Interesting look at a bakery in France and how it deals with some employees. Much to learn from other countries! Note the delivery of products on a very big bicycle - or a big container mounted on a normal bike! Why don't we have this in NC? Or do we? Is COSTCO's bakery the only option? There is also a great discussion of how associations and mutual aid works a lot better than government assistance.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
"Curry Without Worry Soup Kitchen Feeds the Haves and the Have-Nots" - NYTimes.com
Anyone doing this in NC?
"Will Aguila, M.D.: Why Food Becomes Addictive"
Sometimes I think we work too hard at looking for explanations for things that may in fact be otherwise.
"Channeling Ireland at Thatcher McGhee’s Pub in N.J." - Review - NYTimes.com
How are we doing in NC on neighborhood pubs?
"From Colombia, the Ultimate One-Pot Meal" — A Good Appetite - NYTimes.com
I love those options with everything in one pot!
"From Colombia, the Ultimate One-Pot Meal" — A Good Appetite - NYTimes.com
I love those options with everything in one pot!
Friday, October 28, 2011
"Winston-Salem salads, sandwiches, seafood, southern, vegetarian Sweet Potatoes"
TYSON was interviewed on the State of Things this week.
"Free-Form Apple or Pear Tart" — Recipe and Video — The Minimalist - NYTimes.com
Looks quite useful.
"For Niman Ranch, two definitions of "sustainable"" - Marketplace
How does this work in an NC context?
"Marseille | Trois fast-food de la région repris par McDonald's France" - La Provence
The whole franchise world of McDonald's is worth understanding a lot better.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
"Study Shows Why It’s Hard to Keep Weight Off" - NYTimes.com
Let's not rush to blame our hormones for being overweight, but let's indeed rush to do more studies of this sort and to understand the science of this more - and what can be done about it if right. Most of all, let's try to get kids started right, and see if they can work hard to hold on to it.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
"Breakfast With Nancy Silverton of Mozza" - NYTimes.com
How are we doing on the mozzarella front in NC?
"Ketchup Moves Upmarket, With a Balsamic Tinge" - NYTimes.com
Sounds enticing! Why not make it yourself?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
"Avignon | Vaucluse : le compte n'y est plus pour la Banque alimentaire" - La Provence
It might be instructive to compare food banks in NC with those here in France.
"Disposable Chopsticks Strip Asian Forests" - NYTimes.com
I don't suppose there is a NC version of this story!
Monday, October 24, 2011
"Dinner for One - Poached Eggs and Vegetables" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com
For the poached egg cravers!
"From Newsstand to Cooktop" - NYTimes.com
How about newspapers doing the same thing for a lot less money - that is, the price of good cooking - and everything else - equipment for everybody?
"Cuts Threaten to Close Center for Crop Safety in South Texas" - NYTimes.com
Are we sacrificing any food safety in NC?
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
"Comparing French milk & cream to US milk & cream - France" - Chowhound
We take milk and lots of other things for granted in the sense that we assume everybody else is either wrong or does it our way!
"Dégustez le miel, la gelée royale et autres produits naturels et bio proposés par Famille Mary !"
How many honey stores do we have in NC?
"Answers to Mushroom Questions, Part 2" - NYTimes.com
Mushrooms are surely worthy of lots of questions and answers!
"McDonald’s Profit Is Up, but Prices May Follow" - NYTimes.com
I wonder if anyone has tried to chart the history in NC of prices at McDonald's and the quality of the food offered? How exactly has it evolved?
"At Pranzi, Authentic Italian in a Modern Setting" - NYTimes.com
The best Italian food in NC to make or buy is where?
"Mikonos, in Ewing, Offers Authentic Greek Food" - Review - NYTimes.com
Best Greek food in NC, either to make or to buy?
Lidl - Catalogue du 26 au 31 Octobre 2011
What do they do with everything they do not sell each week since it gets taken off the shelves, as best I can tell?
