kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Feb 9, 2012, 3:34 pm
Prose, essays, reviews, interviews & poetry with a focus on food: The Pioneer Woman Gets Lost on the Range (THE NEW YORKER) JJ Goode Added to Norton Anthology (GRUB STREET) The Cake that Makes Our Family (GILT TASTE) Paula Deen’s Revelation (NY TIMES) Scratch Test: Finding the balance between...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Feb 7, 2012, 8:02 pm
Video clips featuring culinary subject matter: your favorite chefs, the latest restaurant openings, food product releases and more! Cinco de Mayo Foods: Mole Poblano (HISTORY CHANNEL) Trailer For the Documentary Entre Les Bras (EATER) The secrets of hot chocolate (CBS NEWS) New cookbook offers tas...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Feb 4, 2012, 11:49 am
The Chef Recommends… Food Trends Chef Charlie Trotter Started (THE ATLANTIC WIRE) Is Being a Chef the Most Dangerous Profession? (FOX NEWS) Chefs Weigh In: Is the Customer Always Right? (EATER) Escoffier: The Original Celebrity Chef (HISPANIC BUSINESS) Behold: The Chefs of Beijing’s Hello Kitty...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Feb 3, 2012, 9:05 pm
À la carte… Burger King tests out delivery service (WASHINGTON POST) Cracker Barrel Says Goobye to Founder Dan W. Evins (CRACKER BARREL) Pass the Butter: Paula Deen’s 9 Most Gluttonous Recipes (TIME) America’s most famous box of chocolates celebrates its first 100 years (PACKING DIGEST) Is t...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Feb 2, 2012, 6:54 pm
Guilty Pleasures… Woman offered sexual favors for Chicken McNuggets, police say (LA TIMES) Teen chicken nugget addict who “never” ate a vegetable is hospitalized (GLOBAL POST) Five-Year-Old Stabs Three People Over A Juice Box (PEREZITOS) Texas women inmates’ cookbook shows joy of “hot p...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Feb 1, 2012, 9:27 pm
Bottoms Up! A new way of measuring pretentiousness (SLATE) Drinkers of fake Pinot Noir get a break from sour grapes (REUTERS) Sloshed: How to Order a Proper Drink in Any Bar, Anywhere (GRUB STREET) Suit: Wine expert created blog to trash Yelp critic (SUN TIMES) The Geography of Binge Drinking (THE ...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 31, 2012, 4:20 pm
Are you crazy about chocolate? Child slavery and chocolate: All too easy to find (THE CNN FREEDOM PROJECT) Hershey’s to be Called-Out for Alleged Use of Child-Slave Labor in Ad at Super Bowl (MARKETWATCH) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition (Blu-...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 29, 2012, 11:43 am
Delicious new recipes from Internet resources: Ham Steak with Redeye Gravy (FOOD & WINE) Green Tomato & Pimento Cheese Biscuits (NPR) Chicken Parmesan (FOOD REPUBLIC) M-80 Rock Shrimp (TASTING TABLE) Bosnian Bread (NY TIMES) Texas Pecan and Chocolate Pie (BON APPETIT) Brian Keane’s Mac ‘n Chee...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 26, 2012, 11:35 pm
Video clips featuring culinary subject matter: your favorite chefs, the latest restaurant openings, food product releases and more! Shake Shack’s Growing Empire (CNBC NEWS) Hideo Kuribara, Sushi Chef, Butchers Giant Kindai Tuna (HUFFINGTON POST) The Dish: Langzhou Noodles (GOURMET) Making Mrs. F...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 24, 2012, 10:02 pm
On the menu… McDonald’s to open restaurant in America’s healthiest city (TELEGRAPH) Taco Bell hopes fresh food will whet diner demand (REUTERS) Getting food on the table – the plea for a greener revolution (SMH) Singer Lyle Lovett Insults Rick Bayless For Not Being Mexican (CHICAGOIST) $100...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 21, 2012, 3:15 pm
