Today, I would like to talk about Coronavirus and Salad Bars. As I was walking through Whole Foods, headed towards the usual salad bar box I pick up maybe 2 or 3 times a week, I started wondering about who had walked that isle before me, coughing. It’s not that I’m paranoid: it’s that … Read more
Recently, we have seen a bunch of Food Warnings. I am going to clue you in on what I know plus give you details about the Dirty Dozen for this past year. Let’s start with Food Warnings that you can do something about right now. For example, last week they were saying that all Romaine … Read more
Today we are talking about Farmer’s Markets in San Diego. Many people are feeling the need to eat healthier. I was listening to a news program yesterday talking about how older people used to be less of the population. Now, with Baby Boomers being the older group, there’s just as many Boomers as people in … Read more
Welcome to Part 2 of The San Diego Botanic Gardens Cooking Class! Today’s conversation was about eating well and how to figure out personally, what that looks like for you! There is no miracle diet – every Body is different. If you go on a diet, you will most certainly go off a diet. And we … Read more
Food Success! That’s today’s topic! What does that mean, Chef? Well, it means that most of us are not eating like cave men and women and therefore in order to eat right, we need to do planning. And the plan starts with getting your mind into “Game Mode”. If you were going into a business, … Read more
To Vegan or Not to Vegan. Is that a good question? I’m sorry. Is that red pepper laughing at me? Probably so. For you see, after a 3 year run (maybe just a little longer) I am no longer 100% plant based. For alas, at the end of the day, I just found it absolutely … Read more
Every so often, I receive industry emails that tell us what will be on our shelves shortly. I like to share that info with you… so today’s blog is New Products 2018. Maple Vinegar…. that’s a really interesting concept that absolutely will provide another layer of taste to hit the taste buds on your tongue. We … Read more
Vegan? Vegetarian? Paleo? Is that a good question? Well it is a question many people are pondering today. Should they become Vegan? Should they continue as Vegan? Should they shift to Vegetarian? Should they switch back to meat and become Paleo? THE HISTORY OF CHEF MARIAN I started as a healthy Chef after traveling the … Read more
As a Food Insider, I thought you might like me to share some food news. I’m telling you that New Products are on the shelves now! I would rather not recommend brands I haven’t tried, so I will list what to look out for and if you have no success, contact me for company names…. … Read more
Many grocery stores are changing what they buy, downsizing their stores, checking out their carbon footprint and making much needed changes. That’s according to Sheila Ongie, the sustainability manager of the National Co+op Grocers (NCG). So, they’re looking to change what they do in this world, reducing food waste and looking into the climate polluters … Read more