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NEWS ABOUT: food trends

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 Worst Food Trends 
 of the Decade 

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away

Oct 22, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asked to name the decade's worst dining trends, chefs and other food experts couldn't shut up. There were too many (including "mache, water sommeliers, organ-meat entrees, unisex bathrooms, bacon tattoos on chefs, over-flaunted kitchen burns, chefs tables") for Christopher Borrelli to list them all, but he hits the... More »

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food • reality TV • Internet • fast food • restaurant criticism • restaurant • online review • KFC • dining • onions • Jay-ZTV • food trends • hamburger • women's issues • celebrity chef • Hardee's • Carl's Jr.

OPINION

 12 Food Trends 
 That Need to Die 

Calorie counts are a bummer, and unisex bathrooms are embarrassing

Oct 12, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why must everything, from burgers to pizza to Vietnamese street sandwiches, have a high-end gourmet version? Those three things should die, along with 9 other food trends that bug Esquire:
  1. Faux speakeasies: spots with no phone number, sign
  2. "Farm to table": idea is fine, but the
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restaurant criticism • calories • pizza • Jay-ZTV • food trends • speakeasy • hamburger

 Oft-Reviled, 
 Green Peppers 
 Get Seat at Table 

Long thought inferior to reds, greens are finally getting respect from chefs

Aug 12, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - It looks so innocent, but foodies far and wide detest the green bell pepper. One veggie-loving chef has never served a green pepper in her restaurant; Alice Waters of Chez Panisse calls them “a mistake.” The sweeter red version traditionally gets all the love, but some are starting... More »

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food • vegetables • peppers • Jay-ZTV • food trends

 Nowadays, Everyone's a Foodie 

What does the term 'food snob' mean anymore?

Aug 7, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Trends being what they are, the definition of "foodie" has always been a moving target, and these days, the term seems broader than ever. “You used to be a food snob if you knew all the different kinds of truffles and foie gras,” one expert tells... More »

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food • Michelle Obama • Queens • Bronx • gourmet • President Obama • Jay-ZTV • food trends • foodie • French Culinary Institute

OPINION

 Best Sites for Foodies 

Whether you're looking to buy, cook, or just eat, the Internet has something for you

Aug 2, 09 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aspiring foodies have thousands of resources available to them on the Internet, and Mashable lists 15 of the best sites for buying, cooking, and eating food:
  • For locavores: Foodzie and Foodoro are online marketplaces for small, independent producers. Local Harvest connects users with farms in their area, while
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food • organic food • recipes • website • Food Network • gourmet • locally grown food • Jay-ZTV • food trends

 Butchers: Sex Symbols 
 of the Food World 

A once dying art comes back with a vengeance

Jul 8, 09 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Butchering, once a dying art, is coming back thanks to the demand for local meat—and a new generation of butchers, full of machismo, is emerging. “Think about it. What’s sexy? Dangerous is sometimes sexy, and they are generally big guys with knives who are covered in blood,... More »

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meat • butcher • Jay-ZTV • food trends

 How to Make 
 the Perfect 
 Burger 

Expert chefs discuss everything from meat to fixings

Jul 1, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever since Daniel Boulud stuffed ground sirloin with truffles and foie gras, the hamburger has been elevated from guilty pleasure to true art. The New York Times got the experts’ advice for how to make a perfect burger:
  • The meat: Steer clear of preshaped burgers or even pre-packaged meat,
... More »

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chef • burger • Jay-ZTV • food trends • hamburger

Beer's New Role: 
Cocktail Mixer 

New drinks throw away rules about mixing alcohol

Jul 1, 09 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The days of keeping your beer and liquor separate are over, with bartenders crafting crossover drinks that mix beer with other spirits—even wine. “Other countries have been doing this for a long time,” one beer connoisseur tells the New York Times. Creations range from the “Muddy... More »

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alcohol • beer • liquor • cocktails • trend • Jay-ZTV • food trends • bartender

(Newser) - Energy drinks are experiencing such a boom that every group seems to have its own—like the Christian “1 in 3 Trinity” beverage, “fused with both ‘fruit of the spirit’ and 1000 mg of taurine,” writes Julia Langbein for Gourmet. Drink makers “obviously want to... More »

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energy drink • trend • Red Bull • Jay-ZTV • food trends

 To Beat Heat, 
 Go 'Swizzled,' 
 Not Stirred 

West Indies drinks hit it big in New York

Jun 24, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shaken, stirred—or swizzled? This summer, many bartenders are urging patrons to choose the last. An authentic “Swizzle”—as the trendy drinks are called—doesn’t use a plastic stick; rather, a real stick from a Caribbean tree, with prongs that make it nature’s own Mixmaster, reports... More »

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alcohol • summer • trend • Jay-ZTV • food trends • swizzle stick • Queens Park Swizzle • mojito

Homemade Ginger Ale Adds Fizz to Standby

Great summer drink
fits move toward local, natural, artisanal

May 20, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re still sipping ginger ale from a can, you must be sadly misinformed about the latest drink trend. The cool thing now is ginger ale from scratch, informs the New York Times, and bars and restaurants are catching on. Why put in the extra effort of steeping ginger... More »

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drinks • cocktails • buy local • natural food • ginger • ginger ale • food trends • artisanal

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