Chef Tim Love
When Michelle Obama announced yesterday the new White House initiative to fight childhood obesity, we had to wonder what took so long. Weve known for a long time that most kids arent getting fresh, healthy foods at school, but yet we know that there are professionals in the food industry everywhere who are working to address the situation.
One here at home is Tim Love, owner of Lonesome Dove Bistro and Love Shack in Fort Worth. (Late-breaking news flash: Love will be on the CBS Early Show at 8:40 a.m. on Friday). Love works with a national charity called Spoons Across America, which provides food and nutrition education to teachers and to children and their families. And two years ago, he worked with All Saints Episcopal School, where his three children are enrolled, to infuse healthy options to its school lunch menus.
Yesterday, Love talked about a gardening project he wants to introduce schools in the Fort Worth ISD. At his familys new home alongside the Trinity River on Fort Worths west side, hes built five raised beds, roughly 200 square feet each, for vegetable gardening research.
I had gardens when I was growing up, and now I can do this with my kids, Love says. Well experiment and document our progress, then present a plan to the schools.
While Loves showing the love for kids health, hes also working on plans to feed food lovers this weekend. At Lonesome Dove, the fancy-rustic destination dining spot in the Stockyards, youll find dark corners for romantics and good grub for foodies. First-course tapas include lamb belly BLT and rabbit-rattlesnake sausage; second- and third-course goodies include grilled cauliflower soup, and pappardelle with guanciale (house-made bacon) and pecorino; and main course picks include the signature roasted garlic-stuffed beef tenderloin and grilled trout with chorizo-sweet potato hash. Its $75 per person and is offered on Saturday night, too. Hurry, tables are booking quickly.