TODAY’S LESSON: Thanksgiving is the feast that Mother Nature generously provides for us each year. But traditional menus often leads to complacent redundant boring recipes that have lost touch with the vibrant flavors of nature of the field and forest. Today we are elevating your Thanksgiving feast by combining special harvest flavors, at the peak…
Historic Michigan Farm-to-Table Dinner at Black Star Farms Highlights Bond Between Chefs and Farmers and Michigan’s Diverse Bounty. This October, Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay hosted a milestone dinner that told the story of the enduring relationship between the chef and the farmer, while shining a light on Michigan’s incredibly diverse agricultural bounty….
What the Heck is Neu5Gc? Neo5Gc is a naturally occurring Sialic Acid “simple sugar” that is found on the cells of many mammals (meat) EXCEPT humans. It has a special molecular structure that plays a crucial role in biological interaction everywhere it goes. Why Should I Care about Neu5Gc? When we consume meat such as…
What happens when a chef stops thinking only about flavor and starts thinking about the human body? For Jimmy Schmidt, that question wasn’t just hypothetical—it shaped the second half of his career. After years of success in the kitchen, he began looking deeper into how food interacts with biology, health, and the future of how…
This fantastic evening brought together Michigan’s top James Beard Foundation Honored Chefs, Sommeliers, Vintners, Distillers, Brewers, Farmers, Fishers, and Foragers to celebrate the unparalleled bounty of our state. This gathering united extraordinary talent at the table to collaborate in presenting this special event showcasing their exceptional crafts with expert hospitality. The essence of the Best…
*TODAY’S LESSON: The Wonderful World of Artichokes** Artichokes are one of the most forbidding looking of the vegetable family with thistle thorns protecting its sweet inner heart. The flavor is naturally rich and sweet with carbohydrate fiber that are great for you. Today we will strip away the stickers and release the artichoke’s inner…
How to combine nature’s ingredients to make a complete delicious plant protein while mitigating natures’ protective bite. By Jimmy Schmidt Rice and beans are the primary foods that provide sustenance to almost the entire world’s population. Every country has its blend of rice varieties paired with legumes in an attempt to supply the nutrition…
“Let food be thy medicine: The Healing Power of Nutrition” Throughout history, humans have relied on foraging, hunting, and farming to procure the necessary sustenance for our existence. We have drawn from a diverse array of foods found in nature, navigating through experimentation to discover what nourishes us and what may harm us. In Richard…