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Good Eats

"My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people." -Orson Welles

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May 2008
- Eat Your Veggies; Here's How
  
  newser | New York Times | May 20, 08 4:42 PM CDT
  
  Chomping on a raw carrot may give you the keen eyesight of a cartoon rabbit, but boiling the vegetable first is a better way to release its nutrients, scientists say. The New York Times looks at a variety of cooking methods and finds the goodness of the good stuff on your dinner plate may depend on the approach the chef takes. More »
- Hard to Swallow: 8 Taboo Delicacies
  
  newser | Newsweek | May 20, 08 12:57 PM CDT
  
  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 »
- Wreck Flattens Oreos; No Trace of Girl Scouts
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | May 19, 08 4:38 PM CDT
  
  An Illinois freeway got an unscheduled repaving this morning when a truck crash dumped 20,000 pounds of Oreos onto I-80, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police are still investigating what caused the big rig to hit a median, so no word on whether the driver (who was unhurt) had eaten more than his share of the treats—or if he'd been ambushed by Girl Scouts. More »
- Salty Ramsay Marinates in Hypocrisy
  
  newser | Spiked | May 18, 08 11:58 AM CDT
  
  Borrowing some of Gordon Ramsay's favorite vulgarities, Rob Lyons lashes out at the famous chef's push for British restaurants to use seasonal, local foodstuffs. "There have been plenty of people lining up to point out the hypocrisy of Ramsay’s position," Lyons writes in spiked, pointing to observations that his restaurants hardly fall in line—and would face the fines Ramsay advocates. More »
- As World's Belly Rumbles, Gluttonous US Tosses Food
  
  newser | New York Times | May 18, 08 11:06 AM CDT
  
  Americans throw out roughly a quarter of all food available for consumption, even as grocery prices skyrocket and global riots break out over food shortages, the New York Times reports. That works out to about a pound of food every day for every American—from grocery stories tossing spoiled produce to restaurants scrapping uneaten dishes to home cooks pitching uneaten leftovers in the fridge. More »
- Oreos Dip into UK Market
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | May 18, 08 7:35 AM CDT
  
  Oreo cookies have finally invaded Britain after decades of popularity in America—but they face a battle for the taste buds of “biscuit-mad” Britons, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Dipping biscuits (read: bland cookies) in tea is a sacred British ritual dating back centuries. Despite Kraft’s saturation of the UK advertising market plugging Oreos, it may be tough for the super-sweet cookies to take hold. More »
- Chicago Ducks Foie Gras Ban
  
  newser | Chicago Sun-Times | May 15, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  A Chicago restaurant ban on foie gras pate that animal lovers love to hate has been lifted by city legislators after two years. The ban caused widespread derision among foodies, fury in the restaurant industry—and plaudits from animal rights advocates who wanted to save the force-fed ducks and geese whose super fatty livers make the pate. Mayor Richard Daley bulldozed the repeal through the City Council, reports the Sun Times . More »
- Shoppers Give Up Organics as Food Prices Soar
  
  newser | Newsweek | May 9, 08 3:25 AM CDT
  
  With a gallon of organic milk costing a whopping $7 and a conventional gallon going for $2.99, cash-strapped shoppers are skipping organic groceries. That means the $19 billion industry, which has ballooned 150% since 2001, may now be shrinking, Newsweek reports. “I miss it terribly,” said one former Whole Foods regular. “But I just can’t afford it anymore. Food everywhere is so expensive.” More »
- Swiss Face French-Fry Shortage
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | May 9, 08 3:07 AM CDT
  
  Switzerland faces a potato shortage just weeks before hundreds of thousands of famished European soccer fans descend on the country expecting to snack on French fries. The nation, which is co-hosting the upcoming international soccer tournament Euro 2008, is mashing the pending crisis by lifting trade barriers to import 5,000 tons of extra spuds, reports Der Spiegel. More »
- Organic Meat Is Climate Culprit
  
  newser | BBC | May 8, 08 10:29 AM CDT
  
  The gas production, need for space, and food requirements required by organic and free-range livestock hurt the environment more than their traditional counterparts, the BBC reports. Organic poultry can heat the earth some 45% more than indoor poultry, one group said; and a UN division found that farm animals heat the Earth more than transport. The reports have led experts to push indoor "precision husbandry." More »
- Japanese Fight Over Detoxed Delicacy
  
