Parent Company of Food Network to Launch New Cooking Channel
Scripps, the parent company of the Food Network, has announced that it will launch a new Cooking Channel in 2010. With primetime Food Network shows sliding into the “entertainment” category, they realize that their offerings are not for serious cooks anymore (remember the original MTV - it was actually about music videos?). They will be [...]
Dress Up Your Cupcakes with Cupcake Couture
Cupcakes are all the rage now, with cupcake bakeries popping up everywhere and young couples serving cupcakes at their weddings instead of the traditional cake. So why not get in on the cupcake fun at home? Bella Cupcake Couture has fun cupcake wrappers for every occasion. Plus the creator of the company, Carrie Middlemiss, [...]
David Lebovitz’s Best Desserts
David Lebovitz, the former pastry chef at Chez Panisse and food blogger, has just had his latest book released and it looks like a must have for the adventuresome baker. “Ready for Dessert” contains some creative new recipes - peanut butter and jelly linzertorte, persimmon cake with cream cheese icing, banana souffles, fresh fig and [...]
So You Think You Know How to Make Pesto. . .
This charming video of Chef Paola Laboa at Farina shows how to make their perfect pesto with exceptional ingredients and lots of heart. Don’t bother getting out your Cuisinart.
“The Minimalist”, Mark Bittman, in his new book, Food Matters, describes how he lost 35 pounds by adopting a diet he calls “Vegan Until 6″. The New York Times columnist consumes no animal products or junk food until 6:00. His new book describes the impact that eating so much meat has made on [...]
Bob Walden, the chef in charge of sous vide cooking at UC Davis, says that this cooking technique eliminates wastes and maximizes taste. With 7,000 mouths to feed a day, this makes a difference.
Donn Riesen, 60, president of Ridge Vineyards, died from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday. Ridge Vineyards produces some of California’s best red wines, especially Zinfandel.
The one rule to to remember for good nutrition? The Modern Forager offers his one rule advice.
Despite backing by Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud, Timothy Hollingsworth of The French Laundry loses the international competition to a Norwegian.
The Wall Street Journal ventures into Olive Garden and asks, “What’s real Italian food?”
You can customize all kinds of neat labels for homemade foods at myownlabels.com. They have a wide variety of labels that are designed to be used on canning lids, bottles, boxes and jars. If you like to give food gifts, you will love these products.
The ever growing list of recalled peanut butter items shows how difficult it is to navigate the complicated production of food.
From Chez Panisse to Paris, David Tanis takes you on a wonderful culinary journey for the home cook. This beautiful book is filled with David’s menus for great dinners.
Behind the Scenes With The Chef Who Cooked for the Movie “Julie & Julia”
The executive chef who was in charge of all the food during the filming of the movie “Julie and Julia” speaks with blogger Amanda Benson in this post on Food & Think. Colin Flynn dishes about behind the scene stories on the set, the vast quantity of food required for a movie shoot and what [...]
Firelilly Truffle Cones - Perfect Little Favors/Treats for the Holidays
Got a party coming up? Or a wedding or even just a small dinner party? These truffle cones from Firelilly Chocolates are the perfect little dessert. Use them as a favor to pass out or as an after dinner treat. Stick a tub of them out at your Christmas get together or place one [...]
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