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Cakes, Pies Face in Dessert Tourney

"March Madness" is here - that time of year when rabid college basketball fans follow 32 of the nation's best teams fight it out for the glory of a national championship. Well, this year, March has brought another kind of madness. This time, for fans Read More...

Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 2:00 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Dessert, sports, Wacky, Weblogs, News & Gossip, Josh Friedland

New Book to Publish Julia Child's Letters

Fans of Julia Child will have something to look forward to this fall. According to the New York Times, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish a new book comprising more than a decade of correspondence between Child and the writer and editor Avis MacVicar Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 5:35 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Books, History, News & Gossip, Josh Friedland

Flour Will Fly in Protest Bake-Off

Angry home bakers are planning to cook up some tasty treats outside City Hall in New York City on Wednesday to protest the Schools Chancellor's edict banning homemade goods for bake sales while allowing packaged snacks such as chips and toaster pastries. Read More...

Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:59 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baking, Snacks, kids, healthy, Events, Joanne Camas, News & Gossip, Family Fare, food and drink, Current Affairs

Milk vs. Cider, Napa Quarantine, and Flay on NBC

State drink showdown: Advocates for milk and cider are lining up to lobby New Hampshire's legislature over which beverage should be designated the official state drink. Moth forces quarantine in Napa Valley: The California Department of Food and Agriculture Read More...

Posted Monday, March 15, 2010 5:00 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Cookbooks, Wine, Wacky, News & Gossip, Beverages & Soft Drinks, Josh Friedland

News Roundup: Breathable Coffee, Musclebound Trout, and Banning Salt

Finally, breathable coffee: Le Whif, the maker of an inhalable chocolate product, is now launching a coffee edition. Have a drink, keep the weight off: A new study suggests that women who regularly drink moderate amounts of alcohol are less likely to Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:00 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Science, Wine, Coffee, Wacky, News & Gossip, Josh Friedland

News Roundup: McMacarons, Personal Pizza, and Food Safety

Mainstreaming the macaron: The delicate and dainty macaron is showing up everywhere, even at McDonalds (mon Dieu!), and Parisians are not pleased. The search for pizza perfection: The Washington Post finds the perfect technique for baking a personal-sized Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 03, 2010 6:00 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Australia, Meat, healthy, diets, News & Gossip, Josh Friedland

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry at These Festivals

Here, some food and drink events to explore this week. What's happening where you live? North Carolina: National Truffle Fest (through Feb. 27) California: The sf|noir Wine & Food Event (through Feb. 28) Florida: Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Read More...

Posted Friday, February 26, 2010 6:00 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Travel, Eating out, Events, eat local, Joanne Camas, News & Gossip, Family Fare, food and drink

Man Up! Gender Equality for the Cupcake Crowd

Are cupcakes too cute for men to enjoy? Well, now there's a new bakery just for dudes who may appreciate a diminutive cake, but bristle at pastel-hued frosting. If Magnolia Bakery's cupcakes became synonymous with "Sex and the City," Butch Bakery's mancakes Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:00 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baking, Dessert, Trends, cakes, products, News & Gossip, Josh Friedland

The World's Strongest Beer

If whisky puts hair on your chest, I'm not quite sure what will happen if you try this powerful brew. Scottish brewery BrewDog in Fraserburgh, near Aberdeen, has unleashed Tactical Nuclear Penguin on an unsuspecting beer-drinking world. The beer's 32% Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 23, 2010 8:59 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beer, drinking, Joanne Camas, News & Gossip

News Roundup: Eggs and Pop Stars, Food Safety, and Flying Sushi

Doctors seek choking labels on food: The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for changes in the way food is designed and labeled to minimize children's chances of choking. Fight brews in France over Halal fast food: A decision by Quick, a French Read More...

Posted Monday, February 22, 2010 6:00 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Science, Trends, tea, chefs, food safety, diets, Wacky, News & Gossip, Current Affairs, Josh Friedland

Sayonara to a Favorite Farmer

Amazing Carola potatoes you can't find in a supermarket are just one reason my consort and I make a pilgrimage to our neighborhood Greenmarket every Friday morning, snow or shine. It's a big-city social; you see friends and shoot the breeze, and you can't Read More...

Posted Friday, February 19, 2010 9:20 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Farming, Weblogs, eat local, News & Gossip, Farmer's Market, Green Market, Regina Schrambling

A First Look at NBC's Feast

Last night, I went to a launch event for NBC's online food destination Feast, a brand new player in the increasingly crowded world of restaurant news and review sites. The site is the brainchild of Ben Leventhal, founder of the restaurant blog Eater. Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 18, 2010 5:13 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Blogs, Eating out, websites, Weblogs, News & Gossip, Web/Tech, Josh Friedland

News Roundup: Mobile Food Courts, Farmers Markets, and a Polenta Smackdown

Polenta Smackdown, East Coast: In the New York Times, Mark "Bring the Slurry" Bittman recommends starting with a cornmeal and water slush as the best way to achieve (lumpless) polenta perfection. Polenta Smackdown, West Coast: Meanwhile, writing in the Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 17, 2010 5:42 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Eating out, television, cooking, Wacky, News & Gossip, Josh Friedland

Food Festivals, Gatherings, and More

Here, some edible, drinkable adventures for the week. What's on the calendar where you live? Calgary, Canada: Winefest (Feb. 18-20) Minnesota: Eel Pout Festival (Feb. 19-21) California: 29th Annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off (Feb. 20) Maryland: Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:59 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Travel, Eating out, Events, eat local, Joanne Camas, News & Gossip, Family Fare, food and drink

Must-Watch Speech by Chef Jamie Oliver

British chef Jamie Oliver drew two standing ovations with his powerful speech after he received the 2010 prize at the TED conference this week. TED is a small nonprofit that brings together people from the worlds of technology, entertainment, and design Read More...

Posted Friday, February 12, 2010 6:11 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments

Filed under: kids, healthy, hunger, Joanne Camas, News & Gossip, Family Fare, food and drink, Current Affairs

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