Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Consommation des ménages: la hausse de mars ne compense pas le recul de janvier

Seemingly carefully monitored in France.

Restaurant Review: Cagen in the East Village and Ristorante Morini on the Upper East Side - NYTimes.com

They sound good.

En 2015, un resto au plongeoir de la Réserve à Nice | Nice | Nice-Matin

Should be exciting.

Scandale de la viande de cheval: un trader derrière les barreaux

An enduring story.

Nice : Des restaurateurs n'apprécient pas les critiques sur TripAdvisor - France 3 Côte d’Azur

As noted earlier, this is a big problem.

Restaurant Report: Ristorante Oreade in Castiglioncello del Trinoro, Italy - NYTimes.com

Nice.

Why Dangerous Supplements Linger on Store Shelves - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

More to consider.

Food Matters | The New New Basque Cuisine

Worth a taste test!

Bitter Winter Limits the Offerings of Spring - NYTimes.com

Indeed.

A Grande Dame Branches Out - NYTimes.com

Neat.

Stealth Vegetables - NYTimes.com

To study....

Bagels, Lox and Me - NYTimes.com

Nicely said.

Avantages de la carte fitlane | FITLANE Fitness Centers

A number of food discounts tied to a fitness club.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Lyon - CNN.com

And so he goes.

Scottish Leader Says Energy and Fisheries Make Scotland Key to Europe - NYTimes.com

Europe's fishnet?

Tupelo Honey Cafe Cookbook Showcases Appalachian Cuisine | WUNC

Maybe.

The Bodies That Guard Our Secrets - NYTimes.com

For the strong-stomached.

After 'Cadmium Rice,' now 'Lead' and 'Arsenic Rice' - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

Wow.

The Global Diabetes Epidemic - NYTimes.com

So challenging.

Local Food Stars At TASTE 2014 - Chapelboro.com

For the self-impressed.

A Friday Night of Bartending, Without the Lights - NYTimes.com

Tough.

Pasta Is Not the Clam’s Only Habitat - NYTimes.com

For the clam lovers.

Peas, Emerging From the Deep Freeze - NYTimes.com

Love the peas!

Fill the Pantry, Skip the Line - NYTimes.com

We are going to see so much more of this.

Bring the Salt Monster Under Check - NYTimes.com

Lots of viewpoints.

Quiche Meets Whole Wheat - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

Good looking options!

A Walmart Fortune, Spreading Charter Schools - NYTimes.com

I am unhappy to patronize Walmart because of this. Perhaps we should all wear t-shirts that give our views when we are there?

As Parents Make Their Own Baby Food, Industry Tries to Adapt - NYTimes.com

I wonder how many people are in this battle in NC?

Driver Rams SUV Into Ice Cream Parlour: Kills One, Leaves Six Injured | American News

So tragic; we are exposed all of the time to so many risks.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Phil Torres | Al Jazeera America

He seems to be the expert.

Bring on the bugs - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

Another piece today on Al Jazeera on bugs.

Forced To Put Its Nets Away, One Fla. Town Clams Up — Literally : NPR

Evolution.

Gardening Guide | Let's Move!

How many school and community gardens do we have in NC?

Häagen-Dazs Veggie Ice Cream Debuts in Japan - Video on NBCNews.com

Does not make my mouth water!

A Spiritual Legacy Endures in Healthy Eating - NYTimes.com

Good.

Why Everyone’s Talking About the Great Lime Shortage - NYTimes.com

How quickly these markets change.

Jon Favreau Serves Up a Smaller Film, ‘Chef’ - NYTimes.com

Perhaps worth seeing.

Fêtes de Pâques : l'art du chocolat en replay - 19 avril 2014

Second one here on chocolat on 21 April 2014.

BrightFarms

Saw a Paul LIGHTFOOT on Al Jazeera.

Gotham Greens Local Produce || Gotham Greens || Premium quality locally grown vegetables and herbs

Covered on Al Jazeera 23 April 2014.

NC school kids helped by Transylvania connection :: WRAL.com

This got a lot of attention.

