Thursday, November 27, 2014

On Business: Southern Season teams with PBS chef Vivian Howard | Business | ChapelHillNews.com

Good.

VIDEO. Complément d'enquête : "Des esclaves pour produire nos crevettes"

What an outrage! On the 20h news tonight, too on France2.

For Thanksgiving, this family shares homemade tamales and some tips for making them | Public Radio International

Neat.

That 'American' apple pie actually goes back to Europe in the Middle Ages | Public Radio International

Yum.

Food Safety and Worker Safety Are Inextricably Linked - NYTimes.com

Useful commentary.

Gingerbread for a Cause - NYTimes.com

If it helps someone, why not!

A Parthenon of Produce at United Brothers Fruit Market in Astoria - NYTimes.com

Super.

The Downside of Eating Too Locally - NYTimes.com

Need to think about this.

Calories on Menus: Nationwide Experiment Into Human Behavior - NYTimes.com

I think it is a great move.

Classic Pan Gravy Recipe - NYT Cooking

Great!

Eat Turkey, Become American - NYTimes.com

Lots of great stories like this.

Restaurant Poseidon à Nice : j'ai testé le nouveau restaurant de Keisuke Matsushima - Le blog de Cécile NaLe blog de Cécile Na

Looks interesting.....

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Fennel Seeds to Restore Health | Eat Know How

Interesting.

Show 971: Conquering the Root Causes of Chronic Disease - The People's Pharmacy

Interesting show.

Calorie Counts At Movie Theaters, Chain Restaurants And Pizza Parlors - The Diane Rehm Show

This site sure has gotten glitzy. Interesting show in any case.

Coca-Cola Wades Into Milk Business With 'Fairlife' : NPR

Odd.

Cooking This Thanksgiving? Your Worst Enemy In The Kitchen Is You : NPR

Great advice!

Sweet Potato Cornbread for Thanksgiving! Yum! | WUNC

Nice!

Des bergers manifestent à Paris et Strasbourg pour crier au loup | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

A very big deal.

Letter From the Editor: The Search for Food - NYTimes.com

Great stuff.

Italian, a Love Story

Neat!

How to Carve a Turkey - Video - NYTimes.com

We all need some amount of basic training!

BBC News - Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkeys Mac and Cheese

Does anything like this happen in NC? Anywhere else in the world? In any other line of food?

On Thanksgiving, There are Seats at the Table for Those in Need in Chapel Hill - Chapelboro.com

Nice.

Danone pourrait tirer un trait sur le Japonais Yakult

Fascinating investments.

Two Cocktails to Chill Your Chill Away - NYTimes.com

Interesting.

Should Free Office Food Be Taken Home? - NYTimes.com

Hmm.

Sri Lankan Kottu Roti, by Way of Staten Island - NYTimes.com

Looks great!

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Vegetable Tarts, Big and Small - NYTimes.com

Lovely!

Tips on Setting the Thanksgiving Table - NYTimes.com

Important I guess.

Keeping Terminal Bar, and a Grittier New York City, Alive in History’s Memory - NYTimes.com

Neat.

Food Power! - NYTimes.com

Keep it up!

On Thanksgiving, an Abundance That's About Much More Than Food - NYTimes.com

Love it.

Prep that bird with care - Blue Mountain Eagle

Good counsel.

Thanksgiving Calories? This is How Much You Need to Burn After Turkey Holiday : LIFE : Tech Times

Burn baby, burn!

William Spoor Dies at 91; Turned Pillsbury Into a Food Industry Giant - NYTimes.com

So many interesting food people; what a life!

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Entre socca et saké, la nissardité séduit le Japon | Nice | Nice-Matin

Fascinating.

Restaurant Report: La Parada in Cape Town - NYTimes.com

Nice.

Farm to Table, Hawaiian Style - NYTimes.com

Neat.

A Warning on Nutmeg - NYTimes.com

Hmmm.

Why Sauternes Is Underappreciated - NYTimes.com

Love it!

Not Quite Natural: The Science Behind Pumpkin Spice | Here & Now

A good one.

Weight Watchers Serving Up Understanding to Those Who Eat Their Feelings - NYTimes.com

A problem to be sliced many different ways.

Organic Farms Become a Winner in Putin’s Feud With the West - NYTimes.com

That's really interesting.

Thanksgiving meal to be held for UNC mental health clinic clients, others | The Herald-Sun

Seems super worthwhile.

Thanksgiving meal to be held for UNC mental health clinic clients, others | The Herald-Sun

Seems super worthwhile.

Un nouveau restaurant signé Sarah Lavoine - Culture - Télématin - France 2

Sounds yummy.

The Daily Tar Heel :: Film screening highlights farmworker injustice

Important message.

The Daily Tar Heel :: Film screening highlights farmworker injustice

Important message.

