Food Matters

Sane Eating at Columbus Restaurants

04.13.2009

Nida’s- California Roll- Shrimp Tempura w/ avacadoLuck Bros- hummus and an oat bagelTip Top- mac n cheese- sweet potato friesPlanks- pepperoni pizza- mozz sticksBenevolence- hummus sandwich (lettuce and sprouts)- corn/potato soupNorthstar- Buddha bowl (veggies, brown rice, peanut sauceBanana Bean- BB omlette (roasted veggies, cheddar)- shrimp & corn chowder (with potato chips)Spagio- Caesar salad- veggie app- [...]

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I’m Getting SIck of Granola and Spending Money (Sane Eating Pt. 3)

04.11.2009

Well, not really. I’m lovin’ the granola. As I mentioned, it smells great when we cook it. But I have this issue with the fact that I’ve never found that many plants that I really love eating. So the past few days have been a constant cycle of bananas, apples, soy nuggets, and granola. I [...]

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Sane Eating in Columbus: Part 2

04.08.2009

Sane Eating in Columbus follows Matt’s adventures as he tries to figure out how to eat healthy in our beloved Capital City, with the help of Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, and everyone on the internet. Where’s our internet smell-o-vision? I wish I could share this with you; I’m toasting homemade granola. It’s fantastically aromatic. Yum, [...]

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Sane Eating in Columbus: Part 1

04.07.2009

So, this quest for a better way of eating got kicked into high gear when I picked-up Mark Bittman‘s newest book, Food Matters. Bittman will be familiar to some as the author of How to Cook Everything, AKA in our house as the big, yellow cookbook with no pictures. Food Matters is exactly the book [...]

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Sane Eating in Columbus: The Prequel

04.07.2009

I am not a foodie. Nor am I a gourmand. I like food. I eat a lot of food. Too much, probably. Definitely the wrong kinds. But with more than a decade of restaurant experience (including some of the finest dining in town) and a few years of Cooks Illustrated subscriptions behind me, I’m a [...]

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