The Wall Street Journal tests four of the new sweeteners on the market which contain zero calories.

 
Two weeks before graduating from college, Adrienne Kane suffered a paralyzing stroke.   In this moving memoir, she recounts how she slowly recovered by cooking for her loved ones and eventually creating a new life for herself as a food writer, recipe developer and caterer.  Cooking and Screaming: Finding My Own Recipe for Recovery.  Published [...]

 
Love Nutella?  You might want to check out the fabulous roundup of recipes from World Nutella Day, the creation of bloggers Sara Rosso (Ms. Adventures in Italy) and Michelle Fabio (Bleeding Espresso), both living in Italy.   The roundup includes an amazing array of Nutella dishes submitted from bloggers from around the world.

What a stylish way to grate fresh cheese right at the table - Alejandro Ruiz’s snappy Italian red cheese grater with a spouted catcher that easily sprinkles the cheese over food.  MoMA store, dishwasher safe.

The documentary, “Food, Inc.”, which will be released later this year, was screened at the Berlin Film Festival on Sunday.  This expose on the food industry was followed by a panel discussion with Michael Pollen (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser  (Fast Food Nation) who were both interviewed in the film.

 
 
The absolute master of The Event, takes you on a personal tour of his kitchen, where he loves to entertain.  He’s ultra organized, ultra creative and he’s got the cleanest oven you’ve ever seen!

Limiting your salt intake is a healthy thing to do, right?   Did you know the science behind that statement really isn’t there and, in fact, there actually may be some health risks for adhering to a lower sodium diet. 

 
 
Meatlovers have a reason to rejoice  - a concoction called “Bacon Explosion” has been making the rounds at lightning speed in the world of food blogs.  Two pounds of bacon and two pounds of sausage make up this enormous dish.  Even the New York Times couldn’t resist writing about this phenomenon, conceived by Aaron Chronister [...]

Beautiful little espresso cups which feature a different color code from the Pantone color chart. Dishwasher and microwave safe. Set of 4.

Joe Ades was a well known street fixture in New York City.  The well dressed gentleman with a Park Avenue apartment actually made his living selling potato peelers on the street.  He died Sunday at the age of 75.  Here is a video of the master in action.  Watch this and you’ll want to buy [...]