I don't know if it's all the summer produce that just happens to be filling the markets or if there's been some allignment of the planets, but it's been a banner week for food writing on the Weblogs, Inc. network. Over in the world of finance, Walletpop offered a couple of useful posts, exploring the relative value of in-store brands, and highlighting a free cereal offer from Malt-o-meal. Meanwhile, sustainability site GreenDaily offered some great suggestions for enviromentally-conscious summer cocktails, and an exploration of Pizza Hut's new quasi-organic vegetable...
There's nothing like a good, sexy food metaphor set to music. In this realm, Cibo Matto (Crazy Food) reigns. They have songs about everything from Beef Jerky and Sugar Water to Chicken and Birthday Cake (which you can see an early, shrieky version of above).
And now they are just one of the many bands who made a new list over at TheFrisky.com called Top Ten Songs with Sexually Suggestive Food Metaphors. Cibo Matto's super sexy "Artichoke" makes the cut, along with mainstream classics like "Cherry Pie," "Ice Cream Man," and "Peaches." Check out the list and weigh in with your favorite foodie...
People respond: There are great macarons all over the United States
Last week, I wrote a post asking why I cannot find decent macarons in the United States. Apparently, I'm not looking hard enough. Comments from all over the country revealed people's favorite shops where they buy them. Although I have not yet tried the macarons at all these places, I thought it would be useful to create a U.S. macaron directory.
So far, it looks like most of these places are located in California. Feel free to comment with new shops to add to the directory! Columbus, Ohio:
Slashfood Ate (8): Savory sandwiches for picnics this summer
If your kitchen gets as hot as mine, cooking during the summer can become incredibly oppressive. It's this time of the year when I explore the many delicious meals I can prepare that do not involve cooking. In the beginning of June, fellow blogger Marisa McClellan wrote a post about a no-cook dinner. Recently, I have been preparing a variety of sandwiches that do not involve cooking. Below are 8 savory sandwiches for picnics this summer:
Fresh mozzarella, arugula, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, and olive oil
Berkshire ham or Red Wattle ham, butter, and Comté cheese
Over at Cheap, Healthy, Good, they're usually pretty concerned with helping you find ways to lower your grocery bill. You can find posts on how to save, as well as how to make that inexpensive stuff into tasty meals. However, even a blog dedicated to being thrifty acknowledges that there are some things you just need to pay more for.
This post is about ten categories of foodstuff for which you simply must buy the top quality brand. The list includes cheese, with which I wholeheartedly agree, and store bought tomato sauce, which I'm in partial...
Slashfood Ate (8): Ways to make use of day-old bread
There is nothing better than a fresh baguette! But, how many times have you opened your bread holder at home only to find that your bread has become hard like a rock? It's the fresh well-made bread that does not last more than a day or two. The truth is that this bread never really goes bad. It's use merely changes. Rather than eating the bread on its own, you will want to cook with it or add it to a...
Rishi took home seven first place awards at the recent World Tea Expo. They are definitely doing something right, and I personally recommend their Jade Cloud tea.
It turns out that the flavinoids in tea may actually help ease symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases, and there seems to the possibility that flavinoids in tea may help repair the damage, not just stop it.
So you want to buy at least some organic food, but you can't afford to be/don't want to be the person buying organic garlic powder and organic jelly beans. How do you know when it's best to go organic and when it's absolutely OK to go conventional?
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization does a lot of things, including set international standards, disseminate new ideas, and "help build human and industrial capacities in diverse fields." One of the organization's most important functions, in my opinion, is to set and protect cultural heritages, which are determined by the World Heritage Committee.
The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has a wide range of criteria they use to determine world heritages, and France wants to add its cuisine to that list. According to AFP, though, not many people...
Have you ever thought about real chefs, from high ranked restaurants, and wondered where they like to eat? Well, Bloomberg.com writer Richard Vines has answered.
He spoke to a multitude of well known chefs, mainly from London, and asked them what their favorite restaurants were. Did you know, for example, that Alain Ducasse loves a sushi restaurant in Tokyo called Sushishou? Richard Corrigan of Bentley's adores Gambero Rosso in San Vincenzo, Italy. Gordon Ramsay gave...
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I don't know if it's all the summer produce that just happens to be filling the markets or if there's been some allignment of the planets, but it's been a banner week for food writing on the Weblogs, Inc. network. Over in the world of finance, Walletpop offered a couple of useful posts, exploring the relative value of 
Have you ever thought about real chefs, from high ranked restaurants, and wondered where they like to eat? Well, 