  newser | New York Times | May 4, 08 7:14 AM CDT
  
  One of Japan's prized delicacies is having an identity crisis: fugu, the pricey puffer fish that's poisonous unless prepared correctly, now has a farmed cousin that's harmless, the New York Times reports. But gourmands looking forward to eating fugu liver—the most delicious and potentially deadly part of the fish—are being thwarted by the fugu industry, which is fighting to keep a ban on the livers, even from detoxed variety. More »
- Save a Food From Extinction: Eat It for Dinner
  
  newser | New York Times | May 1, 08 7:40 PM CDT
  
  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 »
April 2008
- Genitals On the Menu at Beijing's Penis Bistro
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Apr 26, 08 4:27 PM CDT
  
  If your idea of good eating doesn't stretch to yak's penis or duck testicles, then Beijing's Guolizhuang restaurant definitely isn't the place for you. The exclusive restaurant's menu is made up almost entirely of penis and testicle dishes, Der Speigel reports. Well-heeled businessmen flock in for dishes such as "Jasmine Flowers with 1,000 Layers"—otherwise known as sliced donkey penis. More »
- Silicon Valley Startup Craves Chocolate
  
  newser | Economist | Apr 23, 08 11:18 AM CDT
  
  San Francisco startup Tcho has all the sweet Silicon Valley trimmings, the Economist reports; high-profile tech alums, online beta testing and stock options for all. But its product is even sweeter: top-quality chocolate. The company has developed a means to grade cocoa beans' complex nuances on a "flavor wheel," taking a cutting-edge approach to a timeless artisanal craft. More »
- El Bulli Repeats as World's Top Restaurant
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Apr 22, 08 1:15 PM CDT
  
  For the third year in a row El Bulli, the restaurant-cum-chemistry lab outside of Barcelona, has been named the world's best restaurant. Feran Adrià's "gastronomic temple" got the top gong from a group of 700 chefs and critics. For Bloomberg's food writer El Bulli is "highly technically accomplished," but fundamentally "theater." More »
- NY Stays Calorie-Count Law
  
  newser | Village Voice | Apr 21, 08 5:53 PM CDT
  
  Today a New York judge delayed a law requiring Big Apple eateries to list calorie content on menus. Set to kick in today, the law is now slated to take effect Friday—which gives the city time to sort out a suit by New York restaurants, which are seeking yet another stay. Meanwhile, the Village Voice visits a few restaurants to chat up servers and reconsider TGI Friday's' 2,000-calorie ribs. More »
- Behind Organic Labels Lurk Megacorporations
  
  newser | Treehugger | Apr 20, 08 1:06 PM CDT
  
  Yes, your probiotic flaxseed Kashi cereal is still organic, but shoppers looking to stick it to the man by going green be advised: the nation's top 30 corporate food processors—think Pepsi, Kellogg, Kraft, General Mills—have been quietly buying up vast swaths of the organic aisle of your supermarket, Treehugger reports. More »
- Civet-Digested Beans Yield $99 Espresso
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Apr 17, 08 5:19 PM CDT
  
  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 »
- Bottoms Up! It’s Beer Fest Time
  
  newser | Portfolio | Apr 10, 08 1:37 PM CDT
  
  They can’t promise German sausage or bonneted barmaids, but North American beer festivals pour pint after pint of terrific local brews. Portfolio lists the best in fests, from now through October. Mondial de la Bière (May 28-June 1): Try beer, cider, mead, and cheese over 5 days in Montreal. Oregon Brewers Festival (July 24-27): Enjoy free-admission tastings of more than 70 local beers at this Portland event. More »
- Gourmet Tea: The New Coffee
  
  newser | Portfolio | Apr 8, 08 4:32 PM CDT
  
  Cappuccinos are commonplace, but new gourmands get their caffeine fix from tea. After falling out of favor during the Revolutionary War, tea is experiencing a comeback in the US; sales have tripled since 1990 and gourmet tea can cost thousands per pound. Portfolio pours a cupful of tips for would-be drinkers: Beware the bag: Bagged teas are usually considered lower-quality. More »

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Marcus Gabius Apicius
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Marcus Gabius Apicius , 1st cent., Roman gourmet. He squandered most of his large fortune on feasts and then, anticipating a need to economize, committed suicide. The ...

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gour·met / ˌgôrˈmā; ˌgoŏr- / • n. a connoisseur of good food; ...

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