Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Sam Sifton’s Top 10 New Restaurants of 2011 - NYTimes.com

What are the top ten in NC from 2011? How about the top ten grocery stores?

Monday, December 26, 2011

NCDA&CS - Marketing Division - Apples

What percentage are consumed in NC?

Beer and Martinis - Just as Effective as Wine for Longevity? - NYTimes.com

How many people in NC drink wine, beer and martinis? How much of each is consumed in the state each year?

Poverty and Obesity - NYTimes.com

San Jose Mercury News - Plastic Bags






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‘Extreme Couponing - All-Stars’ and ‘Extreme Cheapskates’ on TLC - NYTimes.com

How Can Plant Seeds Survive the Digestive Process? - NYTimes.com

Lucky Foods to Ring in the New Year — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

High Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio in Diet Is a Major Heart Risk - NYTimes.com

Spaetzle - A Blank Canvas for Hearty Meals — A Good Appetite - NYTimes.com

The Art of the Possible - Christmas Dinner in Baghdad - NYTimes.com

A New Year’s Dinner That’s a Bit Fancy, but All Relaxed — City Kitchen - NYTimes.com

La Churreria to Open in NoLIta - NYTimes.com

Rye Whiskey Is Back, With Flavors of American History - NYTimes.com

Brussels - The Chocolate Trail - NYTimes.com

What does the NC "chocolate trail" look like? Where does it go?

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Food Aid Reform - NYTimes.com

Making Local Food Real - NYTimes.com

Surge in Free School Lunches Reflects Economic Crisis - NYTimes.com

Mocha Chocolate Chip Cake - Recipe - NYTimes.com

A Pastry From Brittany Making Waves Stateside - NYTimes.com

Ginger-Glazed Short Ribs - Recipe - NYTimes.com

Pop-Up Cafe for Alice’s Tea Cup — Feed Me - NYTimes.com

Slotted Spoon at MoMA Stores - NYTimes.com

Pig Wings as Tasty Morsels Take Flight — United Tastes - NYTimes.com

A Hard Cider From an Heirloom Apple - NYTimes.com

Pecan, a Cafe, Opens on the Upper West Side - NYTimes.com

Notable Cookbooks of 2011 - NYTimes.com

Diamond Foods Makes Odd Moves - NYTimes.com

Wisconsin Supper Clubs, Old-Fashioned and Open to All - NYTimes.com

When the Chefs Come Home - NYTimes.com

Global Obesity | Duke Today

Cantine : en pointant les mauvais payeurs, la mairie de Ruffec indigne les parents d'élèves - LeMonde.fr#xtor=RSS-3208#xtor=RSS-3208#xtor=RSS-3208

A Dash of Drama in the New York Pizza World - NYTimes.com

The Power Politics of Water Struggles - NYTimes.com

In New Ads, Some (Drinkers) Like It Hot - NYTimes.com

Marketing Food to Kids - NYTimes.com

Friday, November 25, 2011

"Healthy Food Options From Europe" - PRI's The World

"Organic Farming in China" - PRI's The World

"A Time-Saving Trick For Thanksgiving Cooks" - NPR

Garlic.

"Food Bank Preps Needy For Culinary Careers" - NPR

"Kitchen Tricks: Halving Cherry Tomatoes" - NPR

"After Irene, N.Y. Farmers Recover" - NPR

"South Carolina - Chef Under Scrutiny" - NYTimes.com

"All About Food" - NYTimes.com

"Gift Ideas for the Beer-Connoisseur Couple" - NYTimes.com

"Chestnuts Worthy of Song, in Your Backyard" - In the Garden - NYTimes.com

"Perciatelli With Cauliflower, Spicy Tomato Sauce, Capers and Pecorino" — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

"Orecchiette With Grated Squash, Walnuts and Ricotta Salata" — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

"Giant Shells Filled With Spinach and Ricotta" — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Calories in Trader Joe's Pumpkin Tart and Nutrition Facts

Potato.ie

And what would be after calling sweet potatoes in NC?

"Pantries Face Shuttering if Donations Keep Dropping" - NYTimes.com

"A Cup o' Pumpkin Pie" - NYTimes.com

This may be more than I choose to take on!

Sunday, November 20, 2011

The Herald-Sun - Husband wife team opens new bakery on Parrish

We seem to be seeing a lot of new bakeries. Wonderful!

