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  • July 2008

    • Snail Prices Shell-Shock French

      BBC  |  Jul 6, 08 11:12 AM CDT

      Snail Prices Shell-Shock French

      (Newser) - The French may soon be shelling out big bucks for the 14,000 tons of snails it consumes annually. Most actually originate in Eastern Europe, where growing economic development means rural families aren’t as willing to take up the demanding task of snail-gathering without better wages. And that, reports the BBC, will likely mean the end of cheap escargot for the French. More »

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      France  • food  • Eastern Europe  • gourmet dining

  • June 2008

    • The Perils of Opening an Indian Restaurant—in India

      Gourmet  |  Jun 12, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      The Perils of Opening an Indian Restaurant—in India

      (Newser) - Modern Indian restaurants bent on messing with millennia-old recipes must "coax Indians into accepting the changes they make with beloved dishes," or continue to face the wrath of the "Authenticity Police," writes Shoba Narayan in Gourmet after an evening spent analyzing the paneer at Bangalore's upscale Masala Klub.     More »

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      India  • food  • gourmet dining  • dining  • traditions  • spicy food

  • May 2008

    • Hard to Swallow: 8 Taboo Delicacies

      Newsweek  |  May 20, 08 12:57 PM CDT

      Hard to Swallow: 8 Taboo Delicacies

      (Newser) - The return of foie gras to Chicago's menus inspires Newsweek to list dishes still considered too dicey to serve: Maggot cheese: Injected with larvae that pose health risks Puffer fish: Incorrectly prepared fugu can be fatal More »

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      FDA  • restaurant  • gourmet dining  • banned foods  • absinthe  • foie gras  • fugu

    • Save a Food From Extinction: Eat It for Dinner

      New York Times  |  May 1, 08 7:40 PM CDT

      Save a Food From Extinction: Eat It for Dinner

      (Newser) - Vanishing culinary breeds are getting a new lease on life, thanks to the efforts of an ethnobotanist with an interest in America's foodie past, the New York Times reports. While Makah ozette potato sounds like a "Final Jeopardy" answer, the once-endangered vegetable is one of the many culinary artifacts Gary Paul Nabhan aims to bring back to America's dinner tables. More »

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      food  • endangered species  • agriculture  • crops  • anthropology  • gourmet dining  • chickens  • potato  • Makah tribe

  • April 2008

    • Civet-Digested Beans Yield $99 Espresso

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 17, 08 5:19 PM CDT

      Civet-Digested Beans Yield $99 Espresso

      (Newser) - You might look for a $99 espresso shot in a crowded Italian café before the second floor of a London department store. Yet it's the latter where you'll find the cup brewed from two of the world’s rarest coffee beans, one of which is sniffed out and, er, digested by an Indonesian civet, the Guardian reports. But is the java foodie paradise or marketing racket? More »

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      food  • gourmet coffee  • gourmet dining  • coffee roasting  • espresso

  • March 2008
  • November 2007

    • America's Best Regional Brews

      Food & Wine  |  Nov 1, 07 12:28 PM CDT

      America's Best Regional Brews

      (Newser) - Beer isn't alcohol's second-class citizen any longer. To California chef and beer expert Sang Yoon, it's worthy of as much respect-—and connoisseurship—as any of its grape-based cousins. Food & Wine asked the "beer provocateur" for her five favorite regional brews: Alaskan Brewing Company Alaskan Amber (Juneau, AK) Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter (Bend, OR) More »

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      list  • wine  • beer  • gourmet dining

  • June 2007

    • Best Restaurant in U.S. Closes

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 8, 07 9:02 AM CDT

      Best Restaurant in U.S. Closes

      (Newser) - The restaurant that inspired some of America's leading chefs has closed. Located in the decidedly downscale Chicago suburb of Wheeling, Le Francais was once named the best restaurant in America by Bon Appetit magazine. More »

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      Chicago  • restaurant  • French cooking  • gourmet dining

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