What's all the buzz about?

NBC Today NY… Watch Now

Good Day NY… Watch Now

Martha Stewart Living Radio … Interview with Jared. Listen Now

NY Daily News… Food critic Alex Van Buren and nutritional consultant Jared Koch got together and researched more than 300 restaurants, dinng at more than 125 so they could provide accurate, on the money advice. Besides the listings, there's a great guide of tips for eating healthier. Full Review

Gothamist… The nutritional counselor Jared Koch has a few ideas about what makes for a good, nutritious restaurant meal, but the last thing he wants to do is get preachy about it. He wants you to enjoy your food. Full Review

WCBS 880 Radio… Dining Diary with Bob Lape. Full Audio (MP3)

NY Magazine's Grub Street… As you can imagine, the reviews are laden with all the buzzwords (grass-fed, organic, free-range, sustainably raised meats from local farms) and plenty more, but to their credit, they're more critical and geared toward discerning diners than you'd expect. The authors ate together at all of the restaurants, and Van Buren goes into detail about each dish they tried. Full Review

amNY…We all know going out to eat is one of life's greatest pleasures (no shopping, no cooking, no washing dishes). Unfortunately, it's not always very healthy.That's where nutritional consultant Jared Koch and food reviewer Alex Van Buren come in. The two teamed up for the newly released Clean Plates NYC. Full Review

Huffington Post… Full Review

The Strong Buzz…A cute compact volume in Tiffany blue dedicated to culling New York's best healthy, sustainable restaurants … It's less preachy than practical … an ideal gift for someone trying to make a positive change in their diet, and a useful one for any foodie looking for better ways to eat and to live. Full Review

Budget Travel…A slim new guide to Manhattan restaurants makes the case that eating organic, locally-sourced food—prepared in ways that respect the environment—isn't just trendy, but affordable and easy, too. Full Review

The Dish's Dish… So, when Jared Koch showed me his recently completed book, Clean Plates NYC, I was thrilled. And the book is glorious. The restaurants aren't what you think. This book sounds too good to be true, huh? Well, that's because Jared put a ton of backend work into it. Full Review