If you bake, then you know that it is a science. Experimentation with a recipe may lead to disastrous results. Here are two useful apps, Ratio and Food Substitutes, that are reco[...]
I am really honored to introduce my new guest blogger Jameson, a middle school student at Sts. Philip and James School in Long Island, NY. Jameson and I were introduced by his tech[...]
Gourmet Magazine’s closure last year “presaged the death of magazines,” lamented Jeff Jarvis in a blog post about the end of the longest running food-magazine in [...]
This interactive visualization by SlateLabs demonstrates the rise in diabetes diagnoses among adult Americans. Slate used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention t[...]
I’ve been a pescatarian for 17 years. This past year I made the decision to try my best to eat only sustainably grown and sourced seafood. While there were a number of reason[...]
City dwellers around the country are finding creative ways to use their fire escapes, windows, backyards, and abandoned lots to grow food in the city. As the movement matures, dece[...]
As the founder of the internet venture, GourmetOrigins, one of the topics that often comes up when speaking with people in the food industry is technology and particularly, how to [...]
Ready, Set,.. Where you do you start? Every entrepreneur is bursting with at least one good idea. Usually more. When you are bursting with good ideas and feel connected to multiple[...]
Trying to navigate a restaurant's site from my cellphone is often an annoying and time consuming experience. Which is why startups such as When I'm Mobile & Chompstack have develop[...]
“I see Pando as the first incubator for grassroots initiatives. We will support projects that can be carried out in less than 1 year for under $5,000, providing the project m[...]
I am thrilled to introduce Christine Rico, my business and idea weaving advisor. Christine and I have been working together to take all of my ideas and the amazing people and oppor[...]
It was 8:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning in Soho, the streets lay quiet and Broadway was not yet filled with shopping tourists. Though one floor above, at co-working space Soho Haven[...]
Around two years ago (December 15th to be exact), I became the first paid employee of BrightFarm Systems (the New York Sun Works crew joined 16 days later). Our only project at the[...]
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer spoke at the launch of The Sun Works Center at the Manhattan School For Children on December 7, 2010. Stringer said: “Let’s[...]
It’s been a while since I’ve worked on this site, but thanks to the Food+Tech Hackathon I’ve taken the time to really think about how the data and tools I’m building should evolve.[...]
Thank you so much to everyone who came out yesterday for the inaugural Food+Tech Hackathon! I will be covering all of the interesting people, projects, and outcomes from the event [...]
Crowdsourcing innovation is all the rage these days. Large corporations like IBM, Nokia, and GE have all created web-based platforms to gather the wisdom of the masses. When I firs[...]
Oprah’s is in love it. It’s Cyber Week. Have you bought an iPad yet? When I first played around with an iPad back in April, I didn’t get it. [I didn’t Tw[...]
This Saturday December 5, food enthusiasts of all kinds including hackers, urban farmers, restauranteurs, designers, and public figures, will come together to hack on open food sys[...]
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On Tuesday, I posted about the AgChat Foundations #Foodthanks campaign aimed at engaging the public in sharing thanks with those that grow and get our food from farm to table. Curi[...]
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all are enjoying a delicious day with friends &/or family. I have so much to be thankful for this year, so I thought I would take a moment to giv[...]
This Thanksgiving the AgChat Foundation has launched foodthanks.com and is asking people to thank those who help to grow and provide our food. The site offers five simple tips for [...]
Please join Food+Tech Connect, Open Source Cities, & Gojee on December 4th for the inaugural Food+Tech Hackathon as part of the International Open Data Hackathon. This open-sou[...]
Real Time Farms is a web platform that uses crowdsourcing to help you understand where your food comes from. Local Food enthusiasts contribute geo-tagged photographs, tips, and ed[...]