Do You Know Your Global Cuisine? TidBit of the Day
What’s a podpiwek? Hutspot? Mageu? Test your knowledge with this short, fun quiz on global foods – give a try over at Sporcle!
Today’s Special: TidBit of the Day
“Masala is the symphony, oil is the orchestra.” If you like food, the Daily Show, Queens, or know about what it’s like to be an immigrant, this light-hearted, sweet movie is must. Aasif Mandvi (Daily Show) plays a son of Indian immigrants trying to make it as a sous chef in a fancy French restaurant [...]
Processed People? Frank Food!: TidBit of the Day
Are you a processed person or are you a frank foodist? Check out this new documentary, Processed People. Overfed and undernourished. They ask, “how did we get here and what do we do?” Check out the trailer: Eat frank food!
Hungry for Success: TidBit of the Day
NPR did a neat little visual on school lunches around the world…and noted how the U.S. lags behind in much of the world in healthy school lunch makeovers. Scotland had the Hungry for Success program back in 2002, UK had Jamie Oliver ways back, Japan passed a law on food origin education in public schools [...]
Small Farmers are the Answer: Tidbit of the Day
Last week I wrote a post about the need for the world to invest more in agriculture and young girls to help safeguard the future of food “Agriculture, Girls and the Future of Food”. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are placing substantial emphasis on agriculture and as part of their ongoing program, this week [...]
Do You Live in a Food Desert? TidBit of the Day
We hear all this talk about fresh food & farmer’s markets. Well, if you are one of over 13 million in the U.S., it’s not as simple as choice. It’s also about access, as millions live in food deserts – most of whom are low-income families – neighborhoods without easy access to a supermarket or [...]
Stonyfield Organic Challenge: TidBit of the Day
The Stonyfield love I have going on, you would think that they pay us. They don’t. But I feel like I personally want to support them for helping me to find my first true yogurt love when I had all but given up. Stonyfield wants to spread the word of a few exciting initiatives going [...]
Coffee for Water: Tidbit of the Day
We are so excited here at Zomppa to learn about this new social enterprise that started up last month. Coffee for Water™ is a specialty coffee company with a humanitarian mission: to provide safe drinking water in the coffee-growing regions of the world, where one in three people lacks access to clean water. It was [...]
Pigs and the Argentinian Tango: TidBit of the Day
What does pig farming have to do with the tango? Check out this short (12 min.) movie clip, “Ride That Pig to Glory” about Emile DeFlice, South Carolina pig farmer and tango dancer. He owns Caw Caw Creek Pastured Pork. He eloquently talks about the dance and beauty of sustainable farming practices and of source, [...]
H is for Healthy: TidBit of the Day
You know our ongoing love for Sesame Street. Looks like Cookie Monster is helping spread HEALTHY cookies!
