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7/20/06
It’s
My Funeral and I’ll Serve Ice Cream If I Want To Boomers
are designing funerals down to the flavor of the marshmallows. (John
Leland, New York Times)
Chocolate
Talk With
Robert
Steinberg (Podcast)
Scharffen
Berger
founder
explains
chocolate
tasting. (Hsiao-Ching
Chou, Seattle
Post Intelligencer)
Wine
Trends:
What’s
Hot
And
What’s
Not
Today Among
other
things,
pink’s
in
across
the
Pond,
and
trends
travel
fast. (Jonathan
Ray,
London
Telegraph)
An
Idea
Worth
Tossing
Around—Elegant
Entrée
Salads When
it’s
too
darned
hot
to
cook,
here
are
great
choices. (Marcia
Kramer,
Contra
Costa
Times)
Miami
Carne-val:
South
Florida
Embraces
The
Argentine
Meat
Culture Miami
discovers
even
tastier
ways
to
enjoy
beef. (Enrique
Fernandez,
Miami
Herald)
7/13/06
It’s
Hot.
Drink
Your
Wheat Wheat
beers
have
become
this
year’s “quintessential
summer
coolers.” (Eric
Asimov,
New York
Times)
Buy
Now Savor Years From Now Buying
futures is risky and costly,
but often, as this year, may
pay off. (Robert
Parker, Business Week)
A
Bushel Of Summer Cookbooks Perfect
for hot days and plentiful
summer harvesting. (Karola
Saekel, San Francisco Chronicle)
In
Summer Salads You Can’t
Beat These Earthy Vegetables Beautiful
colors of beets spark summer
salads. (Sheryl
Julian, Boston Globe)
Organic
Food Is Selfish Buying
organic food may slow public
policy changes and improvement
of food systems. (Chris
Mercer, FoodNavigator.com)
6/29/06
$100
Burger Takes Bite Out Of Wallet Only
in America, as they say! (Brian
Skoloff, AP in Orlando Sentinel)
The
iKitchen: Pods and
Pans Podcasts
to cook by are becoming
more popular. (Russ
Lane, TechNewsWorld.com)
The
Spy Who Loved Strawberries Without
a spy and a prodigy botanist,
the strawberries we love
might never have been
developed. (Scandinavian
New Cooking)
Diabetes
Rate Doubled In Last
30 Years Most
heavily hit were obese,
according to large
scale study. (CNN.com)
Dinner
Party Roulette: Who’s
In The Next Chair? On
the latest etiquette
breach: woe be to
the guest who’s
seated next to someone
tied to his Blackberry. (Alex
Witchel, New York Times)
6/22/06
The
World’s
Cups There’s
a world of refreshing
drinks to combat
the heat. (Julia
Moskin and Kim Severson,
New York Times)
Six
Rules For Eating
Wisely Michael
Pollan summarizes
his book’s
themes for
better eating. (Michael
Pollan, Time
Magazine)
The
Power Of Kimchi Spicy
sauerkraut is
secret to health,
according to
Korean proponents. (Bot
Sylva, Sacramento
Bee)
Europeans
Still Largely
Oppose GMOs,
Says New Report A
new survey shows
Europeans increasingly
favor biotechnology,
yet continue
to oppose GMOs. (Lorraine
Heller, FoodNavigator.com)
Umami—The
Fifth Taste Chefs
use techniques
to heighten the
elusive fifth taste. (John
Kessler, Atlanta
Journal-Constitution)
6/14/06
Shrine
to the Sea A
visit to the world’s
biggest fish
market, the Tsukiji
Central Wholesale
Market in Tokyo,
Japan. (Michael
A. Lev, Chicago
Tribune)
A
Champagne
True to
Its Roots Asimov
explores
traditionally
produced
Champagnes
made from
ungrafted
vines. (Eric
Asimov,
The New
York Times)
Take
It or Leave
It? If
you’re
planning
to travel
abroad
and hope
to return
with culinary
souvenirs,
here’s
what you
should
know before
you go. (Janet
Fletcher,
San Francisco
Chronicle)
So
What's
It Like
to Follow
in Mario
Batali's
Footsteps? A
interview
with Bill
Buford,
whose new
book Heat details
his apprenticeship
to celebrity
chef Mario
Batali. (Joe
Yonan,
Boston
Globe)
Coffee
May Cut
Alcohol
Liver Damage Researchers
report
that drinking
coffee
may reduce
the risk
of cirrhosis
of the
liver. (Reuters;
CNN.com)
6/7/06
Couple
Think Globally
by Eating
Locally Interview
with a couple
who spent
a year eating
only food
produced
within 100
miles of
their home.
