The first “Tools of the Trade” Online Auction began yesterday. The eBay auction puts up some of the cherished items of NYC’s best chefs up for your bidding in an effort to support Slow Food NYC’s Harvest Time in Schools Program. more…

The James Beard Foundation Awards are like the Oscars, Grammy’s, and Emmy’s all rolled into one for the food world. The Oscagremmy’s? In any case the awards recognize the great work done by pretty much every aspect of food, from restaurants to writers. This year I happened upon the list of nominees on Twitter, via the James Beard Foundation twitter page. I’ve got the entire posting of that feed below for you to see the nominees, and I was even nice enough to do some minor formatting. more…