like Boston. Continue reading
If you share my belief that everyone should have access to healthy, tasty, safe, affordable food, then every day is “food day,” but I still look forward to the national observation of Food Day on and around October 24 each year. It’s a great opportunity to learn about what other people are doing to make good food more available.
I celebrated Food Day 2014 two ways. I wrote two posts for the Massachusetts Food Day blog: one on two great Boston food festivals and one on an innovative food philanthropy program called Phfeast. And I attended two events (with more than 8,000 events nationally and hundreds in Massachusetts, there were plenty to choose from): Babson Food Day on October 23 and a “Food as Medicine” symposium on October 30. Here are a few highlights. Continue reading
As someone who loves growing, cooking, eating, and sharing healthy local food, I’m always looking for ways to pass along my latest and greatest find. So I was excited to meet Dan Napierski at the recent Mass Innovation Nights Foodie #7 and learn about Phfeast, his innovative new food philanthropy program. (Get it? Philanthropy + food = Phfeast!) Continue reading
If the coming of September has made you start daydreaming about your next fabulous trip (I’m talking to you, Julia S.), here’s a little app to help feed your fantasies: the Paris Pastry Guide. Available on the iPhone App Store, it’s only $.99 (there’s even a limited free version). The descriptions will make you drool. Continue reading
Slow Money Boston showcased another exciting crop of food-related entrepreneurs in Cambridge on April 29, 2014. As always, the entrepreneurs seeking funds were an eclectic bunch, including two farmers, a fermented beverages coop, a grass-fed beef jerky producer, a compost company, and a group building a meat processing facility. Continue reading
East coast supermarket chain Wegmans opened its first Boston-area store this morning in Chestnut Hill, Mass., to the ecstatic delight of many shoppers. While I’m intrigued by what they offer, I’m not ready to sign up for the Wegmans cult just yet. Continue reading
As I wandered through the aisles of this year’s Seafood Expo North America, I was surprised but encouraged to see the word “traceable” displayed alongside the word “sustainable” on many booths. Continue reading