Category Archives: Food

Inside Views: New York Michelin-Starred Korean Steakhouse ‘Cote’ (Video)

NYC’s Cote is the only Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse in the world. See what it takes for its team of highly trained chefs to get ready for dinner service as they prepare about 3,000 pounds of beef per week and hundreds of plates of banchan for the restaurant’s Korean barbecue-style service.

Credits: Director/Producer: Daniel Geneen Camera: Connor Reid, Murilo Ferriera Editor: Daniel Geneen

Bicycle Tours: Olive Oil Tasting In Istria, Croatia

Follow travel vlogger Eva zu Beck to the beautiful region of Istria in Croatia. Join her as she strolls around the medieval village of Motovun, takes you on an e-bike trip through the green mountains of the Istrian peninsula and learns about the olive oil tradition in the region.

South Sudan: Thailand Peacekeepers Teach New Food & Farming Methods

With years of civil war having severely reduced agricultural output in South Sudan, Thai peacekeepers have set up agricultural demonstration plots in the capital city of Juba to teach residents how to successfully grow their own food using contemporary farming practices.

South Sudan, officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in east/central Africa.

Views: How Louisiana Rice Farmers Produce Millions Of Pounds Of Crawfish

Rice farmers like Mike Frugé of Cajun Crawfish in Louisiana figured out that the two year growing cycle of crawfish synced perfectly with the two year cycle of the rice crop. He shows us how his rice fields are seeded with baby crawfish every other year, creating a new source of food and income for farmers in the area.

Credits: Host: Daniel Geneen Producer/Director: Connor Reid Camera: Connor Reid, Matthew Koesy Editor: Mike Imhoff

Craft Chocolate: Finding The Best Cacao Beans

Like craft beer, craft chocolate is hip. The more exotic the cocoa, the more popular the end product. Craft chocolatiers comb the jungles of the Peruvian Amazon in search of cacao varieties that have never been used in chocolate production before.

Their prospective buyers belong to a select group of connoisseurs with a taste for exotic cocoa beans. Aside from satisfying people’s craving for luxury, craft chocolate makers are also working to create positive change. They’re helping local cocoa farmers document the widespread impact of illegal deforestation, the drug trade, and large agribusinesses on the lives of the indigenous population in Peru’s Amazonas region. Will craft chocolatiers succeed in getting consumers to shell out more money – enough to ensure cocoa farmers‘ livelihoods? Can they get chocoholics to develop a craving for high quality, organic products that also support environmental sustainability?