A roundup of new products… Dulce de Leche Cheerios® (CHEERIOS) Microplane Easy Prep Meat Tenderizer (MICROPLANE) Near East® Quinoa Blend (NEAR EAST) Chai tea granola pecan bars (POP CANDY) Finger Licking Good: Bacon Hand Sanitizer (INCREDIBLE THINGS) Smart Balance Heart Right Fat Free Milk (FOO...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 21, 2012, 2:52 pm
DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food? If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you! San Jose: Innovation, and wine, makes for a stress free destination (WASHINGTON TIMES) Kiwifruit, green-lipped mussels and other New Zealand delights (CNN) Paris: Adrian Moore’s Plats du Jo...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 16, 2012, 5:21 pm
Bottoms Up! The Martini Turns 100 (GOTHAM) The Martini Reigns Supreme (LA CONFIDENTIAL) Bone Luge: The New Drinking Fad Food Writers Love To Hate (GOTHAMIST) Scotch in a can = eight shots for $5 (NY DAILY NEWS) Red wine researcher accused of fraud (SF GATE) Pricey counterfeit labels proliferate as ...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 16, 2012, 1:14 pm
Learn more about the food you eat with these tasty links… The Culinary Impact of the 1964 World’s Fair (GOURMET) Is Soul Food Killing Black America? (NY DAILY NEWS) Fond stories of 1930s potato candy (HERALD NET) A Taste of the Past – Episode 86 – Dining Out in Early Gotham – AUDIO (HERIT...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 15, 2012, 1:23 pm
Prose, essays, reviews, interviews & poetry with a focus on food: ‘Momofuku Milk Bar’ Cookbook (ABC NEWS) The 7 Best Culinary Bookstores in America (BON APPETIT) A delicious history of French food culture (PHILLY.COM) A Meal is a Meal is a Meal: A History of New York Times Food Critics (CAMPU...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 14, 2012, 6:24 pm
Guilty Pleasures… TV Chef Antony Worrall Thompson Sorry Over Cheese Theft from Tesco (THE SUN) Caterer with mob ties gets cooked: Frank DiMattina faces 5 years (NY DAILY NEWS) Heroin in a burrito allegedly smuggled by L.A. County deputy into courthouse jail (LA TIMES) Prisoners Eat Better Than...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 14, 2012, 5:52 pm
On the Menu… A Sith Hamburger Bun Cometh (ESQUIRE) Nestle Gains With Heinz as China Fears Local Food Safety: Retail (BLOOMBERG) Giant cannibal shrimp worry Gulf Coast watchers (CNN) The Martha Stewart Show DUNZO After Six Year Run (EATER) Most expensive tuna fish: $736000 tuna fish sets world rec...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 13, 2012, 4:06 pm
All cheese, all the time… Announcement of cuts at Tillamook Cheese Factory jolts coastal community (OREGON LIVE) Study Shows Cheese Cuts Cholesterol Compared with Butter Equivalent (DAIRY REPORTER) Getting The Blues (HUFFINGTON POST) Could the Whitecaps Twinkie Cheese Dog have saved the beloved H...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 10, 2012, 6:51 pm
Delicious new recipes from Internet resources: Sour cream pound cake with ruby red grapefruit (HOMESICK TEXAN) Healthy Sweet Potato Skins (PINCH OF YUM) Chinois Grilled Lamb Chops (ADVOCATE PRESS) Chocolate mousse ‘Maman Blanc’ (DAILY MAIL) Beef Empanadas (PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY) Mini Boston Cre...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 10, 2012, 12:57 pm
Video clips featuring culinary subject matter: your favorite chefs, the latest restaurant openings, food product releases and more! Truffles: The Most Expensive Food in the World (60 MINUTES) Watch the Entirety of Eddie Huang’s New TV Show Cheap Bites (EATER) Epic Meal Time (PEREZ HILTON) Char...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 8, 2012, 7:36 pm
DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food? If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you! New Orlean’s Ten Best Oyster Bars (THE DAILY MEAL) Foreigners flock for culinary experiences (JAKARTA POST) Visiting Austin for the food (NEWSDAY) Switzerland’s Best Fondue (WALL STREET J...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Jan 8, 2012, 12:11 pm
Let’s go shopping… Oakville Grocery Closes for Renovation (GOURMET RETAILER) Top 10 Worst Supermarket Foods (YAHOO!) Supermarkets test man-friendly aisles in an effort to reduce ‘intimidation factor’ experienced by male shoppers (THE DAILY MAIL) Singapore supermarket bans shark fins (SMH) �...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 31, 2011, 9:47 pm
Bottoms Up! The Difference Between Whisky & Whiskey (YUM SUGAR) Corkheads: ‘Booze Island’ (MERCURY NEWS) How to Make Caramel Apple Shots (FOOD REPUBLIC) We’ll always have 2009 (FINANCIAL TIMES) ‘Beef, booze and broads’ in Las Vegas (USA TODAY) Great-grandma can’t prove age, refused booz...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 31, 2011, 9:11 pm
Learn more about the food you eat with these tasty links… The BP Oil Spill and the Bounty of Plaquemines Parish (GASTRONOMICA) Throwback Cuisine (HARVARD MAGAZINE) Foodways of the Dutch Golden Age (ALBANY INSTITUTE) The unpalatable appetites of Kim Jong-il (TELEGRAPH) Bug Me: San Francisco Helps ...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 30, 2011, 9:24 pm
All cheese, all the time… How to make ricotta cheese (MOTHER NATURE NETWORK) Good Cheeses Come in Small Packages (WALL STREET JOURNAL) Cheese Is the Most Stolen Food on Earth (TIME) Good Cheeses Come in Small Packages: Smooth or wrinkly, citrusy or lush, there’s a lot of deliciousness in pint-s...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 29, 2011, 9:21 pm
Delicious new recipes from Internet resources: Eggplant Pomegranate Relish (SAVEUR) Chile-Garlic Fried Chicken (TASTING TABLE) Green Beans and Walnuts with Lemon Vinaigrette (BON APPETIT) Banh Xeo (Sizzling Crepes) (NPR) Chocolate Better-Than-Sex Cake (SEATTLE TIMES) Florida Citrus Mojo Pork Cubano...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 29, 2011, 3:11 pm
Guilty Pleasures… Georgia Man Firebombs Taco Bell Over Chalupa Portion Size (FOX NEWS) Man Arrested After Handing Taco to Cop, Instead of I.D. (FOOD BEAST) Exeter burglar caught by Minstrels chocolate ‘trail’ (BBC) Spanish police capture ‘gastro gang’ targeting world’s top restaurants (...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 27, 2011, 11:11 pm
À la carte… Paul McCartney launches his first cookbook – and it’s meat-free (OTTAWA CITIZEN) The Dali Museum celebrates the artist’s flair with food (TBO) Haute cuisine gone green: James Beard Foundation focuses on sustainability (GRIST) John Travolta left not so finger lickin’ good afte...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 27, 2011, 10:24 pm
Video clips featuring culinary subject matter: your favorite chefs, the latest restaurant openings, food product releases and more! Dr. Pepper 10′s Machismo Marketing (FOOD BEAST) Stories of Texas Barbecue (EATER) Fabulous Dinner Party Menu: Good Cookin’ With Bruce Aidells (LIVE WELL NETWORK) P...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 25, 2011, 11:57 pm
Bottoms Up! Arnold Palmer Goes Alcoholic (FOOD BEAST) Booze will flow: HBO renews ‘Boardwalk Empire’ (NJ) How To Open a Wine Bottle Without a Corkscrew – VIDEO (HOW CAST) Sake To Me: Sake Bewitches The Spirit World (FORBES) Drinking Whiskey In The Spirit Of George Washington – AUDIO (NPR) S...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 23, 2011, 7:23 pm
