Last night, Savoy chef and local foods champion Peter Hoffman gave a presentation at the Museum of Natural History on the role of water in sustainable farming, in conjunction with the ongoing Water: H2O = Life exhibit (now through May 25). We missed it too, but found some similar upcoming events. Call it the Mr. Wizard meets Escoffier edition- these food happenings deal with the intersections of ingredients, science, and art. Experimental Cuisine Collective While......

The city's Health Department is investigating three hepatitis C infection in people who "received intravenous (IV) anesthesia from the same NYC-based anesthesiologist." Oh, dear. The incidents occurred in August of last year, and it seems like the anesthesia was given in an out-patient (not a hospital) facility. The DOH is contacting about 4,500 patients who received IV anesthesia between December 1, 2003 and May 1, 2007 at the 10 outpatient facilities the doctor worked in......

Caitlin Berrigan is a 25 year-old Brooklyn-based artist who chooses media such as fats, sugars, and proteins to address ideas and subjects that are often invisible to the naked eye. At Location One last month, Berrigan presented her Viral Confections project: ping pong ball-sized chocolate truffles she casts from a silicone mold created especially for the task. The truffles are made in the shape of the Hepatitis C virus. “These delicious truffles do not carry......