Today I headed to Tokyo Foods in search of some organic Jack and the Beanstalk tofu to make banh mi chay. But the shelves were bare of all except some extra soft which wouldn’t do. So I drove a couple blocks away to Star...

oxydize soon after bottling — as you’ve already discovered — and can be EXTREMELY disappointing. I have never had a wine labeled "organic" (look for the “COOF” seal" on California=made wines, for...

ingredients or ingredient categories (such as “spices”). The PDP may also list the percentage of organic ingredients. The ingredient list on the information panel must identify each ingredient that is organic. The...

Laundry and Bouchon. It can be ordered brewed or drip. The chocolate for the hot chocolate (or frozen chocolate) is organic Dagoba. All loose leaf teas are organic (ok one was listed as 95% organic) and include pu-erh, *dragon...

Proving itself as big-biz-friendly as ever, the FDA has announced that it has no plans to require special labels on the cloned-animal products that it is expected to approve within the next year.

I love fruit and vegetables and, well, hate poison. On my graduate-student budget, however, I would have to considerably reduce the variety and quantity of fresh produce I usually consume if I were to go all-organic. I tried...

of poisonous cleanser onto the greens intended for a salad bar? suffocating farmstead artisan cheese in sealed plastic? —i doubt that anyone would argue that any of those things are okay, but mishandling organic produce and...

The recent safety scares have many people wary of foods made in China—but cutting those out of your diet completely may be impossible.

When eating well becomes an obsession: Slashfood and UK newspaper The Guardian take a look at orthorexia, a burgeoning form of OCD.

Hi Seal, You’re welcome to post announcements of proposed events (and final announcements once they’re finalized), but we ask that you do the RSVP’ing, organization and scheduling via back channels (e.g. email),...

As a general matter, the sugar protects against lots of nasty micro-organisms. If you boil the fruit—particularly once it’s in the jar and sealed—you should be safe.

This is not a food related source (unless you count movie theatre popcorn), but the Bay Theatre on Main Street in Seal Beach has a beautiful pipe organ - they have concerts periodically – you might want to call and check....

packaged & sealed. Whole Foods also carries a packaged & sealed organic kosher meat brand, but I don’t recall the name. Hope this helps.

I carry an organic Guatemala which is very popular. We can roast it custom at any level you prefer. It takes about 20 minutes, but it’s definately worth it. We are located in Seal Beach, just next to Long Beach. (Javatinis...

it. Keeps everything nice and organized in the freezer. When I make soups, any leftover goes in a bag and gets sealed. I make a lot of pastas as side dishes, any leftover gets sealed up and frozen. Bulk herbs get stored in a...