Aups ouvre jeudi son premier marché aux truffes de la saison | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

Curious.

VIDEO. Vignoble de Bellet à Nice: le millésime s'annonce exceptionnel | Nice | Nice-Matin

Great!

In Overhaul, Pizza Hut Tries Adventurous Menu Offerings and a Dash of Irreverence - NYTimes.com

Pizza is such an odd slice of the food market.

Distribution: les surgelés Picard sont à vendre

I hope this comes out ok.

F.D.A. to Require Calorie Count, Even for Popcorn at the Movies - NYTimes.com

This is wonderful!

Yogurt May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Great news!

Obama Cabinet Member in Brooklyn to Promote Dining | The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov

Seems good.

Shop Small Starts With Thanksgiving Dinner, SBA Head Reminds Shoppers with Event at Local Grocer | The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov

Good.

SBA Partners with National Restaurant Association to Boost Dining Out on Small Business Saturday | The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov

Seems worthwhile.

Friday, November 21, 2014

2.000 tonnes de Beaujolais nouveau ont atterri en Chine et au Japon

Wow.

Carrefour libre d'absorber Dia... deux ans après l’avoir cédé

More on this.

Faire pousser des champignons chez soi en une semaine

This continues to look like a winner.

Ebola Facts: How Has the Food Supply Been Affected by the Outbreak? - NYTimes.com

Good to see this.

Barley helped ancient humans inhabit the 'Roof of the World' - LA Times

That's something.

Blighted harvest could drive up olive oil prices - SFGate

So it goes.

Chapel Hill Pies - Apple Pie, Pecan Pie, Chocolate Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Coconut Cream Pie, Key Lime Pie, Lemon Pie in Chapel Hill, NC

Interesting search challenge - best pumpkin pies in Chapel Hill.

Values Matter | Whole Foods Market

Need to learn more about this.

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: A Squash Main Course - NYTimes.com

Looks great.

Obesity Is Tied to Pollutants - NYTimes.com

Hmmm.

Ask Well: How Many Eggs Can I Eat? - NYTimes.com

Very helpful.

Conference unites women across meat industry supply chain to address common issues | Food Feature | Indy Week

Great.

Bringing Sous Vide to the Home Cook - NYTimes.com

Just to be sure I added this one.

Cow Wow Picks a Target Audience for Its Flavored Milk - NYTimes.com

Amazing stories.

Nutcrackers: Masters of the Hard Shell - NYTimes.com

Crack those nuts!

Consumers Contribute To Retail Food Waste : NPR

I want to study this some more.

An Evening with Buddy Valastro, the Real-Life Willy Wonka - CRM Magazine

Great story.

Recipes

Great stuff here.

Recipe - Poached and Roasted Turkey in the style of Bresse - Dartagnan.com

The recipe!

Une banane OGM dopée à la vitamine A testée sur l'homme | Actualité | LeFigaro.fr - Santé

Covered on Telematin today as well.

Le salon de l’emballage - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Great innovation!

‘Food Chains,’ on Tomato Pickers’ Efforts to Break Free - NYTimes.com

Want to see it.

Eat: The Story of Food

Should be great!

Profit et bien public: le cas des pesticides bio

Really important.

A quelles conditions Carrefour pourra-t-il racheter Dia France ?

I will miss Dia.

In New York, an Haute Cocoa Cart - NYTimes.com

Yum.

JBS Foods of Brazil to Buy Australian Meat Producer for $1.25 Billion - NYTimes.com

Huge companies.

Menton Le Chef Mauro Colagreco du restaurant Le Mirazur** invité à la soirée Best Fishes | Cuisine

Great!

Sept riz, la Camargue dans ma cuisine Nice RendezVous rayon Livres | Cuisine

Super!

Grasse Présentation du Marché de la Truffe 2015 à la Bastide Saint Antoine | Loisirs

A big deal.

Var Philippe Jourdin, retour à Terre Blanche du chef Meilleur Ouvrier de France | Cuisine

Would love to visit.

Nice Soutenez le projet d’apiculture bio d’Agribio 06 sur MiiMOSA, le site de financement participatif | Société

Good.

Looks like a great spot

See the story here.

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Food Allergies and Autumn Quinoa - NYTimes.com

Sounds appealing.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Making Thanksgiving Lefse - Video - NYTimes.com

Why not?

1944 | Proving Ground for Pot Roasts - NYTimes.com

Neat.

Bezos makes his mark on Washington Post with Kindle app | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times

Rational business judgment.

Home | Banks Grill

Looks like a good meal to be had there.

SilkHope Winery | A family-owned vineyard and winery in Chatham County, NC

Need to go back; sample.

Videri Chocolate Factory

I am moving this up the list of places to visit.

Current Broadcast Schedule | UNC-TV -- Life-changing television

Tonight's program has nice pieces on wine, chocolate and an appealing restaurant.

