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Month: June, 2012
June 24, 2012
Martha Payne. Blogger. Activist. 9 yrs old. UK.
Internet sensation Martha Payne has managed to raise £100,000 through her blog Never Seconds, documenting her school dinners. The blog made headlines after her council banned her from taking photos of her food as media coverage allegedly left catering staff fearing for their jobs. The controversial ban led to a flood of complaints, Martha dropped it on Twitter and the Council backed off after only 24 hrs. The ban got enough worldwide attention to see thousands of donations flooding in to Martha’s JustGiving site, which she set up to raise money for Mary’s Meals, a charity which runs school feeding projects in communities worldwide. The money she’s raised will supply about 9,400 children with a daily meal, including an entire school for a year at Lirangwe Primary School in Malawi. Martha also plans to fund a kitchen shelter for school meals in Malawi. For every £10.70 donated, the charity will supply another child with a daily meal for a school year.
Check out her awesome blog here: http://neverseconds.blogspot.co.uk
Donate here: http://www.justgiving.com/neverseconds
June 23, 2012
Twitter Headquarters. SF.
Twitter’s new HQ located at 1355 Market St in San Fran, makes up three floors of the building, and supports 800 employees. The space includes a yoga studio, an arcade, well equipped lunch hall, and a rooftop garden. Not too shabby.
June 21, 2012
FADER on FOOD.
Homeboy Sandman makes a kale smoothie.
Marlow & Sons. Fruit Leather.
June 20, 2012
Truck Pizza. Hudson NY.
Wood-fired pizza truck specializing in traditional southern style Italian pizza.
The pizza truck is the creation of Sam Starr & friends. He modified the truck himself, building in a proper wood-fired oven.
Find em at 347 Warren St Hudson NY.
http://www.truckpizza.net
June 20, 2012
Foraged Flavor. Book. Tama Matsuoka Wong
Foraged Flavor is a seasonally organized field guide and cookbook. Tama Matsuoka Wong is the forager for renowned chef Daniel Boulud, and Eddy Leroux, chef de cuisine at restaurant daniel. In Foraged Flavor, they reveal their seventy-one favorite plants, which are easy to identify and can be harvested sustainably across the US. Eddy gives simple recipes to showcase Tama’s foraged finds, including Cardamine Cress with Fennel and Orange Vinaigrette; Dandelion Leaves and Clear Noodles; and Purslane Eggplant Caponata. With twenty-five botanical illustrations, fifty color photographs of the plants, and tons of field- and kitchen-tested know-how, Foraged Flavor is an indispensable guide for cooking enthusiasts.
http://www.amazon.com/
June 16, 2012
Satay Brothers. Montreal.
My brother Dave destroying a pork pun right.
Bro’s Alex & Mat Winnicki are the rad dudes behind the nearly 1-year old pop-up outdoor restaurant Satay Brothers. St. Henri boys with Singaporean/Polish roots, Alex & Mat have brought South East Asian street food to Montreal. Their menu is simple and classically S.E Asian: Papaya salad (aka Som Tam / Tam Mak Hoong / Bok Lahong), steamed pork buns, marinated BBQ meat skewers, spicy Laksa, Indo-style Gado Gado salad, and rice-based desserts (one with my fave pandan) that their mom Kim prepares. The vibe is awesome: picnic benches, good and fast service, and a nice mix of regular market goers and proper S.B fans. The place is poppin day and night, and the word keeps spreading so check em out. They’re up from May-October under the white tent on the north side of Atwater market, open from 10:30am-6pm.
http://www.sataybrothers.com
June 16, 2012
Happy Fathers Day.
Check out ETSY for handmade printed cards:
http://www.etsy.com
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