Live Below the Line

Quite a challenge.

NC strawberry farmers expect healthy crop despite cold winter :: WRAL.com

That's good.

Enquête : quelle viande pour les burgers ? en replay - 23 avril 2014

Good question.

Florida Citrus Greening Decimates Crops - NBC News.com

Serious problem.

Amazon.com: Bordeaux: The Bitter Finish: A Vengeance in the Vineyard Mystery eBook: Janet Hubbard: Books

Max MAGUIRE is kind of catchy, no?

Bake and Switch - NYTimes.com

Wonderful!

Hungry City: Rosette on the Lower East Side - NYTimes.com

Nice.

Feeling For | In Madrid, An All-Organic Menu Meets Striking, Surrealist Design

Yum!

"Du bleu dans l'assiette", un documentaire sur Gérald Passédat ce samedi - France 3 Provence-Alpes

Should be good.

In Florida Tomato Fields, a Penny Buys Progress - NYTimes.com

Let's hope so.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

How Suicide and Politics Mix in India - NYTimes.com

Terrible situation.

Bourbon’s Masters of the Craft - NYTimes.com

A glass of America.

Bourbon’s Affinity for Ginger - NYTimes.com

Hmmm.

N.C.A.A. Ensures Athletes Will Get All They Can Eat - NYTimes.com

Can we all sleep better knowing this?

Provision Could Limit U.S. Food Aid - NYTimes.com

The lobbying fruit.

L'Atelier chocolat de Claire Verneil pour dix petits chefs de Monaco | Monaco | Nice-Matin

Very nice.

Kashi: Protein Calculator

This is really helpful.

New food products

They just keep on coming.

Soezie

Looks like wonderful products.

products & brands - products & brands | www.pedon.it

Lots of nice things. Not sure where one can buy them in the US?

Salon des MDD - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

A lot of good stuff here.

Risqué Names Reap Rewards for Some Companies - NYTimes.com

Let the competition begin!

Le Gault&Millau aide 3 jeunes chefs à s'installer - France 3 Côte d’Azur

Neat.

Why Chocolate Is Good for Us - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

Food is a constant learning process.

Bird Flu Found on California Quail Farm; Russia Bans Import of State's Poultry - NYTimes.com

International trade in food is a subject we need to understand a lot better.

Big Fish, in Any Size Pond - NYTimes.com

Pretty interesting.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Baby ginger: Easy and extraordinary niche crop | Rodale Institute

Quite a story!

As Wine Fetches Staggering Sums, Fakery Claims Rise - NYTimes.com

To be expected.

Trying to Bolster the Image of Frozen Meals as Sales Lag - NYTimes.com

Big challenge.

Vermont Will Require Labeling of Genetically Altered Foods - NYTimes.com

Sounds like France.

2e Fête du Fromage dimanche 4 mai à Châteauvieux | Châteauvieux | Nice-Matin

Love it!

Obama Gets A Taste Of Jiro's 'Dream' Sushi In Name Of Diplomacy : The Salt : NPR

I hope he enjoyed the meal!

Springing Forward, and Its Consequences - NYTimes.com

Big implications for our food.

Voodoo Dolls Prove It: Hunger Makes Couples Turn On Each Other : Shots - Health News : NPR

Another unexpected food story.

Three Recipes to Savor to the Last Crumb - NYTimes.com

Not my first choice.

Take Your Family on a Farm Tour! - Chapelboro.com

Fun for many.

Tough Sell for Chinese Pork Producer's I.P.O. - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

Pork is a story all by itself.

Get Cracking - NYTimes.com

Eggs are good! Hold the yolks, tho.

A Craft-Beer Pub Crawl in the ‘Kitchen of Japan’ - NYTimes.com

Clever Japanese.

Study Linking Illness and Salt Leaves Researchers Doubtful - NYTimes.com

How are eaters supposed to deal with all this conflicting guidance?

Against the Grain - NYTimes.com

Wonderful!

With Farm Robotics, the Cows Decide When It’s Milking Time - NYTimes.com

Astounding.