A Chef's Life TV Show

The TV program is done very well.

Le Beaujolais Nouveau est Arrivé - Cooking Class | Whisk

Interesting that this is sold out.

Upcoming events | Institut Français d’AMÉRIQUE

FYI

ABOUT - Kitchen

Have not been there yet.

More Companies Selling Antibiotic-Free Meats | Here & Now

Interesting story.

The Food Lab: The Truth About Brining Turkey | Serious Eats

Interesting.

FDA LISTENING SESSION ON PROPOSED FRESH PRODUCE RULE

Hmm.

USDA NIFA’s Sonny Ramaswamy to speak at NC State | CALS News Center USDA NIFA’s Sonny Ramaswamy to speak at NC State | News from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Looks good.

NC Agriculture & Biotechnology Summit 2014 | North Carolina Biotech Center

A lot happening.

NCSU CALS Academic Programs -Future of Foods Seminar Series

Neat.

CEFS: 20th Anniversary Special Events -- Fred Kirschenmann "Future of Food and Agriculture" Lecture

Looks important.

Taste 2015 | A Celebration of Food and Drink

Not sure exactly what this is.

The 12 Hottest New Bakeries Around the U.S. | desserts - Zagat

Do we only see great bakeries in big cities?

Le frelon asiatique terrorise les abeilles - France 3 Côte d’Azur

A huge problem in Nice, too, says my taxi driver.

Himalayan salt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My taxi driver in Nice thinks this is the best in the world.

The Daily Tar Heel :: Tarheel Takeout data hacked

Food hit again.

Le Beaujolais nouveau, "vin mal élevé", est arrivé | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

Not the greatest!

Bringing Sous Vide to the Home Cook - NYTimes.com

Ok.

Fat

This is really outrageously unnecessary.

Baristas compete, providers ponder and you can eat | Now Serving | Indy Week

Foodcon is second item here.

Agenda & Tickets | FoodCon

Looks like a lot of interesting sessions.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Accueil | SHALIMAR RESTAURANT INDIEN NICE

Looks like it would be worth a visit.

dLes cités marchandes ont-elles encore un avenir à Nice? | Nice | Nice-Matin

Important.

Fast food French

France3 reported 11/12/14 about the trend toward workers and others buying fast and other foods to eat on the job. One worker says he spends average of 10 euros for lunch every day. Lots of sandwiches and quickly reheated/prepared items. 

Fishermen, NOAA at odds over cod reductions | Concord Monitor

It's all so challenging.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

VIDEO. Gastronomie : la garbure des Gascons

For those who...

VIDEO. Gastronomie : l'or blanc du Piémont

A wow.

VIDEO. Le témoignage d’une caissière violemment agressée à Fresnes

Awful.

Restaurant Report: BackYard Bia Hoi in Hanoi - NYTimes.com

Might be nice.

In Tokyo, Following Elders to Bargains - NYTimes.com

That's interesting.

A Thanksgiving Checklist - NYTimes.com

Useful I guess.

Restaurant Review: Dumpling Galaxy in Queens - NYTimes.com

Hmm.

Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes and Tips from Regina Charboneau - NYTimes.com

Ok.

Starbucks, IHOP and others offer freebies for veterans | OregonLive.com

Sounds like a good thing.

Eat - For A Cause - On RSVVP Day - Chapelboro.com

I hope they get a lot.

French Brandy Gains a Foothold on American Cocktail Menus - NYTimes.com

Interesting.

It’s Just a (Thanksgiving Dinner) Fantasy - NYTimes.com

Hmm.

Mac and Cheese maison - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Americain!

Thursday, November 6, 2014

"Manger français" : certaines cantines ont déjà fait ce choix - France 3 Aquitaine

Certainly has value.

Site Tour - Food.com

First time I've been here.

National Pickle Day, November 14 - Food.com

This had not been on my calendar.

Les vins de Bergerac et de Duras officiellement mariés

Complicated.

Hungry City: Hard Times Sundaes in Mill Basin, Brooklyn - NYTimes.com

Want to know more.

Cafe Edison, a Longtime Broadway Hangout, Is Closing - NYTimes.com

Looks like it is/was a great place.

Putting the Cart Before the Art - NYTimes.com

There is usually someone available to ask almost any question!

Urban Farming from Countertop to Table - NYTimes.com

Neat.

12 Recipes for Pickles, No Canning Required - NYTimes.com

Hmm.

Election Day Entailed Casting Votes for Soda Taxes and Food Issues Too - NYTimes.com

Mix well.

Whole Foods Profit Rises as Chain Gains Ground With Shoppers - WSJ - WSJ

Notable.

Les poissons à cuisiner - Surgelés, Toupargel

Sure is expensive!