Friday, October 21, 2011
"Boxed Wine Firms Claim They’ll Pass the Taste Test" - NYTimes.com
One can either be a snob or enjoy. Your choice.
"The Struggle for Daily Bread" - NYTimes.com
Let us never forget this and strive to do something about it!
Carrefour - promolibre
Do we ever see grocery stores offering 20% off any purchase of fruits and vegetables? Yes, this is only a credit on the frequent shopper card - to be obtained later - but still......
Thursday, October 20, 2011
"Pain plié" - Conso - Vie pratique - Télématin - Emission présentée par William Leymergie - France 2
Looks great in the video!
"Don’t Eat this fish: Pangas (Pangasius, Vietnamese River Cobbler, White Catfish, Gray Sole)" - Diet Mind Spirit
Just bought some. This is disconcerting.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
"In Hong Kong, a Monthlong Celebration of Food and Wine" - NYTimes.com
Would it be worth a month of this in NC?
"Scandinavian Food Before It Was Fashionable" - NYTimes.com
Where does one find the best Scandinavian food in NC?
"What's Your Favorite Vegetarian Dish for Entertaining?" - NYTimes.com
And within that, what's your favorite vegetarian dish to prepare in NC?
"Potatoes Get Senate Protection on School Lunch Menus" - NYTimes.com
This is the stuff of fiction and calories. There is a clear right answer here - eat fewer potatoes and more of better things. How can that be up for discussion and wasting time?
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
"Etiquetage alimentaire" - Télématin - France 2
We need to compare the new labels here in Europe with those in NC.
"Produits, additifs, labels & allergènes alimentaires" - Shopwise
This is getting a lot of attention in France. What's the closest to it that we have in NC? The motto here is "you know, you decide".
"Le succès du supermarché des producteurs" - Le journal du Week-end
A really interesting concept. Do we have any of these in NC?
"Infectious Salmon Anemia Reported in Wild Pacific Fish" - NYTimes.com
Illnesses relating to our food supply remain terrifying.
Monday, October 17, 2011
"fANNEtastic food"
I am not sure what to make of this blog, but if the assortment of food and non-food items are of special interest to you, go for it!
"Opening of 3 Carrefour Express" - Carrefour Group
This is a really interesting concept and I look forward to visiting the Express that is now open here in Nice. Could it work in NC?
Egyptian sweet potatoes
I bought some beauregards today at Leader Price in Nice from this supplier. This will be the first time I've consciously eaten Egyptian sweet potatoes!
Monday, October 10, 2011
"Report Sees Tight Global Cereal Markets" - NYTimes.com
We need to pay attention to this even in NC.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
"The new standard for chocolate" - Marketplace Photo Gallery
It's amazing to see new discoveries in something that has been around as long as chocolate.
"India's Massive School Lunch Program Aims to Curb Widespread Malnutrition" - PBS NewsHour - PBS
Quite a story! NC Implications?
Milk
Milk in France is almost never sold in containers bigger than 1 liter or about a quart. I always try to buy "lait ecreme" which is supposed to have had the cream removed, but I am not sure what that means in terms of fat. Now that I look at the label on a liter of Lactel Matin Leger (this one is also .5% lactose), it seems to say that saturated fats are .13 grams/100 ml. I do not know how we calculate fat levels in the US but this seems to be an apples and oranges exercise in trying to come up with a percentage. 33 calories for each of 100 ml as well. Here is the main website for the company.
"Chris Neugent of Malt-O-Meal, on Teamwork" - NYTimes.com
I bet there are a lot of NC food executives whose stories would make interesting telling.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
"In Food Commercials, Flying Doughnuts and Big Budgets" - NYTimes.com
How many problems have arisen in NC over the way in which food is photographed, described, or presented? We ought to keep track. Someone should. Who has been deceived and with what result?
Bread mixes
In France, a Pain de Compagne bread mix comes in a 1 kg bag (2.2 lbs), and says it will make 2 breads of 750 kg each (because of adding water to the mix). Per 100 gram slice, it's 9.8 grams of protein and 320 calories. 70% of the ingredients are wheat flour.Bonpain is the maker. No website that I can find.
