Open Call For Artisan Food Businesses

OpenSky search for merchants. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.

OpenSky is calling out to cool, small businesses. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.

"You should get more of this," my daughter, almost 18, said, chewing on some of SlantShack grass-fed beef Jerky. "It's really good." Never mind her phrasing (would have been nice? "Beloved father, I would be eternally grateful to you and wash your car if you bought me another sample pack of this most excellent jerky"). But OK. She's a jerky hound, I love her, so when I found this small jerky biz on the OpenSky site I gave it a shot. I'd never have known about the Jersey-based business had it not been for OpenSky, an Internet marketplace that I've been a part of since before they even had a website (first post, 11/9/09). I just thought their ...

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Family Farms

  Gaining Ground Forrest Pritchard is a seventh-generation family farmer (skip this intro and read his guest post below if you're pressed for time). His farm, Smith Meadows, is in Berryville, Virginia. The guy is clearly a lunatic, as his new book, Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm, shows (here's the Publishers Weekly review of the book). He's also started a blog (because he has so much time on his hands)—read this excellent post on What NOT to Ask the Grower at Your Local Market, it's hilarious. Thanks to our mutual friend, Carol Blymire, Forrest offered to write a guest post I'm proud to put up here. I love to write about my region's farmers, such as livestock farmer Aaron Miller and a record store clerk who got it in his head ...

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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Meyer Lemon Fig

Pardus' Meyer Lemon Fig Cocktail. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.

Michael Pardus's Meyer Lemon Fig cocktail. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.

This is a boldly flavored cocktail created by my chef, Michael Pardus, who teaches the cuisines of Asia at the Culinary Institute of America. Flavors galore—Meyer lemon, vanilla, ginger, American whiskey. I especially admire the clever use of ginger from a chef who uses it all day long in class (he taught me to peel ginger with a spoon—works great; he sometimes adds fine julienne to the glass to chew on as he sips). All the elements swirl beautifully together (regular lemon juice will work too if you can't find Meyers). For a light summer cocktail, he tops it off with a couple ounces of seltzer (and maybe an extra splash of whiskey if you're Chef Pardus). The ...

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America Has a Serious Eating Disorder

Danger: salt is back. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.

Danger: salt is back. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.

No, wrong. America has a serious THINKING disorder. See that white stuff raining down from my fingers? It’s salt. And it’s the way you should salt the food you cook on your stove top or the chicken that’s going into your oven. But if you listen to the ABC Nightly News reporting about The Dangers of Salt, aka ABC News acid reflux, and then read today’s NYTimes page one story saying that salt is not bad for you, you must be wondering who to listen to. Well if you are, just stop listening and think for your fucking self. I have a dear friend who prevents his kids from drinking any milk other than nonfat milk but thinks nothing of serving ...

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Hot à la Minute Granola

Morning granola. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.

Morning granola. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.

Just last week handed in the revised manuscript of the new book, considerably fatter than expected, still have manuscript afterbirth to contend with, and thus have lazily failed to whip up my typical monster batch of granola, which starts the morning off rightly, oats and nuts and dried fruit, plus some yogurt to enliven the gut bacteria. But wanting it nonetheless, I've now gotten into the habit of toasting some nuts in a small pan, adding a little butter, then some oats, stirring to toast the oats further, than adding milk to cover, bring to a simmer, serve with honey and yogurt, and it's all so satisfying and quick I'm disinclined to make cold granola again. It was 39˚F this morning, though, so maybe when ...

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