EcoChef Love's EcoCuisne (from my New EcoCatering Company) Featured on New York 1 News
New York City Chef Puts Healthy Spin On Soul Food
By: Cheryl Wills
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A growing movement to reinvent soul food in the city is looking to turn the fried southern cuisine NY1's Cheryl Wills filed the following report.
into a healthier meal without the risks.
Soul food is so popular that movies have been named for it. But the legendary southern cuisine "Soul food has gotten a bad rap, it's not the food itself, it's really the preparation," says American Diabetic Association spokesperson Constance Brown-Riggs. Brown-Riggs, who is also the author of "The African-American Guide to Living Well with Diabetes," says the fat back, pig knuckles, butter, salt, sugar and lard And that's where Eco Chef Love - as she is known - comes in. Brooke Guthrie, also known as Eco Chef She calls her dishes Southern Fusion. "I knew it had to look good and taste better to open minds Folks who recently took part in a taste test in Manhattan say the southern cuisine still has plenty of soul. "It's a sensible alternative to what it is," said another. Eco Chef Love says the sky's the limit for soul food. She even makes gluten-free sweet potato pie and
is a known killer. It's part of the reason why two out of every five African-American adults suffer
from heart disease.
is what leads to diabetes and obesity in an astonishing number of blacks. "The message really is to change
the method of preparation, not necessarily to give up sweet potatoes but maybe give up candied yams,"
Brown-Riggs says.
Love, grew up eating soul food in her native North Carolina. 
She also watched her beloved mother die of complications from diabetes. Now she's a vegan,
meaning she eats no meats or dairy products, and is spearheading a movement to turn soul food
green.
and to open palates," says Guthrie. The New York City based chef whips up dishes like chicken and
waffles, but with a healthy twist. The waffles are made of corn and they're grilled not fried. And the vegan barbeque chicken is smothered with sauce that is not loaded with molasses and sugar. Instead, it's made
with agave. She even dares to make mac and cheese, with gluten-free (macaroni and vegan) cheese.
"Mac & Cheese is like the one thing. Once you go into vegan you kinda have to leave that behind but
that fooled me," said one taste tester.
vegan shrimp po' boys. She hopes her healthy recipes will win back foodies and make southern cuisine
the soul of America once again.
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Think BP Is the only Oil EcoVillian? Think again and join the Fight for the First Amendment vs Big Oil
Joe Berlinger Director/Producer/Executive Producer/Cinematographer
Crude is the winner of many, many Awards .. Too many to list here.
See where the Documentary CRUDE Fight for the First Amendment is playing near your.
Or get your tickets to see the Q&A with Berlinger’s lead attorney Maura Wogan of Frankfurt
Kurnit, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, WGA East President Michael Winship & others; Co-presented by the IDA and
WGA at a the IFC in NYC Wednesday June 22 at 8 pm.
The makers of the award-winning documentary CRUDE, which chronicles the inside story of the largest and most controversial environmental lawsuit on the planet--a 17-year, $27 billion struggle between 30,000 Ecuadorean rainforest dwellers and Chevron--are currently embroiled in a legal battle with Chevron, who has subpoenaed the CRUDE filmmakers and the nearly 600 hours of raw footage accumulated during the production. Our attorneys at Frankfurt Kurnit have argued that our footage is protected by the journalist's privilege, and forcing us to hand it over to any third party (either Chevron, the plaintiffs' lawyers, or anyone else) is a violation of our First Amendment rights.
On May 6th, a US District Court ruled in Chevron's favor, creating a frightening precedent that we and many of our esteemed colleagues--from Bill Moyers to Michael Moore--agree will have a chilling effect on investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking as we know it. In an effort to protect the footage, his sources, and his process, Berlinger immediately appealed, and on June 8th, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Berlinger will be awarded a full hearing in July on his appeal. As a result, the District Court’s May 20th order directing Berlinger to produce the footage will be suspended during the pendency of the appeal.
As the battle to defend our First Amendment rights presses on, our mounting legal fees are extraordinarily costly. As the third-largest corporation in America, Chevron has far more financial resources at its disposal than we do. We have set up this Kickstarter page as a way for our supporters to help us raise funds for our defense against Chevron and stand up in favor of the future of documentary filmmaking and investigative journalism.
Please donate whatever you can and pass this link on to others who may be interested in supporting the cause. Any financial support you can provide will be greatly appreciated, not just by us, but surely by numerous journalists and documentary filmmakers around the world who have voiced their support for our cause. If we fail to prevail in this case it will undoubtedly set a frightening precedent for the future of journalism and documentary filmmaking.