Will add a US maker.
Will add a US maker.
"Les pesticides, facteurs de tumeurs chez les agriculteurs" - Le Monde
As with all such things, what's the NC version of this story?
"Damir Sagolj's Photos of Hunger in North Korea" - NYTimes.com
Hungry people get photographed a lot. Some think that is good; others do not. How do we feel in NC?
Friday, October 7, 2011
"Igloo Takes Frozen Yogurt to the Next Level: Organic" - Chapel Hill Magazine
More frozen yogurt is good!
""Top Secret Recipe’ With Todd Wilbur" - Review - NYTimes.com
The digital life of food merits a lot more attention!
"Local food processing center to open in Hillsborough" - The Daily Tar Heel
I look forward to learning a lot more about this.
"Recipes: Baked, Sautéed, Fried or Roasted Apples" - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
There sure are wonderful things that one can do with an apple!
"Masterchef 2011 - Site officiel Masterchef par Carole Rousseau" - TF1
How interesting to compare what we can watch in NC on cable, satellite or the web - from the US and France.
"New 'Sesame Street' Character Will Tackle Hunger Awareness" - Yahoo! News
What a great tool to get us all talking about this more. What are the plans to make more use of it in all parts of NC life?
Thursday, October 6, 2011
"Two Directions for Moroccan Cuisine - Modern or Classic" - NYTimes.com
These all look so good; who is fixing them or selling them in NC?
Monday, October 3, 2011
"Tough Sell for Healthy Fare in School Vending Machines" - NYTimes.com
We all need to work even harder on making sure this sort of initiative works. Experience in NC?
"London Underground | Food Market Dining" - NYTimes.com
How would we describe the "food market scene" in NC?
"On Subsidies, Fish and Fishing" - NYTimes.com
The whole world of subsidies for food needs so much more coverage and collective understanding, along with resulting possible change.
Substantial Pastries for Busy Teenagers — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com
What a great approach!
Imagine if food stores features both the recipe and all of the ingredients assembled and available for 10% less either bought separately or together but with a code found only in the recipe.
Imagine if food stores features both the recipe and all of the ingredients assembled and available for 10% less either bought separately or together but with a code found only in the recipe.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
"Ground Beef Sold In North Carolina Recalled" - digtriad.com
Is the consumer notification "system" working well enough?
Saturday, October 1, 2011
"The Food Truck Revolution Revs Up, With a Little Help" - NYTimes.com
Are we learning enough about this in NC - other than city ordinances and restricitons, etc., what more do we need to know?
"Killer cantaloupe, scary sprouts _ what to do?" - Health/Science - NewsObserver.com
Extremely important!
"Foreigners filling temporary jobs at North Carolina farms" - NewsObserver.com
Such an important story.
"New Just$ave Stores to Open in Roxboro and Thomasville" - Lowe's Food Stores, Inc.
Need to check out this new Lowes store approach.
"Pumpkins At A Premium, Thanks To Hurricane Irene" - NPR
How are this years' pumpkin supplies and prices running in NC?
"Fat Tax Lands On Denmark's Favorite Foods" - NPR
How do we make sure that we compare NC and Denmark well?
"Recycled Water Quenches San Antonio's Thirst" - NPR
How are we doing with this sort of thing in NC?
"Caracara Mexican Grill in Farmingdale" - Review - NYTimes.com
How do we animate for everyone the best side of Mexican food in NC?
"Utsav Indian Cuisine in Vernon" — Review - NYTimes.com
Which are the best Indian restaurants in NC and why?
"Patricia Kluge Loses a Fortune, But Not Her Resolve" - NYTimes.com
It's not clear to me how she blew it.
"For Jews, Breaking the Fast After Yom Kippur Gets a Makeover" - NYTimes.com
How do we collect big meals for all of the other religions of NC? Every such meal is precisely equal to the value and importance of every other one.