The URLs for two recent local (San Francisco area) print media articles on food are below. Please note that the "slow food" article below is not centered on raw or veg foods. However, some here might find these articles of interest: Eat Your Vegetables - The Kilduff File by Paul Kilduff; from the January 2001 issue of the "Monthly" newspaper. Paul interviews the "Produce Pair" on a variety of topics, including sex and fresh produce: http://network.isyndicate.com/isyndicate/article.phtml?a=3a4bbdc0.cd0.1&c=kilduff.file.ft&d=20001228 Savoring Slow Food - A program to preserve traditional, labor- intensive foods. From the 31 Dec 2000 issue of the "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/31/CM28381.DTL If your mail reader splits the above URLs, you may need to cut and paste (and repair) to get them to work in your browser. (I had some difficulty getting the Kilduff file URL to work. Hope it works for you as well.) Tom Billings http://www.beyondveg.com