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50 Asian Food Lovers' Finds
From Asian food suppliers and grocers, to shops, and new food trends, September's Food and Wine Magazine features their 50 Best Asian Finds in America.
There's great finds like green tea infused cream puffs, Vietnamese sandwiches, wasabi plantlets, to handmade chocolates at Jin Patisserie, tea houses and their favorite soy sauces.
Read 50 Best Asian Food Finds via Food and Wine Magazine.
July 29, 2005 in Food | Permalink | Comments (0)
Kitchen & Houseware Specials @ Amazon.com until July 31
The Kitchen and Housewares Outlet page at Amazon.com can yield a few great deals. Pop on by and have a look. Plus get a $20 certificate for a future purchase when you spend over $99 before July 31st.
July 29, 2005 in Special Promotions | Permalink | Comments (0)
What's It Like to Become a Cooking Student?
Thinking of becoming a chef? Applying to a top culinary school? Find out a little bit of what attending a cooking school is like from the eyes of Logan Worley, a student at Johnson & Wales Denver Campus's Culinary School. If you haven't gotten a taste of working in a kitchen yet, and want to learn about the life of a chef in training, then Logan's journal is worth reading.
Read Logan Worley's journal about a day in the life of a cooking student (via Chef Talk).
July 28, 2005 in Cooking Schools | Permalink | Comments (0)
Seattle's Top Wine Seller is Not Your Ordinary Retailer
Seattle friends of ours told us of Garagiste Wine, a unique wine retailer that's unlike any other retailer in the city. Tucked in an industrial area with irregular hours, Garagiste also happens to be one of the top wine sellers in Seattle. What's more, they have a national following for founder Jon Rimmerman's email recommendations of collectible, limited production wines.
Sign up for Rimmerman's mailing list at GaragisteWine.com.
Read "Seattle retailer Garagiste has national cult following" via The Seattle Times
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July 28, 2005 in All Things Wine | Permalink | Comments (0)
The Cupcake Rage Continues
Track the love affair with cupcakes at Cupcakes Take the Cake blog. Filled with photos, recipes, and reviews of cupcake bakeries from around the country. Make no mistake, cupcakes are a real food trend.
Visit the blog: Cupcakes Take the Cake
July 28, 2005 in Baking, New Food Trends | Permalink | Comments (0)
Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Cooking
When you're a food lover and like spending time in the kitchen, you're probably always looking for ways to add to your skills. And when you see articles like "Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Cooking", you just have to read it, don't you? What's even better is that you find out there's some things on that list you do already.
See Fine Cooking Magazine's 10 cooking tips.
July 27, 2005 in Cooking, Kitchen & Cooking Tips | Permalink | Comments (0)
History of the Wine Barrel
When you've gone to visit wineries, of course you'll see the cellars and all those wine barrels stacked up on racks. Ever wonder how barrels came about for holding wine? Here's a article about this history of how barrels became used for winemaking.
Read full article "History of the wine barrel" via CorkForce.com
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July 26, 2005 in All Things Wine | Permalink | Comments (0)
Chef Profile - Shea Gallante of Cru in New York City
Chef Shea Gallante is the Willy Wonka of modern Italian cooking. In his kitchen-cum-laboratory at Cru, in New York City, you'll find an immersion circulator, centrifuge, thermo-circulator, Hold-o-Mat, and Paco Jet—tools Gallante uses to create unique offerings like foie gras with spring onion ice cream or white-polenta-and-olive-oil soup. But don't assume his food is more about experimentation than taste. This young chef's real talent is his ability to make even the wildest-sounding flavor combination seem like the most natural pairing in the world.
Read Shea Gallante Chef Profile & Recipes via Epicurious.com
July 25, 2005 in Chef News | Permalink | Comments (0)
Dark Chocolate--Good for the Heart Says Researchers
FOOD SCIENCE: Some research suggests that the flavonoids found in dark chocolate may produce beneficial cardiovascular effects, much like those found in green and red fruits and vegetables, red wine and green tea.
Move over milk chocolate. Dark chocolate is commandeering real estate in the candy aisle, quite pleased with its deep, dark self.
It's not just pricey imported chocolate bars taking up shelf space and boasting how dark they are. Take a look at the dark chocolate M&M's and dark Hershey's Kisses.
There's method to this darkness. It just so happens that researchers recently have focused on the potential health benefits of dark chocolate, which ultimately could translate into ... cha-ching. In fact, candymakers are reporting an increased demand for the biting taste of dark chocolate.
So far, candy packaging doesn't claim such benefits, but some labels now billboard the candy's "percent cocoa" content -- 50, 60, 70 percent. That's because the higher the cocoa content, nutrition researchers say, the better.
