Friday, February 28, 2014

Curry Powder Health Benefits | Healthy Eating | SF Gate

Great news!

How the Massive Beef Recall Could Be a Chance to Reform Industry | TakePart

Astounding quantity.

The System Supplying Our Chickens Pits Farmer Against Farmer : The Salt : NPR

This is not good.

Télématin - 20/02/2014 - News et vidéos en replay - Télématin - France 2

Useful.

Télématin du 22/02/2012 - 22/02/2012 - News et vidéos en replay - Télématin - France 2

Neat.

Le plateau de fromage à Roanne - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Good stuff.

Looking for the cool place to hang out in Tripoli? Try Cinnabon | Public Radio International

Wow.

ACE Bakery Artisan Breads

They make good looking breads.

Fondue vigneronne en Alsace - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Neat!

Fondue fromagère à la Fourme de Montbrison - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Yum.

Citrons de Menton givré au limoncello - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Love those lemons.

Consommation responsable - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Positive.

Concours général agricole - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

This is a big deal.

Chickens That Lay Organic Eggs Eat Imported Food, And It's Pricey : The Salt : NPR

Where are we headed with all this?

Postharvest Questions & Answers by Topic - Postharvest Technology Center - UC Davis

This sure is complicated.

Sugar

"Sugars: Natural & Artificial
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Forget 'Developing.' Fat Nations Must Go Lean. - NYTimes.com

Very important.

Driving Down Childhood Obesity - NYTimes.com

No more than a good beginning.

Carrefour Nice-Lingostière: le second auvent démonté dans la nuit | Nice | Nice-Matin

I hope they get it right.

Les algues d’Olmix vont aider l’Afrique à améliorer sa sécurité alimentaire

Fascinating opportunity.

Shopping, Sipping and Slurping in Bushwick, Brooklyn - NYTimes.com

For those interested.

Hungry City: Rusty Mackerel in Hudson Heights - NYTimes.com

Unusual name.

A Storm Washes Away Old Attitudes on Wine - NYTimes.com

Wine is a good route away from Sandy!

New F.D.A. Nutrition Labels Would Make ‘Serving Sizes’ Reflect Actual Servings - NYTimes.com

Good move!

Anatomy of a Scene: ‘The Lunchbox’ - Video - NYTimes.com

Great film.

Plan to Redevelop Brooklyn Sugar Factory Hits Snag: De Blasio - NYTimes.com

New use for old food factory.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Our State Eats Blog | Our State Magazine

Worth a review.

Pie vs. Cake! | Our State Magazine

Ok....

A Russian pirate-theme restaurant in Brighton Beach gives solace to Cold War nostalgia seekers | Public Radio International

Very much New York!

How much ice cream is one serving? New FDA food labels get real on portion sizes, calorie counts - San Jose Mercury News

All of this attention is wonderful!

Mika Brzezinski Throws Junk Food, Soda Into The Garbage: It's 'Poison'

Go Mika!

Chef Vivian Howard Visits Meredith College | Meredith College

Interesting.

First Look: The FDA's Nutrition Label Gets A Makeover : The Salt : NPR

The more coverage the better!

Video: Big change may be coming to your food labels News NBCNews News

I especially appreciated Mika's comments about how most sodas and snacks are not just poorly labeled; they ought not be considered food at all. They are "poison", she said - "garbage".

Allergens > Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods

Unaware of this.

Water Contamination Notice Issued For North Chatham - Chapelboro.com

That's disconcertingly close.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels | Providing hot nutritious meals for over 30 years

Seems mighty important.

Home-delivered meals keep seniors out of nursing homes | Brown University News and Events

Go Brown!

“Silver Tsunami" Creates Almost Triple The Demand For Meals On Wheels - Chapelboro.com

Great!

Les producteurs du Sud-Est font un tabac au Salon de l'agriculture | Côte d'Azur | Nice-Matin

Lots of issues here.

Se faire livrer un menu McDonald's à domicile, c'est possible... à Chypre!

What a sad prospect.

New York Today: Winter's Pesky Visitors - NYTimes.com

Love the veggie bus!

Matters of Taste - NYTimes.com

Food and are surely do go together.

Food label proposal

Here is the text; I don't think it has been published officially yet.

