Tag Archives: food

1 dead in shooting at popular Iowa mall, suspect in custody

June 12, 2015: Shoppers and employees wait outside the Coral Ridge Mall following a shooting. (AP) One person was killed in a shooting at a popular Iowa shopping mall, authorities said Friday. Witnesses say they heard gunshots near the food…

Culinary camps whip up budding kid chefs

Classic Thyme Cooking SchoolWestfield, NJ “Campers will learn while participating in the planting, growing, weeding, watering, and harvesting, of a living schoolyard garden,” said David Martone, the executive chef and owner of Classic Thyme Cooking School. “Each day will consist…

The dangerous demonization of our food

Apples, celery, and bell peppers may be hazardous to your health, according to some environmental activists. At least that’s the impression you might get reading the Environmental Working Group’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. But their guide is nothing…

I’m a girl, and I hunt

In Roman mythology, the master of the hunt was the goddess Diana. She was praised for her strength, athletic grace, beauty, and hunting skills. In Freemasonry, she was a symbol of sensibility and imagination, of poets and artists. Shrines were…

Why hunting and gathering makes us smarter and thinner

The great mystery of the human species is how we got here —how we came out of the trees, stood on two feet, and ended up on the trading floor of Lehman Brothers –how we became so smart…and so dumb.…

Timeless Meat Do’s and Don’ts

There is no manlier thing to get to grips with in the kitchen than a great hunk of meat. A slab appeals to something primal within us, something deep in our souls. Maybe it’s the hunter in us or maybe…