
I started my week off right with breakfast at the Wheelhouse Diner this morning!
While the guys were watching football last night, Marie and I made plans to meet at the Wheelhouse for breakfast this morning. Not a bad way to start the week, right? It’s one of our favorite places for a greasy-good [...]

Good evening. I have an announcement to make about the future of Carrots ‘N’ Cake: I’m going back to my roots. This morning, traveling home to Boston, I had a little pity party for myself. Basically, I realized there are a lot of things that I don’t like about my blog. I used to love [...]

I’m exhausted from traveling so much lately. Right now, I feel just like this guy: I cannot explain how happy I am to be home. I’m never leaving!
Breakfast Before my flight home, I grabbed breakfast at the airport. There were slim-pickings, so I opted for a vegan oatmeal cookie with walnuts. I figured [...]

Last night, I had the pleasure of joining the hard-working farmers of Niman Ranch for the 12th Annual Farmer Appreciation Dinner at the Marriott hotel in downtown Des Moines. Several acclaimed chefs from around the country prepared the evening’s meal, which highlighted Niman Ranch’s pork. Each course demonstrated the farmers’ dedication to raising their animals [...]

Yesterday afternoon, I boarded a bus with members of the media, chefs, restauranteurs, and farmers to the heartland of Iowa. We drove about 100 miles north of Des Moines to Thornton to tour and enjoy dinner at the Willis Farm. Willis Farm is just one of 650 independent farmers and ranchers in the Niman Ranch [...]