Read the Label Archives

Operation: Read the Label (and Drop the Canola, Sunflower, Safflower & Palm Oils)

November 7, 2025 by Chef Marian

We fight with our wallets. We win with awareness. Every ingredient list you decode is a tiny act of rebellion. Every bottle of extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil is a badge of honor.

Ignore some of what you get in your Holiday ‘In’ Box!

I get hundreds of emails in my Holiday ‘In’ Box daily and I am starting to worry. Are Chef’s... (More)

Restaurant Week Reviews 2013 from the Chef Marian Table!

First-hand in our faces at all these places…. here’s your Restaurant Week Reviews from our view! Should we start... (More)

PF Changs – What you don’t know will hurt you

This is – Restaurant Review: PF Changs – What you don’t know will hurt you. When I look back at... (More)

Review of 2015 Culinary Trends

To wrap this year, Sterling Rice Group talked about the 2015 Culinary Trends they expected for this past year and... (More)

Learn the oils your body can’t process

The oils that come up the most on labels are: Canola, Sunflower and Safflower. And since lately the manufacturers... (More)

Chef Marian Restaurant Review – Roy’s La Jolla

I booked a table for two at Roy’s La Jolla Friday night. We arrived at the restaurant early, to... (More)

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