May 2013
40 posts
Living on Earth: Chef Buns Sustainable Sushi →
Blue fin tuna, wild freshwater eel, and other sushi ingredients are in steep decline due to the popularity as people around the world demand this Japanese cuisine. Restaurant owner and sushi chef Bun Lai says the ancient tradition of sushi must evolve and become sustainable. Living on Earth’s Annie Sneed reports.
cbthibault asked: Ray says he'll eat bugs.
jurassic--shark asked: I watch SNL every week, and didn't know you were planning on cooking with cicadas, but as soon as I saw weekend update, I googled to see if they were talking about you! My favorite restaurant just got even cooler :)
WatchLast night, Saturday Night Live poked fun at me for planning to cook with cicadas. In response to SNL’s reference to me, my friend Wendy Chan said “Everything you’re doing is super cool, which is what drives trends - and brings about changes!” I don’t think we will be starting a bug eating craze in America but I do think we can help people think about eating...
WatchHere’s Vasi, the uber talented artist who designed the menu and logo for Miya’s. I was both surprised and thrilled to learn that she had her own ideas on eating #cicadas.
A recent report by the United Nations Food and... →
A recent report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says that harvesting more insects for consumption could help improve nutrition worldwide and reduce the environmental impact of farming other types of animals. According to the report, “Insects are everywhere and they reproduce quickly, and they have high growth and feed conversion rates and a low environmental...
Cicada invasion: If you can't beat them, eat them →
Two and a half acres of land can produce about 250 pounds of beef that is full of heart attack inducing saturated fats and pumped full of antibiotics and growth hormone. Beef production, also, releases more heat trapping green house gases than any other food. Also, factory farms are hideously inhumane. If we are going to mass produce animals for food then perhaps we should be mass producing...
April 2013
45 posts
