Monthly Archives: July 2011

Savored.com: every restaurant’s best friend

I’ve already mentioned Savored on this site but, given I’m still getting a hang of the blogging world, I thought it merited a second entry as a full-blown profile. This is the type of write-up I have in mind for … Continue reading

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Weekly digest: Saturday, July 23rd

From the past week, hope you enjoy! Huge news from the White House on mass retailers committing to open 1500 new stores in food deserts: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/21/1500-stores-fresh-produce_n_905447.html EWG’s Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change and Health = AWESOME: http://breakingnews.ewg.org/meateatersguide/eat-smart/ A compelling … Continue reading

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Weekly digest: Saturday, July 16th

From the past week: Annual report on obesity, “there’s no sunshine here.” http://www.fooducate.com/blog/​2011/07/08/12-unfathomable-obe​sity-stats-make-you-want-to-cr​y/ Go Mass! Strictest public school nutrition standards in the country. Now time for the USDA to follow… http://www.boston.com/Boston/w​hitecoatnotes/2011/07/health-p​anel-approves-new-nutrition-ru​les-for-mass-public-schools/Yf​c3tbg44jZGIKZ57eytzL/index.htm​l?p1=News_links Garden on the Go initiative demonstrates the potential role … Continue reading

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Start-up profiles: ZeroCater, Gojee and Foodzy

Enjoy three new profiles from TechCrunch and Fast Company. Love the increasing attention this space is getting: ZeroCater: TechCrunch talks about how Y Combinator-backed ZeroCater is taking the headache out of employee lunches: http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/06/zerocater-because-lunch-at-the-office-doesnt-have-to-be-a-complete-pain/ Gojee: TechCrunch also covered Gojee last … Continue reading

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Weekly digest: Saturday, July 9th

Covering the past two weeks, enjoy: GREAT Techcrunch overview of the trends in food startups. Love the increasing attention being paid to this space, and the GoGrubly/Kitchit shoutouts! http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/​04/the-way-we-eat/ Visual overview of the food movement: problems and solutions. WELL done. … Continue reading

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