Saturday, November 30, 2013
La Journée Portes ouvertes des Moulins des Alpes-Maritimes - Nice Premium
Sorry to have missed this.
Party Like It's 1799: Traditional Cider Makes A Comeback : The Salt : NPR
I wonder how this compares with France.
872 Fermented Foods for Flavor and Health (Archive) - The People's Pharmacy®
Lots to be learned here.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Special Events & Food Drives - Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
Note the Feed4More program at Whole Foods. That's great, but $1 spent at Food Lion for others would buy a lot more.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Flavor, NC | UNC-TV -- Life-changing television
Not quite sure what this is all about, but may be promising beyond promotion.
Video: NC Now Special: Sweet Potatoes | Watch North Carolina Now Online | UNC-TV Video
Great show! Talks about Snow Hill, NC and sweet potato farmers. NC produces 42/43% of US sweet potatoes, according to HAM who was interviewed on his farm. Ham Farms. He noted a lot of NC sweet potatoes now going to Europe. Also showed Yamco which makes sweet potato purees for various customers who use it in products that we then consume. Not sure if a consumer can buy direct. Several sweet potato recipes shown, from cornbread to pancakes. And, finally, the Society of St Andrew which retrieves missed sweet potatoes in the ground. Expectation of huge potential growth in sweet potato growing and sales.
Modi attacks Congress, Gandhis for rising food prices | Business Standard
Few things more important than the price of food.
Pizza Hut reinstates manager fired after refusing to open Thanksgiving - NBC News.com
Guaranteed to get attention.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Sometimes You Can’t Beat the Postgame Spread - NYTimes.com
Why do I associate such places with the worst in food?
Grain Higher, Cattle Higher, Pork Higher - NYTimes.com
Not sure how all this translates.....into food prices, availability, etc.
Stonyfield
"To "The folks at Stonyfield",
You should put all of this information on your website
where you give us customers a chance to enter an address to see who sells your
products near us. As I recall, you ask us for specific product information in
doing that search and then give us a list of everyone selling at least SOME of
your products. You ought either to make the search work better through
gathering more information from distributors and, heaven forbid, retailers
AND/OR explain the limitations of the search before someone like me wastes a
lot of time OR delete the whole functionality from you site. You need to make a
choice, and if you don’t see the value in doing so, you don't understand
customers. We have a problem, mention to some friends, and then to their
friends, and so on. Pretty soon you get a reputation for providing misleadingly
frustrating functions on your site.
Good luck.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 9:01 AM
Subject: Stonyfield Farm
Hello Terry,
Thanks for reaching out to us with your question about
our Minty Chocolate Chip organic frozen yogurt. We're sorry to hear you're
having a hard time finding it. We’re going to look into it at our end. Whether
or not to carry a product is up to the individual store, and since we primarily
sell to distributors who then sell our products to stores, we don't always know
exactly what stores are ordering. To help these stores we engaged help from a
company that gathers information off of cash register sales and refreshes it
every 2 weeks.
I realize that you check our store locator, but it is
still the only way we know which store our selling our products. It is
refreshed every 2 weeks and is based on cash register sales:
You can also help us get on the shelves by asking your
store's dairy manager about carrying your favorite flavors. Sometimes all it
takes is a request from a yogurt lover like you!
Thanks again for reaching out.
Sincerely,
The folks at Stonyfield
Stir everything you love about Stonyfield into everything
you make. Find delicious ways to cook with yogurt at our updated recipe site,
and be the first to rate your favorite recipes: http://www.stonyfield.com/recipes"
Nigella Lawson used cocaine and pot daily for a decade, court docs say | Fox News
Lots of stuff is not what it seems.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Mission and Goals | TABLE
I wonder how we can be sure of what is said here? And for the Mediterranean Deli event, what does the word "proceeds" mean?
Cow FLATULENCE, gas emissions MUCH WORSE than thought - boffins • The Register
A big price we all pay.
DailyMenu.fr - moteur de recherche des menus du jour de vos restaurants
Where this works, might be good.
