[After this all bingo-related business to be tightly corralled on the Soup and Bread (and Bingo) blog.] 1) Recap of our inaugural Veggie Bingo night. With pix. Superfun! 2) It is true. You can now “follow” Soup and Bread (and Bingo) on “Twitter.” I am “@soupandbread.” 3) I feel dirty.
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[From a friend, part of a longer interview with Albini in the LA Record.] What do you think is your great topic—something you’re endlessly fascinated by? There’s like a half a dozen things. Generally my areas of interest outside of being in a band are probably cooking, billiards, poker, general superficial scientific interest—nothing academic but … Continued
Beth Botts, award-winning and recently-laid-off garden writer for the Chicago Tribune, has taken Whet’s advice. Her new blog, Growing in Chicago, covers just that. Also, nice to note she was as underwhelmed by GreenFest as I was the first year it hit McCormick Place. To wit: “Overall, it seemed less an event to focus on … Continued
Michael Pollan talks about …. all the stuff he’s been talking about for a few years — food, sustainability, nutrition vs. “nutritionism” — at the Harold Washington Library Center this coming Monday. I wrote a little preview. Pollan was also on the Colbert Report last night, and revealed that he was raised on formula and had … Continued
[cross-posting from the Soup and Bread blog] Have you always wanted to join a CSA, but never knew how to start? Are you intimidated by the beefy boxes of bounty sitting in your friends’ pantry? Might you, perhaps, be curious about kohlrabi? Wondering how to get your hands on some free-range chickens? Come to the Hideout on … Continued
Karen Lehman and the Illinois Fresh Taste Initiative have launched a blog, the practically titled Good Food for All. In their own words (because I have to get back to work): “Good Food for All is a resource space for all those in the Greater Chicago Foodshed and beyond wishing to learn and engage with others in … Continued