October 2009
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How to not burn yourself and make a hot mess while... →
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Thurs and Fri Only: Eat Street Deals! →
Awesome! Pho-79 and Peninsula are some of my Minneapolis favorites. (via @metromag)
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“”The thing that makes me happiest is that more people of color are joining...”
– AP article (via NY Times.com via chriseats)
Yes, this man deserved the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant.
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This Halloween, Beware of "Tainted" Chocolate |... →
Adrienne Fitch-Frankel, Fair Trade Campaign Director for Global Exchange, says that most of that chocolate – all those M&Ms, Hershey’s bars, Reece’s peanut butter cups, Snickers, Kit Kats, et al – is made with cocoa grown and harvested by West African children as young as nine years old. “About 70 percent of the world’s cocoa comes from West Africa. Due to the dominance of West African cocoa...
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Mindfully Eating Chocolate (Psychology Today) →
Why does slowing down and eating candy mindfully help? For people who eat chocolate, they are often thinking about the next piece of candy before they even finish the one they are enjoying. That is when they go for more. You can eat an entire candy bar and not really taste one bite. Eating chocolate mindfully is intended to help you to really get joy from it and to eat just enough to feel...
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Crushing culinary school dreams →
katherinespiers:
Some poor soul asked the Chowhound posters which culinary school she should attend…the 25 replies all pretty much say “don’t.”
One touches on the most relevant point, which is that CIA and Cordon Bleu schools are for-profit. Community college courses, at about $25 per class, are presented as a good way to go, though apparently nothing beats actually working in a kitchen.
Wow,...
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What the Last Meal Taught Thomas Keller →
Courtesy of the New York Times, registration may be required. (via thegreatestthings)
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This Week is Your Last Chance to Visit Many Twin... →
essbee:
This week marks the end of October, the end of Daylight Savings Time, and the end of the season for most of the area’s farmers markets.
Here’s a list of those that will be open one more week, plus their locations, days and times. Also included are the few that will remain open a bit longer.
Excelsior Farmers Market 337 Water Street Thursday, Oct. 29, 2:00 to 6:30 p.m. Maple Grove...
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Chipotle! Now with even less guilt! →
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. plans to install solar panels on about 75 of its restaurants during the next year in an ongoing effort to create a more eco-friendly chain, the company said Tuesday. The parent to about 886 fast-casual restaurants has partnered with Standard Renewable Energy, a company based in Houston, to install the panels, which will produce an estimated 500 kilowatt hours of...
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“When we eat together, when we set out to do so deliberately, life is better, no...”
– Thomas Keller in the introduction to his new Ad Hoc cookbook (via this well-articulated review from Eat Me Daily).
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Is Michelle Obama About to Take on Big Food? |... →
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Thursday, October 22: U of M Bell Museum kicks off... →
From potato chips to Pocky, culturally significant snack foods from around the world will be featured at the opening reception of the new exhibit “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 at the University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis. The International Snack Food Tasting event marks the start of 29 weeks of...
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Sunday brunch at ad hoc
The one-hour drive up to Napa Valley from San Francisco was filled with anticipation. My friends and I were meeting up with some other friends who I had not seen in a couple of years. The plan was to meet up in Yountville for brunch at one of my favorite restaurants - ad hoc. Ad hoc is the most casual of Thomas Keller’s three restaurants (the others being The French Laundry, Bouchon, and...
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WatchWorking Class Foodies make bratwurst. I contemplate making longanisa for the umpteenth time. One day, I will finally do it and make my mother proud. One day.
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How to not get spices all over yourself with your... →
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“According to (Fisherman Ty) Babb, lobster is fished sustainably when fishermen...”
– Good magazine (sort of) gives lobster a thumbs up for eating. Hooray! (via chriseats)
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Happy Birthday, Chef Keller! 10 Things You... →
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Cook's Illustrated demos an efficient way to prep... →
It’s squash time o’ the year! Don’t forget: bigger isn’t always better.
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Today's Shocker: Shutting Down the Presses for... →
There is some interesting cultural commentary to be made on the decline of this icon in the food world, despite the greater interest in food in popular culture. Another interesting point to note: the survival of Gourmet’s sibling Bon Appetit. Bon Appetit is another Conde Nast publication that seems to be aimed at appealing more to the self-proclaimed “foodie” versus the...
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“The frozen hamburgers that the Smiths ate, which were made by the food giant...”
– E. coli from bad beef put Stephanie Smith (from St. Cloud, MN) into a 9 week coma from which she awoke paralyzed and unable to walk. On the other hand, the process described above saves Cargill 25 percent as compared to using whole cuts of meat.
Dr. Jeffrey Bender, a food safety expert at the...
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SG&T profiles one of my FM faves: Shur Yang →
They have amazing quality greens and herbs at rock bottom prices! Not to mention, super friendly and knowledgeable. Nice feature of one of the many Hmong purveyors at the Market.
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The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides →
I don’t have the means to go fully organic, but this handy list lets me know which fruits and veggies would be worth it. Ten most pesticide-laden fruits and veggies:
Peach
Apple
Sweet Bell Pepper
Celery
Nectarine
Strawberries
Cherries
Kale
Lettuce
Grapes (imported)
Methodology The Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides ranks pesticide contamination for 47 popular fruits and vegetables...
