Obamas Dine at Manhattan's Blue Hill Restaurant

via Christian Science MonitorObamaFoodorama will do a better job of talking up Blue Hill restaurant for you. Actually, there are two Blue Hills. The Obamas ate at 75 Washington Place in Greenwich Village.

The original Blue Hill is located in Westchester County, in Pocantico Hills, which is Rockefeller Estate Country. I waited months for a dinner reservation there.

Eco Biz - Blue Hill at Stone Barns

BlueHill is deeply entrenched in the local food movement, with about one-third of their food coming from Stone Barn, which they also own. The Blue Hill concept operates on all the food principles that matter to the Obamas, and foodies will be raving about their choice of restaurant.

Compliments of the Farmer: Local Cuisine at Blue Hill Restaurant in Manhattan

For more writing about the local food movement, read my last week's post over at Anne of Carversville Uniting Grocer, Restaurant Owner or Consumer with Farmers: The Networked Future of Farms. Attached to that article is one in today's NYT about the problems of organic farmers in the recession. The situation is very concernful, as consumers -- including me -- become much more price conscious in their shopping.

I do continue to buy organic, but I pay much more attention to prices than previously. Anne