Did you miss Michael Pollan and Dan Barber discussing sustainable eating last week at the 92nd Street Y? You can catch a video clip on their blog. Fresh Direct is jumping on the sustainability train and fend off some of their criticism from environmentalists by running their delivery trucks on a biodiesel fuel blend. In addition, they have been donating their leftover kitchen cooking oil to the same biodiesel supplier and are introducing technology to......

Looking for some of the best coffee in the city? Ed Levine has a few suggestions, including some of our favorites, like Joe, the Art of Coffee and the Mud Spot. The Omnivore's Dilemma's Michael Pollan puts in his two cents about recent activity surrounding the Farm Bill, "However many worthwhile programs get tacked onto the farm bill to buy off its critics, they won’t bring meaningful reform to the American food system until the......

- Finally! Banh mi sandwiches in Midtown. But are they any good, and are they worth the $7.50 a pop? Midtown Lunch readers chime in with their thoughts. - The newly re-opened Blind Tiger is opening for brunch this weekend at 11:30 a.m. After Monday their new regular hours will be 11:30 a.m. until 4:00 a.m, and the kitchen will stay open until 2:00 a.m. In addition, they're having a grand re-opening bash on Monday,......

- Anthony Bourdain unplugged at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Not as riotous as his post over at Ruhlman on TVFN but worth a peek. (via Snack) - Round-up of the wake left behind the Robert's at the Penthouse Club steakhouse review. Ganda, Bruni Digest, National Review, and Bourdain on Ruhlman (again). Bonus Bourdain: Q&A over at Serious Eats. - Seems the John Mackey (Whole Foods) vs. Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) smackdown......

There has never been a better time to lay off the heart-shaped and maraschino-red dyed food madness than this Valentine’s Day. Not that there’s anything wrong with Russell Stover- okay, maybe there’s a lot wrong with Russell Stover- it’s just that February 14th is the beginning of predictable three month sugar slump that reaches a high point with St. Patrick’s Day brisket obliterated in brown sugar, and ends sometime at the beginning of Spring (April......

- Florentine specialty gundi gets the Sunday treatment in the Daily News from Irene Sax. April Bloomfield speaks about the “fluffy little bites of love”, Iacopo Falai calls them a “woman's dish”, and Mark Ladner’s recipe from Del Posto is included. Hit DiPalo’s to find the sheep’s milk that is essential for a winning dish at home. - Apparently Paper Magazine is moving/has moved to K-Town, and have decided to celebrated with a nice round-up......

- Restaurant Girl visits the new E.U. under Chef Akhtar Nawab, who she feels is overextending himself, sometimes with negative results. - Kampuchea Noodle Bar? Although the menu is a nod to street food, "for zest and even thoughtfulness, the pretzel cart wins," says Tables for Two. - Yes, it's great if your kids aren't picky eaters, but something about the kids and parents profiled in the Times "gastrokids" article doesn't seem quite right to......

- Let’s try to start the year on the right foot. - Read more Ruhlman; see the Bourdain pissing match for some levity. - Make a list and hit all the places on it before this time next year. - Via the writer’s eponymous web site, work your way through the non-fee assessed archives of Michael Pollan’s postings to his (shelved?) NY Times Blog that is still trapped behind Times Select even though the last......

- The Meatrix folks are at it again. This time, in The Meatrix 2 1/2, Moopheus and the gang expose the many dangers of industrial slaughterhouses. The short is produced by Sustainable Table and is designed to help promote the upcoming release of the movie version of Fast Food Nation. - If the Meatrix isn't enough to get you motivated to eat meat produced outside of the industrial agribusiness complex, we'd suggest that you read......

- Due to reading too many "Best Steakhouses in America" lists in the back of in-flight magazines we normally would shrug off a list like The World's 50 Best Restaurants as published recently by William Reed Publishing Ltd. After recognizing some American and European panelists, we are inclined to save it in order to help plan high-end dining around most continents. - During a rare mid-week lunch of fantastic burgers and fries at Diner in......