Earlier this week, Civil Eats published an inspiring story about a four-school pilot program in […]
Chef Ann Cooper Launches “The School Food Institute”
Mara Fleishman, Executive Director of the Chef Ann Foundation Earlier this month, I shared with Lunch […]
If an Op-Ed Falls In a Forest . . . .
Here in Houston, there hasn’t been anything funny about hurricane Harvey and the devastation it’s […]
An Update From Houston
I’ve always loved the sound of rain. Whenever I’m feeling particularly stressed and can’t sleep, or […]
Who Did Agriculture Secretary Perdue Just Appoint to Work on Child Nutrition?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday announced that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has tapped three […]
You Need Some (Really Good) Tahini In Your Life
Seriously, you do! Tahini, in case you don’t know, is made from ground, hulled sesame […]
Are Trump’s Eating Habits Off Limits? My LTE in the New York Times
In a recent Sunday column, New York Times opinion writer Frank Bruni chastised the food […]
My Piece in Today’s NYT: Should the Food Industry Sneak Veggies into Kids’ Products?
We’ve all heard of ways to slip hidden vegetables into kids’ food – spinach brownies, cauliflower mac-and-cheese […]
You Can Help Bring Antibiotic-Free Chicken to School Cafeterias
In late 2014, the Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of six of the nation’s […]
Why I Am Resigning Today from the Houston ISD Nutrition Services PAC
Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote a piece for Civil Eats asking a question that had […]