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continue reading... My Virtual Model shows the diet ‘after,’ before See yourself in an "after" (the diet) picture. (tags: diets bodyimage) Chocolate & Zucchini: C&Z Birthday Party Clothilde is having a birthday party for her wildly successful blog! If you happen...

continue reading... How to haggle over your restaurant bill … before you book A web site in Scotland will let people name the price for what they'd be willing to pay for a meal, priceline.com style. (tags: restaurants scotland uk priceline)...

continue reading... Feeding frenzy: convenient cuisine "The food industry really goes in for presenting these ready meals, convenience foods as meal solutions, suggesting that you've got a problem which they have a solution to." (tags: bbc uk foodbusiness conveniencefood frozenfood supermarkets...

continue reading... Rex the peeler is king of the Swiss kitchen The classic peeler that's even on a postage stamp! But the company is in some trouble... (tags: switzerland kitchenequipment design peeler rex)...

continue reading... 3 Michelin Star Restaurants An opinionated listing of restaurants rated with 3 stars in the Guide Michelin. Focus on UK restaurants but listing for all other countries too. (tags: restaurants michelin)...

continue reading... Gordon Ramsay tells why he became a monster chef Brief profile and review of his new book (tags: chefs gordonramsay) Thomas Keller gets second 3-star Michelin rating French Laundry follows Per Se, not a surprise at all (tags: restaurants...

continue reading... American Idol producers to star in a reality show about owning a vineyard The title of the show is to be "Corkscrewed: The Wrath of Grapes". Mkay. (via realityblurred.com) (tags: wine realitytv americanidol) Gault Millau names top Swiss chefs...

continue reading... Deep-fried hysteria Op-ed piece in the NY Daily News about the proposal to ban trans-fats in NYC. (There is a hilarioius NY Times satirical piece about this but it's only availble to Times Select subscribers...) How in the world...

continue reading... It's time for a dumpling revolution People in NYC and San Francisco don't know how lucky they are when it comes to dumplings. (tags: dumplings chinese restaurants) The chef's campaign for a better school lunch Not Jamie Oliver, it's...

continue reading... Ben & Jerry's To Become First Major National Food Manufacturer To Transition All Products To ''Certified-Humane'' Cage-Free Eggs Even more reason to love Ben and Jerry's, if you needed it! (tags: foodbusiness benandjerrys icecream eggs) Ban on junk food...

continue reading... MSN Anthony Bourdain Book Giveaway Offer Get a copy of Nasty Bits by Antony Bourdain for free, if you are a U.S. resident over 21. (tags: antonybourdain chefs books) Another "pro food blogger" insulting "amateur" blogs "Frankly, we're not...

continue reading... Veteran chef to keep pots bubbling on 100th birthday Awesome. (tags: chefs japan longevity) Hot dogs OMG... (tags: photography dogs humor)...

continue reading... Many self-diagnose food allergies I really see this all over the place, especially online. Are we really sure we are as "allergic" or "sensitive" as we think? (tags: allergies nutrition) The Observer | Food monthly The September issue of...

continue reading... The "fast food mums" end their deliveries In the meantime, someone is upset at them because they were standing on gravestones to reach the kids through the school gates... (tags: foodpolitics schools nutrition children uk fastfood)...

continue reading... Spinach!? Probably the best article out there on the whole spinach / e.coli mess in the U.S., from a real farmer guest blogging on Chez Pim (tags: foodbusiness foodpolitics usa foodpoisoning spinach) Bravo Adds Sponsor Ingredients to Top Chef...

continue reading... Transporter, Food Replicator or Holodeck? | Ask MetaFilter OMG, this is a question I have been asking myself since age 6! (or whenever it was that I first encountered Star Trek...) (tags: startrek scifi)...

continue reading... Season 3 : Next Food Network Star: Apply now : Food Network Do you have what it takes to be the next Food Network star? They've started taking applications! (tags: foodtv foodnetwork) Slimming photos with HP digital cameras -...

