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When was the last time you picked up a piece of meat at the grocery store and knew where it came from and who butchered, cured, smoked and packaged it? Possibly never. That, says Mark Christian, the owner of Galesburg Meat Co., at 58 Mill St., is the advantage to buying your meat from him.

"Grocery stores basically open a box, take meat out and put it in on a shelf," he says. "We're buying live animals from local farms — choice beef cattle or hogs — and cutting it all up ourselves, starting right from the beginning and working...

What was only a phrase 10 years ago — gluten-free — has become a burgeoning food movement that, among other things, involves eliminating wheat from the diet. In the past, living gluten-free meant tediously poring over the ingredient lists on product labels. Now entire supermarket aisles are dedicated to gluten-free living.

People choose to go gluten-free for a number of reasons. In 2008, I was diagnosed with endometriosis, a disease that causes uterine tissue to grow outside of the uterus, resulting in chronic pain and infertility. There are many paths of treatment, but cutting out wheat and other gluten-containing foods...

"Bourbon whiskey". When you hear that name many thoughts come to mind. From first class passengers aboard the Titanic enjoying it as an after-dinner drink to the cast of AMC's Mad Men guzzling Old Fashions like bottled water, one thing is certain; it is, all things considered, a gentleman's drink. Bourbon is a tradition in many homes and stomping grounds. A toast by the fire on a cold winter night or an afternoon beverage with friends at the pub, it has officially been earmarked as "America's Native Spirit". Today, Bourbon is a billion dollar industry that unlike most continues to...