Read "Heart-healthier Dark Chocolate Gains Shelf Space in Stores" (via DuluthNewsTribune.com)
More "Sweet! Study says dark chocolate has benefits" (via CNN)
Related article: Chocolate Lovers' Websites 2005
July 24, 2005 in Chocolate, Food News | Permalink | Comments (0)
Alain Ducasse Visits the Culinary Institute of America
For the first time in the US, Alain Ducasse offers exclusive programs at The Culinary Institute of America's Greystone campus!
"When my training center looked for an educational opportunity in the United States, it naturally appeared that the CIA was the only place sharing the same culinary quest of excellence." --Alain Ducasse
The renowned Alain Ducasse Training Center (ADF) has coupled with the CIA to host the "Alain Ducasse Contemporary Cuisine and Modern Presentation" workshop at the Culinary Institute of America's Greystone campus in St. Helena, CA.
Register for classes here: November 9 Demonstration or the November 10 & 11 Hands On Courses
July 20, 2005 in Cooking Schools, Education, Food & Wine Country Travel, Gourmet Food Events | Permalink | Comments (1)
A New Design for Making Tea - The Teastick
The Teastick by Gamila is a beautiful new interpretation for brewing your loose tea leaves. Your leaves are held in a sliding sleeve that you use to scoop up your loose tea leaves. The design holds your tea and makes it easy to steep to your desired strength. Elegance and simplicity at its best.
Purchase directly at The Teastick website.
July 20, 2005 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, Kitchen Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0)
Chocolate Lover's Websites - Best of Web 2005
From praline truffles to white raspberry ganaches, you'll find lots of luscious artisanal chocolate to ogle over on the Web. Sophisticated French and British sites boast white-glove service and mahogany boxes, while U.S. master chocolatiers like Scharffen Berger round out its scrumptious offerings with things like chocolate lip balm and in-depth white papers on the art of chocolate-making. Aficionados should bookmark Chocophile.com, a news, review and discussion site whose stated mission is to elevate the awareness and appreciation of chocolate on a par with that of wine. --Constance Gustke
- zChocolat.com
- Chocolate Trading Company
- Chocosphere.com
- Godiva
- Hotel Chocolat
- Scharffen Berger.com
- Chocoholic.com
- Gourmet Chocolate Club of the Month
July 18, 2005 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, Chocolate | Permalink | Comments (1)
Online Organic Food Sources
The internet has lots of information on organic foods and here's two that we find useful and dependable. In the Wall Street Journal, Diamond Organics was recently reviewed as one of their favorite online organic food purveyors.
Check out Diamond Organics for home delivered fresh organic produce, meats, groceries, and more. Then, check out Local Harvest for a complete directory of organic producers from small farms, farmers markets, to other regional food sources. In addition, Local Harvest's online store helps small producers get their goods out to customers outside of their local area.
Website: Diamond Organics & Local Harvest
July 17, 2005 in Organic Food | Permalink | Comments (0)
Find Farmer's Markets in Your Neighborhood
Visit the USDA's Farmer's Market Website to locate farmer's markets in your neighboorhood. Since 1994, the number of farmer's markets has almost doubled from 1,755 to 3,706 according to the National Directory of Farmers Markets.
Visit the site: USDA Farmer's Markets
July 13, 2005 in Food | Permalink | Comments (0)
Wine for Women - a new book by Leslie Sbrocco
A majority of wine consumers are women, and Leslie Sbrocco has written a straight forward, easy-to-read book for them in Wine for Women: A Guide to Buying, Pairing, and Sharing Wine
Website - www.lesliesbrocco.com
July 9, 2005 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, All Things Wine | Permalink | Comments (0)
Food & Wine Magazine's Top American Chefs of 2005
Food and Wine Magazine has announced their 2005 Annual Best New Chefs in America list. The list includes:
- Tyson Cole of Uchi, Austin
- Seth Bixby Daugherty of Cosmos, Minneapolis
- Christophe Eme of Ortolan Restaurant, Los Angeles
- Shea Gallante of Cru, New York City
- Colby Garrelts of Bluestem, Kansas City
- Maria Hines of Earth & Ocean, Seattle
- Daniel Humm of Campton Place, San Francisco
- Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson of Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder
- Tony Maws of Craigie Street Bistrot, Cambridge
- Eric Ziebold of Cityzen, Washington DC
Read the chefs' profiles and recipes at Food and Wine's website: America's Best New Chefs.
July 7, 2005 in Food News | Permalink | Comments (0)
Ferran Adria's El Bulli Cookbook Special Order - $245
Online cookbook retailer, Jessica's Biscuit, is offering a special on Ferran Adria's El Bulli cookbook at 30% off the $350 list price. Your price is only $245.
Pre-order Ferran Adria's El Bulli today at ecookbooks.com.
July 1, 2005 in Chef Books | Permalink | Comments (0)
