May 31st, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Recipe Compendium
–Eric May, artist This cold snack was the centerpiece of a recent invasive species street food menu for which I collaborated with Mike Bancroft of Co-op Image for the FEAST symposium at the University of Chicago. Garlic mustard can be found almost everywhere, a true scourge to biodiversity all over America. Fortunately it [...]
May 31st, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Recipe Compendium
–Elsa Lang, designer and illustrator This recipe is a revised version of the beans my mom made for us when I was little, which is a semi-vegetarian version of the ones my grandmother made for my mom. I’ve altered the recipe to add a bit of heat, but it can [...]
May 16th, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Amuse Bouche, Featured
For better or for worse, the glamorization of the food industry has made stars out of those who were once toiling away from the limelight. Case-in-point #1: This portrait of Alice Waters, the beloved restaurateur, farm-to-table pioneer and food activist–or food dictator, depending on who you talk to- is now gracing the halls of the [...]
May 4th, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Recipe Compendium
Ingredients: 4 oz unsweetened chocolate 1 c mild flavored vegetable oil, divided 3 eggs 1 3/4 c sugar 2 c cooked, pureed beets 1 Tbs vanilla extract 2 c all purpose flour, sifted (or not, if you’re making for a Stake event) 2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt Preheat [...]
May 4th, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Essays & Explorations, Featured
By Maria Pithara A crowd of some two hundred people descends on the Unitarian Church in Philadelphia on a Sunday night in March, right before spring. Sitting at the door, I watch each guest shell out either ten or twenty dollars, whichever they feel they can afford. Once inside the church [...]