Yes, You can Can! with Rachel Hoff – April 2014 | The Abundance Foundation

We should be able to buy this stuff from farmers or from their "canners". I don't understand why they are not doing this on a grand scale.

About Carrboro Farmers' Markets

The link to the Russian page does not work. I wonder why it is there.

Why Care About McCutcheon? - NYTimes.com

A connection I would not have made absent this suggestion.

Monday, April 21, 2014

In Defense of Chocolate Milk - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

Hmmm.

Ivan Orkin’s Ramen Restaurant to Open on the Lower East Side - NYTimes.com

If it's your thing!

The Lure of Forbidden Food - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

Such motivation.

A Wine Critic’s Realm Isn’t a Democracy - NYTimes.com

Is this important?

NC legislators to issue report on food deserts - Winston-Salem Journal: Local News

This will be at least interesting.

Interactive: Food Deserts and Farmers Markets | North Carolina Health News

Good stuff.

salt in the supermarket - Google Search

Imagine if we were to go through a supermarket and list the 100 worst things to buy if you have learned why, and committed to, reducing your salt intake. A handout at the entrance? That would make an interesting standoff with the supermarket, wouldn't it? They might call the police and if ordered to leave, I certainly would. But then I would stand on a public sidewalk nearest the entrance and offer the flyer to all who enter! Imagine the story: "XMarket Calls Police When Customer Complains of Too Much Salt"!

The Public Health Crisis Hiding in Our Food - NYTimes.com

It takes a village and we need to put the village to work, too, chiding one another and the people who purvey our food telling them to hold the salt.

The Vanishing of the Bees Part I: Psychology - Chapelboro.com

We may need to focus more on this.

Pagnol est mort il y a 40 ans: souvenirs d'un boulanger nommé Raimu au Castellet | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

Lovely.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

TV5MONDE : Le Bar de l'Europe - Pierre Marcolini

Neat.

Epicerie fine, l'émission de Guy Martin autour de la gastronomie française

Neat.

Alimentation : des colas régionaux en replay - 20 avril 2014

The Cola Guerre!

G105's Half Price Hook Up

To be considered.

The Salt : NPR

Wonderful stories here.

Foodways : NPR

Origin of "foodways"?

Tabasco And Beer-Flavored: Not Your Easter Bunny's Jelly Beans : The Salt : NPR

It takes all kinds.

California's Drought Ripples Through Businesses, Then To Schools : NPR

Pretty awful.

Soup to Nuts, Restaurants Smoke It All : NPR

Great story.

Free-range chickens for rent - Videos - CBS News

Any takers in NC?

‘2 Milk Hollow’? That’s Code for Bunnies at Aigner Chocolates - NYTimes.com

To be sure I added this one.

General Mills Reverses Itself on Consumers’ Right to Sue - NYTimes.com

The very fact that they did this in the first place will lead me to be certain not to buy their products. They should not get off easy on this one!

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Un fabricant de plantes médicinales et d'huiles essentielles suspendu par l'ANSM | Medisite

I think this is encouraging, but late.

Let Them Drink Chocolate - NYTimes.com

The right chocolate is good.

Asheville community college gets grant from Duke Energy to expand craft beverage program

Interesting move for Duke to be making.

Swim to Sea? These Salmon Are Catching a Lift - NYTimes.com

Lucky fish.

Hickory Tavern - A Sports-Lover's Paradise - Chapelboro.com

Another place to visit.

Eric Korsh to Run the Kitchen at North End Grill - NYTimes.com

Ok.

Toasted to Perfection, Gradually - NYTimes.com

Looks lovely.

The Trouble With Rice - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

Something else to concern us!

In Queens, Chickens Clash With the Rules - NYTimes.com

How are we doing on this in NC?

In The Land Of Razor Clams, Dinner Hides Deep Within The Sand : The Salt : NPR

I remember these most vividly at low tide, growing up on the north shore of Long Island.

Hunting For The Tastiest Egg: Duck, Goose, Chicken Or Quail? : The Salt : NPR

Not a hunt I had considered!

