Up North Foodies

Patterson on IPR

Check out this interview with Eric Patterson, chef at The Cooks' House, on Interlochen Public Radio. Bliss in a 19-seat restaurant!

Chef Worship Strikes

Chef Eric Patterson shares his starstruck encounter with Joyce Goldstein at last week's Epicurean Classic in a humorous read. "Starry eyed and all I must have looked the fool I felt," he writes. "I am an unabashed chef groupie and I would have let out a teenage girl-seeing the Beatles for the first time-scream, had I not caught myself."

McKibben calls us to action. Push 350!

Bill McKibben, one of the world's leading experts on climate change, recently paid a visit to Traverse City to galvanize action to reduce carbon emissions as part of his new global movement 350.org. He shared his vision of what the world would look like after we get past our dependency on cheap fossil fuels, and it looked pretty darn attractive. Part of the solution is to eat local foods, and I've included some of the highlights here. It's well worth listening to the speech in its entirety, which Michigan Land Use Institute recently put online.

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Dehydrating Fall Bounty

It's autumn and once again we hear comments of "what do I do with all this produce...?" Nancy Krcek Allen's High and Dry describes her re-interpreted and revitalized way of dehydrating food. She offers a list of tips for dehydrating and a few recipes for some very unique snacks: Eggplant Bacon, Corn Chips with fresh corn, spices and pumpkin seeds, and Curry Crackers made with summer squash or zucchini. She notes that dehydrating foods has become a way of food preparation for people on gluten free diets.

Calling All Food Detectives!

We need your help! The Renewing America's Food Traditions collaborative currently estimates that Michigan may have as many as 50 wild foods and more than 300 historically cultivated foods at risk. Help us identify foods in need of recovery so that we can get them back on our tables!

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Epicurean Classic 2008 Friday Night Event at Oryana

Chef Matthew Kenney of raw food fame will feature foods from his latest cookbook, Everyday Raw, at a reception hosted by Oryana Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. The reception is free and reservations are not needed. A great way to sample some of the local harvest.

CSA Fall: week 1 (1/2 share)

Swiss chard, eggs, green beans, basil, sweet corn, roma tomatoes, green onions and '100% non sprayed' apples!

Food, Fuel, Climate series at NCMC

This fall North Central Michigan College in Petoskey tackles three pressing issues in its Food, Fuel, Climate lecture series.

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Ready to Pick Blackberries

Blackberries are ready to pick and the Michigan Land Use Institute has some interesting recipes on their website. How about Blackberries with Mint Tea Syrup and Yogurt? Or Wild Greens and Chevre in a Blackberry Cider Vinaigrette?

Up North Foodies on Mary in the Morning

Tune your dials to 106.7 WSRT this Wednesday morning, when Up North Foodies will be a guest on Mary in the Morning's Foodie Wednesday radio show. Most likely, you'll find out why I have a background in print journalism rather than broadcast!

Vineyard prices up; TC’s Cherry Stop offers Michigan wine tasting

The cost of vineyard real estate is on the rise in northern Michigan, Cari Noga reports in the September Traverse City Business News. She also writes about downtown Traverse City's Cherry Stop where you can stop in and sample wines from multiple Michigan wineries all in one place.

Leland School to hold Famers Market

Stop by the Leland High School gym next Thursday to support local farmers and schools. Joining forces with MSU Extension, Leland Public Schools will hold its second annual Farmers Market on Sept. 11, from noon to 4 p.m. Showcasing fruits, veggies and other products from local farmers, the event is a great way to get to know what's growing on the peninsula, and introduce local farming to the kids. The event is open to the public, and all products are for sale. Call 231-256-9888 for more info.

Workplace Farm Market at Hagerty

Hagerty Insurance recently hosted a farm market run by area high school students as a part of a pilot youth entrepreneur program. In so doing, Hagerty not only supports the youth program, it also provides a health benefit to employees by making it easy to buy fresh veggies. Read more in Diane Conners post over at the Michigan Land Use Instititute.

CSA week 13 (1/2 share) the last one of summer … :-(

Basil, green beans, romaine, green onions and Maple Viniagrette.