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• Flavored Vinegar: Saving Tarragon in a Bottle

  I know canning is the new knitting, but I'm too timid to jump on that bandwagon: I'm not crazy about either botulism or hard work. But I'd forgotten how almost instantly gratifying it is to make your own flavored vinegar. Back in the Eighties, when "The Read More... Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 9:01 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Cookbooks, Trends, cooking, Budgets, Regina Schrambling, Quick & Easy

• 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

• 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

• News Roundup: Beer and Bone Health, Vindaloo Against Violence, and the State of Molecular Gastronomy

  Beer and bone health: New research suggests that beer could be a significant source of dietary silicon, which increases bone mineral density. The University of California-Davis study found the highest levels of silicon in hops and in the husk of the barley. Read More... Posted Monday, February 08, 2010 6:00 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Candy, Blogs, Beer, Trends, Fruit, Coffee, websites, Weblogs, News & Gossip, Josh Friedland

• Food Truck Finds

  Seems the food-truck folks have really thought of it all. Starting Monday, January 25th, New York's Restaurant week has truly taken it to the streets thanks to the NYC Restaurant Week Truck. Approximately 24 soups from 24 of the 260 participating restaurants Read More... Posted Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:00 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Trends, twitter, street food, News & Gossip, Carolina Santos-Neves

• Camembert on Pizza? Why Not

  I rely upon the blog Japan Probe for its up-to-the-minute reporting on the unique menu items that American fast food chains have devised for the Japanese market. Where else will you learn about Domino's Croissant Crust Pizza or Burger King's Windows 7 Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:45 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Cheese, Trends, Pizza, websites, Wacky, Weblogs, News & Gossip, Josh Friedland

• Trends in Dieting: The Caveman Lifestyle

  Perhaps you've made a New Year's resolution to lose a little weight, eat better, and get some more exercise. Going for a cultural shift in lifestyle can be an effective strategy. Eat more olive oil, greens, and fish a la the "Mediterranean Diet," for Read More... Posted Monday, January 11, 2010 5:38 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Trends, diets, Josh Friedland

• Contemporary Comestibles Quiz: A Fond Farewell (for Now)

  There's a chance this may be my last post on Epi-Log. A surfeit of other projects lately has meant I haven't been able to dedicate the amount of time I like to for each piece here, and the folks at Epicurious have been gracious enough to let me take some Read More... Posted Thursday, December 31, 2009 2:00 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Breakfast, Candy, Recipes, Cocktails, Wine, Travel, Beer, Spirits, Chocolate, Trends, Meat, Snacks, Fruit, tv, drinking, cooking, Farming, Coffee, chefs, quiz, Pizza, movies, epicurious, History, Reflections, Wacky, Weblogs, Obsessions, games, film, Travels, News & Gossip, Michael Y. Park, Budgets, music, Top 10 Lists, Law and Politics, Music and Sound, Q&A, Taste Tests, Current Affairs

• 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

• 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

• Celeb Chef Food Carts in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles

  It seems like every week another gourmet street cart or truck appears on the scene in New York or L.A. As a New Yorker I only have to go a few blocks from my office or apartment to feast on wafels, ice cream, dumplings, coffee, cookies, and grass-fed Read More... Posted Thursday, December 03, 2009 9:01 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Trends, street food, Megan O. Steintrager, News & Gossip

• Menu Trends for 2010

  We're not the only ones brandishing our crystal ball, predicting trends for next year. Among the lists coming out are Restaurant & Institution's Menu Trends for 2010. It contains few surprises, and we think a fusion of Asian and Latin is so 2000, but Read More... Posted Thursday, December 03, 2009 5:14 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Trends, menus, Tanya Wenman Steel, Top 10 Lists

• Epicurious Predicts Top 10 Food Trends for 2010

  It's that time of year again. As we did for 2008 & 2009, we've compiled our list of food trends to come in 2010. Our forecasts are divided into Front Burner (those things you're likely to see next year) and Back Burner (trends that have peaked and are Read More... Posted Monday, November 30, 2009 12:19 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Trends, Tanya Wenman Steel, Top 10 Lists

• What Was on Your Thanksgiving Plate?

  Kim Severson wrote "Butterballs or Cheese Balls, an Online Barometer," a fascinating piece in Thursday's New York Times in which she documented which states searched for which recipes on Wednesday, providing a snapshot of American Thanksgiving appetites Read More... Posted Saturday, November 28, 2009 5:32 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: holidays, Trends, Tanya Wenman Steel

• Food Trends For 2010

  The Epicurious staff spent a boisterous 90 minutes yesterday arguing about food trends for next year. Which cuisines, ingredients, drinks, desserts, chefs, health trends, restaurants, and food cities are going to be boiling hot in 2010 and which will Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:00 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Trends, Tanya Wenman Steel