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Food Lust :: The Concord Grape

What's the first teeny tiny sign that autumn's around the corner?  For me, it's most definitely the arrival of concord grapes at the greenmarket.  These little fall gems burst with sweetness like mini candy bombs on your taste buds (not to mention they're packed with fiber and antioxidants).  I'll confidently confirm they're my current gastronomic obsession and make a perfect afternoon snack, morning pick-me-up, a simple dessert.  Or get a bit more adventurous and turn those grapes into a gorgeous chutney with some port wine, a jammy reduction to drizzle over yogurt (or even over lamb or pork) or a icy smooth sorbet with lemon and thyme.  

And to take my obsession a tad further, I'm also loving the striped Japanese ceramic bowl pictured above -- a lucky find at Broome St. General Store in LA's Silver Lake neighborhood.  The bowl rocks, and so does the store.

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Eat Real :: Food Day 2011!

If any of us ever needed an excuse to eat, here's one that's absolutely well-worth it: Food Day 2011.  What is it?  A day completely devoted to solving food and health problems, inspiring us to think and do more about how and what we eat through hundreds of local events, big and small - from a potluck dinner with your friends, to meeting a local farmer at Eataly, to going to a panel discussion about food, media and regulatory changes.  Food Day's mission is to "bring together Americans from all walks of life to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way."  There are 6 primary principles guiding the day: 

1. Reduce diet-related disease by promoting safe, healthy foods

2. Support sustainable farms and limit subsidies to big agribusiness

3. Expand access to food and alleviate hunger

4. Protect the environment and animals by reforming factory farms

5. Promote health by curbing junk-food marketing to kids

6. Support fair conditions for food and farm workers

There are at least 25 events all over Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs throughout the day, and that's just NYC alone.  To find local events near you, click here.  Real food = good taste, health, economy and agriculture.  Eat up!