Tag Archives: food

Eating on a budget

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: April 14, 2010

Just the idea of meatloaf conjures an image of TV dinners, Depression-era cookbooks, and eating for cheap. It’s not an inspiring image for a foodie, but I figured there must be a way to make a slightly more modern, healthier version of those dinners and still save money. So last night for my weekly Tuesday [...]

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A bitter taste

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: October 5, 2009

The announcement this morning that Conde Nast is shuttering Gourmet Magazine (and three other titles), is just the latest in a string of struggles facing the publishing industry. I recently wrote about the challenges African-American media outlets are confronting, along with other niche publishing areas and the industry as a whole.
Food is one of [...]

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Reaping and sowing

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: July 24, 2009

The economy has put farmers in a tight spot, but there is good news out there, too.
NPR today reported on dairy farmers in California, the top dairy-producing state in the country. And while they may have funny commercials featuring talking cows, farmers like Joey Mendoza aren’t laughing.
“Mendoza says he’s squeezed between competition from [...]

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