Monday, October 31, 2011

"Novembre, mois de l’Economie Sociale et solidaire" - Emploi - Télématin - France 2

Interesting look at a bakery in France and how it deals with some employees. Much to learn from other countries! Note the delivery of products on a very big bicycle - or a big container mounted on a normal bike! Why don't we have this in NC? Or do we? Is COSTCO's bakery the only option? There is also a great discussion of how associations and mutual aid works a lot better than government assistance.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

"Une pluie d'étoiles sur le 25e salon Agecote" - Nice-Matin

Do we ever do this sort of thing in NC?

"TOTINO'S FUN FRIDAY NIGHTS!"

Very smart offer for Redbox; not so good for NC waistlines.

"Votre Intermarché de courses en ligne"

What's for breakfast, NC?

Intermarche - France

Do we ever see this kind of price comparison in NC?

Saturday, October 29, 2011

"Curry Without Worry Soup Kitchen Feeds the Haves and the Have-Nots" - NYTimes.com

Anyone doing this in NC?

Carrefour  - Le Panel Test Carrefour

Not many products tested, however.

"Les produits Carrefour inspirés, testés et approuvés par vous."

Do we have this in NC?

"Les Croissants du Dimanche"

Why can't we offer this in NC?

"Can Breakfast Replace Family Dinner?" - NYTimes.com

What could we make of this in NC?

"Will Aguila, M.D.: Why Food Becomes Addictive"

Sometimes I think we work too hard at looking for explanations for things that may in fact be otherwise.

"Florida-Based Restaurant Chains Expanding to Long Island" - NYTimes.com

Any in NC?

"La Bella Havana, a Cuban Restaurant in Yonkers" - Review - NYTimes.com

Cuban food in NC?

"Channeling Ireland at Thatcher McGhee’s Pub in N.J." - Review - NYTimes.com

How are we doing in NC on neighborhood pubs?

"Connecticut’s Farms and Orchards in the Fall" - NYTimes.com

And "late season" in NC?

"From Colombia, the Ultimate One-Pot Meal" — A Good Appetite - NYTimes.com

I love those options with everything in one pot!

"From Colombia, the Ultimate One-Pot Meal" — A Good Appetite - NYTimes.com

I love those options with everything in one pot!

Friday, October 28, 2011

Olives Direct - Buy Olives Online

"Winston-Salem salads, sandwiches, seafood, southern, vegetarian Sweet Potatoes"

TYSON was interviewed on the State of Things this week.

"Should Salmon Farms Move Inland?" - NYTimes.com

Do we grow salmon in NC?

"Free-Form Apple or Pear Tart" — Recipe and Video — The Minimalist - NYTimes.com

Looks quite useful.

"For Beer, St. Louis Thinks Smaller" - NYTimes.com

What's the trend in NC?

"For Niman Ranch, two definitions of "sustainable"" - Marketplace

How does this work in an NC context?

"Workplaces Feel The Impact of Obesity" - NPR

Surely gets one attention.

"Where Apples Come From" - PRI's The World

A good question deserving this worthy answer!

"Jambon de Parme" - Conso - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Good stuff!

"Festival del Prosciutto di Parma"

Surely would be worth a visit!

"Plat sans gluten, restaurant - Manger autrement, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne" - Sortir sans Gluten

Do we have this in NC?

"A Farm Safety Net" - NYTimes.com

Needed for NC?

"Marseille | Trois fast-food de la région repris par McDonald's France" - La Provence

The whole franchise world of McDonald's is worth understanding a lot better.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

"Italian town bans any new kebab shops or other 'ethnic food'" - Telegraph

"Making Restaurant Recommendations Smarter" - NYTimes.com

This looks helfpul for restaurant goers.

"Boon Boxes" - NYTimes.com

What is the state of catering in NC?

"FoodFight, a Nonprofit Group, Works With New York City Schools" - NYTimes.com

In NC?

"Modernist Cuisine for Laymen" - NYTimes.com

Still getting my mouth around modernist cuisine.

"Study Shows Why It’s Hard to Keep Weight Off" - NYTimes.com

Let's not rush to blame our hormones for being overweight, but let's indeed rush to do more studies of this sort and to understand the science of this more - and what can be done about it if right. Most of all, let's try to get kids started right, and see if they can work hard to hold on to it.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

"Sweets Small Enough to Satisfy" - NYTimes.com

Ah, the psychology of food.

"Food Blooms in the Desert" - NYTimes.com

Great story.

"Emilio’s Ballato - Like Rao’s, but You Can Get In" - NYTimes.com

NC version of this?

