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• Food News Round-Up: Cheezborger, Cheezborger!

  Happy 75th, Billy Goat Tavern! Arguably the most famous bar/restaurant in Chicago, the Billy Goat Tavern turns 75. Take that, Cubs! (I admit it: I'm biased toward the White Sox.) Is McDonald's New Ad Wicked ... or Wicked? Does an Illinois-based megachain Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 29, 2009 2:01 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Restaurants, Cocktails, Science, Wine, Beer, Spirits, holidays, Trends, television, tv, drinking, Coffee, menus, gadgets, History, Wacky, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park, Law and Politics, Science & Technology, Current Affairs

• Contemporary Comestibles Quiz: Christmas Eats

  1. Goose was the traditional principle dish for Christmas in Europe for a long time, but from the 16th century, wealthier European families began indulging in a new holiday meal. What was it? a. ham b. turkey c. beef d. veal 2. Why is it tradition for Read More... Posted Thursday, December 24, 2009 2:00 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Dessert, holidays, cakes, quiz, shopping, History, Wacky, seasonal, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park, Budgets, Law and Politics

• Is the Kitchen Your Kingdom?

  Just pretend this is a picture of a gingerbread castle and not a haunted house. So it's the holiday season, and most of us are going to follow a script for the next couple of days that goes something like this: 1. Fly/drive/take a train to a relative's Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 22, 2009 2:00 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: holidays, kids, Parties, kitchen, Michael Y. Park, Family Fare

• Holiday Supermarket Etiquette: What's Your Tale of Holiday Horror?

  In Germany, holiday grocery shopping turned into a police incident when a 74-year-old man, a 34-year-old woman, vying for the same cart, sparked a battle with salamis as truncheons and wedges of hard cheese as daggers. The incident left the woman's 53-year-old Read More... Posted Monday, December 14, 2009 1:58 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: holidays, shopping, Wacky, seasonal, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park

• Food-News Round-Up: Hands Off Their Chocolate Milk!

  Fighting for Brown Moo Juice: The dairy industry has formed the Raise Your Hand for Chocolate Milk campaign as a bulwark against the growing movement to strike chocolate milk off school menus. Those who want chocolate milk banned from school say it's Read More... Posted Thursday, December 10, 2009 1:57 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Restaurants, Candy, holidays, Trends, cookies, Meat, kids, healthy, menus, food safety, Wacky, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park, Family Fare, Budgets, Law and Politics, VideoGame, Current Affairs

• Ideas for Winning a Holiday Cocktail Contest

  Let me get this out of the way right now: I'm not a big holidays fan. Sure, sure, I was a Christmastime maniac when I was a kid. I mean, who wasn't? You were essentially bribed to like the holiday when you were under 13. This year, though, I've decided Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:03 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Cocktails, holidays, Michael Y. Park

• Contemporary Comestibles Quiz: Mighty Bird Day

  1. The woman who is credited with making Thanksgiving a national holiday in the U.S. is also famous for doing what? a. introducing pumpkin pie to the mainstream b. writing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" c. inventing canned cranberry sauce d. promoting the first Read More... Posted Thursday, November 26, 2009 2:00 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: holidays, quiz, History, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park, Current Affairs

• Contemporary Comestibles Quiz: Aw, Shucks

  1. The FDA has pushed through a ban on raw oysters during warm months, effective in 2011, sparking restaurateurs' and consumers' complaints about a "nanny state." How many deaths does the FDA say bacteria from raw oysters causes each year? a. 15 b. 50 Read More... Posted Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:43 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Restaurants, Recipes, Books, Seafood, holidays, Fruit, television, tv, kids, chefs, quiz, awards, food safety, History, Wacky, Giving, charity, hunger, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park, Family Fare, Law and Politics, Current Affairs

• Food-News Round-Up: Twilight, the Restaurant

  Twilight: The Restaurant (No, Seriously): Last year, a female friend who was gaga over Robert Pattinson dragged me kicking and screaming to the first Twilight movie. But I am not flying to Forks, Wash., to eat at the new Twilight-themed restaurant Volterra. Read More... Posted Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:51 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Restaurants, Candy, Baking, Books, Eating out, Chocolate, Dessert, holidays, television, tv, kids, Farming, chefs, healthy, food safety, movies, History, Wacky, film, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park, music, Law and Politics, Beverages & Soft Drinks, Current Affairs

• Name That Halloween Candy! Answers

  1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. (If you didn't get that one, just give up now.) 2. The "S" is for Sweetarts. 3. Whoppers, not the Ohio-area chocolate-covered peanut-butter treat known as bullseyes. 4. Macoun apples, which are good for baking into pies, Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:35 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Restaurants, Candy, Chocolate, holidays, cookies, Fruit, kids, quiz, asian, History, film, Michael Y. Park

• Name That Halloween Candy!

  1. These cups spilleth over. 2. "S" isn't for sweet or sour. 3. You won't score a bullseye here. 4. Not a bagel, but baking is involved. (Be specific, and name what kind it is.) 5. Megan Steintrager's a fan. (Once again, be specific, and name the maker Read More... Posted Monday, October 26, 2009 11:58 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Candy, Chocolate, Dessert, holidays, kids, quiz, History, Michael Y. Park

• Contemporary Comestibles Quiz: Sweet, Sweet Potato Pie

  1. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has rated the sweet potato (baked) the most nutritious vegetable around, giving it a nutrition score of 184. What came in second? a. spinach b. regular potato (baked) c. broccoli d. tomato 2. What's the Read More... Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:34 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Dessert, holidays, quiz, healthy, pie, websites, products, History, charity, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park, Law and Politics

• What Can I Do With My Leftover Peeps?

  Note that I didn't ask, "What should I do with my leftover Peeps?" because I know that the answer nine times out of 10 will be "Throw them out." But let me start from the beginning. A little while ago, I posted a series of photographs I took of the Epicurious Read More... Posted Monday, May 11, 2009 6:55 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Candy, Recipes, Dessert, holidays, Wacky, Michael Y. Park, Budgets

• Peep This

  You know it's Easter time when everyone start squawking about Peeps, those chick- and bunny-shaped marshmallow treats that have been multiplying in Americans' springtime snack drawers since the '50s. Just Born has been trying to make Peeps more than just Read More... Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 11:16 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: holidays, Snacks, kids, art, websites, epicurious, History, Wacky, Obsessions, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park

• Tartan Day Tastes: How to Make Scottish BBQ Salmon

  When it comes to Scots and their culinary reputation, they get the short end of the stick in a nation that already gets a lot of ribbing for its cuisine. Between haggis and deep-fried Mars Bars, you'd think celebrations of Tartan Day (that's today) would Read More... Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 9:29 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Recipes, Spirits, Seafood, holidays, chefs, History, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park, Barbecue & Grilling