Summer 2011

2012 Wisconsin Local Foods Calendar

What’s in season this month? What should I do with that fennel I bought at the farmers market? Who are the people who grow my food? If you’ve ever wished

Beets: Making Up for Lost Time

Growing up, I never got to try real beets. I only had the industrially canned “pickled” ones at the all-you-can-eat buffet near my grandma’s house. My beloved grandma and I

Behold the Power of Ice Cream

Never in my life have I met a man, woman or child who’s confessed to hating ice cream. In fact, statistically speaking, when you ask, “what’s your favorite food?” ice

Chew on This

Have you ever wondered how cream puffs gained fame in Wisconsin? Do you think to yourself, “What’s huitlacoche and where did it come from?” Are you curious about such topics

Driftless Pizza

My adventures with pizza started when I was young, growing up in a predominantly Italian neighborhood. I am forever grateful that mom liked to cook and was curious and experimental.

Foodsheds Part 1: Restoring our Sense of Place

Thirty years ago, Frances Moore Lappé ignited the real food conversation with her bestselling book Diet for a Small Planet, and more recently, authors like Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma),

Handling Summer

Shopping at the farmers market can be a contact sport. I don’t mean with the jostling crowds; I mean with the fruits and vegetables themselves. All that color and heft

It Takes More Than a Chef

Very rarely do you find a restaurant that just works: where all aspects of the business are orchestrated seamlessly and without fail; where the chef and business partner actually like

Publisher’s Letter: Summer 2011

In a reality where the majority of our time is spent working, it’s the people surrounding us who often make it meaningful and enjoyable. I’ve been very fortunate to be

Superhero Cheesemaker

Despite what you see in the movies, modern superheroes don’t always wear tights and a cape. Sometimes they wear hairnets. Ask just about any up-and-coming cheesemaker or dairy producer looking

Take a Walk in Her Boots

Wisconsin’s women farmers and food-based business owners are invited to a new workshop series designed the way women like to learn—from each other. Hosted by the Midwest Organic & Sustainable