The Obamas dine at Dan Barber's acclaimed farm-to-table restaurant, Blue Hill. (Washington Post)A New York Times editorial argues that, for all her support of local and organic foods, Michelle Obama doesn't give the act of cooking enough support.China cracks down on a dish that begins with killing a chicken by poisonous-snake bites. (Reuters)
San Francisco-style pizza joint Pi (6144 Delmar Boulevard) has revamped its wine list to feature only "green" wines. The list denotes the specific practices each winery follows, including organic farming, sustainable farming, carbon-neutral efforts, solar power and biodynamic practices.Pi was included in my Top Ten Dishes of 2008; the RFT also awarded it Best Pizza (Deep Dish) this year. Also: Our sister paper in San Francisco recently published a controversial article on biodynamic wine.You ca
Dave Nelson is the author of the blog Beer, Wine and Whisky. He writes about wine for Gut Check every Tuesday.I like to think of myself as a relatively environmentally-aware guy. My family of four downsized to one car a year ago. We compost and recycle, pay a bit extra for wind power, buy a lot of our food from local, sustainable producers (including splitting a share in Fair Shares) and generate less than one kitchen trash bag of garbage a week.Surprisingly, though, I'm not fixated on whether a
St. Louis' own Panera -- a.k.a. St. Louis Bread Co. -- has been dubbed the healthiest fast-food chain in the country by Health Magazine. How did the magazine determine Panera's standing?Using criteria that was created with the help of our expert panel, we scored the chains on such factors as the use of healthy fats and preparations, healthy sodium counts in entrées, availability of nutritional information, and the use of organic produce to determine the 10 highest-ranking restaurants.As for Pa
The U.S. House of Representatives votes down food-safety legislation. (Reuters)A new study, which looked at older studies, finds that organic food is not healthier than regular food. (Reuters)President Obama has chosen Bud Light as the beer of choice for his summit with Henry Louis Gates and police officer James Crowley. (Bloomberg)
