Peas are having nothing short of a renaissance, and they owe their meteroic rise from the lowly ranks of TV-dinner cast-off to Top Chef-testant Carla Hall’s well-publicized 2009 preparation of fresh peas with butter, lemon and thyme …

Two months after it opened, I finally made my way over to G-free NYC, a quaint little carbohydrate mecca on New York’s Upper West Side devoted to all things gluten-free.
The shop is a well-curated collection …

Rest in peace, Food Pyramid.
Last Thursday, the USDA unveiled the new graphic tool to depict the recommended eating pattern for Healthy Americans, and it’s a significant departure from the carb-heavy, animal-protein laden pyramid whose emphasis …

These days, whether I’m walking down the street, riding the subway or even hosting visitors in my home, I’m struck at how the majority of people around me are glued to their smartphones.  (Et tu, …

Even the most righteous eaters have a few guilty pleasures, and one of mine is rice noodles.  While I like the linguine-esque thinner ‘rice sticks’ sold dry just fine, my real passion is the wide, flat kind …

Apologies for my prolonged absence; some consulting work and demanding babies cut into my available blogging time last month.
But I’m back now, and we ‘ve got lots to catch up on.
Starting with a host of …