Watch this presentation on natural foie gras by Dan Barber. Dan just recently made this same presentation in Denver for the IACP conference in April. Natural foie gras, what a concept. It kind of takes the wind out of the activists’ sails.
What is worse? Naturally raised foie gras or industrially raised chicken?
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On Monday the 18th, I went to my son’s elementary school to do a vinaigrette demo for the 5th graders as part of the “Garden to Table” project. The vinaigrettes were designed to go with the salad greens that were planted in the garden we dug up and prepared at the school. The goal: do [...]
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This last Wednesday I did another segment on Fox news with John Torres. I was only told about the segment early on Tuesday morning and I had to rustle up an idea on what to sauté. Fortunately that Tuesday at our school we featured the perfect heart healthy dish (rarely the case) and I could [...]
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I believe this slideshare presentation of my last day in Montevideo should do the day justice. Enjoy.
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I was up early to get a leg up on the day. After breakfast I checked in on the seminar. After watching Saul open the session and the American Chargé d’Affaire (person who is the ambassador to Uruguay in the absence of the Ambassador) deliver a very quick speech to the group. I decided I [...]
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I landed Tuesday morning of Cinco de Mayo in Montevideo. US potato board was nice enough to get me a business class ticket, which made the trip considerably more enjoyable. Completely reclining seats, an entertainment center that plugs into the main console and comes with all kinds of entertainment options. Sarah Mahler the head marketing [...]
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This is all I could get on the blog before I left. I will post a small presentation of the last class (which I really enjoyed) along with little excerpts of each student when I return. I’m off to Uruguay tomorrow to talk about spud trends. The adventure continues and I am sure I will [...]
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A while ago Jeff Heaney from Bauscher plates put me up to compete against my co-worker and former student Thomas Allen in a presentation challenge. Thomas finished the assignment before I did. However, I was determined to get my part completed before I took off to Uruguay for the potato board presentation.
So here it is:
Feel [...]
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