Le Boulanger: Margherita sandwich – toasted sandwich with a healthy chunk of mozzarella with balsamic vinaigrette, tomato on a ciabatta roll Puesto: Esquite – grilled corn, queso, crema, chile, lime; served off-the-cob in a bowl – sweet & salty goodness Veggie burgers ala Jane: hand made from scratch for the 4th of July. potatoes, carrots, chickpeas. light crispiness, smooth texture inside and goes well with crunchy raw onions and tomato from grandpa’s garden. so much…

Siggi’s yogurt – Icelandic-style yogurt called skyr – even more strained (more source milk per cup) than Greek yogurt. Just enough fruit flavor (berry and cherry are my favorite) with less sugar than most yogurts. The milk is from grass-fed cows.

Summary: my thoughts on the movie Eating Animals, the problems it highlights and my plan going forward On Friday June 8, 2018 I went to see the new documentary film Eating Animals which is about meat production today and over the past ~50 years. It is produced by Chris Quinn, was based on the book by Jonathan Safran Foer (which I haven’t read) and is narrated by Natalie Portman. There was a discussion panel afterwords with…

Smoked Alaskan salmon on bagels with cream cheese – what my daughters refer to as the Alaska breakfast   California bowl from Rubio’s Coastal Grill – with beer-battered wild Alaska pollock – avocado, beans, salsa and special sauce. The flavors all blend quite well and it is filling without  … mmm

My aim is to eat less meat overall – I just don’t need it in every meal. The meat that I do consume should ideally be humanely raised, of higher quality and known provenance. Whole Foods follows the 5-step animal welfare rating system developed by the Global Animal Partnership and also requires meat producers to follow its own standards. Not everyone is convinced, however – PETA filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, claiming that their system is misleading, not consistently…

Ask the simple question to restaurants, food vendors and see how they react and what they say … Starbird Chicken, Sunnyvale (14 Jun 2018) Via email on their “contact us” page. Answered on June 19. Summary: from Northern California. Depending on availability they get it from Pitman’s (Mary’s), Petaluma Poultry, Zacky Farms or Foster Farms. Delivered fresh from processor near Modesto. At a minimum, all chicken is (non-GMO) veggie fed, USDA process verified, all natural,…