News Feed: June 23, 2011

by jbfauthor on June 23, 2011

Uncle Sam, the founder of American home gardening? [Atlantic] JBF Award winner Michael Schwartz talks about cooking in Miami. [Eater]

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News Feed: December 10

by jbfauthor on December 10, 2010

An insect threatens Hawaii's Kona crop. [NPR] Michael Romano reflects on his tenure at Union Square Cafe at its 25th anniversary. [Atlantic] A guide to pears. [Saveur] Tips on splitting the bill in these penny-pinching times. [Boston Globe] Tasting Chilean Carmenères. [Slate]

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On the Menu: Next Year in Food

by jbfauthor on December 30, 2009

Two weeks ago we gave you our dining predictions for 2010—now it's time to hear from the real experts. We contacted chefs and restaurateurs like Drew Nieporent, Nancy Silverton, and Tony Mantuano to hear what they think is in store for the industry next year. Click here to find out what they told us.

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The Bookshelf: Gastropolis Discussion Recap

by jbfauthor on November 20, 2009

A food-obsessed city with eight million people has eight million food voices, or at least that’s the premise behind the collection of 18 original essays that comprise Gastropolis: Food & New York City. The book’s editors, Annie Hauck-Lawson and Jonathan Deutsch, joined JBF vice president Mitchell Davis, who contributed to the project, for a fascinating Beard on Books reading and discussion on Wednesday. No book could contain all of the voices of a city, food or otherwise, Deutsch admitted, but in this project they attempted to capture emblematic stories of urban lives lived through food. Anchored in this multifaceted metropolis—where some grow and gather their food while others pay to be waited on and catered to—Gastropolis presents a pastiche of urban food experience, a gastro-polis, literally a city

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