Tag Archives: food education
Common Scents, Uncommon Flavors: 2 Recipes From DRIVEN’s November Wine Seminar
One would assume that during a wine tasting class, it’s all about the wine. But when DRIVEN creates a wine class, the food and the wine share equal space at center-stage. November 15th’s Common Scents wine event at GLG was … Continue reading
A-Maized By Heirloom Corn: A Barbecue Grill Experiment
Your are not mistaken if you recall me posting an article last year that blasts today’s corn for its extreme genetic modification (it’s now regulated as a pesticide rather than a food. Remember?). Well, somewhere in the center of that … Continue reading
D’Lish! One Special Recipe From DRIVEN’s Wine & Food Pairing Event
When DRIVEN hosts a wine & food pairing, our goal is to keep it fun and delicious above all. Just ask any of the attendees of this week’s Spring & Summer Sippin’ event if they would agree, and you might … Continue reading
8 Magic Ingredients: Refrigerator Staples with the Longest Shelf Lives
Doesn’t it always seem like the cupboard is bare? You can drop $200 at Whole Foods and turn around 4 days later to find nothing with which to create a full meal. Well, let me share a little secret with … Continue reading
Corn’s Dirty Secret: A Truth That’s Hard to Swallow
Just the thought of corn right off the grill makes my mouth water. I can feel the juicy kernels popping between my teeth, taste the sweet butter and salt, and smell the squeeze of lime and Parmesan cheese that turn … Continue reading
The “Real” Dirty Dozen: When it Pays to Buy Organic
At last month’s WAC wine event, which examined today’s organic wine paradigm, I discovered something I would never have predicted about our 20 participants: When asked how many of them were familiar with the “Dirty Dozen” in regard to fruits … Continue reading
The Anchin Effect: An Evening of Wine & Food Education Opens Minds
When everyone in the room is on the same page, you can just sense it. A prime example was last Wednesday evening’s gathering of 20 ladies at Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP for a little education, a little business networking, … Continue reading
Murray’s After Dark: My Cheese-Filled Adventure at the Expanded Murray’s on Bleecker
Through our Base Hits to Better Health℠ series, Goldie’s Table Matters educates people to eat healthfully. This is no easy feat in an era of slick marketers and self-help gurus who’ve charmed us into believing their ridiculous claims of instant … Continue reading
Fiber For A Day in Three Easy Moves
Consume high fiber foods to reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and diverticular disease. Bonus: it keeps you regular! Continue reading
My Very Own Guinea Pig
When I write and speak about Base Hits to Better Health℠, I am not offering a diet plan. There are no magical solutions to prevent lifestyle diseases. The simple truth behind my dining philosophy is that illnesses associated with high … Continue reading