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Michael Pollan

  • News

    October 25, 2012

    Proposition 37 Genetically Modified Food Fight

    Could spawn endless lawsuits against small shops

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2012

    Mozza's Chad Colby Au Pied de Cochon by Martin Picard

    Chad Colby, the chef in charge of Mozza's Scuola di Pizza as well as the Thursday night salumi bar, could talk about books for days. He says he looks for two things in his food books. "The first is photos. I'm a very visual person. So I get frustrated if there aren't good photos. The second is good ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Cookbook Of The Week: The Art of Fermentation Is The Only Resource You Need

    The publisher's description of The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World is about as boastful in the book world as it gets: "The Art of Fermentation is the most comprehensive guide to do-it-yourself home fermentation ever published." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    The New York Times Announces Meat-Ethics Essay Contest Winners

    Last month, The New York Times' Ariel Kaminer announced an essay contest in the paper's op-ed section: Carnivorous readers must defend, in 600 words or less, why it is ethical to eat meat. Entries were judged by some of the foremost authorities of modern food practices including Peter Singer, Michae ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    A Hipster Guide to Weight Loss: Check Out Martin Cizmar's Chubster

    Martin Cizmar lost one hundred pounds in less than a year, and all he had to do was give up Slurpees. Well, he also biked to work occasionally. And quit drinking full-calorie beer. What he didn't do was try the Paleo Diet, the Atkins Diet, the Cookie Diet or Jenny Craig. He didn't join a gym, and h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Red Meat Linked to Premature Death, Study Shows

    The latest addition to the list of things that can send you to an untimely grave: red meat. A study published yesterday by the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that eating a single serving of red meat per day may raise the risk of early morality by as much as 13 percent. The results of the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Gorday Ramsay to Open The Fat Cow This Summer

    We know this is a prime moment for carnivores, what with the nose-to-tail movement in full swing. But Gordan Ramsay's new restaurant, slated to open at The Grove this summer, may be taking our meat-obsession a little too far. It's called, drumroll please, The Fat Cow. This comes just as Mendocino F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Eric Schlosser Returns to L.A. on Nov. 17

    (L to R): Evan Kleiman moderates a discussion between Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser.​Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser, who visited Southern California in February to talk with Michael Pollan and Evan Kleiman about the business -- the very big business -- of food, returns to Los Angel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    L.A. Participates in the First National Food Day

    Krista Simmons​On Monday, October 24, local foodists can celebrate Food Day, a national initiative pushing for equal access to healthful, affordable food produced in a sustainable, ethical way. Angeleno organizers have banded together to create some great events locally, and after the past few ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    GoodGuide: "The Ph.D. in Your Pocket"

    The bread breakdown at GoodGuide.​ When it comes to shopping, you want to make the right choices. You want to buy things that don't cause pain for others or rape the environment overly. You want Michael Pollan's great bald dome to beam down on you from on high, nodding approvingly as you coas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Infographic of the Day: Plotting Food Costs vs. Food Prices

    T. NguyenA buck buys you a whole lot of calories, sugar, and sodium.​Way back in 2004, University of Washington researcher Adam Drewnowski explored the relationship between poverty and obesity, finding that foods in supermarket middle aisles - mostly processed junk - delivered the most calorie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Good Food Jobs A Few Local Opportunities

    abrowncoat/flickrOjai Olive Oil: Your food job?​ Thanks to Michael Pollan, the mainstreaming of farm-to-table activism, and co-ops, many college students graduate with the hope of working with food -- in the ever-expanding field if not a field itself. While ten years ago, they'd have been a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Michael Pollan's 3 New Food Rules

    ​If you follow Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, etc.), you probably know that the food guru is in the process of updating his popular book Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. He's adding more rules, and he asked Slow Food members to help him. Recently he picked three of them. And since this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Time's 140 Best Twitter Feeds: Marion Nestle, Michael Pollan, Harry Reid Lord Voldemort

    If you only have 140 characters, they should be worth reading, no? Depends on whose Twitter feed you read. Time Magazine has just published a list (of course they did) of the top 140 Twitter feeds around the country. No, sorry, neither Charlie Sheen nor Kim Kardashian made it -- Neil Gaiman is #1, S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    More Food Rules: Michael Pollan Wants Your Food Rules

    ​Depending on who you talk to, Michael Pollan is either Jesus Christ or the Pied Piper of Hamelin, or perhaps the chair of the NCAA rules committee. In any event, Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, etc.) is currently in the process of updating his popular Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. And he's a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Food News Roundup: How To Beat Off a Tiger With a Soup Ladle, Eating Dog Food The Pleasures of Consommé

