Until this week I was a board member of Slow Food Maui for over 3 years. Being part of this organization has been an honor and an educational experience that continues to shape me and my food philosophy in so many ways, it’s almost impossible to enumerate. And though I feel like I’ve been a […]
7 Lessons On Food From Italy
Traveling through Italy for almost 2 months was a revelation on too many levels to enumerate. I’m still processing my time there and can’t wait to go back. Obviously the biggest lessons and experiences there centered around food as I was sent as a delegate to the 2014 Slow Food Terra Madre conference. But the […]
Slow Food Delegate to Terra Madre in Turino, Italy 2014
Moving to Maui was both about our love for the Ocean as it was for my own love of food community. Early on when Jon and I were spending our Summers here, we seemed to fall quickly into community I suppose it’s natural to gravitate towards your tribe and we did. Jon with the tech […]
Guerilla Gardener
[ted id=1685] Had to share the inspiration.
TED, Maui And Food
In less then 2 hours I’ll be at Maui’s first ever TEDx conference. To say that I’ve been one big squeal of excitement for the last few weeks, since having our tickets, is a massive understatement. This post is a quick run down, links, and some awesome food videos to give you a taste of […]
Slow Food USA $5 Challenge And Slow Food Maui
Slow Food is a grassroots movement with chapters all over the world, that believe there is a link between the pleasure in natural organic food and the commitment to community and environment. There are Slow Food chapters all over the United States, each with their own mission statement which albeit unique to the region, still […]
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Season 2 Episode 2
So really… after watching this episode all I’m left with is a deep curiosity as to what exactly it is that the LAUSD is trying to hide? You have to wonder if they have some back handed contract with a food company that they can’t afford to get rid of, if the truth of the […]
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Season 2 Episode 1
Did you watch it? I’ll share the video below for sure, but more then anything I just had brief commentary… If you watched last season, you’ll know the drama that arose with all the sugar that is in the colored milk they give kids in school. I won’t get into that now because I’m sure […]
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Is BACK!
He’s back! Tonight on ABC at 8PM, Jaimie Oliver’s Food Revolution takes Los Angeles. I. cannot. wait. Like I did for the first season, I’ll be be doing commentaries here along with posting whatever youtube videos I can of each episode. For now, here is a sneak peak at this season. You’ll not only see […]