Category Archives: Current Affairs

Sunday Photo – RIP Judy Rodgers

Posted on December 8, 2013 by John Sconzo in California, Culinary Personalities, Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Health, Regional, Restaurants, Slow Food

Judy Rodgers, the chef/owner of one of San Francisco’s most beloved and most iconic restaurants died this past week from cancer. She was one of the major driving forces behind the development and popularization of what has come to be [...]

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Sunday Photo – In Memorium – Chef Charlie Trotter

Posted on November 10, 2013 by John Sconzo in Chicago, Culinary Personalities, Current Affairs, Fine Dining

I had met him on several occasions, but can’t say that I knew him. I certainly knew who he was, but I doubt that he had any clue as to who I was. We were the same age, though I [...]

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Sunday Photos – NYC – Old and New Icons

Posted on October 6, 2013 by John Sconzo in Architecture, Art, Current Affairs, New York City, Photo Posts, Travel

At least since the building of the Empire State Building, New York has been a city known for its soaring skyline and its lofty architecture. That was enhanced by the Twin Towers of The World Trade Center up until that [...]

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Sunday Photo – Georgia O’Keeffe at Lake George

Posted on September 1, 2013 by John Sconzo in Art, Current Affairs, Flowers, Musings, Photo Posts, Travel, Upstate NY

Clearly this photo of summer gladiolas is not of a Georgia O’Keeffe painting, though it was influenced by her art work.  O’Keeffe, one of the seminal American artists of the Twentieth Century was known, amongst other things for her sensuous [...]

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GMO’s and “Science”

Posted on August 15, 2013 by John Sconzo in Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Health, Musings, Science, Slow Food

It seems that many who stand in support of  GMO’s have staked the claim that those who oppose GMO’s and other aspects of modern food production technology are “anti-science.” While that may be true of some or perhaps even many [...]

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Sunday Photo – Forever Farmland

Posted on August 11, 2013 by John Sconzo in Art, Current Affairs, Fundraising, On the Farm, Photo Posts, Slow Food, Upstate NY

This blog is mostly about food. I love good food. It is one of life’s greatest pleasures, a source of health and something that tends to bind people together. To have good food, though, we require good product and good [...]

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Notice – FotoMoto For Photo Purchases Is No Longer Active on This Site

Posted on June 23, 2013 by John Sconzo in Current Affairs, Photo Posts, Weblogs

Unfortunately, what had until relatively recently been a very useful service for selling photos as prints, notecards and even e-cards, FotoMoto, appears to be crumbling. As a result, I am no longer offering this service on this site. If you [...]

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Breaking News: Frantzen/Lindeberg Now Just Frantzen

Posted on May 1, 2013 by John Sconzo in Culinary Blogs, Culinary Personalities, Current Affairs, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, Restaurants, Scandinavia, Starchefs

Just two days after being proclaimed the twelfth best restaurant in the world on the controversial San Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list as Frantzen/Lindeberg, Bjorn Frantzen and Daniel Lindeberg have announced they are splitting up with Frantzen retaining control [...]

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Healthy Living – Just a Name or The Real Thing?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by John Sconzo in At the Market, Cheese, Culinary Personalities, Culinary Shopping, Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Musings, New England, Slow Food, Upstate NY

It won’t replace the local Farmers Markets. It isn’t designed to do that, but the new Healthy Living Market and Cafe at the Wilton Mall (yes, it is in a mall) just outside of Saratoga Springs, New York should make [...]

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Calling All Wine Collectors!!! Devine Intervention Needed!!!

Posted on March 25, 2013 by John Sconzo in Culinary Shopping, Current Affairs, Events, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, Fundraising, New York City, Web/Tech, Wine

Starting today and running through April 7th, there is an incredible opportunity to augment your growing collection with some otherwise impossible to find bottles and others that are merely hard to come by. The best part is that it is [...]

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