Here are three tasty tidbits from the Jewish foodie world – btai avon!

Agriprocessors raided. The Des Moines Register reported that US Immigration officials raided the kosher meat-packaging plant, Agriprocessors with search warrants for aggravated identity theft and fraudulent Social Security numbers. This is not Agriprocessors’ year – my question is, how many lickings can they take and keep on ticking? Read the story here.

Gordon Ramsay wants his carrots local! Reuters reported that British Chef, Gordon Ramsay – the infamously pugnacious celebrity chef – stated that restaurants should be fined for neglecting to serve in-season fruits and veg. “‘I don’t want to see asparagus in the middle of December. I don’t want to see strawberries from Kenya in the middle of March. I want to see it home-grown,’ he said after raising his concerns with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.” Ramsay, who generally resembles other ego-maniacal chefs like Anthony Bourdain rather than ethical-eating chefs like Dan Barber (see below) is a strange champion for local food.  But, hey – we’ll take it.  Read the story here.

Dan Barber…um…also wants it local. The New York Times published an op-ed by local foods chef (and The Jew & The Carrot hero) Dan Barber calling for more local food from more local farmers: “Regional systems will work only if there is enough small-scale farming going on to make them viable…In order to move gracefully into a post-industrial agriculture economy, we also need to rethink how we educate [and support] the people who will grow our food. Read the story here.