Expanding Gastronomic Horizons: Kamal Mouzawak
Over the summer, I wrote about Kamal Mouzawak’s Souk el Tayeb. Souk el Tayeb has evolved from an experimental farmers’ market promoting small scale farmers and producers, to a vibrant organization working on many levels and projects nationally and internationally to promote and preserve Lebanese food and culinary traditions, rural heritage and natural environment. You [...]
Gather Round the farm:table for Tasty Coffee and Locally Produced, Organic Dishes
If you’re in the Tenderloin and find yourself in need of a coffee, I encourage you to check out farm:table, a fabulous cafe that makes fresh food and drinks from free-trade, local, and organic food. farm:table 754 Post St San Francisco, CA 94109 Mon-Fri 7:30 am – 6 pm, Sat 8 am – 6 pm [...]
Adventures in Sustainable Sustanence and Super Style: Beirut, San Francisco, & Sydney
Through my travels and reading lists, I came across 3 interesting stories about how entrepreneurial, creative thinkers are bringing food sustainability, fair-trade ethics, and exciting, stylish dining options to their communities. Each entrepreneur and establishment have embraced their own unique mission, menus, public outreach and personal goals; what brings them together is: A common ethos [...]