For more
information,
visit the 100-Mile
Diet website. (Tracy
Loew, USA
Today)
The
Secret
Ingredient A
profile
of
restaurant
dealmaker
Adam
Block,
who
helps
star
chefs
such
as
Terrance
Brennan
and
Charlie
Trotter
make
big
money. (Michael
Ruhlman,
The
New
York
Times)
Burgers?
Say
It
Ain't
So,
Tom
.
.
. Thomas
Keller
focuses
on
the
great
American
burger
at
a
new
Yountville
(CA)
restaurant. (Russ
Parsons,
New
York
Times)
It's
BBQ
Time!
Don't
Forget
about
Food
Safety! Tips
for
avoiding
summertime
food
borne
illnesses. (Phil
Lempert,
MSNBC)
Two
Thin
Chefs Learn
the
willpower
secrets
of
two
slender
culinary
professionals. (John
Cloud,
Eating
Smart)
Strict
Parenting
Can
Lead
to
Obese
Kids Study
shows
that
flexible
parenting
may
help
children
learn
to
make
good
decisions
about
food
and
exercise. (CNN.com;
Associated
Press)
6/2/06
Judgment
Day:
Part
Deux Behind
the
scenes
at
Copia’s
enactment
of “The
Judgment
of
Paris” wine
tasting. (Carol
Ness,
San
Francisco
Chronicle)
100
Healthy
Tidbits Nutrition
expert
gives100
tips
for
eating
for
optimal
health. (Chris
Rosenblum,
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution)
Banish
Your
Seafood
Anxiety
With
These
Simple
Guidelines Here’s
how
to
grill
fresh
fish
perfectly. (Hsiao-Ching
Chou,
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer)
Profiles
In
Courage
On
Animal
Welfare Chicago’s
ban
on
foie
gras
may
or
may
not
lead
the
way
to
more
humane
treatment
of
animals. (Michael
Pollan,
May
29
Blog,
New
York
Times;
free
registration
required.)
Metabolic
Syndrome,
Insulin
Resistance
And
The
Inflammation
Markers C-Reactive
Protein
and
Ferritin
Blood
markers
are
indicators
that
aggressive
anti-cardiovascular
risk
measures
should
be
taken. (A.
Soto
González,
et
al;
European
Journal
of
Clinical
Nutrition)
British
Minister
Pledges
To
Ban “Rubbish” From
School
Dinners British
school
lunches
will
become
more
healthful
starting
this
fall
with
added
vegs,
quality
meats,
reduction
of
empty
calories. (Lachlan
Carmichael,
Yahoo
News)
5/25/06
California
Wines
Beat
The
French—Again A
tasting
of
the
1976
Judgment
of
Paris
wines
in
Napa
proved
California’s
still
the
best. (Linda
Murphy,
San
Francisco
Chronicle)
The
Results
Are
In The
report
from
Copia,
the
California
site
of
the
re-creation
of
the
1976
Judgment
of
Paris
wine
tasting. (Copia.org)
Wine
Competition
Pits
France
v
US The
report
from
the
London
site
of
the
re-creation
of
the
1976
Judgment
of
Paris
wine
tasting. (BBCNews.com)
Life
In
The
Fast-Food
Lane A
nationwide
trek
to
find
the
best
fast
food
chain
foods. (Frank
Bruni,
New
York
Times;
free
registration
required)
All
Fired
Up:
Chef
Robert
Fathman
Lights
Grill
For
Memorial
Day
Feast Can’t-be-beat
recipes
for
rubbed,
glazed
steak
and
German
potato
salad
for
the
holiday
weekend. (Mat
Schaffer,
Boston
Herald)
5/18/06
When
Walmart
Goes
Organic The
term “organic” may
lose
meaning
as
it
goes
mainstream. (Editorial,
New
York
Times)
Freelance
Farmers Backyard
farming
may
be
next
wave
in
organic
production. (Leslie
Cole,
Portland
Oregonian)
Fish
On
The
Grill Grilling
a
whole
fish
is
easy
with
these
tips,
and
tastes
better
than
any
other
prep
method. (Sam
Cugino,
Wine
Spectator)
Restaurants
Can
Help
Trim
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