The Galley

The February 27th earthquake in Chile registered 8.8 on the Richter scale causing much destruction to the countries infrastructure.  The full effect on the port facilities, shipping, transportation from farms, shipping logistics, cold storage has not been determined.  Right now it is summer in Chile and peak harvest season for many fruits and vegetables.  The [...]

The ability to store information and easily access it, has been one of the game-changing abilities of the iPhone/iTouch.  The biggest impact onboard of this technology has been in the galley.  New apps are being created daily that really help chefs step-up their game.  Here are a few more that we recommend.

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On Wednesday, I had the opportunity to attend the Rhode Island Local Food Forum at Brown University in Providence.  It was a chance to mix with chefs, farmers, advocates, non-profits, government, academics, law makers and business owners with an interest in local food in Rhode Island.  After an exhausting day of seminars, roundtables and speed [...]

In an effort to cut red-tape, the European Union has dropped regulations on size and shape of 26 varieties of fruits and vegetables effective July 1st.  The regulations dictated specific requirements that produce needed to meet in order for shops to sell to consumers.  These included how the ratio of white to green on leeks, [...]