"Pasta e Fagioli" - Recipe - NYTimes.com

Super!

"Breakfast With Nancy Silverton of Mozza" - NYTimes.com

How are we doing on the mozzarella front in NC?

"Raclette Made Simple" - NYTimes.com

Super!

"Salinas" - NYC - Restaurant Review - NYTimes.com

Spanish in NC - how are we doing?

"Eggs Poached in Marinara Sauce" — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

This looks good!

"Endive and Quinoa Salad With Poached Egg" — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Maybe!

"Cannibal, Blueprint and Wild Rise" — NYC — Review - NYTimes.com

How is "bar food" faring in NC?

"Ketchup Moves Upmarket, With a Balsamic Tinge" - NYTimes.com

Sounds enticing! Why not make it yourself?

"In Chicago, Michelle Obama Takes On 'Food Deserts'" - NYTimes.com

Go Michelle!

Saturday, October 22, 2011

"Comparing French milk & cream to US milk & cream - France" - Chowhound

We take milk and lots of other things for granted in the sense that we assume everybody else is either wrong or does it our way!

"Dégustez le miel, la gelée royale et autres produits naturels et bio proposés par Famille Mary !"

How many honey stores do we have in NC?

"Answers to Mushroom Questions, Part 2" - NYTimes.com

Mushrooms are surely worthy of lots of questions and answers!

"McDonald’s Profit Is Up, but Prices May Follow" - NYTimes.com

I wonder if anyone has tried to chart the history in NC of prices at McDonald's and the quality of the food offered? How exactly has it evolved?

"At Pranzi, Authentic Italian in a Modern Setting" - NYTimes.com

The best Italian food in NC to make or buy is where?

"Mikonos, in Ewing, Offers Authentic Greek Food" - Review - NYTimes.com

Best Greek food in NC, either to make or to buy?

Lidl - Catalogue du 26 au 31 Octobre 2011

What do they do with everything they do not sell each week since it gets taken off the shelves, as best I can tell?

Friday, October 21, 2011

"Beef Will Be What's for Dinner for a Long Time, Panelists Say" - NYTimes.com

I suppose this is so.

"Pesto Recipes for Health" - NYTimes.com

Just reinforcing great recommendaitons!

"Moussaka the Traditional Way" - NYTimes.com

Lots of options!

"Using Fennel in Autumn Salads" - NYTimes.com

Fennel is great!

"All about apple varieties - which to pick and why!"

Neat guide to apples!

"Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean" - YouTube

Looks like it could be fun.

"Beyond the E.U. Farm Subsidies Debate" - NYTimes.com

How handled in NC?

"Bain to Buy Japanese Restaurant Chain from Nomura" - NYTimes.com

NC impact?

"Sea Salt From the Surf Off Amagansett" - NYTimes.com

NC?

"Kulushkat" — NYC — Restaurant Review - NYTimes.com

Worth a try, I think!

"Café d’Azur in Darien Marries Mideast and West" - NYTimes.com

NC version?

"Boxed Wine Firms Claim They’ll Pass the Taste Test" - NYTimes.com

One can either be a snob or enjoy. Your choice.

"The Struggle for Daily Bread" - NYTimes.com

Let us never forget this and strive to do something about it!

"Mushroom Lasagna" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Yes!

"Mixed Bean and Winter Squash Stew with Fresh Basil" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Looks fabulous!

"Red Bean Stew" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Sure looks good!

"A Plan to Rate Nutrition of Food With Stars" - NYTimes.com

This strikes me as a superb idea!

Carrefour  - promolibre

Do we ever see grocery stores offering 20% off any purchase of fruits and vegetables? Yes, this is only a credit on the frequent shopper card - to be obtained later - but still......

Thursday, October 20, 2011

"Pain plié" - Conso - Vie pratique - Télématin - Emission présentée par William Leymergie - France 2

Looks great in the video!

Le Salon du Chocolat

This just started in Paris. It does not look like it is headed to NC!

Susie's Kitchen - Stanton, IA

I don't think I've every been there!

Association de consommateurs - UFC Que Choisir

This is a bit like Consumers Union in the US.

"Test Pangas Filet, élevé Vietnam Acheté chez Carrefour" - Que Choisir

This is very helpful.

"Don’t Eat this fish: Pangas (Pangasius, Vietnamese River Cobbler, White Catfish, Gray Sole)" - Diet Mind Spirit

Just bought some. This is disconcerting.

"Wilder Quarterly, a New Magazine for Contemporary Growers" - NYTimes.com

Looks good!

"Food and Gasoline Drove Consumer Prices Higher in September" - NYTimes.com

In NC?

"Seattle Worries as Word of Infectious Salmon Anemia Spreads" - NYTimes.com

More food worries.

"Mark Bittman — Paillards 10 Ways" - NYTimes.com

Fascinating.

"Mexico Tackles Epidemic of Childhood Obesity" - NYTimes.com

How can we help from North Carolina?

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

"Britain's First Two-Star Pub" - NYTimes.com

Where are all the NC stars?

Treading Lightly Beyond Peanuts and Cracker Jack - NYTimes.com

Why can't we do better?

"L'émission de Vies croisées"

Interesitng program.

"In Hong Kong, a Monthlong Celebration of Food and Wine" - NYTimes.com

Would it be worth a month of this in NC?

"Parchment Bags for Cooking" - NYTimes.com

Worth a try!

"Scandinavian Food Before It Was Fashionable" - NYTimes.com

Where does one find the best Scandinavian food in NC?

"Prime and Beyond" - NYC - Slide Show - NYTimes.com

What's the NC version?

"What's Your Favorite Vegetarian Dish for Entertaining?" - NYTimes.com

And within that, what's your favorite vegetarian dish to prepare in NC?

"Jacques Pépin Demonstrates Cooking Techniques" - NYTimes.com

C'est ca!

"Potatoes Get Senate Protection on School Lunch Menus" - NYTimes.com

This is the stuff of fiction and calories. There is a clear right answer here - eat fewer potatoes and more of better things. How can that be up for discussion and wasting time?

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

"Broccoli Pesto" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

What a nice combination!

"Winter Vegetable Soupe au Pistou" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Oui, c'est bon!

"Quinoa with Roasted Winter Vegetables and Pesto" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Very nice!

"Pesto Portobellos" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

More yum!

"Highlights (and Lowlights) of Restaurant Reviewing" - NYTimes.com

It sure must be fun!

"Etiquetage alimentaire" - Télématin - France 2

We need to compare the new labels here in Europe with those in NC.

"Produits, additifs, labels & allergènes alimentaires" - Shopwise

This is getting a lot of attention in France. What's the closest to it that we have in NC? The motto here is "you know, you decide".

"Le succès du supermarché des producteurs" - Le journal du Week-end

A really interesting concept. Do we have any of these in NC?

"la socca Niçoise" - Civette Garibaldi

This is a wonderful treat here in Nice!

"Dinner and Derangement" - NYTimes.com

How very odd.

"When One Farm Subsidy Ends, Another May Rise to Replace It" - NYTimes.com

How will this impact NC?

"Infectious Salmon Anemia Reported in Wild Pacific Fish" - NYTimes.com

Illnesses relating to our food supply remain terrifying.

Monday, October 17, 2011

"Tailgating Recipes: The Commissioner's Jambalaya" - NYTimes.com

For the tailgating set.

"A Surfeit of Pesto" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

The staff of life!

"Potato and Pesto Gratin" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Yum!

"fANNEtastic food"

I am not sure what to make of this blog, but if the assortment of food and non-food items are of special interest to you, go for it!

"Opening of 3 Carrefour Express" - Carrefour Group

This is a really interesting concept and I look forward to visiting the Express that is now open here in Nice. Could it work in NC?

Egyptian sweet potatoes

I bought some beauregards today at Leader Price in Nice from this supplier. This will be the first time I've consciously eaten Egyptian sweet potatoes!

Sunday, October 9, 2011

"USDA Wants To Limit Potatoes In School Lunches" - NPR

Seems like a positive move?

Le coin bleu

Lots of good things here - how to put it to use in NC?

"The new standard for chocolate" - Marketplace Photo Gallery

It's amazing to see new discoveries in something that has been around as long as chocolate.

"India's Massive School Lunch Program Aims to Curb Widespread Malnutrition" - PBS NewsHour - PBS

Quite a story! NC Implications?

"Kitchen Window: Showing Compassion Through The Gift Of Food" - NPR

NC traditions?

Milk

Milk in France is almost never sold in containers bigger than 1 liter or about a quart. I always try to buy "lait ecreme" which is supposed to have had the cream removed, but I am not sure what that means in terms of fat. Now that I look at the label on a liter of Lactel Matin Leger (this one is also .5% lactose), it seems to say that saturated fats are .13 grams/100 ml. I do not know how we calculate fat levels in the US but this seems to be an apples and oranges exercise in trying to come up with a percentage. 33 calories for each of 100 ml as well. Here is the main website for the company.

"Celebrating Craft Beers, Even Without Oktoberfest" - NYTimes.com

What's the best NC beer garden?

"Fruit Wines Turn Dry and Sophisticated" - NYTimes.com

Surely, there is a NC glass of this!

"Delhi 6 Offers Halal Indian Cuisine" - Review - NYTimes.com

NC version?

"Chris Neugent of Malt-O-Meal, on Teamwork" - NYTimes.com

I bet there are a lot of NC food executives whose stories would make interesting telling.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

"In Food Commercials, Flying Doughnuts and Big Budgets" - NYTimes.com

How many problems have arisen in NC over the way in which food is photographed, described, or presented? We ought to keep track. Someone should. Who has been deceived and with what result?

Bread mixes

In France, a Pain de Compagne bread mix comes in a 1 kg bag (2.2 lbs), and says it will make 2 breads of 750 kg each (because of adding water to the mix). Per 100 gram slice, it's 9.8 grams of protein and 320 calories. 70% of the ingredients are wheat flour.Bonpain is the maker. No website that I can find.
Will add a US maker.

"Les pesticides, facteurs de tumeurs chez les agriculteurs" - Le Monde

As with all such things, what's the NC version of this story?

"Damir Sagolj's Photos of Hunger in North Korea" - NYTimes.com

Hungry people get photographed a lot. Some think that is good; others do not. How do we feel in NC?

"Food Links for the Info-Famished" - NYTimes.com

Good stuff, as always.

Fuel for food?

I guess this is appealing to some, but it sure seems complicated to me.

Monday, October 3, 2011

"Denmark aims to improve health with "fat tax"" - latimes.com

Well worth reviewing....

"Tough Sell for Healthy Fare in School Vending Machines" - NYTimes.com

We all need to work even harder on making sure this sort of initiative works. Experience in NC?

"London Underground | Food Market Dining" - NYTimes.com

How would we describe the "food market scene" in NC?

"On Subsidies, Fish and Fishing" - NYTimes.com

The whole world of subsidies for food needs so much more coverage and collective understanding, along with resulting possible change.

Substantial Pastries for Busy Teenagers — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

What a great approach!
Imagine if food stores features both the recipe and all of the ingredients assembled and available for 10% less either bought separately or together but with a code found only in the recipe.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

"The Food Truck Revolution Revs Up, With a Little Help" - NYTimes.com

Are we learning enough about this in NC - other than city ordinances and restricitons, etc., what more do we need to know?

"The Food & Drink Issue" - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com#/pollan

Extremely helpful!

"Organic strawberries may not be" - Marketplace

Hmmm.

"Energy bar company builds hunger relief into its business model" - Marketplace

Worth considering.

"Killer cantaloupe, scary sprouts _ what to do?" - Health/Science - NewsObserver.com

Extremely important!

"Foreigners filling temporary jobs at North Carolina farms" - NewsObserver.com

Such an important story.

"Mouthful - Greg Cox gives 3 stars to North Raleigh's newest Irish restaurant" - newsobserver.com

Looks good.

"New Just$ave Stores to Open in Roxboro and Thomasville" - Lowe's Food Stores, Inc.

Need to check out this new Lowes store approach.

"Yogurt Recipes for Health" - NYTimes.com

Looks yummy.

Melissa's Produce

They seem to produce some good things.

"Pumpkins At A Premium, Thanks To Hurricane Irene" - NPR

How are this years' pumpkin supplies and prices running in NC?

"Fat Tax Lands On Denmark's Favorite Foods" - NPR

How do we make sure that we compare NC and Denmark well?

"Surgery Not 'A Magic Pill' For Obese Patients" - NPR

What are we learning about this in NC?

"Recycled Water Quenches San Antonio's Thirst" - NPR

How are we doing with this sort of thing in NC?

"Caracara Mexican Grill in Farmingdale" - Review - NYTimes.com

How do we animate for everyone the best side of Mexican food in NC?

"Utsav Indian Cuisine in Vernon" — Review - NYTimes.com

Which are the best Indian restaurants in NC and why?

"Patria Restaurant and Mixology Lounge" - Review - NYTimes.com

NC equivalent?

"‘Prohibition’, a Ken Burns Documentary on PBS" - Review - NYTimes.com

Relevant to all food issues.

"Patricia Kluge Loses a Fortune, But Not Her Resolve" - NYTimes.com

It's not clear to me how she blew it.

"For Jews, Breaking the Fast After Yom Kippur Gets a Makeover" - NYTimes.com

How do we collect big meals for all of the other religions of NC? Every such meal is precisely equal to the value and importance of every other one.