Consumer Updates > Nutrition Facts Label: Proposed Changes Aim to Better Inform Food Choices

Great!

New F.D.A. Nutrition Labels Would Make ‘Serving Sizes’ Reflect Actual Servings - NYTimes.com

This needs to spark lots of chatter.

RALEIGH: Virus hitting piglets hard on NC hog farms | Health & Science | NewsObserver.com

So many so scary.

FDA: Nutrition labels getting a makeover - CNN.com

Is the revision as good as it can be? Where did ratings - 1-100 or A-F - come out in the discussions?

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Food You - YouTube

Good program.

Cholent: The Original Slow-Cooked Dish : The Salt : NPR

Looks very appealing!

Casablanca Gardens Couscous - Mediterranian

Good stuff.

Casablanca Gardens Couscous, Whole Wheat | Fooducate

Want to know more about this site.

First lady cracks down on junk food marketing | MSNBC

All the attention may be having an impact.

How American food aid can hurt local farmers | MSNBC

A useful note.

DIAPO. Carnaval s’en est encore mis plein la panse à Nice | Nice | Nice-Matin

Super!

David Faure: "Avec les insectes au menu, je ne rentrais plus dans les codes" du Michelin | Nice | Nice-Matin

Next time!

The Sublime Combination of Butter and Soy - NYTimes.com

Maybe.

A Tough Decision for a Cafe Regular - NYTimes.com

Easy to imagine this story!

Feelings, Facts, Food and Genetic Engineering - A Fresh Look - NYTimes.com

Great program. I wish I had the time to listen.

Rethinking Our ‘Rights’ to Dangerous Behaviors - NYTimes.com

Good thinking.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Salted Honey Butter - Recipes - The New York Times

If you must!

Biscuits and Scones Share Tender Secrets - NYTimes.com

Neat!

Taste Test: Campbell's Slow Cooker Sauces | Serious Eats

Looks interesting.

Citrus Recipes To Brighten Up A Winter Menu | Here & Now

Great!

The League of Kitchens: Cooking Workshops in NYC

Why don't we bring this to NC?

Learn authentic ethnic cuisine in an immigrant's kitchen | Public Radio International

This sounds fabulous.

New Food Label Aims To Make Healthy Decisions Easier : NPR

Let's hope so.

Obesity Rate for Young Children Plummets 43% in a Decade - NYTimes.com

Super news, but obesity rates for women over 50 are going up. That's not good news.

Why NC Lawmakers Want To Bring Fresh Apples And Broccoli To 400,000 People | WUNC

As usual, no links here beyond one Duke report. How about a connection to the committee??

Chemicals In Human Waste Can Harm Crop Land | WUNC

More scintillating press release "reporting" from WUNC!

Tesco under pressure to abandon profit margin targets | Business | The Guardian

Major tremors that may be fundamental.

On a Caribbean Rum Trail - NYTimes.com

That would be fun to follow.

Olive oil

Why do we assume that this writer has any credibility? Interesting question, no?

Monday, February 24, 2014

LunchBlox Containers | LunchBlox | Food Storage Containers | Rubbermaid

How interesting - they snap together.

Nepalese cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Do we have any Nepalese restaurants in NC?

Local Food Non-Profits Nourish Community - Chapelboro.com

Incisive reporting.

Un producteur veut labelliser moules et huîtres de Tamaris | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

The many affairs of the French state.

Le chef de l'Aphrodite à Nice réagit à la perte de son étoile au guide Michelin | Nice | Nice-Matin

Keep it up!

VIDEO. Comment prépare-t-on un pan-bagnat sucré et 100% nissart? | Nice | Nice-Matin

Nice!

Salon de l'agriculture: 17 médailles pour les producteurs des Alpes-Maritimes | Vallées | Nice-Matin

Wonderful!

CARTE. Les gagnants et les perdants du Guide Michelin 2014 sur la Côte d'Azur | Nice | Nice-Matin

Lots of business tied to those stars!

Pourquoi les robots envahissent nos campagnes ?

Robotic food.

A Taste You Hate? Just Wait - NYTimes.com

Surely logical.

Fruit-eating lemurs score higher on spatial memory tests | Science Recorder

Good news.

Friday, February 21, 2014

Country Bread With Apples - NYTimes.com

Sure want to try this.

How Do You Like These Apples? - NYTimes.com

Great stuff!