Qui sommes nous - Toupargel

Interesting service - anything like this in NC?

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Restaurant Review: Tuome in the East Village - NYTimes.com

Would be fun.

Doughnuts in New York City from Carpe Donut NYC to Pies 'N' Thighs - NYTimes.com

I'm not worried.

Sacrée croissance ! (2013) - Documentaire - L'essentiel - Télérama.fr

Some of this involves food.

Régime sans gluten, mode d'emploi - Le journal du Week-end - Replay

Prudence sounds like the right word.

VIDEO. Conso tendances : le chocolat

A good tendance.

Catching Terra Madre's Fire And Taking It Home | Slow Food | Cameron Stauch

Next best thing to being there.

Terra Madre - The Food Communities Network

Sorry to have missed this again. In two years....

Alcohol consumption: The spirit level | The Economist

Too bad.

World trade: Bailing out from Bali | The Economist

Chart on India's grain stocks is really interesting.

The politics of beer: Howling for a growler | The Economist

Florida is a different place to eat and drink.

Kazakhstan: Steaks from the steppe | The Economist

I wonder how it is going now?

Farming in the Netherlands: Polder and wiser | The Economist

Impressive.

Vittore Carpaccio: Venetian love affair | The Economist

Had not thought of the food connection.

VIDEO. Les Français ont adopté l'économie de partage

Quite a stir over individuals seeming to compete with restaurants on offering meals.

Le lait pas si bon pour la santé? | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

More on this.

Le lait pas si bon pour la santé? | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

More on this.

INFOGRAPHIES. Les Azuréens fous de surgelés et les Varois de vêtements | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

This is really fascinating.

BlendWebMix : Du couscous marocain à la Silicon Valley

More on this.

MassChallenge

Interesting.

Danone s'impose sur le marché marocain en montant à 90,9% dans Centrale Laitière

Hmm.

Review: 'Prune' by Gabrielle Hamilton - NYTimes.com

Interesting story.

Tavern on the Green Hires Jeremiah Tower as Head Chef - NYTimes.com

Ok.

Sysco shares fall as merger hits a snag | New York Post

This all must contribute to how much it costs to put food on our collective plate.

Monday, November 3, 2014

France 3 Côte d’Azur - France 3 Nice

On today's program, interesting items on olives and MIN, the giant market in Nice - second largest in France!

VIDEO. Comment prévenir la dénutrition des personnes âgées ?

Vital.

VIDEO. Augmentation du prix des coquilles Saint-Jacques

Serious!

Yildiz rachète United Biscuits et devient numéro trois mondial des biscuits

For the biscuit crowd.

An Exhibition of French Fries, Ramen for the Dining Room and More Food News - NYTimes.com

Ok.

Malcolm Livingston II Prepares to Move to Noma From WD-50 - NYTimes.com

Great story!

Poirier en Provence | Provence 7

Piece on France3 12/13 news today - focused on petits poires from, I think, Haute Provence. Did not note what they are called, but in marches now.

E-réputation : des hôteliers et restaurateurs se rebiffent contre des avis jugés dénigrants - France 3 Alsace

This is a big problem. I'd love to help.

Le 12/13 de France 3 : journal télévisé du 3 novembre 2014 en replay

Interesting piece here on the denutrition of older people - losing interest in eating. I would not look forward to that!

Les femmes paient plus cher que les hommes certains produits du quotidien

I wonder how this plays in food.

Condamnée en justice pour avoir critiqué un restaurant sur Internet

Hmmmm. Story here today more generally.

Provence Prestige - 20ème édition du Salon de l'Art de vivre en provence

Some food.

The Daily Tar Heel :: Franklin Street Qdoba closes permanently

Impact? Meaning?

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Une citrouille géante à saint-Laurent-du-Var | Saint-Laurent-du-Var | Nice-Matin

Good for him, or maybe I should say her!

L'apiculture bio fait appel au financement participatif - France 3 Côte d’Azur

Want to know more about this.

VIDEO. Ces fleurs que l’on mange…

Ahuh.

To Make Bread, Watch The Dough, Not The Recipe : The Salt : NPR

The books looks great.

Amazon.com: In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey eBook: Samuel Fromartz: Kindle Store

Would be fun!

The French far right is fighting what it calls 'the kebabization' of France | Public Radio International

Amazing, not surprising!

This New York sommelier makes Italian wines personal with their stories | Public Radio International

Neat.

Le commerce de détail à la peine en 2013, comme en 2012

Hmm.

The Golden Age of Airport Restaurants

I don't understand the appeal.

Dog Meat Trade in Thailand Is Under Pressure and May Be Banned - NYTimes.com

Repulsive.

Milk: Does a body bad?;

The debate continues.

Mark Bittman: What's wrong with what we eat | Talk Video | TED.com

What's changed since he did this?