Dining in Italy – SLIDE SHOW (NY TIMES) Tasting Istanbul, From Humble to High Cuisine (NY TIMES) HMS Host Opens New Linda Beans Main Lobster Cafe at Portland International Jet Port (MARKET WATCH) Food Network star Guy Fieri launching eateries on Carnival ships (USA TODAY) In Wisconsin, let your ta...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 22, 2011, 5:44 pm
A baker’s dozen… TV chef defends eating puppy meat (BELFAST TELEGRAPH) Ex-’Top Chef: Just Desserts’ contestant indicted for child porn (MSNBC) Trade, Jody Adams’s Globally Inspired Venture, Soft Opens (GRUB STREET) Ferran Adria: Don’t Overlook High End Cuisine (LATINO FOX NEWS) Five Thi...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 22, 2011, 12:50 pm
res·tau·rant – noun an establishment where meals are served to customers… Childhood Opening – VIDEO (YOU TUBE) Want to avoid restaurant menu rip-offs? Skip side dishes, order red meat and treat yourself to dessert (MAIL ONLINE) The dining tax: San Francisco restaurants want standard 25% tip...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 21, 2011, 10:02 pm
Delicious new recipes from Internet resources: Root Beer Baked Beans (BON APPETIT) Basil & Pine Nut-Praline Ice Cream (NPR) Thomas Keller’s Lemon-Brined Fried Chicken (FOOD & WINE) Sun-dried tomato semolina biscuits (COOKING LIGHT / MY RECIPES) Sea Scallops and Shrimp With Champagne Butter Sauce ...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 20, 2011, 9:55 pm
Are you crazy about chocolate? Repton School ‘helped inspire Dahl’ to write Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (BBC) Work less and eat more chocolate, say heart experts (DAILY STAR) Chocolate with the better flavour: Heston Blumenthal’s Chocolate Mousse – VIDEO (HINDUSTAN TIMES) Become a choco...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 20, 2011, 9:12 pm
A roundup of new products… iPhone disguise to keep your smart phone safe! This one’s a cracker! (RED BUBBLE) Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® Gluten Free cereal (KELLOGGS) Acorn Pan (KING ARTHUR FLOUR) Wolfgang Puck Cast Iron 2qt Pumpkin Casserole with Lid (HSN) 24 Layer Square Sweet Potato Biscui...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 19, 2011, 11:07 pm
Bottoms Up! Cider: Spain’s other great alcoholic beverage (GADLING) Sake 101: Skip it with sushi; try it with a spicy dish (TODAY) Booze bender atop a 120,000 volt electricity pole for lovelorn man (METRO) Queen lays on riding lessons to stop bored staff drinking (DAILY RECORD) Like a fine wine: ...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 18, 2011, 3:27 pm
Survey says? It’s Gordo! Cop pulls gun on Gordon Ramsay (THE SUN) Gordon Ramsay Unimpressed by Naked Man in Specsavers Ad: Sometimes a sauna isn’t just a sauna – VIDEO (AD WEEK) Gordon Ramsay to Open Traditional English Pub in Las Vegas (MIRROR) Gordon Ramsay to Open Two New Restaurants in Lo...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 18, 2011, 1:04 pm
À la carte… ‘Top Chef’ Producers Sue State of Texas (39 ONLINE) Top Chef Magazine Is Coming in January (EATER) Paula Deen Named ‘Hottest Female Chef’: Who’s the Hottest Female Chef? (FOX NEWS) Paula Deen Butter-Flavored Lip Balm? (RACKED) Hugh Jackman Launches Coffee Brand “Laughing ...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 16, 2011, 2:25 pm
Polish up your kitchen skills with How-To advice from Internet resources: How to Make Pumpkin Puree (WILLIAMS SONOMA) How to Roast a Cheap Cut of Beef – PDF (COOKS ILLUSTRATED) Don’t Cry for Me Mr. Onion – VIDEO (HERTZMANN.COM) How To Peel Garlic in Less Than Ten Seconds – VIDEO (VIMEO) How...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 15, 2011, 1:43 pm
