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Slow Food D.C. wants you to stuff their sausage. As part of its "Slow University" series of classes, the nonprofit eco-gastronomic group is hosting a potluck and sausage-making demo that promises to teach meat lovers "how to grind, season, and stuff from the folks who know it best." Those folks would be White House Meats, the ... (more)

Making dietary changes isn't just a good idea for staying healthy-it's a way of going green, too.

Many years ago, I tried to read Laurie Colwin, the late novelist who used to write a monthly column for Gourmet magazine.

Rosie Cupitt was the first female winemaker to set up shop in the Shoalhaven region in 2006, when she and her husband Griff bought their property as a venture into semi-retirement. The plan was that Griff Cupitt would look after a small vineyard and run some cattle, while his wife, who had studied viticulture and spent several vintages at wineries ... (more)

Hailing from the Ozarks, Addie Broyles expanded her cooking skills on the West Coast and Spain before settling in Austin, mainly for the aguas frescas at the taco stand down the street from her house where she, husband Ian and son Julian are now attempting to grow their own food in the backyard.

Clockwise from top left: The outdoor patio at Farm 255; Tenor, the legendary pig of Pork Chop Hill, with Jake O. Francis; lampchop at the National and outside of the National.

Molecular gastronomist and chef Ian Kleinman prepares to bite off more than he can chew at the Big Eat sausage competition.

In "Fairy Gardens, " Betty Earl tells what fairy gardens are and how to make and care for them, relates fairy lore, introduces the plants associated with fairies, and describes miniature plants for fairy and mini gardens, indoors or out.

The Jewish holiday of Sukkot, also known as the harvest festival, begins Saturday, Oct.

ROME: They twirled, they sniffed, they slurped, they chewed. The dozen housewives who gathered in a Rome hotel on a recent afternoon took their work terribly seriously, rating plates of pasta for chewiness, saltiness, gumminess or done-ness that perfect balance known as "al dente," or firm to the bite.

It all started with a stroll ... a slow walk, if you will, down Main Street, that highlighted Vermont's historic agricultural dairy economy.

Oprah Winfrey's O Magazine weighs in this month on GMOs, also known as Genetically Modified Food.

We've got a great three-day weekend ahead of us, and there's no shortage of ways to celebrate the unofficial start of summer! Adds Time Out New York , A Governors Island celebrates its inaugural weekend with a Family Fun Festival featuring performances by Astrograss, the Maybelles and Arm of the Sea Theater, and kids can watch a grilled-cheese ... (more)

Minor, who said he was eating what he called the typical "American diet," full of processed foods and frozen mass produced meals, became a "locavore" - someone who eats to the maximum extent locally grown, harvested and cooked foods.

Josh Monroe is the chef and owner of the Chef's Table restaurant in Waynesville, known for its fresh pasta and extensive wine list.

The dozen housewives who gathered in a Rome hotel on a recent afternoon took their work terribly seriously, rating plates of pasta for chewiness, saltiness, gumminess or done-ness - that perfect balance known as "al dente," or firm to the bite.

Slow Food is a lifestyle choice, not a culinary technique, and its focus is on eating local and seasonal foods.

The owners have occupied their Tennessee Street space for more than 20 years, but until now they've largely cooked artisanal food for independent grocers in the Bay Area.

First Lady Michelle Obama hosts the Bancroft Elementary School for the garden harvest of the White House in Washington in June.