To die for.
What's new with the White House garden following its fame on Iron Chef America? A video recently released by the White House reveals some interesting facts that you may not have guessed. Despite two huge blizzards and over two feet of snow, the garden survived the Winter to yield spinach, turnips, arugula, lettuce, and carrots. Top White House garden tender Sam Kass attributed this past Winter's Read more
A jet-lagged Michelle Obama slipped on brown-and-white gardening gloves (no, we don't know where to find them) and went to work on the South Lawn's garden yesterday. With the help of 25 beshoveled schoolchildren, she planted perennials, herbs, vegetables, and fruits. If all goes well, the assistant chef said the White House could be serving blueberries by June. World leaders are très excité Read more
Taking a cue from Michelle Obama, Maria Shriver, first lady of California, is spearheading a victory garden for California. Edible garden beds will be planted in May in Capitol Park in Sacramento. “I’m so excited to be joining California Food and Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura, the California Department of General Services, the California School Garden Network, Alice Waters, and many Read more
Word on the street is that President Obama doesn't like beets. His aversion to this veggie is so strong that beets were not planted in the first lady's victory garden. Similar to the broccoli debacle that marred George Bush, Sr.'s nutrition record, beet advocates are up in arms about the president's dislike of the red root veggie. I am impressed that the garden includes the main ingredient of Read more
Today, US First Lady Michelle Obama, along with elementary school students, took part in the ground breaking of the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn. This is the first kitchen garden on the White House lawn since First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt planted a victory garden during World War II. Victory gardens are vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens that were planted at home residences during Read more
Today is the day that Alice Waters and other Slow Food supporters have been waiting for: the Obamas will begin planting a garden on the White House lawn, the first such victory garden to be created since the one Eleanor Roosevelt planted during World War II. The garden, which will be overseen by Sam Kass, the Obamas' former private chef from Chicago, will provide food for the first family's Read more
Find out why crustaceans turn pink when cooked. — The Kitchn Take a virtual field trip to a tomato farm. — Chow Would you eat crispy fried chicken skins? — Serious Eats San Francisco says goodbye to the victory garden. — Eater SF Chocolate covered marshmallows are a delightful edible gift. — Baking Bites Love to entertain? Submit your holiday party ideas to win a $2,500 prize! — Read more
Last month, right before Slow Food Nation, PartySugar helped harvest the newly planted Victory Gardens in downtown San Francisco. Apparently the success of the public garden was so strong that various groups are taking the matter to the White House — both metaphorically and literally. Several organizations are campaigning for the next president to create a garden on the White House lawn. Read more
Decorate your kitchen with these kitschy, retro-glam finds. — Hostess with the Mostess Make gourmet coffee at home. — Slashfood New to cooking? Check a beginner cookbook out of your library. — Chow Just how good are Starbucks's smoothies? — Baking Bites Get to know David Chang of Momofuku fame a little better. — Serious Eats Take a look at San Francisco's just-planted Slow Food Read more
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to spend all day weeding garden beds, helping fix irrigation lines, and water seedlings in a 10,000-square-foot garden. But I wasn't on a rural organic farm, I was in front of City Hall in San Francisco. Just last week, over 150 volunteers rolled up a huge swath of sod in front of City Hall, and over a few days, established this 10,000-square-foot edible garden. Read more