Asheville Aquaponics Kits, Systems, Supplies & Consulting

Pretty interesting initiative.

Martha Bick & Co.

Interesting looking place in Governor's Club. Not sure I'd want always to be looking out on the golf course across the pond.

Glycemic load - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Piece on the People's Pharmacy from WUNC today reports that this is the best way to judge food. Also, guest said best to keep ratio of carbohydrates to fiber at 10/1 or less. 5/1 best. 20/1 or higher, not good.

CBS Sunday Morning - Videos, Interviews, Arts, Commentary - CBS News

Among other things in this great show was report that restaurant servers in NC earn between 2 and 3 USD/hour, and thus depend on tips.

"Olive oil: Mining a liquid gold" - CBS News

How interesting. 98% of our olive oil is imported.

"The birth of sandwiches" - CBS News

Any Earl of Sandwich shops coming to NC?

"Resurrecting America's historic apples" - CBS News

Great NC story! Interviewed a Mr. CALHOUN from Pinnalce, NC. We used to have 6,000 varieties of apples in the US; now it is 200.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

"Tailgating Recipe: Big Red Bear's Smoked Salmon Club Sandwich" - NYTimes.com

Looks good.

"Baguettes straight from the vending machine" - Marketplace

Coming to NC?

"Black-Bean Cakes With Smoked Salmon" — Recipe - NYTimes.com

Pretty interesting.

"Thanksgiving Countdown | You're Going to Need Wine With That Dinner" - NYTimes.com

But ocf course!

"Rouge et Blanc" — NYC — Restaurant Review - NYTimes.com

Hmmm.

"The ‘Serious Eats’ Book, Stuffed to the Cover" - NYTimes.com

Anxious to see what this says about NC.

Pomegranate-Orange Relish With Walnuts - Recipe - NYTimes.com

Nice!

"Lemony Couscous and Pecan Dressing" — Recipe - NYTimes.com

Neat!

"Chocolate Chestnut Tart With Rum Whipped Cream" - Recipe - NYTimes.com

Hard to resist!

"Birreria" — NYC — Review - NYTimes.com

Any rooftop beer gardens in NC?

"Bien Cuit" — NYC — Review - NYTimes.com

Do we have places like this in NC?

"How to Toast Nuts" - NYTimes.com

Always good to know!

"Are Apps Making Cookbooks Obsolete?" - NYTimes.com

Where are we headed with recipes?

"For Better Stuffing and Pie, Get Cracking" — A Good Appetite - NYTimes.com

Aye aye!

"New Restaurants Turn to the Public for Cash" - NYTimes.com

I have always thought this to be a very good idea, in general.

"The Secret Farm Bill" - NYTimes.com

We need the NC window on this. Where is it? What is it?

Saturday, November 5, 2011

CLEMENT FAUGIER - Crème de Marrons : les Secrets d'une Jeunesse Eternelle

Will be testing this.

Tomatoes and chickens

In Nice, at this time, I have little trouble buying wonderful tomatoes at less than $1.25-50 USD/lb, but am unable to find any chicken breasts priced under $5 USD/lb. Both prices are pretty stable and seldom do we see sales here similar to those there that might drop chicken breast prices to $2/lb. I'd like to understand why these prices in both places work the way they do.

"Wildfires, Cops, and Keggers" - Freakonomics

It's inevitable that these all come together!

Lait Stérilisé écrémé 1 L x 6 bouteilles Pack - PRINTILIGNE - Livraison à domicile sur Grenoble et agglomération - Intermarché Seyssins

Bought a bottle of this at the same time for .79 euros.

Mon lait Lactel - Jour Apres Jour

Paid 1.43 euros for a liter of this a few days ago. Note that it is aimed at seniors.

"How America Eats" - WUNC

Looks good.

"Wild Mushrooms Make the Soup" — City Kitchen - NYTimes.com

You bet!

"Wild Turkeys Are Nuisance on Staten Island" - NYTimes.com

In NC?

Friday, November 4, 2011

"La Brasserie du Cours"

Ad for this place in the Nice-Matin today, but this page looks forlorn.

"Isla de Flores 1900 in Montevideo, Uruguay" - NYTimes.com

NC connections?

