What differentiates Raaka from other cocoa manufacturers is not only its approach to the beans but the market, too.
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One resolution I made — and really want to keep — takes less effort than you’d think. And it starts with the blissful task of ogling gorgeous seed catalogs.
Along with Stone Barns, Food Not Bombs, Harlem Seeds and others, we attended CUNY FoodFEST.
This past weekend, several Brooklyn-based vendors debuted as part of the Brooklyn Taste program at the Barclays Center. That’s an addition of 18 new businesses since last year.
For Independence Day menu inspiration, consider “The Kindest Cut of Meat is Ground,” in today’s Times, where I argue that ground is “the most sustainable, economical, gastronomically flexible and morally responsible cut of meat.”
Sadly we can’t claim Anson Mills as our own local producer, but we’re damn proud to eat the product all the same. Owner Glenn Roberts, the South Carolina miller who runs the company, has got to be one of the most cutting-edge guys in the country when it comes to finding, sourcing and saving heirloom and artisanal grains like corn, wheat and rice–including many varieties that were nearly impossible to find.
Noah Leff keeps chickens as pets and thinks their antics are hilarious when they start…
