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CHOW DOWN: SUPERSIZE ME IN REVERSE

This documentary film — made by local filmmakers — will change your mind about eating vegan

Posted by Meredith Broussard on 11/11/2010 at 8:15AM | 1 Comment

You’ve probably heard Bill Clinton is on a diet. To slim down for daughter Chelsea’s wedding this summer, and in an attempt to reverse the effects of heart disease, President Clinton has (mostly) adopted the vegan diet espoused by renowned Cleveland Clinic doctor Caldwell B. Esselstyn.

Does the diet work? The answer is in a new documentary film, Chow Down, by Philadelphia filmmakers Julia Grayer and Gage Johnston.
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A FOODIE PARADISE IN CHESTNUT HILL

The new Weaver's Way Co-op looks like the kind of market you'd find in New York — with a distinctly Philly flair

Posted by Meredith Broussard on 6/17/2010 at 8:53AM | 1 Comment

Early on the morning of May 15, Chestnut Hill residents lined up along the Avenue for the most important event in Northwest Philadelphia since the Battle of Germantown.

It was opening day at the new Weaver’s Way Co-op in Chestnut Hill. Located in the former Caruso’s Market building, on Germantown Ave, Weaver’s Way Chestnut Hill was so popular on its opening day that store workers had to lock the doors to keep eager natural foods shoppers out until the store officially opened. READ MORE

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