Like Ham? There's A Festival For That In French Basque Country : The Salt : NPR

Great!

Can Wal-Mart Really Make Organic Food Cheap For Everyone? : The Salt : NPR

Surely one of the questions.

Friday, April 18, 2014

NC data


Map the Meal Gap | Food Insecurity in your County

NC does not look very good.

Pasta With Garlicky Bread Crumbs - Video - NYTimes.com

Yummy.

USDA Orders Farms to Report Pig Virus Infections - ABC News

Good.

Le dragon jaune en Floride fait flamber le prix du jus d'orange

We touch a lot of the world.

"Pâques avant les Rameaux" : le sens perdu de la Passion

Lots of eating!

‘2 Milk Hollow’? That’s Code for Bunnies at Aigner Chocolates - NYTimes.com

Hmmmm.

A Review of Verde Wine Bar and Ristorante in Deer Park - NYTimes.com

Sounds nice, but not likely to get there.

Scones, Finger Sandwiches and Tea - NYTimes.com

I don't tend to think of NC as a place with a lot of tearooms, but I guess there is a tea service at the Carolina Inn, probably at the VANDERBILT place in Asheville, and perhaps other outposts of Southern comfort?

Open Food Facts - France

May be useful.

Filets de poulet surgelé, gamme Viandes Volailles sur Thiriet

Sure is expensive at about $8/lb.

Consommateur, si tu savais… » volaille

Might be useful.

Indices filière volaille - Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt

Probably worth studying.

Envolée des prix de la volaille de 26 % en cinq ans - Les consommateurs en ont assez de se faire plumer ! - UFC Que Choisir

I wonder how this compares with the US and why.

Filets de poulet, colis de 5 kg - Ecomiam.com, l'essentiel de l'alimentaire

So that's very roughly $5/lb.

guide-d-achat - Alimentaire - E.Leclerc

No mention of frozen chicken.

Food | Al Jazeera America

A lot of interesting stories here.

America’s food fight | Al Jazeera America

There was an update on this on Al Jazeera this morning.

Plant the Pavement! 2014

Looks like a great program!

Boom du vin rosé en France, les producteurs peinent à suivre

Good to see something going fairly well in France.

In Lecce, Making Magic With Humble Ingredients - NYTimes.com

Sign me up!

Hungry City: Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen in Hell’s Kitchen - NYTimes.com

Good for some.

A Fresh Take on Easter - NYTimes.com

Just to be sure that I've included this.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Consider The Can: An Unlikely Twist On A Louisiana Dish : NPR

Neat.

When ‘Liking’ a Brand Online Voids the Right to Sue - NYTimes.com

This is pretty concerning, I must say.

Michel et Augustin s’installe à New-York

Nice to see the initiative.

Meat Market Has Its Loyalists, Even if They Shop Only Once a Year - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

What a great trend story to write.

Bar Below Rye, in Williamsburg, Is ‘a Comfortable Nook’ - NYTimes.com

Comfortable bars are good.

Universal Corporation Announces New Business to Produce Innovative Food Ingredients - Press Release - Digital Journal

Such a shame that an exciting initiative is so tied to tobacco.

Sichuan Pepper's Buzz May Reveal Secrets Of The Nervous System : The Salt : NPR

Quite amazing to see all we can learn from food!

Cream on Top - Chapel Hill Magazine

The season approaches.

Listeria : des lots de saumon fumé dangereux, lesquels ? - Linternaute.com Actualité

Don't see this very often, thank goodness.

Man urinates in reservoir, ruins 38M gallons of water

Would that happen here?

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Dieters, Food Companies Focus on More Than Calories

Fascinating evolution.

Welcome to The Third Space Atlanta!

Intriguing.

Chef Asha Gomez’s pork vindaloo on THE Dish - Videos - CBS News

Nice.

Asha Gomez | Cardamom Hill Restaurant

Sounds like fun.

The Minority Chef SummitMinority Chef Summit

Hmmmm.

When Jews lived in the Soviet Union, they had to hide their matzah in suitcases | Public Radio International

 Lots of matzah stories.