    -- Woman fends off angry tiger with soup ladle. [BBC] -- What if Michael Pollan is wrong? [Zester Daily] -- Diabetic's discrimination lawsuit against restaurant is hard to swallow. [Los Angeles Times] -- Two New York women eat dog food for a month to promote their product. [CBS] -- The openin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 2/7-2/11

    Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "The fetish object of the week? My money's on the uni goma tofu at the new Aburiya Toranoko in Little Tokyo, which is to say a smallish cube of firm, blackish tofu made from ground, toasted sesame ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Food Inc.: Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser Discuss Food Safety, Walmart and How to Feed the World

    From left to right, Evan Kleiman moderated a discussion between Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser.​The lights in USC's Bovard Auditorium dimmed and the crowd erupted into whoops and applause. It was as if Bon Jovi was about to take the stage. But in a way, Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    And Now, A Brief Message From Michael Pollan

    screenshot of Michael Pollan's Twitter page​

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Reminder: Food Inc. Talk with Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser and Evan Kleiman at USC on Wednesday

    Food Inc.​ For ticket holders, a quick reminder that the Evan Kleiman moderated talk between Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser is this week: this Wednesday, February 9 at USC's Bovard Auditorium. As Kleiman previously pointed out, these two writers and food activists don't get together often, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    USDA Releases Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010: Drink Water, Eat Less. Go Figure.

    USDA​Yesterday the USDA released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Got a pen? A keyboard? Your Twitter app? And it's not a lot of governmentalese this time (well, okay it is), but some very sensible recommendations. Eat less, drink more water rather than sugary drinks, seriously lower ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    The Daily Meal's 50 Most Powerful People in Food

    Listmania continues (David Letterman's cultural legacy, perhaps, along with Velcro suits) but this time The Daily Meal has come up with something more compelling than a list of Top 10 Cupcakes. Theirs? America's 50 Most Powerful People in Food. It's a good list, as it would be: The Daily Meal is h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser Talk to Evan Kleiman - Free Tickets Available

    Michael Pollan via Wikipedia​Are iPhone alarms working yet? They'd better be, because you need an alert at 9:00 a.m. sharp this Thursday, January 13th when free (free!) tickets become available for USC's Visions and Voices event featuring authors Michael Pollan of The Omnivore's Dilemma and Er ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    The Dinner Divide, Discussed: Or, Food Class in America

    ​ In her November 22 Newsweek article "The Dinner Divide," Lisa Miller dissects the latest Barneys ad campaign, writing that "food is no longer trendy or fashionable," but instead simply "fashion." As evidence, she cites one ad for an $80,000 diamond pendant garnished with octopus tentacles. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    [Updated] Senate Votes on Sweeping Food Safety Bill

    Flickr/graymalkna farm in Northern California​ Updated: Yesterday evening the Senate passed the Food Safety Bill, otherwise known as the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, or S.510. The bill passed on a 73-25 vote. It now goes to the House, which is widely expected to pass it, and then to Pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Cookbook Review: Mark Bittman's Food Matters Cookbook -- Because It Does Matter

    ​That Mark Bittman has cooked pretty much everything during his career is what has made him a household name (at least among New York Times subscribers). When he proclaimed that

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Take Me to Your Apple Breeder

    Jessica RathDeacon Jones​ A Deacon Jones is a large, oblong apple with juicy, coarse-textured flesh. A Kazakhstan Elite refers not to the ruling class of Borat's home-country, but one of the original, edible apple varieties hailing from its wilds. They're all part of Jessica Rath's Take Me t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    The French Fry as Economic Ruler: Germany Braces for Shorter Fries

    Anne FishbeinFrench fries at Church & State​ French fries have always been prized for their uniformity and length -- see Michael Pollan on the potato and McDonald's -- but the size of your fries is determined by more than just aesthetics. (Your size matters joke here _______.) According to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Food Union Supports California Pot Legalization

    There are many good reasons for California to legalize marijuana, not least being that it's cheaper to drive to Mar Vista, say, than it is to fly to Amsterdam, and because one wonders what the folks who design Intelligentsia's high-strung coffee palaces could do with a pot café. There is also the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Blenheim Apricots And Jam: You Can Have It All -- Legally

    Jenn GarbeeImperfect Exterior, Divine Taste​There are apricots and then there are Blenheim apricots. They have a royal pedigree (or at least a palace). They inspire local businesses. They hobnob among the likes of Michael Pollan, Christopher Kimball, and yes, The Weekly's own Jonathan Gold. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    The Food Illuminati: GMO Labeling and the Codex Alimentarius