Jean Banchet, Chef Who Translated French Cuisine, Dies at 72 - NYTimes.com
Sad to see people leave us, even before their deaths.
As Homeless Line Up for Food, Los Angeles Weighs Restrictions - NYTimes.com
Raleigh figures prominently in this story.
Monday, November 25, 2013
North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition
I was wondering who all the dietitians in NC are - supermarkets, schools, etc. This might provide a route to them?
Wal-Mart Stores names new CEO, effective Feb. 1
He will make a lot of decisions that affect the stomachs of a lot of people.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Vanities, and Hungry New Yorkers - NYTimes.com
Money has always seemed to me to be the better option.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
An Upscale Bounty, and a Thankful Shopper - NYTimes.com
We should be seeing a lot more of this. Spending money is important, even to readers of the NYT!
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Unrelenting Poverty Leads To 'Desperation' In Philly Schools : NPR
Hard to imagine anything much more important than this.
The Atlantic World Research Network, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Trying to assess the value proposition here.
Un pompier meurt en percutant un barrage d'agriculteurs dans le Val-d'Oise
The overall situation with farmers in France remains very tense.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
What's Trending In Food Magazines? Thanksgiving Classics : The Salt : NPR
For some the trend is more important.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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Insomnia Cookies | Insomnia Cookies
What's really irritating about this operation, now in Chapel Hill, is that in order to "find" a store, you have to give them a full address. A zip code should more than suffice, but they want to suck you into telling them a lot about yourself. I refuse.
VIDEO. La mode des "Food Trucks" gagne la Côte d'Azur | Côte d'Azur | Nice-Matin
NC can surely identify with this, at least Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
Wines for Thanksgiving - Mixing Without Trying to Match - NYTimes.com
I think far too much time gets wasted on this stuff.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Harris Teeter frozen food
The manager at a local Harris-Teeter confirmed my impression today that frozen foods are growing, not shrinking. Where is the loss in the US?
The New And The Next: Food Delivery, Chess And Health Care : NPR
For those impatient and wealthy or foolish souls...
Mashed Potato Casserole - Video - NYTimes.com
Mashed potatoes are something I equate with growing up!
Product Development: Frozen Food Sales' Decline Paves the Way for Fresh Food Innovation
I was not aware of the frozen food decline.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Quelles modifications des taux de TVA en 2014 ? - service-public.fr
The increase from 7% to 10% for restaurants is causing pre-pain.
Public Agrees on Obesity’s Impact, Not Government’s Role | Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Very interesting findings.
What's The Most Important Thing Food Labels Should Tell Us? : The Salt : NPR
One of the most important food stories I've discovered.
Welcome | Tiffin Trove, Indian Grocery Delivery
This is in interesting proposition but nowhere on the site is there an explanation of who is offering this service!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
RALEIGH: Buyer apparently has plans for development, giant farm on NCSU's Hofmann Forest | Education | NewsObserver.com
A lot of controversies involving land arising lately.
High-end restaurant's scraps feed barnyard animals - Orlando Sentinel
I hope we see a lot more of this.
Chapel Hill, Durham Chefs Respond to Lack of Women in Time Magazine's 'The Gods of Food' - Chapel Hill Magazine
An unusually good story from this outfit.
Stand-Alone Food Section Faces Demise in Bay Area - NYTimes.com
A strategic blunder by the Chronicle. The debate is not about sustainability of food sections; it is about how the Chronicle can remake its array of food content and services so as to make them essential for the people of its market. I see none of that in this story, and would be surprised if exists anywhere.
Good Eggs, a Virtual Farmer’s Market, Delivers Real Food - NYTimes.com
Really interesting and the challenges of adapting this are immense.
As Climate Warms American West, Iconic Trout In Jeopardy : NPR
Our food supply is in motion, that's for sure.
Afghan Farmers: Opium Is The Only Way To Make A Living : Parallels : NPR
Pretty terrifying situation.
