"The Boss - Randy Papadellis - From Fritos to Ocean Spray" - NYTimes.com

"Anytime Wines, Cary, NC"

Milo: Find it local. Get it now!

"20 secrets your waiter will never tell you" - TODAY Food and wine

Kildare's Irish Pub - Chapel Hill, NC

The NBC video on their site is worth a watch.

"The Safety Net - Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades" - Series - NYTimes.com

This page is an interactive map allowing you to use your computer's cursor to see the statistics for every county in NC.

"Health Care Savings May Start in Employee Diets" - NYTimes.com

"Back to the Land" - And the Pursuit of Happiness Blog - NYTimes.com

Plainville Farms

Superb pre-cooked turkey breasts!

Shepherd's Grain

"American Eats" - The History Channel

Feeding America

"Food banks see new faces" - Washington Times

"20 Reasons We're Thankful to Live in Chapel Hill" - The Chapel Hill Magazine

It's interesting to see how many of these are food.

"Talking Turkey Under Slate Gray Skies" - Diner’s Journal Blog - NYTimes.com

"Beer Connoisseurs Defy Hurdles to Start Breweries" - NYTimes.com

"The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes" - NYTimes.com

Cupcake selling certainly seems popular at least in some parts of NC.

"You Say Potato, I Say Yam" - NYTimes.com

Very fitting for North Carolina on the eve of Thanksgiving.

"Making Thanksgiving Leftovers the Main Event" - NYTimes.com

"Fattest Countries | Obesity Epidemic | World Health Organization"

And how does NC rank in all of this?

"Point, Click, Feed: Web Boosts Food Banks' Efficiency" - NPR

"The Food Fairy | Terri McClernon | North Carolina Personal Chef"

"Merivale Stood Firm and Won Lower Fees at Its Bars" - Series - NYTimes.com

"A Simple Thanksgiving With Alice Waters" - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

"When Is a Pizza Too Well Done?" - Diner’s Journal Blog - NYTimes.com

"Readers Weigh In on Picky Eaters" - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

"Hog farmers reel as buyers go bankrupt" - News - NewsObserver.com

"Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism?" - NYTimes.com

"Liberty, Equality, Gastronomy - Paris via a 19th-Century Guide" - NYTimes.com

"Eat, Drink and Be Merry!" - CBS Sunday Morning - CBS News

A lot of great food stories here, including one on North Carolina moonshine!

Among other things, CBS claims that 28% of all US households in 2008 were singles, i.e., only one person making up the household. I wonder what that figure is in NC.

"Veridia Community : Our Community"

Note vegetable garden as part of the plan.

"Op-Ed Contributor - Animal, Vegetable, Miserable" - NYTimes.com

"Op-Ed Contributor - My Chocolate Meltdown" - NYTimes.com

"Op-Ed Columnist - What Makes Cities Live" - NYTimes.com

"Salmon Run | Salmon Fishing Canada"

"World Bank Publications: Scaling Up Nutrition Details"

Kashi : Challenge yourself : Eat your age

"Fooding® : Guide restaurants Paris et France, événements, gastronomie, blog cuisine, recettes filmées"

"Majority of North Carolina voters support new oversight of food, Pew-commissioned poll finds"

"A Dinner to Make Even Futurists Happy" - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com

"How To Sell From A Mobile Unit (Legally!) In The Bay Area" - La Cocina

"Blackstone to Buy Birds Eye for $1.3 Billion" - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com

"La traque aux arnaques à l'huile d'olive en Provence" - La Provence

The Minimalist - Things to Prepare Before the Turkey Goes in the Oven - NYTimes.com

UNC General Alumni Association :: The World is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies and Products that are Fattening the Human Race

"Blogging moms wooed by food firms" -- latimes.com

Global Champagne Sales Are Going Flat - NYTimes.com

"Eating by the Numbers" - NYTimes.com

"the creme brulee man (cremebruleecart) on Twitter"

Marmiton : 46000 recettes de cuisine ! Recettes commentées et notées pour toutes les cuisines. Recette de cuisine. - Accueil - Marmiton.org

"After the Bird, Everything Else Is Secondary" - NYTimes.com

Le site des Jeunes Agriculteurs : la une

In the Nice area, young farmers seem to be growing in number and outnumbering, specifically, those who are leaving the profession each year -- for the firs time.

