Lately, I’ve been putting together a list of dinner party / themed party ideas. As you might expect, each is somewhat, if not directly food-related. Even as the list grows, I have every intention of fulfilling each one. The first step towards making things real is to share the idea or thought with others. What better way to explore a notion than to blog about it?
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Dinner Party Galore
Burgerville – Fast Food for Ethical Foodies
I never thought in a million years that I would give the time of day to a fast food establishment. True, I spent most of my youth gorging on 20-piece chicken nuggets at Mc Donald’s, chocolate shakes and fries at Wendy’s, and occasionally inhale a large cheese pizza at Pizza Hut. This is to say that there was a time in my life where I did give the time of day to fast food. Like a lot of people I know, I just didn’t know any better. It was cheap, tasty and always available.
Nowadays I pride myself on the years accumulated of non-fast food consumption. It’s been at least 5 years, if not 10. And then I move to Portland, OR, where local, fresh food is abundant. It was only a matter of time for this foodie-hub to ignite an admirable fast food eatery. That’s right people, Burgerville is actually really cool and moving in the right direction.
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The Oregon Sustainability Experience
Sustainability is all the rage.
Last week I boarded a bus with 30 professionals, grad students and other food politic wonks to explore the pieceses of an ever-increasing sustainable food system here in Oregon. Coined “The Oregon Sustainability Experience,” the week-long adventure drove us all over, visiting multiple participants and benefactors to the evolving sustainable food systems across Oregon. From Portland to Hillsboro to Monmouth to Corvallis to Philomath to Tangent to Junction City to Salem to Brooks to Woodburn and then back to Portland, we invested 40+ hours to investigation, analysis, reflection and immense discussion on the various topics that be.
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Good-Bye Grocery Store (part 1)
Two years ago June 1st, my partner and I attempted the 100-mile diet for one year. At the time we lived in Minneapolis, and the frigid winters brought the challenge to a stalemate by the end of December. The 7 months of successful locavorism proved to be both informative and inspirational. I would go so far as to claim that the experience led me here today. Obsessing over food sources is a major piece to understanding our broken system.
Nowadays, I’m considering a return to traditional locavorism with a slight twist.
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