Tag Archives: organic
Gather restaurant, Berkeley, CA
My husband and I dined at the new local restaurant Gather for the first time, last Saturday night on the second day of 2010. It was packed! The DJ was playing serious beats and the food had some creative, fresh … Continue reading
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Green cuisine in Emeryville, CA
Urban Emeryville, CA became our new neighborhood a few weeks ago and I immediately set out to look for local places that serve organic and/or vegetarian-friendly food. There were only a few restaurants listed in the SF bay green business … Continue reading
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Pumpkin pie & creme brulee recipes
Why write about pumpkin pie recipes in the spring?! According to the USDA, pumpkin growing seasons are “from April 1st – July 31st and August 1st – November 30th for California crops.” Pumpkin is a beneficial food, high in antioxidants. … Continue reading
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Food adventures in the Philippines
Here are our vegetarian-friendly top picks for Manila, Cebu, Dumaguete, and beyond. One of my favorite things about Filipinos is that they take their meal times and snack times seriously, so there are a plethora of quality restaurants and eateries … Continue reading
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Delicious olive oils
Yesterday, we walked to Alegio chocolate for a Moveon.org chocolate and wine inaugural party. In the garden, a band played beautiful spanish guitar music to a crowd and the warm air felt like spring. The whole block was buzzing with … Continue reading
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Vegetable clothes
New fashion for your greens Yesterday, I was shopping at the weekly Berkeley organic farmers’ market. As I was picking up some beautiful shitake mushrooms at the Solano mushroom stand, a shopper next to me mentioned that he liked my … Continue reading
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Smile high
She is quietly massaging my feet, re-balancing my energy points with her magic hands and organic lotion. I am reclining and looking, through orange color-therapy glasses, at the wooden angel hanging below the skylight, hanging in mid flight. Soft contemporary … Continue reading
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Why should I care about disappearing frogs?
A story about extinction When I was working on my film on Siquijor island in the Philippines in 2004-2005, I met a fellow scholar in my fellowship program, herpetologist Cameron Siler who was studying for his PhD. Cameron was based … Continue reading
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“All in This Tea,” a documentary film
Last Monday, I met and chatted with filmmaker Les Blank. His office happens to be near the natural grocery store where I shop, so I decided to visit to buy a DVD called “All in This Tea” for John who … Continue reading
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Who is Thimmakka?
We ate at Ajanta Indian restaurant in Berkeley last night with our friends Dan and Allyson. Ajanta serves dishes made with organic and sustainable ingredients. I ordered my favorite dish, Methi Machi (with mahi mahi instead of catfish) along with … Continue reading
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