What could be more energizing to a food lover than a trip to Paris during the holidays? This post tells of some highlights of a New Year's 2012 trip to my favorite city and some of the foodie hotspots I visited.

Brooklyn resident and devout foodie Erin Myers takes a tasty tour of some of the most delicious food destinations in the borough of Brooklyn, New York.

Move over molecular cuisine! What is the latest culinary trend after El Bulli closed its doors? Well, it's the bread basket. Easy, simple, bread has been with us since the beggining of biblical  times and its making a comeback to the poshest restaurant (and home) tables.

As the Rockefeller Center Greenmarket returned to New York for the summer season this week, a casual stroll offered evidence that age-old food traditions are hotter than, well, hotcakes.

Along with the now well-established roof top honey , chutney and farmstead cheese artisans, a more recent player  with stone age origins has moved into the market – Nordic Breads of Long Island City – which offers Finnish Ruis Bread.  The aromatic flat round loaves are 100 percent whole grain rye, and are said to be baked with ancient Finnish techniques.  

I was walking to get coffee this morning and came upon this incredible food concept while it was stocking up at some of the local produce purveyors.  Those of you familiar with Chicago know that there is a major issue in certain neighborhoods with food deserts.  What is a Food Desert you may ask?  The food desert concept was first introduced in the United Kingdom in the early 1990’s to examine disparities in food pricing and to describe geographical areas with limited access to retail grocery stores. A food desert is a food environment unsupportive of health; it is defined by barriers which restrict access to healthy foods. Barriers may include lack of access to food retailers, availability of nutritious foods, or affordability of foods.  It has become a major initiative with Mayor Emanuel to help solve these issues.