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NEWS ABOUT: steak

steak stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - If an industry group's cooking competition is any indication, the Wall Street Journal reports, hospital food ain’t what it used to be. This year's winner of the National Society for Healthcare Foodservice Management's gold medal produced a “Machaca Flat Iron Steak” that met with his hospital nutritionist’... More »

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cooking • steak • cuisine • health care industry • contest • hospital food • executive chef • National Society for Healthcare Foodservice Management

 The Most Overused 
 Menu Descriptions 

From 'grilled to perfection' to 'garden fresh'

Jul 6, 09 6:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tired of menus that use the same old phrases over and over? So are the food critics at the Chicago Tribune. They nominated nine menu clichés for the compost pile:
  • "Grilled to perfection": Subjective to the point of meaninglessness. And why always grilled, and not “
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food • advertising • cooking • steak • list • restaurant • chef • menu

(Newser) - Grill-happy Americans who favor burned or charred red meat are 60% more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than people who eat less incinerated protein, Reuters reports. Charred meat is known to contain cancer-causing compounds, but the study makes the first direct connection. “Turning down the heat when grilling, frying,... More »

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cancer • steak • carcinogens • pancreatic cancer • red meat • barbecue • burned • charred • grill

GLOSSIES

 How This Tastes to a Vegetarian 

Scribe's first steak in 22 years 'absolutely delicious'—until brain, stomach revolt

Aug 31, 08 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The embarrassment for a cow in being a meal for a human one-fifth its size is among the reasons AJ Jacobs doesn’t eat meat. “If my body ended up as brunch for some badger or dachshund, I know I'd be pissed,” he writes in Esquire. But that... More »

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food • beef • steak • red meat • vegetarianism • Esquire

GLOSSIES

 Steak: More Than  
 Meats the Eye 

Esquire provides the basics, from grades to cooking times

Aug 29, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - There's more to a mouthwatering steak than meets the eye. So Esquire offers some tips and terms every steak lover should know before a Labor Day meat-fest:
  • Types of beef: Grass-fed: "Healthier but ... less flavorful than corn-fed." Heritage: "Rare heirloom breeds ... without the hormones or
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cooking • beef • steak • list • Esquire

 3 Steps to a
 Perfect Steak 

Pick good charcoal, time carefully, and jab with your thumb

Jun 8, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just in time for grilling season, Esquire serves up tips on making the perfect steak.
  1. Choose charcoal wisely: Hardwood charcoal burns hotter, which is great for the grill. You want to sear the meat, so wait until the flames have calmed before tossing in steaks.
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steak • meat • cook • summer • barbecue

10 Best Places to Pig Out

10 best gut-stretching meals around the country

Sep 10, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tired of picking at salads and counting out almonds?  Fill up your plate with the 10 "best-tasting, most gut-stretching" meals the Discovery Channel could find.
  1. Lambert's Cafe, Sikeston, MO
  2. Eagle's Deli, Brighton, MA
  3. Seiad Valley Cafe, Seiad Valley, CA
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food • travel • California • steak • list • contest • restaurant • Missouri • eating • burger • pizza

A Steak-House View of the Economy

Ribeyes are grreat predictors of business performance, says Daniel Gross

May 30, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - High-end steak houses like Ruth's Chris and Peter Luger are a great place to study trends affecting the US economy, argues Slate's Daniel Gross. The price of sirloin, for instance, reflects the recent spike in energy prices, as demand for ethanol has raised the price of corn, which is what... More »

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energy • ethanol • economics • economic indicators • energy prices • steakhouse • business • beef • steak • Ruth's Chris Steakhouse • Peter Luger • US economy

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