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Ever See a 2 1/2 Lb. Heirloom Tomato?

Posted in Heirloominated, sustainable thinking + doing on February 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »

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hold the paper, hold the plastic

Posted in light bulb, sustainable thinking + doing, tagged , , , on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For those of you who have ever ordered takeout or delivery, which I’m assuming is all of you, listen up. 
According to the Clean Air Council, almost 1/3 of the waste generated in the U.S. is from packaging.  The U.S. population tosses out enough paper and plastic cups, forks and spoons every year to circle the equator 300 [...]

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Q&A with Whole Foods Market

Posted in kitchen interviews, sustainable thinking + doing, tagged , , on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I recently caught up with Russ Benblatt, executive marketing coordinator for Whole  Foods Market’s Florida Region, to ask him about how the company’s locally-grown promise is brought to life in its produce sections here in Florida.   Regarding the Coral Gables store, 50/1000 produce items are locally-sourced.
KI:  The Whole Foods Market website mentions that the Company currently [...]

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eat your way through MiMo. and turn off your lights for Earth Hour.

Posted in food finds, sustainable thinking + doing, wine finds on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Culinary adventures north of 395 rarely disappoint.  With MiMo on BiBo, perhaps it’s because of the novelty of the new, er, revitalized. 
According to Wikipedia, Miami Modernist Architecture, better known as MiMo, is a style of architecture from the 1950s and 1960s that originated as a resort vernacular unique to Miami and Miami Beach.  It was a [...]

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up close and personal at Whisk

Posted in kitchen interviews, sustainable thinking + doing, tagged , , , on March 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A week after receiving a tip from two friends who know good food, I found myself pulling up to an unassuming strip mall on the outskirts of Coral Gables.   Why had I not heard about Whisk before?  I was either living under a rock for two years or this was a place that fans and regulars coveted, wanting the word to get out only just so [...]

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Miami’s greening thumb

Posted in sustainable thinking + doing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

It’s cropping up on the White House lawn and taking root here in our own backyard.  A few days before First Lady Michelle Obama and Assistant White House Chef Sam Kass broke ground on an organic “kitchen garden” with children from a D.C. school, about one hundred of us locals interested in urban gardening sat mesmerized at a public information session with Will Allen [...]

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coming soon… my ‘chef for a day’ reality + sustainable seafood

Posted in coming soon, omg kitchens, sustainable thinking + doing, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

 Boy am I a lucky girl.  Next Wednesday, I’ll be rolling up my sleeves (maybe even donning whites) to learn the ropes alongside talented chefs in a working restaurant kitchen.  And not just any kitchen.  It’s the kitchen at one of the most respected restaurants in South Florida, if not the country.  Right before dinner service.
As you may have [...]

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community supported agriculture, part one

Posted in food finds, off the beaten path, sustainable thinking + doing, tagged on March 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This series of posts is about farmers.  About how product grown by seasoned hands, through sustainable techniques, tastes better – a lot better – and is better for you.   And my interest in supporting and spreading the word about the people doing it, so they can keep doing it.  I won’t be taking sides or wagging [...]

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bagging not a pleasure at publix

Posted in sustainable thinking + doing, tagged on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I am a fan of Publix supermarkets for the affordably-priced essentials and, returning from a 4-year stint in New York, arrived back in Miami to find my neighborhood stores had made significant improvments to shopping environments, product offerings and had even initiated environmentally-friendly business practices.  Congratulations Publix, your reusable canvas bag program is hands down great CSR.  However, are people like me who don’t yet use canvas bags [...]

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