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.
In this wonderful stop motion cooking video, Adam Pesapane of PES cooks up Pick-Up-Sticks, Rubik’s cubes and a shredded dollar bill. Of course, this is his zany version of cooking spaghetti.
Poaching eggs in these little Poach Pods is like having floating water lilies in your pot. They are made of silicone and are microwave and dishwasher safe. You can use them for baking and molding frozen desserts, too! From Fusion Brands plus a fun little video to watch!
A few weeks ago, the TimesOnline published 50 of the world’s best food blogs. They are now launching a series to interview these bloggers and they begin with Matt Armendariz, the author of the gorgeous blog about food and photography, Matt Bites. Read what inspires Matt and which food blogs he likes [...]
This Saturday night, February 28th, is “Open That Bottle Night”, the yearly event that Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, the Wall Street Journal wine writers, began 10 years ago. It’s always the last Saturday in February and it’s all about finally opening that special bottle that you’ve been saving forever. As usual, John and Dottie [...]
The latest brainchild of Guy Kawasaki and Friends is Alltop - a web site that acts as an online magazine and features the feeds from all the top web sites in almost any subject. You will be amazed! If you are interested in Food, you can visit Alltop - Top Food News and see the latest [...]
Can’t get to The French Laundry for dinner? No reservations at Daniel? No problem. Five Leaf brings you frozen gourmet dinners from some of the most acclaimed chefs. You can have Thomas Kellers’ famous Mac N Cheese (Lobster Tails with Orzo and Mascarpone Cheese cooked sous vide) or Daniel Boulud’s Braised Beef Short Ribs in [...]
Did you know that Gwyneth Paltrow is a blogger? In GOOP, she writes about several areas of her life, but food is a big one. She actually likes to cook. Check out her Valentine’s Dinner, which includes fried oysters and chocolate molten cake.
In her tiny New York kitchen, Jill Santopietro makes tangerine sherbet for the New York Times and inspires us all to quit complaining about our kitchens.
It seems like there’s an app for everything on the iPhone now but this is one you can really put to use. There are several cocktail apps that allow you to look up the recipes for any mixed drink. There’s even one that keeps track of the liquors you have on hand and can suggest [...]
Check out these gorgeous hand blown glass carafes for serving your oil and vinegar. The floating effect of the liquid inside the glass is beautiful. Three sizes. From Ichendorf.
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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