For those of you who have reached out to us through www.crudethemovie.com asking what you can do to help, this is it. CRUDE's Director/Producer Joe Berlinger has contributed a significant amount of his personal funds towards this case, but now we need to raise substantial additional funds for the appeals process. With your pledge, you can play an active role and make a very real difference in what has quite rapidly spiraled into an historic battle for the freedom of the press, the protection of the journalist, and the foundation of documentary film.
We hope you will help us put up a good fight.
-Joe Berlinger & Team CRUDE
*Recent Articles on the case include:
-Brent Lang's "Court Grants Stay for 'Crude' Director" (http://www.thewrap.com/article/new-york-court-grants-stay-crude-director-18143)
-KCRW Interview w/ Joe Berlinger http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/pc/pc100608joe_berlingers_crude
-Norman Lear's "Was Oil Named 'Crude' Because of the Way Oil Compaies Do Business?" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-lear/was-oil-named-crude-becau_b_604741.html)
-David Folkenfilk's "A 'Crude' Awakening: Chevron vs. the Documentarian" (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php...)
-Robert Redford's "Joe Berlinger vs. Chevron: Why We Must All Defend Independent Filmmaking" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-redford/joe-berlinger-vs-chevron_b_600433.html)
-Ted Johnson's "New Twist in 'Crude' Suit" http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020196.html...
-Dave Itzkoff's "Media Companies File Brief on Behalf of Filmmaker in Chevron Case" (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/media-companies-file-brief-on-behalf-of-filmmaker-in-chevron-case/)
-LA Times Editorial "Chevron Sues Over 'Crude': A Documentary's Unused Footage, Akin to Reporters' Notes, Should be Protected"
(http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-chevron-20100521,0,3553969.story)
-Bill Moyers' & Michael Winship's "Chevron's 'Crude' Attempt to Suppress Free Speech"
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-moyers/chevrons-crude-attempt-to_b_576595.html)
-John Shwartz & Dave Itzkoff's "Should a Documentary Filmmaker Get a Journalist's Privilege?"
(http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/08/us/08pollution.html...)
-Dave Itzkoff's "Oscar Winners Back Filmmaker in Dispute With Chevron"
(http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/oscar-winners-back-filmmaker-in-dispute-with-chevron/...)
*For more articles on the case, please visit http://www.crudethemovie.com/crude-blog/
Project location: New York, NY
E. Coli Beef Producer Cargill Acknowledges Guilt and Agrees To Pay Paralysis Victim Stephanie Smith for Life
Paralyzed Woman and Cargill Settle E. Coli Lawsuit
Is Eating Beef Worth the Risk?
Article from the Sustainable Food News
Stephanie Smith "A Minnesota woman who became paralyzed after eating a hamburger contaminated with a virulent strain of E. coli reached a settlement with Cargill, Inc.The agribusiness giant said in a statement that it “deeply regrets” Stephanie Smith’s injuries and had acknowledged responsibility for them since first learning of them and has been providing financial help to her and her family.
Smith, a 22-year-old former dance instructor from Cold Spring, Minn., had filed the lawsuit in December. Cargill agreed in the settlement to provide for Smith's care for life.
Stephanie Smith Pictured above in Healthier Happier Times
"Stephanie Smith still hopes to dance one day."
"This settlement will allow Stephanie to continue her fight to return to her greatest passion, dance," said William Marler, Smith's attorney. The parties' settlement will be presented to the federal court for approval and dismissal of all claims.
Last October, the New York Times detailed Smith’s severe injuries she suffered as a result of an E. coli O157:H7 infection in fall 2007.
The article also showed how America's complex, and seemingly unsupervised, industrial beef production system provides
cover for grinders of raw beef materials selling to packers, and the lack of testing in the supply chain for deadly pathogens.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack responded to the article with this statement: "The story we learned about over the weekend is unacceptable and tragic. We all know we can and should do more to protect the safety of the American people and the story in this weekend's paper will continue to spur our efforts to reduce the incidence of E. coli O157:H7.”
Watch the Larry King Video Debate on Meat Safety and See a Photo of Stephanie Smith during
her 9 week E. Coli Coma. Then ask yourself is eating beef worth the risk?
Video Alicia Silverstone & Late Night Host Jimmy Fallon New York City Vegan Restuarant Tasting Live on TV
Try Super EcoHero Alicia Silverstone's EcoFriendly Tasting Menu for yourself and eat like an EcoStar:
The Tempeh Reuben which got a thumbs up from a timid Jimmy Fallon is courtesy of Sacred Chow.
Seitan (aka Wheat Meat) Piccata comes via Candle 79.