"Thanksgiving Countdown | 'One of the Most Bizarre Recipes for Stuffing Ever Printed'" - NYTimes.com

Bizarre applies to a lot of food, doesn't it?

"Dear FloFab: We Ate Cheddar and Ritz Crackers for Christmas Eve Dinner" - NYTimes.com

Always fun!

"Faboo Food Links for Your Friday" - NYTimes.com

Always interesting!

"Dippin' Dots, 'Ice Cream of the Future,' Files for Bankruptcy" - NYTimes.com

I don't think I've ever heard of the product until this news of its possible demise.

"Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Vegan Recipes From Everyday Happy Herbivore" - NYTimes.com

I am still sorting out vegan.

"Chapel Hill’s Top of the Hill to open liquor distillery" - Daily Tar Heel

Well, lots of mixed feelings about this news.

"Ukraine: Top fruit production is growing year on year"

Who would have thought?

"La Pomme Rouge Deli brings a touch of New York to Valbonne" - FR2DAY.com

How about a Caroline du Nord?

"Why Some Chinese Worry That Buying Organic Isn't Good Enough" - PRI's The World

An NC version of this?

"Your Comments On Chinese Food" - PRI's The World

How about comments from NC? And about NC food?

"Bug Appétit: San Francisco’s Pre-Hispanic Snackeria" - PRI's The World

NC, too?

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

"Vegetarian Thanksgiving With Jean-Georges Vongerichten" - NYTimes.com

Interesting.

"The World of Hunger Has a New Language" - NYTimes.com

One cannot eat language or at least not well.

"Grilled Pork Belly With Soy-Mirin Glaze" - Recipe - NYTimes.com

Ought to be on lots of NC plates?

"Veal Shank With Shallots and Chanterelles" - Recipe - NYTimes.com

For those who can afford it.

"Airy Macarons" — NYC — Review - NYTimes.com

Wonderful!

"The Lost Art of Buying From a Butcher" - NYTimes.com

What's the state of butchers in NC?

"Kids and Fast Food" - NYTimes.com

Why can't NC become the best in the nation on this?

"School Lunch Proposals Set Off a Dispute" - NYTimes.com

In NC?

"Local Food: No Elitist Plot" - NYTimes.com

So how do we do this for NC?

"Making Nutrition a Sustainable Business in Haiti" - NYTimes.com

How important can you get? NC involvement?

"The Thanksgiving Help Line Is Open" - NYTimes.com

Great service!

"Adam Gopnik on the Days of Great French Dining" - NYTimes.com

Great days!

"Survey Finds Chain Stores Spreading More Slowly in N.Y." - NYTimes.com

How about in NC food world?

"Is Halloween Good for the Economy?" - NYTimes.com

How to put a NC twist on this?

"Grand Marnier Soufflé" - Recipe - NYTimes.com

A classic!

"Saxon & Parole" — NYC — Restaurant Review - NYTimes.com

NC version of this?

"Dominique Ansel Bakery Opens in SoHo" - NYTimes.com

Bienvenue!

"An Appetite for Discussion" - NYTimes.com

Indeed!

"American Chefs Discover Mustard Oil" - NYTimes.com

There are so many oils to explore!

"Winter Squash and Sage Blini" — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Yum!

"Simple Provençal Winter Squash Gratin" — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Superbe!

"Top Spanish Ham Makes It to the United States" - NYTimes.com

Bravo!

"Curbing Holiday Weight Gain With Exercise" - NYTimes.com

Sounds like great advice.

Monday, October 31, 2011

"Novembre, mois de l’Economie Sociale et solidaire" - Emploi - Télématin - France 2

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.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

"Une pluie d'étoiles sur le 25e salon Agecote" - Nice-Matin

Do we ever do this sort of thing in NC?

"TOTINO'S FUN FRIDAY NIGHTS!"

Very smart offer for Redbox; not so good for NC waistlines.

"Votre Intermarché de courses en ligne"

What's for breakfast, NC?

Intermarche - France

Do we ever see this kind of price comparison in NC?

Saturday, October 29, 2011

"Curry Without Worry Soup Kitchen Feeds the Haves and the Have-Nots" - NYTimes.com

Anyone doing this in NC?

Carrefour  - Le Panel Test Carrefour

Not many products tested, however.

"Les produits Carrefour inspirés, testés et approuvés par vous."

Do we have this in NC?

