A page for reviews, recommendations, and such – both mine and yours! Please feel free to recommend your favorite Chinese restaurants and cookbooks (give us some reasons!) and gently pan those you dislike (constructive criticism only!)
I also invite you to submit your “questions for the chef” here unless they more logically belong under another section (ingredient questions under pantry, technique questions on their page, etc.)
books, articles, and other reading recommendations
“20 ways to eat healthier right now“
“All the Health Risks of Processed Foods – In Just a Few, Quick, Convenient Bites”
“An Urban Farmer Is Rewarded for His Dream”
“Can we afford to eat ethically?”
“The Challenges of Eating ‘Slow’”
Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All
“Fish Shares and Sharing Fish“
“Food as a National Security Issue”
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
“How to live what Michael Pollan preaches.”
In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
“Instead of Eating to Diet, They’re Eating to Enjoy“
“It’s Too Hot for Dog on the Menu”
“Loving Fish, This Time with the Fish in Mind“
“Neighbor, Can You Spare a Plum?“
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally
Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America
Real Food: What to Eat and Why
Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education
“Tackling the ethics of eating”
“Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town”
“Will You Stand Up for Menu Labeling?“
cookbook reviews
Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook: Recipes from Hunan Province
The Cultural Revolution Cookbook
movies
The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World
nutrition
Bacon – is it better for you than tilapia?!?
resources for green and healthy living
Looking for a nearby farmers’ market? community supported agriculture? pick-your-own farms? This is the site to get you started. Support your local farmers and do your health a favor!
Nutrition education programs for families, schools, and communities in the South Bay area of Los Angeles
restaurant guides and reviews
The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World
House of Vege, Lomita, CA
videos
2008 MacArthur Fellow: Will Allen
Ann Cooper: Reinventing the School Lunch
Birke Baehr: What’s Wrong with Our Food System? And How Can We Make a Difference?
please include the recipe for that delicious noodle soup with tofu (?) we had at your home!! it was wonderful!