continue reading... Fast food mothers confront headteacher More on the mothers who were bringing fast-food takeout to kids at school, in defiance of the "healthy eating" school lunches. (tags: foodpolitics nutrition fastfood children schools jamieoliver uk) More about the Yorkshire mothers...

continue reading... Jamie Oliver calls parents who feed their kids junk food "tossers" Julie Critchlow, one of the mums (who took orders for fast food and delivered it to school kids) said: "Food is cheaper and better at local takeaways." Jamie...

continue reading... 'Food miles' used as weapon against NZ farm exports Article that says the 'food miles' (or 'eat local') movement is often self-serving, and doesn't take into account total energy expenditure or environmental cost of food production. (tags: newzealand foodpolitics...

continue reading... BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Nigella's festive feast for BBC Woohoo! Nigella Lawson will be back on TV - on the BBC, even, doing what she does best - cooking! (Her ITV talk show was pretty bad) (tags: nigellalawson...

continue reading... School canteen profits 'halved' by healthy food. Making profits off of junk food sold to kids to buy sports equipment for the school just seems the height of irony. Surely there can be other ways of raising revenue... (tags:...

continue reading... Pairing food and wine Some general, easy to follow rules for pairing food with wine. (tags: wine) The Slenderized Governor, With Advice to Share - New York Times About Mike Huckabee, the governer of Arkansas who lost 100+ pounds,...

continue reading... Food allergies 'gone in 10 years' A vaccine is in sight according to experts at a conference. The solution is based on genetically engineered molecules however. (tags: foodscience allergies geneticengineering) The diet of worms Silkworms may have a fatty...

continue reading... Disney to Brand Fruit and Vegetables So...Minnie's Melons? (sorry, I'm so crass.) (tags: foodbusiness disney children marketing) Cadbury Chocolate Billboard A very cool 3-D billboard that has little people climbing all over a giant chocolate bar, ripping off the...

continue reading... allAfrica.com: Africa: Is Cassava Africa's New Staple Food? Replacing corn (maize). A somehow heartwarming story. (tags: agriculture foodpolitics africa cassava corn)...

continue reading... Junk food makers using internet to target children Not surprising given the pressure these makers are facing not to target kids with TV ads... (tags: advertising nutrition foodbusiness children junkfood) Babes in foodland Overweight babies and toddlers tend to...

continue reading... eBay: Bubba's Bar-B-Que Restaurant in CO, great 4 investers! A Greeley, Colorado institution is up for sale on eBay...by the owner's 12 year old son. Could account for the typo... (tags: restaurants colorado usa ebay) Colorado restaurant up for...

continue reading... My private chef / White delight Making yogurt cheese in the desert. I wonder what zaatar leaves are... (tags: yogurt cheese israel) Reality TV Magazine: Top Chef 2 Cast Announced The complete announcement from BravoTV, including more background on...

continue reading... Dishing with Miguel Morales Catching up with "Chunk le Funk" Miguel from Top Chef. Includes some of his recipes too. (tags: topchef bravotv miguel chefs restaurants) Is the box more nutritious? | Ask MetaFilter Do pre-package meal diets really...

continue reading... Advertising Age - Dark Chocolate Sales Soar 40% Even Hershey's jumps into the dark chocolate fray. (tags: chocolate advertising hersheys) Beyonce's diet warning I am no Beyonce fan but I like that she issued this very clear statement about...

continue reading... Meadowsweets candied flowers About a company in that creates candied edible flowers. Beautiful! (tags: candiedflowers cake decoration flowers) 4 Breakfast items you should avoid Carrot cake muffins top the list (now I want to know how to make them...)...

continue reading... The Pasty.com A very attractive web site that sells Cornish pasties and other goodies from Cornwall. some of which they will ship overseas! (tags: shopping uk cornwall pasties) Fish can think Fish display intelligence. Good news for tropical fish...

