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THE FOODIST: Bluefin Tuna Have Been Fished to the Brink — Can We Save Them?
by Jill Richardson
THE INVENTION OF the refrigerator was bad news for the bluefin tuna. So was the invention of the airplane, as well as the creation of modern industrial fishing methods. All in all, technology has not been good for this…
THE FOODIST: The Five Biggest Food Trends of 2013
by Jill Richardson
ASK A BUNCH of food writers what food trends they observed in 2013, and you get a long list of sometimes surprising answers. “Octopus everything: grilled, carpaccio, salad, escabeche! It’s everywhere!” says Sandra A.…
Q & A: Italian Slow Food Pioneer Carlo Petrini
by Sarah van Gelder
IN 1986 CARLO Petrini and a group of friends threw a big pasta feed in Rome’s storied Piazza di Spagna (the Spanish Steps). The event was a protest against the opening of the first McDonald’s in Italy. Out of that…
Restaurant Review: Teriyaki Time—Asian In Need Of Tiger Mothering
Teriyaki Time — New Ann Arbor Japanese/Korean Restaurant
314 Detroit St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am – 9pm, Sun: 12am – 8pm
Ph:734-929-2272
I WAS STROLLING through the Kerrytown Farmer’s Market and noticed a…
Ann Arbor Restaurant Week Is Coming. Should You Participate? Yes and No.
IN CASE YOU haven’t noticed, January 12-17 is Ann Arbor Restaurant Week, an event put on by the Main Street Area Association. It’s the fifth winter Ann Arbor Restaurant Week, and 57 restaurants are participating; that’s up from 26…
Ann Arbor Main Street Restaurants Rack Up Health Inspection Violations
THE AVERAGE U.S. adult eats 4.8 meals per week in restaurants, a survey indicates. Mandala Research, found the most popular restaurant meal is lunch, with 2.6 meals eaten on average each week — both carry-out and dining — followed by 1.4…
What’s Behind ‘Grain Brain’: Are Glutens and Carbs Wrecking Our Brains and Our Health?
by Ari LaVaux
CELIAC disease is widely known to cause digestive problems. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, according to the book Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain’s Silent Killers, by David…
The 12 Most Pesticide-Laden Foods and 15 Cleaner Foods to Choose Instead
THE ENVIRONMENTAL Working Group (EWG) has just published its guide to the most and least pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables.
The #1 “dirtiest”? Apples. The remedy? Buy from the EWG “clean 15” list or buy organic.
The “dirty…
Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving
THE SUSTAINABLE food movement continues to transform fields of corn, soy and CAFOs to more verdant, bountiful lands filled with organic produce, heirloom greens and pasture-raised livestock. Countless more school and community gardens have…
Interview: Malik Yakini Is Changing the Face of the Food Landscape in Detroit
by Hannah Wallace
When he was seven-years-old, Malik Yakini, inspired by his grandfather, planted his own backyard garden in Detroit, seeding it with carrots and other vegetables. Should it come as any surprise that today, Yakini has…