Tag Archives: Cuisine

REPORT / Mariann G. Wizard : ‘La Vida Coca’ in Bolivia and Peru / 3

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Coroico is the administrative capital of Bolivia’s Nor Yungas province. The town hall façade features the coca leaf and coffee bean of local agriculture in addition to the exotic bird of tourism, the area’s main economic activities. All photos by … Continue reading →

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BOOKS/ Jonah Raskin : Michael Pollan’s ‘Food Rules’

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

We can decide what we want to eat!Michael Pollan: America’s new Food CzarBy Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 8, 2010 [Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin, Trade Paperback, December 29, 2009, 112 pp, $11.00.] … Continue reading →

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Slow Food Nation : You Are What You Eat

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

The Slow Food Nation gathering promises to be a Woodstock for food lovers and enviros concerned with our food system.By Kerry Trueman / August 25 SAN FRANCISCO — A swarm of 40,000 to 50,000 locavores will descend on San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Summit That’s Hard to Swallow

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Hungry? CLICK on menu to enlarge.World leaders enjoy 18-course banquet as they discuss how to solve global food crisisBy James Chapman / July 8, 2008 Just two days ago, Gordon Brown was urging us all to stop wasting food and … Continue reading →

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Cindy’s Cookie Caper

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Cindy McCain’s filched oatmeal butterscotch cookie. Yum.…how will America heal? Cindy McCain Continues To StealEasily Googlable RecipesA few months ago, John McCain’s second and current wife, “Trollop” Cindy, was caught stealing recipes from the Food Network and publishing them as … Continue reading →

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