Edacious - Food Talk For Gluttons

It's time for the 2016 Virginia Festival of the Book! In this special episode I'm thrilled and honored to present Chef Nora Pouillon, who will speak and sign copies of her book, My Organic Life, on Friday, March 18th at 2pm in New Dominion Bookshop. Chef Pouillon is a pioneer in the farm to table movement. For 37 years Restaurant Nora in DC has implemented sustainable practices and in 1999 became the first organically-certified restaurant in the US. Before the government even coined the term “organic” Chef Pouillon was working with farmers and creating her menus daily based on what was seasonal. She pushed for local, additive-free food at a time when folks considered it "hippie food" - lentils and lettuce. As we know from its popularity today, it's anything but. In this episode we talk about the laborious process involved in certifying a restaurant, something that had never been done before she thought of it, as well as the extra effort it takes to keep up the certification and train staff in organic practice