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Store Thu Jul 10 2008

New Smoothie Flavor @ Soy Organic

soy_organic_bicycle_trailer.jpgPilsen's Soy Organic is all about offering a healthier alternative. With real fruit smoothies on a hot summer day, I don't know how they could go wrong. But I'm biased; I've been a fan of their fun bulk selection, vegan chorizo and shelf of Indian instant foods packed into a cute storefront since courting them for the Veggie Bike and Dine. Their new smoothie flavor is vegan banana nut. Thursdays, they have fresh Polish bread, Fridays organic Amish "Grab-and-Go" soups. If that's not enough, they have Rice Dream ice cream bars. (Photo courtesy of Soy Organic).

 
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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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