Subject:

Michael Pollan

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    A food critic's commitment problem nearly derails her un-fatting

    Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don't punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in this series: It's been almost a year since that full-length mirror-initiated wake-up call sent me to Jamie Atlas, Bonza ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2012

    Fuel's Bob Blair on cooking for Michael Pollan

    Michael Pollan -- journalist, advocate and patron saint of sustainability in our food system -- was in Denver this week to speak to a crowd at the Paramount about the importance of understanding where our food comes from. After his talk, he headed to Fuel Cafe, where he had a low-key, private dinner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Where did Michael Pollan eat post-Denver speech? Fuel Cafe

    If food is, indeed, the next rock-and-roll, as Ferran Adria once said, then Michael Pollan is certainly one of its superstars; the author and professor has made major inroads in how we all think about what goes into our body, using his body of work -- which includes Botany of Desire, Omnivore's Dile ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Announcement: We have a winner of our Michael Pollan contest

    Journalist, author, professor and sustainable living advocate Michael Pollan is lecturing at the Paramount Theater tonight, and yesterday, we held a contest that would give one Cafe Society reader the opportunity to snag a pair of complimentary tickets to his presentation. We asked readers to submi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Homemade hummus: an unprocessed food that goes great with Dry Dock's Wee Heavy

    ​"You would not have bought this book and read this far into it if your food culture was intact and healthy." Michael Pollan I'm just about finished with Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, a great read that's as fascinating as it is depressing. It's the kind of book that can make you somewh ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 17, 2011

    Bubba Chinos serves up authentic "Chicano cuisine"

    ​"You would not have bought this book and read this far into it if your food culture was intact and healthy." Michael Pollan I'm just about finished with Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, a great read that's as fascinating as it is depressing. It's the kind of book that can make you somewh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Feed Denver moves into winter planting looking to help Colorado supply locally year-round

    ​In 2008, shortly after she finished reading the Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Lisa Rogers was trolling the internet when she found statistics related to the Colorado food supply. The Denver area spends over $5.7 billion on fresh food every year, she learned, but just $4 million of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Recall affects hundreds of millions of eggs, including some in Colorado

    A Flickr photo​Unless you're like Michael Pollan, who thinks paying eight bucks for a dozen eggs is cool, or you're one of those urbavores who raises your own fowl, chances are good your fridge has contained eggs affiliated with the recent massive recall.

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    A FRESH LOOK

    A Flickr photo​Unless you're like Michael Pollan, who thinks paying eight bucks for a dozen eggs is cool, or you're one of those urbavores who raises your own fowl, chances are good your fridge has contained eggs affiliated with the recent massive recall.

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Cafe Option's Craig Dixon on women, Yelp-type restaurant reviews and his liver

    Lori Midson Craig Dixon, executive chef of Cafe Options ​ Craig Dixon Cafe Options 1650 Curtis Street 303-573-0733 www.cafeoptions.com Craig Dixon, chef of Cafe Options, is struggling. I've just asked him what it's like to work in a kitchen staffed predominantly by females -- the restaurant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    How Mario Batali was won: the rhetoric behind Meatless Monday

    ​About a month ago, if you'll recall, I raked my former idol, Mario Batali, over the coals for jumping on the bandwagon of the cute veggie campaign, Meatless Monday. And in the aftermath, as was only fair, I was chastised for my pigheadedness (no pun intended). But as my comments about anima ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Really, Mario Batali? Meatless Monday?

    Mario Batali endorses Meatless Mondays​"He's dead to me." That was a good friend's immediate response to the news that Mario Batali, patron saint of cured meat, is supporting Meatless Monday, a non-profit that's trying to convince Americans to go vegetarian one day a week in order to reduce t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Learn to cook and Dine Out for Life

    A Flickr photo.​Got some gaps in your culinary education? There are seven different culinary workshops, discussions and demonstrations this week, plus tons of wine tastings, Dining Out for Life and the inaugural Boulder Brew and Music Festival. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead: Monda ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2010

    How Colorado cooled the controversy between the Humane Society and big agriculture

    A Flickr photo.​Got some gaps in your culinary education? There are seven different culinary workshops, discussions and demonstrations this week, plus tons of wine tastings, Dining Out for Life and the inaugural Boulder Brew and Music Festival. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead: Monda ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 11, 2010

    A Slow Foods dinner feeds the body, mind and soul

    A Flickr photo.​Got some gaps in your culinary education? There are seven different culinary workshops, discussions and demonstrations this week, plus tons of wine tastings, Dining Out for Life and the inaugural Boulder Brew and Music Festival. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead: Monda ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2010

