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About this blog: I've been attracted to food for good and bad reasons for many years. From eating disorder to east coast culinary school, food has been my passion, profession & nemesis. I've been a sugar addict, a 17-year vegetarian, a food and en... (More)
About this blog: I've been attracted to food for good and bad reasons for many years. From eating disorder to east coast culinary school, food has been my passion, profession & nemesis. I've been a sugar addict, a 17-year vegetarian, a food and environment pioneer, macrobiotic, Master Cleanser, ayurvedic, and officially-designated health-nut or party-girl (depending on the year). Professionally, I've worn many industry hats including: line cook, corporate chef, Food Coach, caterer, product developer, restaurant reviewer, culinary school teacher, corporate wellness educator, food co-op clerk, author, and even Cirque-du-Soleil lead popcorn concessioner! For years I managed an outdoor kitchen, deep in the bear-infested woods of Tahoe, and also for hospitals (the most unhealthy kitchen I ever worked in?), Singapore high-rises, mule-pack trips, Canadian catholic rectories, and more events than I could ever recall. Yet I still keep discovering. Actually, I adapt everyday by new lessons learned from teachers, customers and students. However there is one food truth I now hold sacrosanct: Eaters are motivated by pleasure. So no matter what we discuss here - recipes or restaurants, food politics or pairings, local events, food as art, or even as God, I will always come from a high-vibe, party perspective. Oh I do still long to change the world with great tasting food, but know in my heart, "If it ain't fun, it don't get done!" So - wanna come to the Food Party? By the way - it's a potluck. (Hide)
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Social Distancing and Food
Mar 13, 2020 8:45 am
Comments: 11 | Views: 8,032
Social distancing is not a term that fits in well with the food world. Whether at home, a restaurant, summer music festival or wherever, food is meant to share... More
Mar 13, 2020 8:45 am
Comments: 11 | Views: 8,032
Social distancing is not a term that fits in well with the food world. Whether at home, a restaurant, summer music festival or wherever, food is meant to share... More
Wash Your Hands!
Mar 4, 2020 7:12 am
Comments: 18 | Views: 5,971
What a difference a week makes eh? But before you keep reading, please go wash your hands.
All of a sudden things are stopping. I was on my way to the ==I Natural... More
Mar 4, 2020 7:12 am
Comments: 18 | Views: 5,971
What a difference a week makes eh? But before you keep reading, please go wash your hands.
All of a sudden things are stopping. I was on my way to the ==I Natural... More
Keep Calm and Drink More Wine
Feb 29, 2020 9:13 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 5,232
Food Partiers! loves to toast life with good glass of wine.
Sometimes it’s about about Natural... More
Feb 29, 2020 9:13 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 5,232
Food Partiers! loves to toast life with good glass of wine.
Sometimes it’s about about Natural... More
Chocolate – I Love Thee. Let Me Count The Ways.
Feb 10, 2020 6:52 am
Comments: 3 | Views: 4,610
We are fans of waxing love, or the lack thereof, and Valentines Day at The Food Party!
In 2014, we bemused on the ways ... More
Feb 10, 2020 6:52 am
Comments: 3 | Views: 4,610
We are fans of waxing love, or the lack thereof, and Valentines Day at The Food Party!
In 2014, we bemused on the ways ... More
Free Pizza and Recipes!
Feb 6, 2020 5:38 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 6,000
FREE RECIPES!
I had a few folks contact me this week about recipes from last weeks post about plant-forward eating. Here’s one I taught just today... More
Feb 6, 2020 5:38 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 6,000
FREE RECIPES!
I had a few folks contact me this week about recipes from last weeks post about plant-forward eating. Here’s one I taught just today... More
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