Slashfood

• Join Slashfood on Twitter!
  

  Filed under: Site Announcements

  
  I first learned about Twitter in the winter of 2006, when several of my friends simultaneously joined up. It took me a little longer, but eventually I became convinced that starting an account would be a good way to keep up to date with the happenings and activities of the many people in my life. Over the last year and a half it has become an invaluable addition to arsenal of communication methods and I've become something of an addict.
  
  Lots of people have been joining Twitter lately and so I thought it would be a good time to tell you that Slashfood...
  



• Women's Health gives top food sites
  

  Filed under: Site Announcements, Recipes, Magazines, Local Eating

  Women's Health is great, but they obviously made a typo when writing about the top food blogs - they listed Chow.com instead of Slashfood!
  
  It's okay, though...we all make mistakes. I'm sure the copyeditors will fix that soon.
  
  In the meantime, here are what WH thinks are the best food and drink websites, followed by my suggestions for others you may enjoy.
  
  • What's for Dinner is a rudimentary site with a great concept: it provides a week's worth of new recipes at the beginning of each week, so you don't have to rely on...
    
  
  
  
  • Need some help choosing your next brew?
    

    Filed under: Beer, Site Announcements, America

    Look no further than Beer Suggest, a new website that - well, isn't it obvious?
    
    The site is a work in progress, with its simple design and rudimentary tools (it only went live about a week ago). So far, the site boasts over 4,000 beer listings and over 1000 breweries. There are also beer-centered events, and reviews of various brews.
    
    Think you can walk the walk when it comes to beer? Register for an account, and feel free to review and rate beers. Check here for the current Top 10 lists of rated and reviewed beers, including the...
    
  
  
  
  • Mother's Day on Slashfood
    

    Filed under: Site Announcements, Mother's Day

    
    Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11th and whether your mother is a meat-eater or a vegetarian, a fantastic home cook or an expert in the art of ordering out, we're here to help. We'll be featuring an assortment of Mother's Day gift guides this week, along with ideas for brunches, picnics and dinners that will make your mothers, grandmothers and any other maternal types in your life feel special and celebrated. Check back often so that you don't miss any of our useful advice.
    
    
  
  
  
  • My vintage kitchen and turquoise stove
    

    Filed under: Site Announcements, Real Kitchens

    
    I have a love/hate relationship with my kitchen, my stove in particular. My apartment used to belong to my grandparents and so just about everything in the kitchen has been there since 1966 when they moved in. They never cooked much to begin with and in the last ten years of their lives, they ate out exclusively.
    
    I put the counter top you see to the right in last summer, when the old one started to crumble into pieces and the building replaced the dishwasher last fall when the old one lost the ability to clean anything....
    
  
  
  
  • Visitors bureau wants to give you a Taste of San Francisco
    

    Filed under: Wine, Beer, West Coast, Site Announcements, Restaurants, Business

    The San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau wants you to have the greatest dining experience possible on you next trip to the Bay Area. They've added Taste as an additional website to the official visitors bureau site, and it's completely dedicated to food.
    
    I was particularly interested in Taste, as I am going to San Francisco later this summer and I want any dining info I can get. Taste does offer plenty of dining information, especially of you have plenty...
    
  
  
  
  • White Wave issues chocolate soymilk recall
    

    Filed under: Site Announcements, Health & Medical

    We've had more than a week's respite from the never ending flow of food recalls, in which no news was good news. Unfortunately, the recall hiatus wasn't meant to last.
    
    White Wave, the maker of Silk soymilk beverages, has issued a recall on 11 ounce, single serve bottles of the chocolate flavor soymilk because, of all things, the product may contain actual milk. So if you're drinking the soymilk due to lactose intolerance or allergies, you need to switch to something else for the time being.
    
    The bottles in question have a UPC code of...
    
  
  
  
  • Calling all organic cooks! Here is a recipe contest for you
    

    Filed under: Site Announcements, Magazines

    Mambo Sprouts, a magazine dedicated to health and organic food as well as coupons for you, has put out a call for original recipes. They're looking for original recipes in four different categories, each utilizing different sponsored products.
    
    You can enter any and all of the categories: Bake it organic, Asian exotic, chocolate craze, or salt of the earth. If you are interested, you can check out the rules and requirements here.
    
    If you like to cook and create your own recipes, check out this contest. It could be a chance to win some useful...
    
  
  
  
  • RUMe reusable grocery bags: a great way to celebrate Earth Day
    

    Filed under: Site Announcements, Trends, On the Blogs, New Products

    
    It's Earth Day today, just in case you haven't been keeping up with it. Our friends over at Not Martha have a great way for you to celebrate today and do your part. It's the RUMe grocery bags, which stands for ReUseMe, and there's even a chance for you to win some (you have to go to Not Martha.com to find out how).
    
    I know that reusable grocery bags are not exactly a new concept. Every grocery store I've been to lately is selling their...
    
  
  
  
  • Pizza.com sells for $2.6 million
    

    Filed under: Site Announcements, Business, On the Blogs

    
    Last week, I read that the domain name Pizza.com was being sold at auction, and was expected to fetch a hefty price. This morning I read the results, and I'd call $2.6 million a hefty price.
    
    Apparently, the seller had bought the domain name in the early 1990's, when a lot of really common domain names were snapped up. He sat on his investment for quite some time, but when he heard that some other domain names were being sold for big bucks he decided to see what he could get...