McDonald’s Frozen McRib Photo Stirs Web, Not Appetites - ABC News
It does not affect my non-existent McDonald's appetite.
In Moscow, a little exercise earns you a free subway ride
What a great program! Saw it reported today on Telematin on French television.
Food and Fuel Prices Push Indian Inflation Higher - NYTimes.com
Food price inflation is bad, but perhaps inevitable.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Second Catfish Inspection Program by U.S. Complicates Pacific Trade Pact - NYTimes.com
Inspections are good.
Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) | Food and Nutrition Service
I was not aware of this.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
What's In It: Pumpkin Flavor - Video - NYTimes.com
Over the pumpkin patch by a longshot. No pumpkin!
North Carolina Sweet Potatoes | Sweet Potatoes – The Vegetable with Super Food Powers
May be a new and improved version.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast - Shop Chapel Hill | WholeFoodsMarket.com
Looks good but about SIX times the price of the turkey!
Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts > Atherstone Foods Voluntarily Recalls Salads and Wraps Because of Possible Health Risk
I hope news of the recall reaches the people who bought this stuff.
Company Recalls Tons of Salads, Wraps for E. coli - OzarksFirst.com
Communicating this is as much of a challenge as it was 40 or more years ago when the US Consumer Product Safety Commission was created, for example.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Tablette QooQ V2 10,1" Série Limitée Jaune Citron 8 Go - Fnac.com
In France, the Qooq would cost over 500 USD!
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Short List Submissions — The Best Place For A Micro-Brew - Chapelboro.com
How about one at Obey Creek?
Almunajem, ce groupe saoudien qui est prêt à voler au secours du volailler Doux
How much of the world's food supply is effectively in Saudi hands?
Friday, November 8, 2013
Veterans Day: Restaurants offer free meals, deals to military personnel | Latest News | Columbus Ledger Enquirer
Too bad that these are places where it is too easy to eat something that you really should not!
Expérience : le tout "made in France" en replay - 7 novembre 2013
Note the food segment at the beginning.
IDine® - Cucina Di Milano - Reviews, Hours, Menu, Map - Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
It does not wow me reading this, but maybe I am just a tough sell today.
Cut in Food Stamps Forces Hard Choices on Poor - NYTimes.com
How can we all help so that more good food gets eaten at lower cost?
Les lipides | ANSES - Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail
Still not sure I am clear on how France deals with trans fats on food labels.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Cookbooks - Historic Charleston Foundation
Seeing these books and others makes me wonder what the current state of cookbooks is. How many more people are cooking from printouts, smartphones, tablets? Who is buying what? Who is creating what? What does it have to do with how well we eat and how much our eating costs us?
F.D.A. Moves to Ban Trans Fats, Citing Health Concerns - NYTimes.com
Putting the burden in the right place.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
I wonder how much of this is food and how much is "faith"? The challenge grant they are promoting is from an organization that appears fully focused on Christians; that leaves me very uneasy.
How little we know about the food we eat
I am struck every day by how little we really know about almost all of the food most of us eat. Food labels are worth only the plastic on which most of them are printed. I am not just talking health and safety; what do we know about all of the many other variables that affect all we eat from the people who created or grew the food to those who transported it to the way we or someone else prepares that food. It is astonishing that we put so many things into our bodies knowing so little about any of it. When on a Jet Blue flight yesterday, I was reminded of this as I watched some other passengers squinting to read the fine print on the bags of junk food handed out in flight. Did they really find what they wanted to know, I asked myself? I'll never know the answer!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
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Friday, November 1, 2013
ROSEMARY: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD
ROSEMARY: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD: "Rosemary is used for digestion problems, including heartburn, intestinal gas (flatulence), liver and gallbladder complaints, and loss of appetite. It is also used for gout, cough, headache, high blood pressure, and reducing age-related memory loss."
Food stamp cuts to hit millions of Californians on Friday - San Jose Mercury News
I don't sense a lot of widespread concern beyond those affected. Am I wrong?