    Codex AlimentariusPage 1 of 108 of a Codex publication​ What is the Codex? More Michael Pollan and less Dan Brown--we hope. The little-known Codex Alimentarius Commission was established in 1963 under the joint auspices of the United Nations and the World Health Organization to devise universa ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 29, 2010

    Beware the Dangerous Cemita

    It might just bite back — in a good way

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Food, Inc. Premieres Tomorrow Night on PBS

    foodincmovie.com​With Jamie Oliver zipping across the U.S. to reform school lunches and American obesity getting more press than ever, food has been making newspaper headlines. Tomorrow night, Robert Kenner's sobering documentary, Food, Inc. will air on PBS along with Notes on Milk, a short do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    What Would Arianna Do: Huffington Post Launches Food Section

    Today, in fact about an hour ago, The Huffington Post launched their new food page. You knew this one was coming, right? The Atlantic has a food page, as does Tina Brown's The Daily Beast. And I bet Arianna Huffington makes a mean skordalia. HuffPost Food editor Colin Sterling says that the new se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Feed Your Head: Top 10 Food Books That Make Us Drool

    Whether it's a chef's memoir or a novel set in the kitchen, books that center around food have conjured up cravings, inspired us at the stove and opened us up to new adventures in dining. This is a list of our favorites: some fiction, some exposé, some popular, some obscure, but all in celebration ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 1/11 - 1/15

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "There's no phone system in Haiti right now." TiGeorges' Chicken Haitian Restaurant Hosts Earthquake Fundraiser Tomorrow Night. "The fan system at Park's BBQ could ventilate the chrome off a trailer hitch, but th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Once Bitten, Twice Fried: Best French Fries in Los Angeles, Part 2

    Because we can't get too much of a good thing, here's the second installment of our quest for the city's most outstanding fries. This list (organized alphabetically) includes the pure, the gently garnished, and the heavily adorned in a world that's a vast, exciting terrain of Kennebec vs. Russet, pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Eat Like a Caveman, Party Like a Rock Star

    Like many of you who pushed away from the Christmas goose a little too late in the game, I have become obsessed with the feel-bad journalism that rolls around at this time every January, a roll call of groats, capon broth and certain death that is as dependable as a Lakers road loss to the Portland ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Tickets On Sale for the Modesto Reel Food Film Festival

    Modesto Film FestivalInside the State Theater​If there's anything to be drawn from the box office successes of "Food Inc.," and "Julie & Julia," two of the bigger food films to be released this summer, it's that films about food or even those with food-related themes have grown progressively m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Kindle This: Mastering the Art of French Cooking Tops Bestseller List

    Amazon.comJulia Child a best-seller​For those bemoaning the lost art of reading (here's David Ulin's fine piece in the Los Angeles Times) or the lost art of cooking (Michael Pollan in the New York Times), there is good news on both counts: Julia Child's classic cookbook "Mastering the Art of F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Dr. Eliot's 5-Foot Shelf: Diana Kennedy's "The Art of Mexican Cooking"

    Amazon.comThe Art of Mexican Cooking​When Charles Eliot, the former Harvard president, declared that one could get a perfectly serviceable education by spending 15 minutes a day reading from the books that could fit on a five-foot shelf, he did not have cookbooks in mind. But these days, with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2009

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 7/27-8/2/2009

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "You want Americans to eat less? I have the diet for you. It's short, and it's simple. Here's my diet plan: Cook it yourself." As quoted in "No One Cooks Here Anymore," by Michael Pollan. "They locked me in a hotel roo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Wrap Now, Steam Later at La Guera Tamalera's Tamale Class

    If you're confident enough in your cooking skills to try your hand at making tamales, you might want to spend a couple hours with La Guera Tamalera.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Mercury Rising: Yet Another Reason to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup

    Even if you're not a Stephen King fan, you've got to admit that cornfields are creepy. Crop circles. Kevin Costner wandering between the rows with a baseball bat. But unless you fled an Iowa childhood, it's not the corn itself that's the problem, but what it's processed into. High fructose corn syru ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    December 18, 2008

    The Year in Reading Food

    Bittersweet on the page

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Good Reads List / Good Reads Website

    Don't want to sit at home watching the primary returns, biting your nails and pulling your hair? The National Book Critics Circle is sponsoring events in fifteen cities where people meet up and talk about what they're reading. The L.A. one is tonight at Skylight Books at 7:30. 1818 N. Vermont Ave. ... More >>

  • News

    December 28, 2006

    Shades of Black...

    ...and nuances of brown

  • Art+Books

    December 21, 2006

    Staff Recommends

    Best of 2006

  • Eat+Drink

    June 22, 2006

    Certifiable

    Big organic versus the little guys

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