CTN Wellness

It doesn’t work anymore really…the name, Macrobiotics. “The times they are a changin’,,.” And it’s time for a name change. For too many years I’ve heard how people are put off by the name equating it with an unforgiving lifestyle geared only for those who seek it from sickness. Something more in tune with the [...]

It was a gift, a bonus to all of us and to her, although she wouldn’t have agreed. “Put me on an ice float with one day’s food like the Eskimos when it’s my time!” said she when still young and spicy  enough to approach the inevitable closure with levity and panache, her signature approach [...]

Photo by Mary Vincent
On May 9, 2009, NRDC honored sustainable food leaders at the Growing Green Awards presented at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. A panel chaired by Michael Pollan, best-selling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, selected the winners. The winners are: 1. Will Allen, founder and CEO of the Growing [...]

Bryant Terry’s Vegan Soul Kitchen Cookbook Launch at San Francisco’s Museum of African Diaspora featured several delicious items from Bryant’s Cookbook including Spicy Goobers, Garlicky Baby Lima Bean Spread with Winter Crudites, BBQ Tempeh Cubes, Rosemary Butternut Squash Soup Shooters, and Citrus Collards with Raisins Bruschetta.
My interview with Bryant follows:

Many people are familiar with the United Nations Climate Change Report stating certain foods cause more greenhouse gases than transportation. Companies are starting to take steps to reduce these foods in their operations.
Bon Appétit Management Company developed operational initiatives to minimize their carbon impact in addition to an educational campaign aimed at increasing awareness [...]