Local Food Non-Profits Nourish Community - Chapelboro.com

Ok.

The Phoenix Bakery: An Oasis Of Sweetness In Pittsboro - Chapelboro.com

A little much?

Terres OléoPro - La filière française des huiles et protéines végétales

Worth some review.

Gastronomie sur la grande roue: caritatif de haute voltige à Nice | Nice | Nice-Matin

Neat!

CARTE. Les AOC des Alpes-Maritimes noyautées par l'olive | Nice | Nice-Matin

Fascinating!

Renforcer la confiance du consommateur, un défi pour les entreprises agroalimentaires françaises

Important legislation.

Should Obesity Be a ‘Disease’? - NYTimes.com

Important.

Is Avoiding Gluten a Risky Fad or a Healthy Diet? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

A useful debate.

Salt Sugar Fat - Michael Moss Michael Moss

Rather poignantly noted today on Morning Joe by host Mika Z.....

Food Hacking at the Office | VICE United States

Too much!

Subway, Kraft Singles & Hot Pockets - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 02/20/14 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

Very funny! Fascinating to see a Denny's commercial here preceding this clip!

Thursday, February 13, 2014

North Carolina Nutrition Services Branch

Why is this a dot.com? WIC.

on the table

Another nice contribution.

Suzanne Havala Hobbs :: on the table ::

Continues to be very impressive.

Hopes, and Homes, Crumbling on Indian Tea Plantations - NYTimes.com

We assume so much about our food.

Le coin bleu

This has good stuff in it; I don't understand why Nice-Matin does not give it more prominence.

California Seeing Brown Where Green Used to Be - NYTimes.com

We are all going to pay for this.

"Cuisine nissarde": et les premiers restaurants labellisés du Vieux-Nice sont... - Le Blog du Vieux-Nice

I look forward to taking this food tour!

Paris Confidential: The Mystery Mousse Behind The Chocolate Bar : NPR

Fabulous!

Road Scholar: Advanced Search

Neat possibilities.

Hungry City: Dhaulagiri Kitchen in Jackson Heights, Queens - NYTimes.com

Would be a nice adventure!

California lawmaker proposes warning labels for sugary drinks - chicagotribune.com

It's a shame that the manufacturers and retailers don't do this themselves.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Suit Accuses Kroger of Deceit on How Poultry Was Raised - NYTimes.com

That's not reassuring.

Whole Foods Lowers Its Forecasts Again - NYTimes.com

I am not surprised.

Wilmington Homebrew Supply - Brew your own: Malt, Hops, Yeast, Wine & Beer Kits

Interesting concept.

A Revamped Long Island Bar Reopens in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn - NYTimes.com

There ought to be a Long Island Bar!

Cheese cake au chorizo et maïs - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Not sure I would opt for this!

Spaghettis aux noix - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Super.

Evacuations, aid delivery resume in Syria’s besieged city of Homs | South China Morning Post

This is good.

Enquête : la pousse du soja en replay - 11 février 2014

Soy is a much bigger part of our lives than most of us realize.

Consommation : création d'un label spécial "viande française" en replay - 11 février 2014

Do we have a "USA meat:" label?

Spaghetti Squash with Bacon, Pine Nuts, and Balsamic Vinegar | The Splendid Table

Nice. Would be interesting to figure out what to substitute for the bacon.

A Grizzly Answer for Obesity - NYTimes.com

Obesity remains such a huge problem.

Ces restaurants niçois qui régalent les internautes | Nice | Nice-Matin

Probably useful.

Danone monte au capital du numéro un des produits laitiers en Chine

I wonder what the global penetration map for the company looks like.

Restaurant Review: Gotham West Market in Hell’s Kitchen - NYTimes.com

Sounds nice!

Modified Corn a Step Closer to Approval in Europe - NYTimes.com

I am still not convinced there is a problem.

Rival Industries Sweet-Talk the Public - NYTimes.com

I'm not sure I want either side to win.

Hot Chocolate With a Kick - NYTimes.com

Yum!

Why Can’t You Find That Wine? - NYTimes.com

This is part of the story.

Pope's Harley Goes Up For Auction To Help Rome Soup Kitchen : The Two-Way : NPR

The Pope gets better and better.

