Gorilla in the Community

Posted in: Summer 2011- Jun 30, 2011 No Comments

Gourmet Gorilla has been busy this summer so far, whether its providing snacks for Chicago’s near west side community for the James R Jordan Foundations first”Read With Me” Festival where 5000 books where donated to the local community. Guest appearances included Tim from Green Sugar Press sporting his recently hand painted “Truck Farm” loaded with fresh [...]

So Long Food Pyramid, Hello Plate

Posted in: Gourmet Gorilla News, Local Food Advocacy- Jun 06, 2011 No Comments

New USDA nutrition recommendations were released showing that half the plate should be fresh fruits and vegetables and half should be grains and protein with meat being more of a condiment.