"Les Croissants du Dimanche"

Why can't we offer this in NC?

"Can Breakfast Replace Family Dinner?" - NYTimes.com

What could we make of 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.

"Florida-Based Restaurant Chains Expanding to Long Island" - NYTimes.com

Any in NC?

"La Bella Havana, a Cuban Restaurant in Yonkers" - Review - NYTimes.com

Cuban food in NC?

"Channeling Ireland at Thatcher McGhee’s Pub in N.J." - Review - NYTimes.com

How are we doing in NC on neighborhood pubs?

"Connecticut’s Farms and Orchards in the Fall" - NYTimes.com

And "late season" in NC?

"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

Olives Direct - Buy Olives Online

"Winston-Salem salads, sandwiches, seafood, southern, vegetarian Sweet Potatoes"

TYSON was interviewed on the State of Things this week.

"Should Salmon Farms Move Inland?" - NYTimes.com

Do we grow salmon in NC?

"Free-Form Apple or Pear Tart" — Recipe and Video — The Minimalist - NYTimes.com

Looks quite useful.

"For Beer, St. Louis Thinks Smaller" - NYTimes.com

What's the trend in NC?

"For Niman Ranch, two definitions of "sustainable"" - Marketplace

How does this work in an NC context?

"Workplaces Feel The Impact of Obesity" - NPR

Surely gets one attention.

"Where Apples Come From" - PRI's The World

A good question deserving this worthy answer!

"Jambon de Parme" - Conso - Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Good stuff!

"Festival del Prosciutto di Parma"

Surely would be worth a visit!

"Plat sans gluten, restaurant - Manger autrement, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne" - Sortir sans Gluten

Do we have this in NC?

"A Farm Safety Net" - NYTimes.com

Needed for NC?

"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

"Italian town bans any new kebab shops or other 'ethnic food'" - Telegraph

"Making Restaurant Recommendations Smarter" - NYTimes.com

This looks helfpul for restaurant goers.

"Boon Boxes" - NYTimes.com

What is the state of catering in NC?

"FoodFight, a Nonprofit Group, Works With New York City Schools" - NYTimes.com

In NC?

"Modernist Cuisine for Laymen" - NYTimes.com

Still getting my mouth around modernist cuisine.

"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

"Sweets Small Enough to Satisfy" - NYTimes.com

Ah, the psychology of food.

"Food Blooms in the Desert" - NYTimes.com

Great story.

"Emilio’s Ballato - Like Rao’s, but You Can Get In" - NYTimes.com

NC version of this?

"Pasta e Fagioli" - Recipe - NYTimes.com

Super!

"Breakfast With Nancy Silverton of Mozza" - NYTimes.com

How are we doing on the mozzarella front in NC?

"Raclette Made Simple" - NYTimes.com

Super!

"Salinas" - NYC - Restaurant Review - NYTimes.com

Spanish in NC - how are we doing?

"Eggs Poached in Marinara Sauce" — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

This looks good!

"Endive and Quinoa Salad With Poached Egg" — Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Maybe!

"Cannibal, Blueprint and Wild Rise" — NYC — Review - NYTimes.com

How is "bar food" faring in NC?

"Ketchup Moves Upmarket, With a Balsamic Tinge" - NYTimes.com

Sounds enticing! Why not make it yourself?

"In Chicago, Michelle Obama Takes On 'Food Deserts'" - NYTimes.com

Go Michelle!

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

"Beef Will Be What's for Dinner for a Long Time, Panelists Say" - NYTimes.com

I suppose this is so.

"Pesto Recipes for Health" - NYTimes.com

Just reinforcing great recommendaitons!

"Moussaka the Traditional Way" - NYTimes.com

Lots of options!

"Using Fennel in Autumn Salads" - NYTimes.com

Fennel is great!

"All about apple varieties - which to pick and why!"

Neat guide to apples!

"Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean" - YouTube

Looks like it could be fun.

"Beyond the E.U. Farm Subsidies Debate" - NYTimes.com

How handled in NC?

"Bain to Buy Japanese Restaurant Chain from Nomura" - NYTimes.com

NC impact?

"Sea Salt From the Surf Off Amagansett" - NYTimes.com

NC?

"Kulushkat" — NYC — Restaurant Review - NYTimes.com

Worth a try, I think!