Monday, February 10, 2014

If It’s Chili, It’s Personal - NYTimes.com

Good stuff!

The Dust Bowl Returns - NYTimes.com

We need to focus a whole lot more on this.

Quality Consumer Foods and Commercial Foods | ConAgra Foods

Sent to them today out of disgust:
“Do your meals taste so bad without salt that you must add
to Bertolli Meals for One 45-50-% of the daily recommended salt? You should
either find someone who knows how to cook or cease offering these items. It's
insulting to us consumers to think you can offer us such nutritional trash.”
And their next day response:
Thank you for your email concerning our Bertolli Meals.
I’m so sorry to hear you do not care for the sodium content of our products. I will be sure to share your comments with those who work on this product line.

We recognize the various dietary needs our consumers might have, and we are pleased to offer a wide variety of products that fit into a healthy diet. Several of our product lines, for example Healthy Choice, Eggbeaters, Hunt's tomatoes, and Orville Redenbacher's popcorn, offer reduced sodium options. In addition, we have made a pledge to reduce sodium by 20% by 2015, so please keep checking the labels.

We recommend that you check individual product labels for specific sodium levels, and that you consult with your health care professional about how ConAgra Foods products can fit into your diet.

Thanks again for your feedback.


Have a great day!


Christine
Consumer Affairs Representative
ConAgra Foods
Case: 62201573

1-877-CONAGRA (1-877-266-2472)
www.conagrafoods.com

Frozen Kroger turkey breast

Sent to Kroger today:
“I took advantage of a special offer you advertised for frozen turkey breast about a week ago, in your Durham, NC store. In the breast was a packet to be used in making gravy. Because I grilled the turkey, I had no drippings to add to that packet and so tried it without any drippings. It smells and tastes quite bad, burned badly when I heated it following the directions, and was most unpleasant without any clear explanation of what is in it other than a long list of items, some of which I've not previously encountered. You would do better to sell the breast without the packet.”

Biscuits

What an opportunity to make a mark in the world!

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Sleep And Diet Affect Men And Women Differently, Study Shows

Pretty useful.

Baby’s All Right Serves the Bar, Restaurant and Music Crowd in Williamsburg, Brooklyn - NYTimes.com

NC version of this?

Standing Between U.S. Olympians and Their Greek Yogurt: Russia’s Government - NYTimes.com

Geesh.

Most Americans don't eat enough whole grains, fiber: study - CBS News

Sure is confusing.

For Restaurants, an Arcane Water Rule Is Going Away - NYTimes.com

Extreme situations demand creative responses - back then, especially.

Un nouvel OGM bientôt autorisé à la culture en Europe

Lots of sensitivities here, too.

Cristina Kirchner face à la crise du ketchup

Don't touch my ketchup!

Behold, the Sturdy Sheet Pan - NYTimes.com

A great tool!

Cutting Straight to the Chase With Dessert - NYTimes.com

The most important part of the meal for many!

Just Say No - NYTimes.com

Important analysis.

Another Win for the Mediterranean-Style Diet

Not at all unexpected.

ALDI US - For the Love of Neapolitan

Interesting!

Monday, February 3, 2014

Beans in Winter - Chapelboro.com

Beans are good!

Le Programme alimentaire mondial cherche 1 milliard de dollars

Wow.

Nice : Coupe du Monde des écaillers dans le cadre du 26 ème Salon Algecotel - France 3 Côte d’Azur

Hmm.

Cutting Straight to the Chase With Dessert - NYTimes.com

Nice!

In India, a Pilgrimage to a Feast for Thousands - NYTimes.com

Great story.

Take a Dumpling Detour - NYTimes.com

Not sure if this is worth another look.

Recipe for Chili Con Carne - Chapel Hill Magazine

Also looks good.

Soup's On | The WEEKLY Food Column by Moreton Neal - Chapel Hill Magazine

Might be good.

Americans consume too much added sugars, study says, and it's killing us - latimes.com

Fat, sick and stupid, in reverse order.

Move Over, Bacon...

I guess this is pretty good stuff for North Carolina!

Specialty Brewers at MrCoffee.com.

I wonder how a company like this that makes a great product comes to the conclusion not to sell in France or to engineer their products to work on either 110 or 220 volts?

We Need G.M.O. Wheat - NYTimes.com

Do we really understand this?