From the Editor Oct / Nov 2016
Welcome to our October/November annual Celebration of Food issue. Autumn is upon us and it’s time to celebrate the harvest and the abundance which surrounds us all.
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Innocence Lost
A much publicized study by the University of California-Davis’ Olive Center found that more than two-thirds of imported oils labeled extra virgin, the highest possible grade, failed to meet the extra virgin legal requirements.
Savoring Fall Amidst the Grapes
As gorgeous and relaxing as it is, there is even more to be thrilled about here from an earth-friendly perspective.
Magic in the Kitchen with Chef D
We all know the proverb: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” In Derek’s teaching kitchen, those words have never been more powerfully apropos. When students with “multiple barriers to employment” learn how to cook an exceptional fish, they not only can feed thousands, they can attain their own sustainable career and self-worth for a lifetime.
Celebrating Dia de Los Muertos
Many cultures recognize something special and mystic happening from October 31 to November 2. Some say the veil between worlds is thinnest that time of year, so that the living can visit with the dead.
Dietrich Strause
Strause’s thoughtful musings on our country’s troubled times may have been better appreciated 50 years ago—or even 20—but he’s hoping there’s still an audience for quietly devastating music like his. We hope so, too.
Film – Inez Milholland
This year the U.S. is on the verge of electing its first woman president and making the dream of Inez and thousands and thousands of other suffragists worth their suffering and their sacrifices.