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09/02/2015

“Your emotions drive you mad,” she said, but escaping them is possible by “focusing on now.”

Could teaching mindfulness meditation in schools help students and teachers, inside and outside the classroom?

08/17/2015

A chilled Mediterranean lunch to celebrate this warm Mediterranean weather we've been enjoying!

08/04/2015

Roasting fresh corn this week for a summer "succotash" with zucchini and tomatoes!

07/08/2015

Chefs have changed protocols both in their professional and personal kitchens. “I boiled some beets last night at home, and I poured the water onto my tree.”

In the fourth year of drought, recipes and realities are changing in kitchens and restaurants.

07/06/2015

Happy Monday! Serving up a marinated Kale Salad with roasted tomatoes and coconut flakes. Served over steamed farro.

05/11/2015

This week we're serving up our newest menu item: Baked polenta wedges with balsamic roasted portobello and wilted spinach. Topped with toasted walnuts and crumbled gorgonzola!

03/11/2015

Insightful cultural commentary on the disappearance of silence:
"Attention is a resource; a person has only so much of it....What if we saw attention in the same way that we saw air or water, as a valuable resource that we hold in common?"

Clean air makes it possible to breathe. Silence makes it possible to think.

03/07/2015

"We're talking about culture, the way people behave from moment to moment without being told. More employers are seeing the connection from culture and relationships to workplace greatness to business success."

The secret to attracting and holding onto the world's best talent isn't about the perks—it's about relationships.

03/05/2015

Food trend: Wasting less in the kitchen is just smart economics! Eating better may cost more, but an efficient cook can make up the difference. “We are so price sensitive in the store, and 10 cents will swing us one way or other? But in the kitchen we throw out so much money without even thinking about price.”

Restaurants, home cooks and now a growing number of cities are embracing the belief that efficiency, composting and wasting less in the kitchen are just smart economics.

02/02/2015

This week's menu: Roasted acorn squash and fingerling potatoes tossed with arugula and pomegranate seeds. Served with Rosemary white bean dip.

01/22/2015

Exercise changes the shape and functioning of our genes....Most of the genes in question are known to play a role in energy metabolism, insulin response and inflammation within muscles. In other words, they affect how healthy and fit our muscles—and bodies—become.

Exercise, a new study finds, changes the shape and functioning of our genes, an important step on the way to improved health and fitness.

01/19/2015

Did you know beta-carotene is metabolized into vitamin A? A cup of carrots provides more than 100%DV of vitamin A for proper vision and immune function. It's also a form of antioxidant, helping to prevent cellular damage from free radicals.

01/19/2015

Carrot composition. Excited to roast these for this week's menu!

01/12/2015

25 diets ranked by a panel of doctors, nutritionists and other health experts. The no. 1 overall diet is similar to the Mediterranean diet: heavy on fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy, whole grains, poultry, fish and nuts.

The caveman way of eating ranked near the bottom of a list of 35 diets ranked by medical and nutrition experts. The winners? The Mediterranean-like DASH and the plant-centric Ornish eating plan.

01/05/2015

Roasted beets and beet greens are on the menu this week! Served with farro, goat cheese, and walnuts. Beets are rich in vitamins and minerals such as potassium, magnesium, iron, vitamins A, B, C, beta-carotene, and folic acid. Beets also work to detox the liver and purify the blood. Eat up!

01/05/2015

Wheat People vs. Rice People. Your thoughts?

Some cultures are more individualistic, and others more interdependent. Agriculture may explain why.

12/16/2014

Check out this week's fascinating 60 Minutes report on mindfulness!
Our lives are filled with distractions... we're constantly connected to technology, rarely alone with just our thoughts. Which is probably why there's a growing movement in America to train people to get around the stresses of daily life. From classrooms, to hospitals, to the Google campus, we're seeing the benefits (and necessity) of living mindfully.

Anderson Cooper reports on what it's like to try to achieve "mindfulness," a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today's world of digital distractions

12/15/2014

And a Green Goddess side salad: Did you know this trendy dressing originated from San Francisco's own Palace Hotel in 1923?