Tuesday, January 25, 2011

News About Chefs and Restaurants - NYTimes.com

Despaña Opens a Spanish Wine Shop - NYTimes.com

In Soup, Jersey Tomatoes Last Through the Year - NYTimes.com

La Quercia Coppa Piccante Has a Spicy Swagger - NYTimes.com

F.D.A and Dairy Industry Spar Over Testing of Milk - NYTimes.com

The Long Pull of Noodle Making - NYTimes.com

Health | US Health Care | Obesity

Qui fait flamber le prix des céréales ? - Vidéo du journal televise : Le journal de 20h - TF1

Is Annette Bening's Heirloom Tomato Rant Oscar Worthy? - NYTimes.com

Plan de A La Table Du Marché à Nice (ALPES MARITIMES) - PagesJaunes

Online Ordering: Is It Your Future Blessing or Curse?

150 Years of Dieting Fads and Still No Quick Fix - NYTimes.com

The Triangle's best restaurants 2011 - Dining - NewsObserver.com

Lack of Sex Among Wine Grapes Saps Its Genetic Health - NYTimes.com

Food Makers Offer Own Nutrition Label Plan - NYTimes.com

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011

Arles | Arles : la relève des chefs pâtissiers est assurée | La Provence

French food labels

I am fascinated by what one learns from various food labels. Here are a few notes from a couple in France  (Nice) and I look forward to comparing them with their US cousins in North Carolina:

+ Light Yogurt from Carrefour tells me that it contains only natural sugars and lots of healh information that I need a magnifying glass to read.

+ Strawberries from Monoprix tells me they come from Morocco, they are category "1", who imported them, who exported them from Morocco and some tracing numbers.

+ Flax seeds from a Nice organic food store tells me that they are organic, don't eat more than a tablespoon/day, best used by date, and that the seeds orginally come from Russia through a French company.

+ Bananas from Carrefour Discount tells me that they come from Costa Rica, that they are "Cavandish", category "2", that they were treated with Thirebenazole (if I am reading that right), a packaged date, and note the price of 1.15 euros/kilo or about 65-75 USD cents/pound.

+ Pears from Carrefour tell me that they are "Abate", that they cost 2.20 euros/kilo or about 1.40 USD/pound and that I should store them between 0 and 4 C.