"Café d’Azur in Darien Marries Mideast and West" - NYTimes.com

NC version?

"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!

"Mushroom Lasagna" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Yes!

"Mixed Bean and Winter Squash Stew with Fresh Basil" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Looks fabulous!

"Red Bean Stew" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Sure looks good!

"A Plan to Rate Nutrition of Food With Stars" - NYTimes.com

This strikes me as a superb idea!

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!

Le Salon du Chocolat

This just started in Paris. It does not look like it is headed to NC!

Susie's Kitchen - Stanton, IA

I don't think I've every been there!

Association de consommateurs - UFC Que Choisir

This is a bit like Consumers Union in the US.

"Test Pangas Filet, élevé Vietnam Acheté chez Carrefour" - Que Choisir

This is very helpful.

"Don’t Eat this fish: Pangas (Pangasius, Vietnamese River Cobbler, White Catfish, Gray Sole)" - Diet Mind Spirit

Just bought some. This is disconcerting.

"Wilder Quarterly, a New Magazine for Contemporary Growers" - NYTimes.com

Looks good!

"Food and Gasoline Drove Consumer Prices Higher in September" - NYTimes.com

In NC?

"Seattle Worries as Word of Infectious Salmon Anemia Spreads" - NYTimes.com

More food worries.

"Mark Bittman — Paillards 10 Ways" - NYTimes.com

Fascinating.

"Mexico Tackles Epidemic of Childhood Obesity" - NYTimes.com

How can we help from North Carolina?

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

"Britain's First Two-Star Pub" - NYTimes.com

Where are all the NC stars?

Treading Lightly Beyond Peanuts and Cracker Jack - NYTimes.com

Why can't we do better?

"L'émission de Vies croisées"

Interesitng program.

"In Hong Kong, a Monthlong Celebration of Food and Wine" - NYTimes.com

Would it be worth a month of this in NC?

"Parchment Bags for Cooking" - NYTimes.com

Worth a try!

"Scandinavian Food Before It Was Fashionable" - NYTimes.com

Where does one find the best Scandinavian food in NC?

"Prime and Beyond" - NYC - Slide Show - NYTimes.com

What's the NC version?

"What's Your Favorite Vegetarian Dish for Entertaining?" - NYTimes.com

And within that, what's your favorite vegetarian dish to prepare in NC?

"Jacques Pépin Demonstrates Cooking Techniques" - NYTimes.com

C'est ca!

"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

"Broccoli Pesto" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

What a nice combination!

"Winter Vegetable Soupe au Pistou" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Oui, c'est bon!

"Quinoa with Roasted Winter Vegetables and Pesto" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Very nice!

"Pesto Portobellos" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

More yum!

"Highlights (and Lowlights) of Restaurant Reviewing" - NYTimes.com

It sure must be fun!

"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?

"la socca Niçoise" - Civette Garibaldi

This is a wonderful treat here in Nice!

"Dinner and Derangement" - NYTimes.com

How very odd.

"When One Farm Subsidy Ends, Another May Rise to Replace It" - NYTimes.com

How will this impact NC?

"Infectious Salmon Anemia Reported in Wild Pacific Fish" - NYTimes.com

Illnesses relating to our food supply remain terrifying.

Monday, October 17, 2011

"Tailgating Recipes: The Commissioner's Jambalaya" - NYTimes.com

For the tailgating set.

"A Surfeit of Pesto" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

The staff of life!

"Potato and Pesto Gratin" - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com

Yum!

"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!

Sunday, October 9, 2011

"USDA Wants To Limit Potatoes In School Lunches" - NPR

Seems like a positive move?

Le coin bleu

Lots of good things here - how to put it to use in NC?

"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?

"Kitchen Window: Showing Compassion Through The Gift Of Food" - NPR

NC traditions?

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.

"Celebrating Craft Beers, Even Without Oktoberfest" - NYTimes.com

What's the best NC beer garden?

"Fruit Wines Turn Dry and Sophisticated" - NYTimes.com

Surely, there is a NC glass of this!

"Delhi 6 Offers Halal Indian Cuisine" - Review - NYTimes.com

NC version?

"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.

"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?

"Food Links for the Info-Famished" - NYTimes.com

Good stuff, as always.

Fuel for food?

I guess this is appealing to some, but it sure seems complicated to me.

Thursday, October 6, 2011