Nancy Lowell has spent a lifetime loving, eating, cooking, learning and reading about food. She has owned a small restaurant in Delaware County, New York, a catering business in New York City, worked for fifteen years for Whole Foods Market, and served Breakfast at Tiffany’s during her time working in corporate dining.
I admit I am not as plant strong as I could/should/would be if I were a better more resolute person. I certainly eat more vegetables than the average American, but that’s a pretty low bar to clear. I would like to increase my vegetable consumption, and have mentioned my intentions to do so multiple times, […]
It seems everywhere I turn people are tolling summer’s death knell, but as long as I can still get fresh corn, peaches and tomatoes, I know there’s still some summer left. Yes, my daughter has gone back to school, and I’m optimistic that by Sunday I’ll be able to turn my AC off for the […]
I remember the first time I ever heard of shrimp and grits. I was in Atlanta, it was April 1999. I was working for Whole Foods Market and I was there for three weeks helping to open the Briarcliff store. We worked hard all day preparing the store and the department for the upcoming grand […]
If you’ve never had cold brewed iced coffee, stop what you’re doing right now, and make some, then you can thank me tomorrow because it won’t be ready until then. I am not a daily coffee drinker, especially in this hot weather, but I love cold drinks, like iced coffee and tea. I go […]
In places like Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America they keep cool in the hot months with a refreshing beverage called Agua Fresca. This translates as fresh water, and is a cooling drink made by infusing cold water with pureed fruit. When I was in San Diego two summers ago one of our goals was to […]