What Harvard learned by studying India's lunchbox delivery system | Public Radio International

Pretty amazing however you slice it!

Alimentation : la banane, un fruit très apprécié en replay - 16 avril 2014

A lot more of the banana story to be told.

OGM : L'Assemblée nationale vote l'interdiction du maïs transgénique

Some people feel very strongly about this.

In the Kitchen With Clémentine and Ruth - NYTimes.com

Worth a try!

Protein Powder Cost Per Gram (Beta)

Looks promising.

Finding Fresh Water ~ UNC Global

Everyone in the world needs water.

Community Dinner

A wonderful idea and I am sure a great event.

Roasted Indian-Spiced Vegetables and Chickpeas with Raisins | The Splendid Table

Looks wonderful!

Playing Hooky at Grandma's Deli - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

The children of food purveyors are a wonderful story all by themselves.

Arrestation à Nice du boss mafieux italien Antonio Lo Russo - France 3 Côte d’Azur

Glad to see him caught; sorry it had to be in Nice.

Availability and price of lamb

I'd like to be able to go to one place and learn all of the stores in Chapel Hill that are selling lamb this week, which cuts, and for what price. It would surely determine my purchase destination.

Comfort Food Grows Up - NYTimes.com

Looks nice and would be fun.

An Acidic Wine Calls for Duck and Rhubarb - NYTimes.com

Love the rhubarbe!

A Fresh Take on Easter - NYTimes.com

Ought to be a big seller here in NC.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Nc Lamiss Farms, LLC, Faison, NC | Agriculture-Farming

Found their sweet potatoes at Lidl in France last year. 1.75 euros/kg, I think.

Where Germs Hide in Your Kitchen - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

So fundamental.

La politique agricole commune (PAC) - Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt

Worth studying.

Immigration Debate Puts Farm Workers Union In Spotlight : It's All Politics : NPR

How are we doing on this?

Acheter une mijoteuse | Mijotons ensemble !

Yippee!

(1) O' Quotidien

What a great place!

O'Quotidien

Need to go here and buy something!

Le livre anti toxique - broché - Laurent Chevallier - Livre ou ebook - Fnac.com

Might be a very useful book.

Explications - [PECOS]

We should have so many more of these.

[PECOS] : Jardin collectif du chemin tordu

Great spot!

Réglement Intérieur du Jardin du chemin Tordu - [PECOS]

Lots of rules!

And Now, Kosher Cheeses - NYTimes.com

More New York!

Dinner Restaurants Chapel Hill | The Carolina Inn - Dinner Menu

Chapel Happy Magazine is a marketing marvel.

Americans, Just Get Over It And Make The Souffle : NPR

Ok, will do!

How Rwanda's Only Ice Cream Shop Challenges Cultural Taboos : Parallels : NPR

Quite a story.

Attitude to Food Recipe for Healthy Digestion :: Kale and Spinach Soup with lots of Garlic - Attitude to Food

Looks great!

Steven A. Shaw, 44, Founder of an Early Blog About Food, Dies - NYTimes.com

Sad and hmmm.

Hungry City: Parmys Persian Fusion in Manhattan - NYTimes.com

Looks like great fun.u

Divvies

First review is good.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

L'e-réservation, l’avenir du e-commerce ?

Great story needed on the state of food reservations around the world.

Bourdain strikes vegetarian gold in Punjab – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs

I look forward to this.

Food is Medicine | Wholevana.com

Nothing here since end of 2013. Still operating?

No Laptops, No Wi-Fi: How One Cafe Fired Up Sales : All Tech Considered : NPR

This is good!

No Plows, Cows, Sows: Not Your (Grand)Father's Youth Farm Group : The Salt : NPR

Neat.

Whole Foods takes over America - Apr. 9, 2014

Looks like an important piece of work.

A Whole Foods takeover? | MSNBC

Good discussion.

A Taste of Spring - NYTimes.com

Foods really are affected by the season, aren't they?

In I.P.O., a Quest to Satisfy China's Appetite for Pork - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

A lot of pork.