The EcoFriendly Chocolate Desserts are from Pure Food and Wine.
Checkout Alicia Silverstone cooking Vegan Cheesecake Live at ten New York City Food and Wine Festival 2009 ...
Biggest Loser Trainer Bob Harper Annouces He Is Now Vegan!
now VEGAN. Way to go Super EcoHero for Mama Earth Bob! You Rock!
Read how...
Biggest Loser Trainer Bob Harper Goes VEG and Lowers Cholesterol 100 Points!
Video Dr. James E. Hansen Interview on The David Letterman Show
the GrandFather of Global Warming Dr. James E. Hansen Day here at
Mama Earth Rocks! check out his late night interview with Dave...
Video - Dr. James E. Hanson Talks About Why He As A Sicentist Choose to Start Speaking Out About Climate Change
Storms of My Grandchildren The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrope And Our Last Chance to Save Humanity,
Dr. James Hansen was one of the 1st Scientist who testified about Climate Change /Global Warming during the Regan Adminisitration. Listen as he tells why he felt that he could no longer remain silent about the dangers facing our Beatiful
Planet...
"Drs. Makiko Sato and James Hansen are constructing a webpage, Updating the Climate Science: What Path is the
Real World Following? In addition to updating figures in the book Storms of My Grandchildren (see LA Times review),
this page will present updated graphs and discussion of key quantities that help provide understanding of how Climate
Change is developing and how effective or ineffective global actions are in affecting Climate forcings and future Climate
Change. A few errata in Storms are also provided on the "Update" webpage."Updated Information from Dr. Hansen's Website:
Recent Communications
Dr. Hansen periodically posts commentary on his recent papers and presentations and on other topics of interest to an e-mail list. To receive announcements of news postings, please click here.
- June 1, 2010: Revised draft of "Global Surface Temperature Change" paper, a summary discussion of the paper, and two PowerPoint posters of key figures.
- May 18, 2010: Copies of charts used in presentation at the French National Assembly were added to the presentations, in PDF and PowerPoint.
- Apr. 25, 2010: Earth Day on the Mall and People's Climate Stewardship Act. Remarks on Earth Day and a proposed fee-and-dividend bill
- Apr. 5, 2010: Obama's Second Chance on the Predominant Moral Issue of this Century. Op-ed available at Huffington Post or here as PDF.
- Mar. 25, 2010: Clarification re Civil Resistance. Explanation of a short quotation.
Recent Presentations
June 2010: Surface Temperature Analysis. Posters shown at NASA/GSFC Sciences and Exploration Directorate Science Jamboree on June 2.
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May 2010: A Convenient Falsehood. Presentation at the French National Assembly on May 11 and charts in the handout provided.
+ Download PDF
Click here to read the June 2nd 2010 report published by the U.N. stating that Meat and Dairy are NOT SUSTAINABLE .
Cri de Coeur Ethical Footwear Creates Gourgeous Creations for All Fashionistas!
Shoe Lovers Rejoice! Cri de Coeur which means Cry From the Heart (for a pair of these beautiful
shoes!). Just looking at them makes me want to throw on a pair of their heels tonight and act out
my very own scene of EcoSexy in the City. Check them out on Twitter @cridecoeur.
Love at first Bite and first Sight at The Pushcart Market
Love At First Bite:
Organic Vegan Dessert Truck Cinnamon Snail (follow them on Twitter @VeganLunchTruck) - OMG! I could eat a dozen of their Strawberry Glazed Donuts and Cheesecake Cupcakes. Their Earth Loving Treats were quickly devored by customers who, by the way, could care less that their yummy desserts are Vegan! Super EcoHero Adam You Rock!
Love at First Site:
The stunning Handcrafted Cards Designed by Alton Weekes are perfect for any special occasion including Weddings.
I hope that Street Vendor Project has many more Pushcart Markets in the future. I am definitely a Fan 4 Life.
UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet and states that eating meat and dairy is not Sustainable!
Lesser consumption of animal products is necessary to save the world from the worst impacts of climate change,
UN report states.
A global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change,
a UN report said today (Click this link to read the U.N. Report).
As the global population surges towards a predicted 9.1 billion people by 2050, western tastes for diets rich in meat and dairy products are unsustainable, says the report from United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) international panel of sustainable resource management.
It says: "Impacts from agriculture are expected to increase substantially due to population growth increasing consumption of animal products. Unlike fossil fuels, it is difficult to look for alternatives: people have to eat. A substantial reduction of impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet change, away from animal products."
Rock on UN Super EcoHeroes! Rock on...Are you a Super EcoHero for Mother Earth (aka Vegan)? Then click on the comment below and send me your story.
