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Based in Toronto, Canada, Nancy Matsumoto is a writer and editor who covers sustainable agriculture, food, sake, arts and culture.

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Dec 7
Dec 7 Rookie Farmers Get the Dirt on How to Make It Work

Nancy Matsumoto
The Wall Street Journal

Getting Schooled on How to Sprout a Farm Business

Nov 17
Nov 17 Haute Cuisine for 4,700? Union Square Events Delivers

Nancy Matsumoto
Edible Manhattan

How the catering arm of Danny Meyer's corporation bring's chef techniques to special events.

Sep 10
Sep 10 A Top Chef's Special Order at Home

Nancy Matsumoto
The Wall Street Journal

In the West Village of Manhattan, I visit the luxurious midcentury-modern pad of chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Aug 31
Aug 31 Shelburne Farms: An Educational Farm Where You Can Vacation Like a Vanderbilt

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Edible Manhattan

Once a country home for a Vanderbilt, Shelburne Farms is a 21st-century model for sustainable farming

Aug 1
Aug 1 The Bean Tracker

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Organic Gardening

Steve Sando and the Quest for Heirloom Beans

Jun 29
Jun 29 Approaching 40, the Natural Gourmet Institute is Fresher than Ever

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Edible Manhattan

A former school of macrobiotics goes from crunch to au courant in the age of farm-to-table and veganism.

Jun 18
Jun 18 New York's Boom in Yogurt Is Not So Sweet

Nancy Matsumoto
The Wall Street Journal

Yogurt in New York is Evolving From Sugar-Laden Fruit Flavors Toward Savory, Middle Eastern Flavors

Jun 12
Jun 12 Opinion: How to prevent 15 to 20 deaths a day

Nancy Matsumoto
Newsday

An op-ed piece I co-wrote with Rick Antosh on the neeed for more education around live organ donation

Haven is for Real: Jean-Georges Vongerichten Cultivates Rustic Cuisine in Pound Ridge
Jun 6

Jun 6 Haven is for Real: Jean-Georges Vongerichten Cultivates Rustic Cuisine in Pound Ridge

Nancy Matsumoto
Edible Hudson Valley

“When my chicken Zelda laid her first egg of the season, I presented it to them. All the chefs gathered around, and I talked to them about chickens. They put it on a pedestal on the Chef ’s Table.” — Donna Simons, Pound Ridge Organics

May 29
May 29 Wine Expert Mark Oldman's Renovated Manhattan Home

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The Wall Street Journal

Whimsical features include the 'Wine Sanctuary' and the 'Felony Room.'

Apr 30
Apr 30 Liquid Assets: At Rouge Tomate, “Healthful Cocktails” Are Not an Oxymoron

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Edible Manhattan

Dynamo sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier also oversees the produce-centric bar program at Rouge Tomate

Apr 1
Apr 1 United Nations of Bread

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Organic Gardening

New York City's Hot Bread Kitchen honors immigrant women's culinary wisdom and teaches them to be professional bakers

Mar 6
Mar 6 Elevators on the Rise

Nancy Matsumoto
The Wall Street Journal

The utilitarian device can be dressed up with themes and high-tech control panels

Feb 1
Feb 1 Composting is Awesome!

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Organic Gardening

My profile of a gifted middle school teacher and her merry band of composting students

Jan 15
Jan 15 Pour Over: Irving Farm's Dedication to Brewing a Better Cup of Coffee

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Edible Hudson Valley

Another version of my Irving Farm article

Jan 12
Jan 12 Roger Shimomura

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Densho Encyclopedia

Jan 12
Jan 12 Lawson Fusao Inada

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Densho Encyclopedia

Jan 5
Jan 5 Magic Beans: One Little Cafe Brewed a Revolution in a Cup

Nancy Matsumoto
Edible Manhattan

Profile of the local coffee roaster and purveyor Irving Farm

Jan 5
Jan 5 Czech, Please

Nancy Matsumoto
Edible Manhattan

All about Hospoda, the Upper East Side beer-centric restaurant

 

Nancy Matsumoto is a writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada.