Thursday, May 31, 2012

TED radio Hour: Food Matters : NPR

Not aware of this.

Antibiotic-Free Meat Business Is Booming, Thanks To Chipotle : The Salt : NPR

The NC part of this?

‘The Inspired Vegan,’ ‘Asian Tofu,’ and More - NYTimes.com

Good.

Agriculture Department Calls for More Beef Testing - NYTimes.com

How do we do in NCwith E.coli tests? More or less positives than the rest of the country?

Pizza Hut Tries the Sandwich Market Again - NYTimes.com

Hmm.

The Black Whale, an Oasis for Locals on City Island - NYTimes.com

Looks good.

A Look at the Calorie Counts of Some Soft Drinks - NYTimes.com

Amazing.

Paris Boulangerie Awarded Coveted Top Prize for Best Baguette - NYTimes.com

Yummy!

Will More Restaurants Ban the Use of Prepaid Cards? - NYTimes.com

In NC?

Soup, Hold the Heat - NYTimes.com

Neat!

The Tomato - Ripe, Juicy and Bursting With Genes - NYTimes.com

Wow.

No New Name for High-Fructose Corn Syrup - NYTimes.com

Does this make the world a better place?

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Healthy Eating Can Cost Less, Study Finds : NPR

What an important area!

Anjappar Offers Chettinad Cuisine - NYTimes.com

Looks good!

Restaurant Review - Le Bernardin in Midtown Manhattan - NYTimes.com

Quite a story. What's the NC answer to this?

Restaurant Openings and Closings - Off the Menu - NYTimes.com

Always interesting!

The Food Hall Under the Plaza Expands - NYTimes.com

Where are NC food halls? Which are the best? Why?

High-Alcohol Spirits Gain in Number and Popularity - NYTimes.com

Pay attention!

A Picnic on Governors Island — Dining Calendar - NYTimes.com

Love those Jewish bakeries!

Massive Health

Clearly worth some study.

A Genetic Cure for Tomato Rot - NYTimes.com

Ugh.

Lasagna With Collard Greens — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Another good test.

Pasta With Collard Greens and Onions — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Ok.

Stuffed Collard Greens — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

I guess I ought to try this!

Breakfast Tacos With Eggs, Onions and Collard Greens — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Tacos sure do seem to be everywhere. What are the creative ways in which they are being prepared in NC?

Ovenly Adds a Retail Bakery in Brooklyn - NYTimes.com

Yum!

Where Chefs Head in Their Downtime - NYTimes.com

The NC version?

Beer Exhibition at New-York Historical Society - NYTimes.com

And in NC?

Hefty New Grilling Tools From Tim Love - NYTimes.com

I don't associate "precision" with "grilling"!

Bigger, Blander, Blegh: Why Are Strawberries Worse? : NPR

This, too!

The Secret Life Of California's World-Class Strawberries : The Salt : NPR

That sure is instructive.

Recipes for Health - Turkey and Vegetable Burgers - NYTimes.com

I don't think I have ever eaten - consciously - a turkey burger.

75 Food Trucks (Plus Bands and Films) Descend on Amsterdam - NYTimes.com

Wow.

Profit at Campbell Soup Slips 5% as It Works to Regain Footing - NYTimes.com

Any meaning for NC?

Sunday, May 20, 2012

LEGENDS from EUROPE

The URL seems to be out of sync with the subject, at least for any kind of recognitiion.

In Pursuit of the Perfect Pea - NYTimes.com

Very intriguing on the Splendid Table today talking about this and how good peapods are to eat!

Friday, May 18, 2012

In Prague, a Beer Festival Branches Out - NYTimes.com

How do beer festivals compare in NC?

Delicate, Buttery Flounder With Green Garlic - NYTimes.com

Looks good!

Garlic Defanged - Food: The Way We Eat - New York Times

Love it!

At Island Empanada in Lake Ronkonkoma, Puerto Rican Flair - NYTimes.com

NC's best empanadas are where?

A Review of Nancy’s Rosemary and Sage Restaurant, in Old Saybrook - NYTimes.com

Lots of restaurants use spices in their names, don't they?

A Review of the Hudson House, in Nyack, N.Y. - NYTimes.com

How do we work similar NC eating reviews into the main foodstream?

A Review of Choopan Grill, in Hicksville - NYTimes.com

We need a good directory of all the Afghan eateries in NC.

Study: Some Sit-Down Restaurant Chains as Unhealthy as Fast Food | NBC Los Angeles

What an indictment of excess and, one might say, deceit.

Firms to Invest in Food Production for World’s Poor - NYTimes.com

A good place to be leading!

The Road to Economic Crisis Is Paved With Euros - NYTimes.com

And the whole Mediterranean?

Farm Fraiche - The New York Times

Where do we find la Toscane Carolineanne (sp) (the Carolina Tuscany)?

All I Wanted Was for Alice Waters to Feed Me - NYTimes.com

Seems reasonable.

Making Sports Accessible this Summer | Let's Move!

Looks like lots of good things here.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Pounding Away At America's Obesity Epidemic : NPR

I sure hope this focus continues.

Easy Steps to Preserving Produce - NYTimes.com

Really valuable!

Miss Lily’s Bake Shop & Melvin’s Juice Box in Greenwich Village - NYTimes.com

The best juice places in NC?

Pineberries and Strasberries Now in Markets - NYTimes.com

Never heard of pineberries.

Dining Outdoors and On High - NYTimes.com

Where do we find these in NC?

Pepsi and Competitors Scramble as Soda Sales Drop - NYTimes.com

Anything bad about this?

Now Reading | 'Foodieodicals' - NYTimes.com

Imagine if we could eat words?

For Them, a Great Meal Tops Good Intentions - NYTimes.com

Always happy to see a cross-border exchange on such things!

Jet-Lagged By Your Social Calendar? Better Check Your Waistline : The Salt : NPR

Always something else to consider!

A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity - NYTimes.com

I'll be happy with any approach that works!

Coca-Cola to Test New Sweeteners - NYTimes.com

And the ground shakes!

An Outpost of Afghan Dining Inside an American Military Base - NYTimes.com

Afghan eating in NC?

Tasting Notes - NYTimes.com

A good set of reasons to go to Sicily!

Music Festivals With an Eye on the Kitchen - NYTimes.com

And the food of concerts in NC?

Food Lion Announces New, Lower Prices -- SALISBURY, N.C., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ --

Compare with France!

Monday, May 14, 2012

Chatham eateries coming soon

Good news!

The Seasonal Charms of Green Garlic - Green Garlic, Chive and Red Pepper Frittata - NYTimes.com

Doesn't that look good!

Welcome to the North Carolina Poultry Federation Web Site

So, what percentage of the chickens grown in NC are consumed here? What percentage of the chickens consumed in NC come from outside the state?

Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough Disagree On 7-11, Chick-Fil-A (VIDEO)

In most respects, not a laughing matter.

Really? Red Wine as a Probiotic Delivery System - NYTimes.com

Bravo!

Links for the First Half of May - NYTimes.com

Lots of good stuff.

A Rebound for 6 Fish Populations - NYTimes.com

Good news.

An Umbrian Chickpea Soup, Primitive to the Bones - NYTimes.com

Looks good for the time-blessed!

Nice invite "L'Italie à table" du 31 mai au 3 juin | Nice-Matin

Do we ever invite Italy to do the same in NC?

Southern Farm Tilapia

I wonder why the tilapia is not available in Chapel Hill, for example? Or is it or another NC-raised tilapia available here? Why would NC import tilapia if it can grow it locally? Price? Quality?

Festival Events, Got to be NC Festival, May 18-20 2012

I wish I could make the time to attend this just to have a sense of what happens there and how much people come away with what kind of understanding of NC food.

Friday, May 11, 2012

At the Gallery at the Carlyle, Afternoon Tea in Old New York - NYTimes.com

What's the closest we come to this in NC?

Foodspotting - Find and recommend dishes, not just restaurants.

Noted!

Asparagus for the Quotidian - NYTimes.com

Sure, why not?

‘The Weight of the Nation,’ Coming to HBO - NYTimes.com

I sure hope this will be made freely available beyond HBO. It strikes me as a matter of public service.

Twice-Cooked Duck With Pea Shoots - Recipe - NYTimes.com

Looks good.

A Tip for Restaurant Investors - Study the Demographics - NYTimes.com

Who are the investors in the restaurants of NC?

Obese Ohio Boy, 9, Sheds 50 Pounds, Is Returned Home

How do we work together to help our fellow North Carolinians - no matter what age - avoid this?

From 'Incredible India' to the 'Incredible Tiffin' - NYTimes.com

I would love to have been there!

Online, Exploring a Manhattan Dotted With Farms - NYTimes.com

And how about the farms of yesteryear in NC?

How Much Punch Does a Wine Pack? - NYTimes.com

An important if not critical issue.

Lettuce Eat! - NYTimes.com

Indeed!

Catering to Caviar Tastes From an Unexpected Place - NYTimes.com

I suspect we are not producing any caviar in NC?

Drink and Thrive - NYTimes.com

Preparing "food" of all kinds for others is a subject overflowing with NC stories to be told.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Choosing Safe Food Containers - NYTimes.com

There is so much to consider when addressing our food.

Phyllo, Fillo, or Filo Pastry Dough | baking911.com

Not sure why any fruit I put in the phyllo seems to leak out in some measure while baking.

Linda Novick O'Keefe: How to Address the Obesity Epidemic: Start Young

Or start with the self-serving advertising from sugar pop manufacturers that appears as a banner on the page as I load it.

India's Young Professionals Have a Growing Appetite for Instant Noodles - NYTimes.com

Compared to NC?

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Baked Fish, Fez Style — Recipe - NYTimes.com

Great!

A Review of La Silhouette in Hell’s Kitchen - NYTimes.com

How is NC doing in terms of French restaurants within WALKING distance of anything?

Reynards and Yunnan Kitchen Open - NYTimes.com

How about hotel restaurants in NC?

Frej — Brooklyn — Restaurant Review - NYTimes.com

What's happening with "pop-ups" in NC?

606 R&D — Brooklyn — Restaurant Review - NYTimes.com

What are the bakery trends in NC?

A Cheese Washed in Brooklyn Beer - NYTimes.com

I don't think of Brooklyn as a cheese center.....

New From Lillet - Rosé - NYTimes.com

Yum!

Craig Claiborne - a Force in the Food Revolution - NYTimes.com

What would Jacques PEPIN say about NC if we asked?

Ravenous | Hello, Helsinki - NYTimes.com

Does NC have any Finnish restaurants?

White Beans With Chicory - NYTimes.com

Ok.

Green Mole With Chicken - NYTimes.com

This sure looks good.

Craig Claiborne Set the Standard for Restaurant Reviews - NYTimes.com

And who is the best Cragi CLAIBORNE of NC?

Why, Ronald, You Haven't Aged at All! - NYTimes.com

The rest of have though!

Bans on School Junk Food Pay Off in California - NYTimes.com

I sure do not think it is possible to do too little on this front in NC.

A Foraged Dinner at the Food Book Fair - NYTimes.com

The NC version of this?

The Older Kids Get, The Less Healthfully They Eat - NYTimes.com

So let's do something about this!

Turning Up the Heat on Lettuce - Lettuce and Green Garlic Soup - NYTimes.com

Worth a try!

Pitting Child Safety Against the Family Farm - NYTimes.com

How does this affect NC?

Los Angeles's New Downtown - NYTimes.com

Is this happening anywhere in NC?

Opera Singers Who Dine as Part of the Show - NYTimes.com

At operas in NC?

Local Food Index Ranks Vermont At Top, Florida At Bottom

NC ranks 32nd on this list!

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Fair Food Network | Dedicated to building a more just and sustainable food system

Saw him talking about his book on CNN today with Sanjay GUPTA. Fairly impressive and I want to learn more.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Goodbye, Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill Magazine

Another loss for Chapel Hill.

Chef Jimmy Reale Leaving Carolina Inn - Chapel Hill Magazine

Another difficult replacement!

The Herald-Sun - Magnolia Grill to close at end of month

NC will have to work hard to replace this one, I understand.

Popchips Pulls Ashton Kutcher Ad Over Charges of Racism - NYTimes.com

The modern challenges of marketing anything.

Jazz Fest, but With Food on the Big Stage - NYTimes.com

As it should be!

China's Bright Food Buys Majority Control of Weetabix - NYTimes.com

This is a great example of a story that needs to have a paragraph written about what it means for NC.

The Winner of Our Contest on the Ethics of Eating Meat - NYTimes.com

Fodder for a good NC conversation!

Coupon Clipping as the Key to Economic Rebirth - NYTimes.com

There is room for balance in all this!

Soft-Shell Crabs - Three Methods, Four Coatings, Five Sauces - NYTimes.com

What a challenge to have to try them all!

In Praise of the Misunderstood Quince Tree - NYTimes.com

Hmmm, a fruit I don't know real well. Does is grow in NC? In France, it is called "coing".

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

COSTCO

Why does COSTCO persist in omitting the store's telephone number from cash register receipts?

At Fred’s at Barneys, Power Lunches and Catty Chatter - NYTimes.com

What's the NC version of this?