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Shhhherbet and Other Library-Themed Ice Cream Flavors

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:42:00 GMT

Librarian Andy Woodworth is drumming up support for his campaign to persuade Ben & Jerry's to launch a library-themed ice cream flavor to honor and celebrate the importance of books and reading. Arnold Carbone, Ben & Jerry's flavor mastermind, told The...(read more)

Top 5 Ice Cream Trends

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:11:37 GMT

Ice cream is still the, er,crème de la crème when it comes to frozen desserts, but with summer knocking on the door, be ready to see your hot-weather favorite in these Top 5 ways, says Restaurants and Institutions magazine. (We've taken the liberty of...(read more)

Food News: Marshmallows, Ice Cream, and Cat Pee

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:27:51 GMT

How long could you refrain from eating a marshmallow when you were a kid? A New Yorker article explores self control. And marshmallows. Haagen Dazs is giving away a free scoop of any Bee-Built ice cream flavor for Flavor Day. Today only. Look for participating...(read more)

Contemporary Comestibles Quiz: The McDonald's Diet

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:49:00 GMT

1. San Diego's Doug Logeais claims to have lost 15 lbs. in a month by eating only at McDonald's. Which of the following wasn't one of his typical daily meals? a. breakfast burrito with sausage and eggs b. grilled-chicken snack wrap c. Chicken McNuggets...(read more)

First Taste: Starbucks' New Coffee-Drink Ice Creams

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:57:00 GMT

Another sign that Spring has sprung: We're tasting ice cream. Specifically, the editors here sampled three out of the four new coffee flavors from Starbucks: Mocha Frappuccino, Java Chip Frappuccino, and Caramel Macchiato (each is $3.99 per pint). What...(read more)

Winning Recipe with Three Unusual Twists

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:04:55 GMT

The winner of this year's World Porridge Championship's "Speciality Porridge" category added some very interesting ingredients. Dutch chef Addy Daggert probably rocked the local Scottish salt-oats-and-water brigade when he divulged that his winning oatmeal...(read more)

***-Milk Ice Cream at Ben & Jerry's?

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:08:00 GMT

Taking a page from a Swiss restaurant that will serve *** milk in its food, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent Ben & Jerry's a letter asking that they replace all the regular dairy in their products with human *** milk. "The fact...(read more)

Don't Make Me Lick the Beef Tongue: Weird Ice Cream Flavors

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:32:50 GMT

And the winner of the 2008 Yokohama Ice Cream Expo is ... beef tongue ice cream. Yum. But beef tongue ice cream doesn't necessarily sound so bad when you compare it to some of the other flavors on display: eel, octopus, pit viper, chicken wings, cheese,...(read more)

Food News Round-Up: Farm Bill Flub to "Water Lips"

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Farm Bill FUBAR? Want another reason to disparage goings-on inside the Beltway? The Farm Bill's caught up on what can only be described as an embarrassingly mismanaged attempt to cut costs by skimping on "fancy" paper. It ain't just peanuts: A Long Island...(read more)

Ice-Cream Giant Irv Robbins Dies

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:41:00 GMT

Irvine Robbins, who co-founded what would become the Baskin-Robbins chain, helped pioneer the franchising system for fast-food restaurants, and went on to give millions of Americans pleasant summer memories and ice-cream headaches, died Monday in Rancho...(read more)

Our Predictions For 2008

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:55:00 GMT

These are the trends we think will really take hold this year. Let us know what trends we've missed out on and what your food predictions are: Farmers are the New Celebrity Chefs: With more celebrity chefs than we can shake a spatula at, it’s now time...(read more)

LA's Frozen-Yogurt War Heats Up

Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:44:00 GMT

Could the L.A. frozen-yogurt market get any hotter? Pinkberry (aka Crackberry) is already fending off imitators like Kiwiberry, Cantaloop, Golden Spoon, Bear Naked, Snowberry and God knows how many others; a lawsuit claiming that Pinkberry's not even...(read more)