continue reading... Applebee's Hires Tyler Florence To Design New Menu Items Applebee's has hired Food Network star Tyler Florence to design new menu items. They certainly can use the help. (tags: restaurants foodtv tylerflorence chefs) Heidi's Haggis A story of culinary...

continue reading... Jesus Pan Burn in the face of Jesus into your food. I have to wonder if it's a hoax... (tags: humor religion) swissinfo - Emmental suffers from liberalised domestic market and large-scale foreign competition cheese Just say no to...

continue reading... bacon wallet Who wouldn't want one? Awesome. (tags: bacon wallet shopping)...

continue reading... Worker trapped in vat of chocolate Heaven or hell? hmm... (tags: chocolate) The biggest food magazine empire you've ever heard of I've never heard of or even seen these magazines. Maybe I'm too New York-centric when it comes to...

continue reading... Get the funk out | Chicago Tribune Useful tips on how to refrigerate food properly. (tags: foodsafety refrigerators)...

continue reading... So, just how unethical is your supper? The author of this article targets Dole, Pink Lady apples, Nestlé, and tiger prawns among other things. (tags: foodpolice foodpolitics nestle apples ethics) The Observe Food monthly | Is this the most...

continue reading... Grilled lamb takes off at Japanese beer gardens - theage.com.au Lamb (Australian, they prefer to say) has taken off at Japanese beer gardens where they are grilled on "Genghis Khan pots". The title of the article makes no sense...

continue reading... Newsvine - Chocolatiers See Image of Virgin Mary Well, that title says it all, doesn't it? (tags: chocolate religion virginmary) Son of Soy: toasted brown rice green tea on ice cream A nice idea: topping ice cream with toasted...

continue reading... PepsiCo taps CFO Indra Nooyi as new CEO She'll be one of the most powerful women in corporate America. (tags: foodbusiness pepsi) TSA: Prohibited Items Okay...who brings whipped cream on board in their carryon? And pudding?! Sometimes you have...

continue reading... Wineass.com - Wine Reviews, Without the Bull Sort of like...public access television wine reviews. From a basement. (tags: wine humor video reviews) Too Many Chefs: Staying Starbucks-Free in St. Charles Meg reflects on how it's getting harder to avoid...

continue reading... Swiss Bread : Bread in Switzerland "Switzerland claims it has more varieties of bread than any other country - between 200 and 300 kinds, rivalling the number of its cheeses." A great overview of bread in Switzerland. (thanks Ellen!)...

continue reading... foodnews.org: Shopper's Guide to pesticides in food A printable wallet-sized guide is available here: http://ewggraphics.org/foodnews/pdf/walletguide.pdf (tags: organic produce) Organic Europe A wealth of information about the state of organic farming and the availability of organic food products in Europe,...

continue reading... What's an American biscuit abroad? | Ask MetaFilter confusing innit (tags: language us uk biscuit scone muffin) Photojojo » Photo Cupcakes: Have your face and eat it too! Eating your face never was so tasty. (tags: cupcake humor shopping)...

continue reading... BLOGHUNGRY: Bloghungry Episode 1 Complete with recipe! (tags: chocolate humor youtube video vblog blogs) Amazon.com: Reviews for Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz: Gourmet Food People having fun with Amazon reviews :) (tags: humor amazon milk)...

continue reading... Gastronomie: An Interesting Observation Are most food bloggers childless? Do people with kids not have the time to think so obsessively about food? Fatemeh ponders the question. (tags: blogs society) I have to cook anyway: Walnut Sticky Buns, AKA...

continue reading... The Guardian | The real thing. Or is it? Trying to replicate the flavor of Coke. (tags: softdrinks soda coke coca-cola foodscience) Food for Living: Probiotics aka "gut flora" A very comprehensive explanation of probiotics. Hmm, a yakult a...

continue reading... Amazon.co.jp: A list of manga series about food I always think that Japanese people are one of the most food-obsessed in the world...and here's one argument for that. These aren't individual books, they are series - some have more...