Locavore

Here in Rappahannock County we are fortunate to have an abundance of locally grown food. The nearby CSA (community supported agriculture) is a place called The Farm at Sunnyside. We continue to get fresh vegetables this winter including kale, salad mix and squashes of all sorts. Grass fed beef comes from Joyce Harman. We don't have to worry about e-coli because we know exactly what has happened to the meat and of course the fat profile is much healthier than grain fed.

I don't know if it is because of the farming around here or we like to eat but it seems that our favorite TV shows this winter are cooking shows. The top favorites are Diner, Drive-ins and Dives and Good Eats, but I have to include Emeril Green in their too.

Diners is a favorite because you get to see some really funky places around the country cookiing some outrageous food. I have been to many of the towns he mentions so it is a bit of a travel guide for me. Good Eats is not only funky it is informative. While I am not the cook in the family I have learned a few tips from this show and love the science behind the cooking.

Emeril filmed his show right here in Virginia in the Whole Foods I always stop at on the way home from the airport. We knew he was going to film another season but we weren't exactly sure when. I just happened to walk into the store and there her was! I didn't get an autograph (I am not much into that kind of thing) but I did get a photo.

Emeril really supports the idea of cooking with fresh local products. Personally I thought he and Chef Batali should have gotten a better score in the Iron Chef contest against Chef Flay and White House Chef Comerford, but who am I to judge?