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Search Results: "Eco-Friendly"

Fri. 09 Apr '10

Wine

The grapes are greener in Oregon. With most wine, so much happens between vineyard and wine shop that it's hard to ascertain whether the wine is eco-friendly by simply... more
Thu. 13 May '10

Chefs' Recipes

A sustainable seafood czar's favorite dinner. There are many fish in the sea, but chef Bruce Sherman of Chicago's venerable North Pond restaurant knows which ones are... more
Tue. 04 May '10

Chefs' Recipes

This greens-free salad is a tropical treat. For some, salads are a penitent meal meant to compensate for days of indulgent eating. Not so for Andrew Swallow, the chef of... more
Wed. 14 Apr '10

Dining

A guide to your Earth Day activities. Gone are the days when eco-activism was reserved for the crunchy granola set. We're now all tasked with the responsibility of... more
Mon. 16 Feb '09

Cooking

Nonstick cookware that's safer for you--and the planet. If you've been cooking your crepes in a nonstick coated pan, you might be risking more than high cholesterol; many... more
Wed. 24 Mar '10

People

A design guru's guide to sustainable tableware . Paul Donald, the founder of the green-minded design website Branch, says his company lives by the motto "Design first,... more
Fri. 10 Apr '09

Cooking

If you're claiming locavore status, make sure your flour fits the bill. We're quick to congratulate ourselves for adopting a locavore lifestyle. We buy in-season produce... more
Wed. 18 Aug '10

Drinks

Responsible liquors from around the globe. In our experience, a good cocktail tends to obscure more than it enlightens. But in the case of FAIR Trade Spirits Company, the... more
Thu. 03 Jun '10

Cooking

Peruvian wonder nuts are the superhero of snack food. Traditionally, summer calls for peanuts and Cracker Jacks, but we're opting to snack on Sacha Inchi seeds... more
Tue. 23 Mar '10

People

Why a tiny Vermont town is the key to food salvation . There has been plenty of proselytizing and politicking over how we should reform our nation's food systems, but not... more
Tue. 26 Jan '10

Cooking

A cookbook for eating right AND well. There's no shortage of books that proselytize in favor of local and sustainable eating, but few manage to espouse their arguments in... more
Wed. 20 Jan '10

Cooking

An eco adviser for your pocket. You're being duped by clever marketing. Or so says Dara O'Rourke, professor and founder of GoodGuide, a year-old website that rates the... more
Fri. 04 Dec '09

People

A D.C. chef is seafood's staunchest advocate. We've heard the name Barton Seaver tossed around in connection with his superlative cooking at Washington, D.C., restaurants... more
Tue. 14 Jul '09

Cooking

Kopali Organics' feel-good snacks. If our national appetite was a Venn diagram, with overlapping circles for our growing hunger for exotic flavors, our desire for all... more
Mon. 22 Jun '09

Drinks

First milk, then wine; now, water comes in a carton. Nothing draws the ire of environmentalists like bottled water. But is all packaged water really that bad? Two new... more
Mon. 01 Dec '08

Cooking

Stocking stuffers to keep the kitchen clean. Reinvented spoon rest Australian TV chef Curtis Stone wanted a spoon rest that would clean his spoon—not just hold it.... more
Mon. 08 Sep '08

Wine

Finally! An eco-friendly boxed wine we'll drink. Wine is a carbon Bigfoot: All those heavy glass bottles and time spent on trucks and planes add up. Wine producers have... more
Wed. 01 Sep '10

Cooking

The shiniest trend in lunch wares. Back-to-school season may no longer signal new uniforms and textbooks (thank goodness), but it can help revive your lunch... more
Wed. 25 Aug '10

Drinks

Get your growlers at these local breweries. Pints are so passé: Growlers (refillable 64-ounce glass jugs) are the most affordable and eco-friendly way to enjoy... more
Mon. 14 Jun '10

