offMetro.com, 07/31/12

Get Out of Town, Car Optional

Bay Area locals have a burgeoning foodie revolution with underground supperclubs, pop-up restaurants and an ever-growing gaggle of gourmet food trucks. Here is your guide to the top 10 pop-up restaurants in and around the Bay Area.

Nick Kolakowski, 07/31/12

Editor and freelance writer

Any intellectual seeking to build a balanced larder of knowledge would do well to embrace their inner Roman emperor, and familiarize themselves with food and the art of cooking -- even if their own culinary attempts go up in smoke a disconcerting amount of the time.

Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., 07/31/12

Nutrition and Fitness Consultant

What's the truth about foods in a box or other container and how can you, as a consumer, decipher the truth and eat healthfully? Let's look at four popular items that are marketed as healthy, but have limited nutritional value.

Vanity Fair, 07/31/12

SmarterTravel, 07/31/12

Smartertravel.com

There's nothing like a beautiful beach with cool saltwater air. But add a delicious snack -- whether it's locally sourced seafood or a frozen sugary treat -- and your beach experience will surely be elevated to a heavenly degree.

Conde Nast Traveler, 07/31/12

CondeNastTraveler.com

Frozen treats are way more than just chocolate and vanilla in these far-flung countries.

Ellen Kanner, 07/30/12

Syndicated columnist, the Edgy Veggie

Summer bumper crops can be beautiful. And overwhelming. But here's the other side -- we waste up to half of our food in this country. Toulze puts everything to use, something he learned from his mother. "My mom has always pickled and jarred as long as I can remember," he says.

Michele Simon, 07/30/12

Public Health Lawyer

The food industry is always in charge. That's why the nation's largest packaged food lobby and its members are shaking in its boots over 90 percent of Californians wanting to see GMO labeling on food.

Food52, 07/30/12

food52.com

The ultimate sign of summer? Corn. Preferably on the cob. But, we'll take corn any which way, really -- as long as it's fresh and sweet and the weather is warm.

Christian Remde, 07/30/12

Filmmaker living in Austin, TX.

Whenever I brought up the staff meal, I found that chefs were very eager to talk about it, so I decided to make a short film series that explores the staff meals (often called Family Meal) at different restaurants around the country.

Steve Harmon, 07/30/12

CEO of Taleee.com, the Consensus Engine

As the millions of visitors converge on the Olympic Games, the spectators have their own hunger games, as in where to eat? London offers an array of foods for all types of fans, from the horrible to the great.

Menuism, 07/30/12

Restaurant reviews, menu aggregator, social network and educational food blog for diners and drinkers!

No one really knows how the French fry became linked with the hamburger. One can only surmise that the emergence of fast food chains like McDonald's and Burger Kings did a lot to help solidify this combination.

Olga Berman, 07/30/12

Mango & Tomato

A while back I developed a recipe for Blueberry & Pomegranate Popsicles that only has two ingredients: blueberries and pomegranate juice. Make these for yourself and your kids and enjoy them during the hot summer days.

Neil Zevnik, 07/30/12

Private Chef, Food Writer, Wildlife Rescue Volunteer

Your standard cantaloupe is no slacker. A Middle Eastern proverb puts it this way: "He who fills his stomach with melons is like he who fills it with light -- there is a blessing in them."

Organic Authority.com, 07/30/12

web's leading resource for all things organic

Nothing says party quite like knocking back shots of pink Jello in a lemon wedge loaded with organic vodka, right? We thought so!

Christina George, 07/30/12

Dessert For Two

When a tall glass of iced tea won't cool you off, stick it in the freezer. Top it with lemon cream and you've got a winner for these hot summer days.

Maggie Sergio, 07/30/12

Writer, Conservationist and Concerned Citizen of the Planet

Peet's Coffee & Tea has announced to the world that it intends to be acquired by Joh A. Benckiser, a major stakeholder in Reckitt-Benckiser. Reckitt-Benckiser is the company that manufactures and markets the most widely distributed rat poison on the market, d-CON.