"Jonathan Safran Foer: Quitting Meat: A Process Of Change"

"Conditions in place for new food crisis, FAO warns" - Reuters Alertnet

"Crise: les vols en magasin augmentent, les dépenses de sécurité baissent"

"Major pork producer bankrupt" - Local/State - NewsObserver.com

"Wines of The Times - Wine Suggestions for Thanksgiving" - Review - NYTimes.com

"The Minimalist - Pears Add Sophistication to Upside-Down Cake" - NYTimes.com

Blue Health Assessment Program - Calcium

Blue Health Assessment Program - Weight

"Land of silence and starvation" - The Globe and Mail

"Festival International de Photo Culinaire" - L'Internaute

La dernière campagne TV de Mangerbouger - Mangerbouger.fr

MADAM does a very good job!

"Industry Pushes Chocolate Milk in Schools" - NYTimes.com

"Brewers strive for low-calorie beer" - Business - NewsObserver.com

"Farmer brings a message on food" - Local/State - NewsObserver.com

"Customers become ill at McDonald's" - Local/State - NewsObserver.com

"The Boss - From Tariq Farid, Bouquets That Bear Fruit" - NYTimes.com

"Kefi restaurant may be squeezed into closure by credit crunch" - StarNewsOnline.com

"NC starts Web site to guide smoke-free transition" - StarNewsOnline.com

"Students point the way to good food" - Local/State - NewsObserver.com

Great story!

"Hot stuff" - Food - NewsObserver.com

"Bacon makes the sprouts special in fall" - Life - NewsObserver.com

"Cookbooks teach kitchen basics" - Life - NewsObserver.com

"Magazine falls victim to glut of recipes on Web, TV" - pressofAtlanticCity.com

"Something Scary in the Pantry" - NYTimes.com

"At Ruby Tuesday, Casual Dining Dons a Blazer" - NYTimes.com

"Nutrition Labeling and Gay Benefits in Health Bill" - NYTimes.com

"Fat Pride Community Pushes Back in Health Care Debate" - NYTimes.com

Les Jardins du Pays d'Aubagne

We need more giant greenhouse operations like this in NC. Pourquoi pas?, as the French would say....

"Pride comes on a bun, with mustard and chili" - Local/State - NewsObserver.com

Site Officiel du PEIFL - Pôle Européen d'Innovation Fruits et Légumes

'Worry Less, Cook More" - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com

USBWINE : téléchargez votre vin en direct des domaines

"Prix des produits et matières premières agricoles" - Journal du Net

"Farmers Skirt Rules on Gene-Altered Crops, Report Says" - NYTimes.com

"Advertising - Hapa Sushi Uses Medical Marijuana Stores to Market Its Restaurants" - NYTimes.com

"Phone Smart - What Your Phone Might Do for You Two Years From Now" - NYTimes.com

Note the food-related value mentioned at the beginning of this piece.

"One-third of U.S. youth unfit for military" - UPI.com

And what is the number for the yout of NC?

"Is there a chef in the house?" - Chapel Hill News

"Cary once again will have a Bakatsias restaurant" - Dining - NewsObserver.com

"Quick bites - Dining" - NewsObserver.com

"And Now for Gordon Ramsay, a Cooking Competition Show" - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

"A White House Chef Who Wears Two Hats" - NYTimes.com

"Cookbook Page Turners Keep the Drama in the Kitchen" - NYTimes.com

I wonder how many of these will get sold to people in North Carolina?

"Tests Find Wide Range of Bisphenol A in Canned Soups, Juice, and More" - Civil Eats

"To Harvest Squash, Click Here" - NYTimes.com

"World Hunger - Food Insecurity"

"Senior Traveler: A recipe for learning abroad" - Philadelphia Inquirer

"Food Tours, Wine Tours - cooking, culinary tours in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Africa, Turkey, Australia, Belgium, Canada"

"Transcript of "The Fear Factor"" - On the Media

Restaurants - "Menu should draw diners to Louisburg" - Food - News & Observer

Baking - "A baker's essential toolbox" - Food - News & Observer

Bars - "Digging the dive bar" - Food - News & Observer

"Pork producer delays payment" - Local/State - News & Observer

"Shoppers pack Trader Joe's for opening" - Business - News & Observer

"A Good Appetite - Having My Cake and Eating It Too" - NYTimes.com