this is the diet that lets nature right the menu hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
the menu hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
the menu hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with chef Jeff Crump about
speaking with chef Jeff Crump about
speaking with chef Jeff Crump about seasonal eating and his book earth to
seasonal eating and his book earth to
seasonal eating and his book earth to table what is the idea behind earth to
table what is the idea behind earth to
table what is the idea behind earth to table a celebration of good food and
table a celebration of good food and
table a celebration of good food and ultimately that’s the goal that’s what
ultimately that’s the goal that’s what
ultimately that’s the goal that’s what we were trying to do we wanted to bring
we were trying to do we wanted to bring
we were trying to do we wanted to bring the best possible produce to our
the best possible produce to our
the best possible produce to our restaurant that meant seasonal and local
restaurant that meant seasonal and local
restaurant that meant seasonal and local when it comes to tomatoes and the only
when it comes to tomatoes and the only
when it comes to tomatoes and the only kind of artisan food so can we kind of
kind of artisan food so can we kind of
kind of artisan food so can we kind of compare it to the hundred-mile diet
compare it to the hundred-mile diet
compare it to the hundred-mile diet 100-mile diet is an extreme version of
100-mile diet is an extreme version of
100-mile diet is an extreme version of what we do we’re foodies first we love
what we do we’re foodies first we love
what we do we’re foodies first we love food and the original reason was to
food and the original reason was to
food and the original reason was to source out the best tomato why do you
source out the best tomato why do you
source out the best tomato why do you think eating locally is so popular right
think eating locally is so popular right
think eating locally is so popular right now because the alternative is really
now because the alternative is really
now because the alternative is really unappealing the food that we generally
unappealing the food that we generally
unappealing the food that we generally speaking fast food and conventional food
speaking fast food and conventional food
speaking fast food and conventional food is boring it’s not healthy on so many
is boring it’s not healthy on so many
is boring it’s not healthy on so many different levels do you think it’s a fad
different levels do you think it’s a fad
different levels do you think it’s a fad at all do you think people will move
at all do you think people will move
at all do you think people will move back to processed no it’s definitely not
back to processed no it’s definitely not
back to processed no it’s definitely not a fad because conventional food is
a fad because conventional food is
a fad because conventional food is unsustainable there’s going to come to a
unsustainable there’s going to come to a
unsustainable there’s going to come to a point where it just can’t happen anymore
point where it just can’t happen anymore
point where it just can’t happen anymore now obviously you’re from Ontario and
now obviously you’re from Ontario and
now obviously you’re from Ontario and their winters are pretty harsh what do
their winters are pretty harsh what do
their winters are pretty harsh what do you do in the wintertime in terms of
you do in the wintertime in terms of
you do in the wintertime in terms of vegetables and stuff like that first of
vegetables and stuff like that first of
vegetables and stuff like that first of all we preserve food so we pickle things
all we preserve food so we pickle things
all we preserve food so we pickle things but a very simple way to preserve food
but a very simple way to preserve food
but a very simple way to preserve food is to freeze it all the cellared
is to freeze it all the cellared
is to freeze it all the cellared vegetables like parsnips carrots
vegetables like parsnips carrots
vegetables like parsnips carrots potatoes apples those are all throughout
potatoes apples those are all throughout
potatoes apples those are all throughout the winter time and then we make sure
the winter time and then we make sure
the winter time and then we make sure prudery which sausages hams a regular
prudery which sausages hams a regular
prudery which sausages hams a regular consumer could just search out food
consumer could just search out food
consumer could just search out food artisans who you know make the types of
artisans who you know make the types of
artisans who you know make the types of food that are preserved and also that’s
food that are preserved and also that’s
food that are preserved and also that’s when you start importing so what would
when you start importing so what would
when you start importing so what would be your number one secret to eating
be your number one secret to eating
be your number one secret to eating locally the number one secret is
locally the number one secret is
locally the number one secret is learning how to cook you know I think if
learning how to cook you know I think if
learning how to cook you know I think if you don’t know how to cook you are a
you don’t know how to cook you are a
you don’t know how to cook you are a slave to convenience food and you don’t
slave to convenience food and you don’t
slave to convenience food and you don’t have a choice you go to your local
have a choice you go to your local
have a choice you go to your local grocery store and they tell you what you
grocery store and they tell you what you
grocery store and they tell you what you can eat because you can’t go the
can eat because you can’t go the
can eat because you can’t go the vegetable or the deli or the you know
vegetable or the deli or the you know
vegetable or the deli or the you know the meat counter you have to go to the
the meat counter you have to go to the
the meat counter you have to go to the center where everything’s made for you
center where everything’s made for you
center where everything’s made for you you know people say that eating locally
you know people say that eating locally
you know people say that eating locally and organic is more expensive than
and organic is more expensive than
and organic is more expensive than eating convenience food but two potatoes
eating convenience food but two potatoes
eating convenience food but two potatoes cost sixty cents
cost sixty cents
cost sixty cents a package of mashed potatoes costs four
a package of mashed potatoes costs four
a package of mashed potatoes costs four dollars so it actually is cheaper with
dollars so it actually is cheaper with
dollars so it actually is cheaper with an asterisk you have to be able to cook
an asterisk you have to be able to cook
an asterisk you have to be able to cook thank you very much thanks for having me
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