Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Seafood Symposium Coming Up March 12
The annual Chefs' Seafood Symposium will be held Tuesday, March 12, at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point. …
Month: March 2013
Percentage Of US Adults Avoiding Gluten Reaches New High In 2013, Reports NPD
As of this January about a third of U.S. adults say they want to cut down or be free of gluten in their diets, the highest percentage making this claim since The NPD Group, a leading global information company, began asking the question in 2009. NPD’sDieting Monitor, which continually tracks on a bi-weekly basis top-of-mind dieting and nutrition-related issues facing consumers, reports that 30 percent of adults, one in every three adults, claimed to cut down on or avoid gluten completely in January 2013. …
What A Chef Wants: Bringing Joy To The Plate
Chef Govind Armstrong likes to keep it fun, and he seems to be having his way from menus to restaurant businesses.
Star Chefs Fight To Preserve Old Fulton Fish Market
Some of the city’s biggest name chefs, including Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Bill Telepan, are throwing their clout behind an effort to preserve the old Fulton Fish Market at the South Street Seaport to prevent developers from tearing it down. The land and buildings there are owned by the city. …
‘Let’s Move’ Celebrates Three Year Anniversary
Last week marked the three year anniversary of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign. The “Let’s Move” objective is to create a healthier future for our children. A key element of the campaign is promoting healthy eating and increased consumption and access to fruits and vegetables. Many of the communities targeted by “Let’s Move” are lower income, also a key demographic for other government and private organizations looking to increase consumption of fruits and vegetabl …