Cooking

Farm produce at any level. Ask any urbanite-turned-farmer about the challenges of starting an agricultural operation, and you'll get an earful. Growing food, especially... more
Mon. 10 May '10

People

Sean Brock's new restaurant is rooted in history. Chef Sean Brock loves local farms so much that he has his favorite vegetables tattooed on his arm. And it doesn't stop... more
Wed. 28 Apr '10

People

Watch what you eat on The Perennial Plate. A typical food-obsessed New Yorker might opt for a birthday barbecue at Pies 'n' Thighs or a Large Format Feast at Resto, but... more
Fri. 26 Mar '10

Drinks

For a smaller carbon footprint, carbonate at home . It started, appropriately enough, at sustainability's ground zero: San Francisco. Nearly a decade ago, the... more
Fri. 26 Mar '10

Dining

Vik's Chaat Corner moves up the sustainability scale. When Vik's Chaat Corner moved from the old garage on West Berkeley that it occupied for 23 years, it got an... more
Fri. 19 Mar '10

Drinks

Feel good about drinking Tender Greens' house-made sodas. Soda lovers can now quaff with a clear conscious at the new Tender Greens in Hollywood. The house-made sodas... more
Fri. 19 Mar '10

Dining

When trend passes into tradition. If Jean-Georges Vongerichten wanted to keep up with the sustainability trend, he should have opened ABC Kitchen years ago, when local... more
Fri. 19 Mar '10

Wine

Save the earth, one pop at a time. There are few things as delightful as popping the cork on a bottle of wine, but the next time you hear that sound, consider the humble... more
Fri. 15 Jan '10

Cooking

Abalone, without the guilt. It used to be that the only way to get fresh abalone was to dive for it yourself. Luckily, the Abalone Farm now supplies the tender shellfish... more
Wed. 06 Jan '10

Wine

East Bay wine lists take sustainability to the glass. Sustainability has become the new (green) gold standard for Bay Area restaurant cooking. But what about the wine... more
Wed. 02 Dec '09

Cooking

Sustainable caviar from Uruguay's Black River . Decades of environmental issues may have toppled Caspian Sea caviar from its pedestal, but those little black pearls are... more
Tue. 10 Nov '09

Cooking

CSKs take farm-fresh delivery to the next level. Now that we've mastered the ABCs of the CSA, get ready to embrace a new acronym in the local food movement: CSK, or... more
Mon. 26 Oct '09

Drinks

A new guide to mixing organic, eco-friendly cocktails . You don't want pesticides in your meat or vegetables--why shouldn't you set the same standard for your martinis... more
Mon. 19 Oct '09

Wine

Restaurants take a cue from the frat house. The idea of serving wine out of a keg isn't altogether new: Bars in Italy and France have poured wines straight out of the... more
Fri. 04 Sep '09

Dining

Uncommon Ground's airborne garden is finally in full swing. Uncommon Ground's Wrigleyville location has long been a leader in eco-friendly restaurant practices and a... more
Thu. 27 Aug '09

Dining

Canada's latest seafood export hits all the right notes. New! Sustainable! Rare! Chefs love to tout these buzzwords on their menus, which is why they've taken to the... more
Tue. 21 Apr '09

Cooking

Cook and consume consciously with treats from these eco purveyors. We'll use any excuse to turn a holiday into a food-focused event, especially when it aligns with our... more
Wed. 04 Mar '09

Cooking

CleanFish knows where your salmon's been. You know where your organic free-range chicken and gem lettuce come from, but what about your shrimp and salmon? Thanks to San... more
Fri. 16 Jan '09

Wine

Crisp Torrontes is a great match for brisk weather . Though the temperature outside is frightful, don't pack your white wines away with your flip-flops just yet. Some... more
Mon. 08 Dec '08

Cooking

When only the best will suffice, try these rare finds. Ultimate Chef's Knife Designed for Shun by Bob Kramer (the Stradivari of bladesmiths), this hefty eight-inch chef's... more