Video clips featuring culinary subject matter: your favorite chefs, the latest restaurant openings, food product releases and more! Indigenous cuisine on the menu at the National Museum of the American Indian (CNN) Chef Pamela Sheldon Johns’ Ribollita, a Tuscan soup (ABC LOCAL.GO) Lemongrass Brin...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 15, 2011, 1:11 pm
Delicious new recipes from Internet resources: Dandelion Salad With Garlic Confit Dressing (NY TIMES) Braised lamb with juniper berries (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) Mexican Chocolate-Chip Cookies (TASTING TABLE) Beet Salad with Roasted Garlic-Orange Juice Dressing, Goat Cheese and Pistachios (CENTRA...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 15, 2011, 12:31 pm
Let’s go shopping… Shopping Secrets: Ways Supermarkets Get You to Spend More Money – VIDEO (ABC NEWS) Safeway Names Chief Medical Officer (SUPERMARKET NEWS) PM’s ultimatum on plastic bags: Cut number or be forced to charge, supermarkets warned (THE DAILY MEAL) Bi-Rite Is Making Bank On All ...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 15, 2011, 11:54 am
Prose, essays, reviews, interviews & poetry with a focus on food: Alton Brown on Eating Purple Vegetables, the State of Cooking TV and Why You Shouldn’t Say Hi to Him When He’s at a Urinal (PAPER MAG) Technology Changes the Once Simple Cookbook (USA TODAY) Emilio Estevez: From Repo Man to Vino ...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 14, 2011, 11:36 pm
À la carte… California Governor signs shark fin ban (SF GATE) High-tech machines show a new age of vending (MADISON) Land of the long lunch no more: French workers take 22 minutes for midday meal (TELEGRAPH) French schools ordered to ration ketchup (STV) Bacon Typography: A Delicious Use of Oink...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 13, 2011, 11:22 pm
Guilty pleasures… Perugia: chocolate-box city with a dark centre (GUARDIAN) Chinese Police Arrest two for Killing of Gutter Oil Journalist (BLOOMBERG) Man sues Starbucks over restroom camera (YAHOO!) Police on chocolate thief trail (GOOGLE) Garlic bread row killer Jamie Ellis jailed for life (BBC...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 12, 2011, 10:48 pm
DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food? If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you! M.F.K. Fisher’s Footsteps: Following one of America’s most beloved food writers through the streets of Aix-en-Provence (ZESTER DAILY) Tasting Istanbul, From Humble to High Cuisine (NY TI...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 11, 2011, 10:51 pm
Are you crazy about chocolate? ‘Chocolate penis’ in Miranda episode sparked top-level BBC talks (GUARDIAN) Chocolate War Gets Messy (SMH) How to Tell Bad Chocolate (HUFFINGTON POST) Chocolate May Cut Women’s Risk of Stroke (USA TODAY) Hershey Sells Historic Chocolate Factory: Part Of Building...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 10, 2011, 10:57 pm
Delicious new recipes from Internet resources: Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls (FOOD SNOTS) Cauliflower Macaroni & Cheese (EXPRESS) Roasted Spanish Potatoes (SANTA MARIA TIMES) Rhubarb Tart with Orange Glaze (RHUBARB TART) Loubieh Wa Hommus Bi-Ziet (Lebanese-Style Green Beans With Chickpeas in Olive Oil...
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kate blood posted an article on Something We Dreamed - Oct 10, 2011, 9:28 pm
A roundup of new products… Wooden Doughnuts (ZULILY) The Onch YELLOW Banana (ONCH MOVEMENT) Taco Bell Rolling Out Taco With Shell Made of Doritos (EATER) Ginger Honey (WILLIAMS SONOMA) Just Enough Springform (FRIELING MAILL) Cupcake Charm Bracelet (SHANA LOGIC)
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