Recipe: Smoked Rainbow Carrot Napoleon

NGI was thrilled to participate in the James Beard Foundation's 7th Annual Leadership Awards earlier this week. These awards are given to leaders in the food industry who have demonstrated the

NGI Celebrates 40 Years as Leaders in Health Supportive Culinary Education

The school was transformed into a magical space celebrating the history of the school, the memory of founder Annmarie Colbin, PhD, as well as the accomplishments of the school and our alumni community

Umeboshi plum paste

Pantry Top Five: Powered by Macro

I’m going back to basics and thousands of years of Japanese tradition. My introduction to the culinary world began years ago with the study of Macrobiotics. Say what you will about “Macros,” but they

Q&A with Chef Olivia Roszkowski

Read about her unique culinary experience and how she plans to further expand on her knowledge of food. Can you tell us a bit about your background? I am a native New Yorker, having grown up in the

Buckwheat dishes

Julie Montagu Shares Fall Recipes

The first dish was a vibrant beetroot, celeriac and fig salad, a lighter dish perfect for the transition from summer to fall, and the second dish was a hearty buckwheat porridge with papaya topping

A culinary student plates a dish at ICE

6 Reasons to Attend Culinary School

Chefs are in Demand: Job prospects are great for chefs and head cooks! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for chefs and head cooks is projected to grow 9 percent through 2024, which

True to Our Roots: Traditional and Ancient Diets

The article below was written by Annemarie for Free Spirit Magazine in the April-May 2007 issue. There has been a lot of talk about the “Paleolithic diet” and the problems with grains, as more and

Healing Through Food with NGI Alum Megan Huylo

Read on to learn more about her story and how you can grow and cook with your own fresh herbs. Food and Healing My health and wellness journey started at an early age. A cancer diagnosis while I was

Wild Rice & Lentil Veggie Burgers

Her website, LLBalanced, provides easy, nutritious, family-friendly recipes that make eating healthy a pleasure and that help restore balance to your life. In Laura's new cookbook, " The Laura Lea

Perspectives on Food Fads – Coconut Oil

Last week, the world of healthy eating was rocked by an article claiming that refined coconut oil was no better than the “terrible” saturated fats that it was meant to replace. At Natural Gourmet

True to Our Roots: Protein and Vegetarians

The article below was written by Annemarie for Free Spirit Magazine in the July-September 1990 issue. Protein and Vegetarians About 10 years ago I set out to write an article for a (now defunct) New

Kimchi stew

Is Your Microbiome Wrecking Your Health?

The microbiome refers to the trillions of bacteria in your gut. In fact, with 100 trillion microbes compared to 10 trillion human cells in your body, you are more bacteria than human! If you laid out

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