Waste Wise program aims at reducing environmental impact. (By Tea Austen Weaver)

How many samples can you ask for before you buy something? (By Helena Echlin)

Veggie-phile cookbooks for carnivores and vegetarians alike. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

Today’s coffee connoisseurs want to be on a first-name basis with their roaster. They want to know not only which country the beans came from but which region, or even which “estate.” They obsess over freshness and brew time and... (By Brendan Vaughan)

Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more.

We go for the real meat, the sustainably farmed, humanely raised and slaughtered, heritage, no-hormone, quality product, and for guys behind the counter knowledgeable enough to tell us where the meat came from and how to cook it.

The how, why, and where of high-end food trucks. (By Brendan Spiegel)

I mean, tomato you have! (By Lessley Anderson)

Gnarls Barkley is scheduled to headline Slow Food Rocks. (By Miriam Wolf)

Food bloggers are picking up the nonburied hatchet and weighing in with their opinions on the Slow Food/CUESA debate. (By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic)

Where to find the Bay Area’s best. (By Cicely Wedgeworth)

Support the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. (By Davina Baum)

Two Northern California field-to-table programs get fresh produce and nutrition information where it’s needed most. (By Stephanie Rosenbaum)

Good bread, good meat—good God, let’s eat. (By Cicely Wedgeworth)

Because I love local farmers and the produce they grow, I love the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, and I love Bay Area chefs. (By Davina Baum)