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Senate Farm Bill Benefits Nutrition

Why groups like Wholesome Wave approve of the bill

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May 1, 2012 11:01 am

Last Thursday, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-KS) unveiled their 900-page revision of the farm bill for the Senate Ag committee’s vote. At least $23 billion in cuts are expected in this year's farm bill and at stake is funding for local food programs, nutrition (like food stamps) and conservation.

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Nischan, Nestle Weigh In On Food Deserts

A Times article spawns a heated debate on obesity

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Apr 19, 2012 11:01 am

Gina Kolata’s recent article in The New York Times posited that the correlation between food deserts (urban or rural areas that lack access to healthy food) and obesity is not as pronounced as has been publicized. We get reaction from food politics heavyweights Michel Nischan and Dr. Marion Nestle.

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Photo Gallery: Inside Dressing Room

Behind the scenes at Nischan's Westport bistro

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Jan 12, 2012 11:01 am

As part of Michel Nischan Week, we asked photographer Sam Horine to head up to Westport, Connecticut to spend an afternoon with the staff on Nischan’s farm-to-table restaurant Dressing Room—A Homegrown Restaurant, a project he took on after he befriended the great actor/philanthropist Paul Newman

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Roasted Tomato Soup Recipe

A rich tomato soup that's worth the wait

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Jan 11, 2012 5:01 pm

Photo: Sam Horine

The kitchen staff at Westport, CT farm-to-table temple The Dressing Room doesn’t have the luxury to cook with fresh tomatoes all year round. But to prepare this wildly popular dish year round, they buy “as many tomatoes as possible” in the summer and Cryovacs them for later, according to Executive Chef Jon Vaast. It's best served with a mini grilled cheese sandwich. Obvs.

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Michel Nischan Lunch at Roberta's

Feting our guest editor with pizza, politics

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Jan 11, 2012 4:31 pm

Yesterday, Food Republic co-founder Marcus Samuelsson and editorial director Richard Martin hosted a lunch to celebrate Michel Nischan Week at Roberta's in scenic Bushwick, Brooklyn. Joining us for delicious pizza (shout-out to the guanciale and egg!) were Nischan's Wholesome Wave co-founder and a former USDA Under Secretary Gus Schumacher.

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F&W Launches Chefs Make Change Campaign

Food & Wine helps celebrity chefs' worthy charities

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Jan 11, 2012 11:31 am

The world of a celebrity chef isn’t only about racking up Michelin stars and making guest appearances on Top Chef. For many, like Michel Nischan, it’s also about creating change in the food system around them.

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Wholesome Wave: Michel Nischan’s 2nd Act

Boosting healthy eating initiatives. Saving farms.

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Jan 10, 2012 10:01 am

Our guest editor Michel Nischan has spent considerable time cooking all over the world—running kitchens in Milwaukee, New York and at a luxury hotel in India. Cooking was his life and soul. It’s why he got up before dawn and crashed into bed far past midnight. As any champion toques or rising line cook will tell you, cooking professionally at restaurants is the life. And it’s pretty damn addictive. To quit? That’s just not an option.

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Meet Michel Nischan

Guest Editor Week kicks off with a Nischan profile

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Jan 9, 2012 10:01 am

Photo: Sam Horine

Why is Michel Nischan guest editing Food Republic's politics section this week? The chef, activist and humanitarian is one of the most inspiring leaders in the food movement, fighting to make better food available to more Americans. While buzzwords like locavore, organic and farm-to-table get passed around like salt and pepper, these are principles that Nischan has stood by his whole life.