    Dirt Don’t Hurt

    A Flickr photo.​Got some gaps in your culinary education? There are seven different culinary workshops, discussions and demonstrations this week, plus tons of wine tastings, Dining Out for Life and the inaugural Boulder Brew and Music Festival. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead: Monda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Tonight: Conscious Eating discussion at the Mercury Cafe

    Adam Brock and others speak out.​"You are what you eat" -- we've all heard that one before. But writers and activists such as Michael Pollan have brought the issue of conscious eating into the forefront. And tonight, the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, will serve up "Conscious Eating: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Chipotle's Steve Ells on Oprah today

    The original Chipotle,now a fast-food shrine.​From the moment it opened at 1644 East Evans Avenue, close by the University of Denver, Chipotle Mexican Grill a hip storefront joint that served giant burritos, was a giant hit. Three years later, the homegrown chain had three Denver locations -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Sheehan book signing tonight: A minor complication

    ​As mentioned earlier this morning, my final book-signing in Denver (at least for the foreseeable future) is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at the Broadway Book Mall (200 South Broadway). That hasn't changed. I'll still be there, in the flesh, signing pen in hand. I'll probably read a bit, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Michael Pollan: The food industry creates patients for the health care industry

    Chances are that if you read or watch anything (besides McCommercials) regarding the state of our food system in the United States, it will mention the staggering amount of processed crap we manufacture and the integrity of our diets versus the price -- both financially and physically. Michael Pol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Top 20 worst food trends of the decade

    ​I love the restaurant industry for so many different reasons. I love it because it is the last great American meritocracy, where nothing matters but what you can do on the job and where hard work, smarts and stamina are truly rewarded. I love it because it provides a creative outlet for so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Cook's Shelf: Eating Animals

    The cover is green for a reason​ Reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma fucked me up good. It changed the way I looked at food forever and seriously altered the way I actually ate. Considering that eating is my vocation, this was no small thing. I have never looked at an ear of corn ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 13, 2009

    Organixx may be green, but that's not what makes it great

    The cover is green for a reason​ Reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma fucked me up good. It changed the way I looked at food forever and seriously altered the way I actually ate. Considering that eating is my vocation, this was no small thing. I have never looked at an ear of corn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Huffington Post (and America) thinks Denver bites

    ​Right this minute, the future of ten of America's great food cities is being decided. By readers of the Huffington Post. No, seriously. This isn't a joke. As you are reading this, the highest-rated, single-most popular story at HuffPo is a poll for the ten best food cities. Denver is on that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Before you see Food Inc., eat today like there's no tomorrow

    Take solace in the present folks, because tomorrow is the day you'll stop eating like you did yesterday. That is, of course, if you go and see the documentary Food Inc. The film opens in Colorado tomorrow at the Landmark Chez Artiste, located at 2800 South Colorado Boulevard. I recently screened the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Pollan: The Godfather comes to the green mecca

    A Flickr PhotoYou may not have the thing on the left, but read the thing on the rightThe good people of Boulder are mere hours away from contact with the Great Green One. Yes, Michael Pollan, the Godfather of sustainability, is coming to the green mecca for a reading and book-signing at 7:30 p.m. to ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    Denver's urban gardeners are digging their backyard farms

    A Flickr PhotoYou may not have the thing on the left, but read the thing on the rightThe good people of Boulder are mere hours away from contact with the Great Green One. Yes, Michael Pollan, the Godfather of sustainability, is coming to the green mecca for a reading and book-signing at 7:30 p.m. to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Geek in the Galley

    A Flickr PhotoYou may not have the thing on the left, but read the thing on the rightThe good people of Boulder are mere hours away from contact with the Great Green One. Yes, Michael Pollan, the Godfather of sustainability, is coming to the green mecca for a reading and book-signing at 7:30 p.m. to ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 21, 2008

    Sazza

    If you must go for gourmet pizza, go to Sazza.

  • Dining

    August 2, 2007

    Next!

    Sushi Den is a big fish in the Denver pond.

  • Dining

    May 31, 2007

    In a Pickle

    After planting a rumor, Colterra clarifies.

  • Dining

    April 12, 2007

    All the Way

    The greening of Bradford Heap.

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2007

    Taco the Town

    The greening of Bradford Heap.

  • Dining

    January 4, 2007

    Cook's Shelf

    Ferran Adria has created a real tome on the range.

  • Dining

    November 9, 2006

    Icky Mickey

    My McDonald's lunch was fast, but a flop.

  • Dining

    October 19, 2006

    Homecoming

    Again the Masters of their doman.

  • Dining

    June 22, 2006

    Survival of the Fittest

    How the right cuisines could conquer the world.

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