Alyson Mar, RD's Blog – July 2009 Archive (4)

Exposure Opportunity for Restaurants in the SF Bay Area

On Thursday, November 5th, 2009, City of Dreams (a charity which I am a part of) will host our annual gala fundraiser, SF 1900: A Night in the Barbary Coast, which benefits the City of Dreams mentorship and youth development program.

We invite local San Francisco/Bay Area restaurants to participate in this exciting event by donating appetizers to serve the expected 750 local guests.

City of Dreams: City of Dreams is… Continue

Added by Alyson Mar, RD on July 28, 2009 at 5:21pm — No Comments

San Francisco Chef's Food & Wine Festival

A friend of mine works for a company that is promoting first annual San Francisco Chef's Food & Wine Festival so I couldn’t help but look into it and get excited. After doing some reading on the event website I have confirmed that this is going to be an amazing event so I thought I would share some information about the event and a promo code with my fellow FohBohers.

The website describes the event as:

“a four day food and wine event celebrating the unique flavor,… Continue

Added by Alyson Mar, RD on July 24, 2009 at 11:37am — 1 Comment

Menu Labeling: Whose Call is it?

I had never heard of the term “Nanny State” until I started getting involved with menu labeling. For those of you who also associate the term “nanny” with an English lady who takes care of people’s children “nanny state” refers to government regulations that are perceived to be unnecessary and, attempt to overinstitutionalize our lives.

The government already has a pretty tight control over how restaurants run their businesses like minimum wage, food handling and safety, and of… Continue

Added by Alyson Mar, RD on July 22, 2009 at 5:00pm — 11 Comments

Where does Nutrition Information come from?

This question may seem a lot less scary than your eight year old asking you where babies come from, but brace yourself like the old-age evolution question this is not a short answer. The truth is food and nutrients are chemicals, and they contribute to our health and lives, and therefore you must read on.

Let’s Start at the Very Beginning:

Ok, I’ll spare you the details of the origins, but let’s talk about chemical testing. This is what most people think of when… Continue

Added by Alyson Mar, RD on July 8, 2009 at 5:05pm — 8 Comments