Alcool: les Français consomment "moins mais mieux" selon une étude | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

Sounds right to me.

A Green Revolution, This Time for Africa - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com

Let's hope so!

Walmart to Offer Organic Line of Food at Discount Prices - NYTimes.com

I think this is a good thing. It is too bad that it requires Walmart to make this kind of change.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Official SUBWAY Restaurants' Nutrition Information;

Why would anyone eat one of these? It tells us the serving size in grams, and no idea of dimensions. If you go with the pepperoni version, you will get just short of the 1,500 mg of sodium recommended as maximum daily consumption by the American Heart Association.

Restaurant Report: Burnt Ends in Singapore - NYTimes.com

Looks good.

For Passover, Fried Artichokes - NYTimes.com

Maybe.

Closing Ports to Stolen Fish - NYTimes.com

Yes!

Eats Beat: As beef prices rise, barbecue restaurants turning to pork | Food | Dallas-Fort Wor...

Important to NC!

A Little Pizza Homework - NYTimes.com

Very nice!

The Future Of Clean, Green Fish Farming Could Be Indoor Factories : The Salt : NPR

Quite appealing.

Al Jazeera America • How can we reverse the diabetes epidemic in the...

We all need to work on this.

Bistrot de Pays | La convivialité retrouvée

This looks like a lot of fun!

Wal-Mart to add 50 more wholesale outlets - The Times of India

Big business.

L' embargo russe sur le porc européen coûte 4 millions d'euros par jour

Pork is good for Russians, too.

Le mouvement E.Leclerc

I will look forward to the details of who.

Vidalia Onions: A Crop With an Image to Uphold - NYTimes.com

The images of food!

Les adresses Internet en «.vin » ne seront pas créées dans l’immédiat | La-Croix.com

Priorities?

Irish Times readers visit, buy from supermarket in response to print brochure campaign

Lidl is a real marvel.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Straw Valley Food & Drink and The Black House in Durham, NC - Chapel Hill Magazine

Worth a visit, I suppose.

Straw Valley Food & Drink and The Black House in Durham, NC - Chapel Hill Magazine

Worth a visit, I suppose.

Sam’s Club Releases Survey on ‘Microbusinesses’ - NYTimes.com

Hmm.

Hungry City: Lucky Luna in Greenpoint, Brooklyn - NYTimes.com

That's NYC.

Letter from France | A Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Guide to Paris

Great stuff.

From fine dining to a science lab’s test kitchen | Al Jazeera America

Good stuff.

Feeding the world by getting rid of eggs | Al Jazeera America

Hmm.

Pittsboro Farmer's Market Kicks-Off Thursday, Moves To New Location - Chapelboro.com

Always nice.

Local Breweries Gear Up For North Carolina Beer Month - Chapelboro.com

Good for them.

Only part of the Mediterranean

Why is it that the Mediterranean so often is so limited in geography? Take this restaurant, Casa Nissa.

Bakery for sale

We really don't see stuff like this in NC.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Chez Lesaffre, les innovations lèvent comme le bon pain

Yummy news.

Du papier à la carte à puce : la nouvelle vie du ticket resto

An important part of eating for many in France.

Fake Meats, Finally, Taste Like Chicken - NYTimes.com

Hmmm.

Tessa Opens, a Restaurant With a ‘Mostly Mediterranean’ Approach - NYTimes.com

Mostly Mediterranean is good!

The Scuffin Takes the Cake - NYTimes.com

Looks luscious.

Scary scenarios

VIDEO. La saison de la pêche à la truite a commencé dans le Mercantour | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

For the fisher-people!

Restaurant Review: The Peacock and the Shakespeare in Midtown - NYTimes.com

I'll pass.

Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Disease in Two Big Studies - NYTimes.com

Keep looking for vitamin D opportunities!

Inventive Kitchen Mixes Chocolate and Chicken - NYTimes.com

Worth a shot!

The Aliens Have Landed - NYTimes.com

Climate and food deserves a lot more attention.

Laurie Colwin: A Confidante in the Kitchen - NYTimes.com

Interesting.