On Czech Cuisine, Harvesting Salt, Cherry, Strawberry, ...

Molecular gastronomy ~
Deconstructing dinner

"What makes green beans get even greener as they cook? Why is vinegar useful when cooking shellfish?"

Culinary questions to which scientists have found answers. Bizarre? Not really...
Read more: Deconstructing dinner; irishtimes.com

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Chef talk
~ The Czech Republic has long been known for stately castles, beautiful music and rivers of flavorful beers. But the food?...
Read more: A Modern Take on Czech Cuisine; online.wsj.com

~ The celebrated chef on the evils of vegetarians, drunks, and bloggers...
Read more: David Chang's Top 5 Most Annoying Things Customers Do; details.com

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Harvesting the salt
Mark Bitterman's love affair with salt began at age 20 during a motorcycle trip through Europe...
Read more: Cooking with salt blocks and bowls is hot — and cold; seattletimes.nwsource.com

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Red alert!
~ Nothing tastes of summer like a bowl of fresh cherries. But ... their sharp-sweet flavour deserves to be more than just a clichéd finishing touch...
Read more: Take it from the top: Skye Gyngell's cherry recipes; independent.co.uk

~ Ramps and fiddlehead ferns, two plants that herald the giddy arrival of spring produce...
Read more: One Ingredient, Many Ways: Strawberry; saveur.com

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Second thought to grains
Alice-Azania Jarvis finds out why quinoa and millet are not just for health nuts...
Read more: The good grain guide: Why stick to rice and pasta when there are so many other versatile varieties? independent.co.uk

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Assorted homemade flavors
Twenty years ago, Italian food was predominantly cooked by Italian immigrants in home kitchens...
Read more: How 'Italian Food' Became A Global Sensation; npr.org

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Gluten Free Notes
~ Gluten not linked to babies' risk of diabetes: study; reuters.com

Healthy corner
~ From beer belly to six pack - how men can fight obesity; mirror.co.uk
~ Zucchini makes great low-carb alternative to pasta; sfgate.com

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Appetibilis
~ Memorial Day Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie; online.wsj.com
~ Buckwheat flour and bacon pancakes; julskitchen.com
~ Strawberries in Lemon Syrup; kitchenkonfidence.com
~ Grilled Cheese Month: Grilled Brie & Pear; piccantedolce.blogspot.com
~ frittata con bietola novella e ricotta fatta in casa; briciole.typepad.com

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Kitchen Window:
Homemade Sausages For A Memorable Day

"Memorial Day weekend — offers an opportunity to impress cookout crowds by making your own sausages, links, patties, ..."

Homemade sausage is a perfect treat for the outdoor grilling season. Is neither quick nor easy, but much more satisfying...
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Get the best from your grill
~ Heat up your BBQ...
Read more: Lucy Waverman's grilling tips; theglobeandmail.com

~ Grilling recipes, techniques and ideas around...
Read more: Get Grilling: Snacks & Starters; foodista.com

~ Tangy or mellow, spicy or mild, barbecue sauce is the icing on the steak — or ribs, or whatever else it is you happen to throw on the grill...
Read more: Recipes for maple apple bourbon, Asian-style vinegar and mango-mustard barbecue sauces; washingtonpost.com

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Ready, steady, grill!
These tasty burgers with a quick tomato relish are perfect for the barbecue, serve with pittas or burger buns...
Recipe: Spicy lamb burgers with coriander, tomato and yoghurt relish; bbc.co.uk

~ 10 Foods You Thought You Couldn't Grill; finecooking.com
~ Tips for the Ultimate Memorial Day BBQ; foxnews.com
~ Memorial Day Cookouts: 10 Tips to Amp Up Your Grilling Game, from Smoke In Da Eye; abcnews.go.com

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Kitchen stories
A humble Basque restaurant that few had heard of, with a name few could pronounce and a chef who is not even a trained cook...
Read more: It’s simple: Fire plus food equals deliciousness; washingtonpost.com

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Food notes
Fortune Magazine is reporting that Mark Zuckerberg has challenged himself to only eat animals that he kills by his own hands...
Read more: Mark Zuckerberg Only Eats Animals He Kills; treehugger.com

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Gluten free notes
~ Gluten Free Expert Danna Korn on Products, Giving Back & Travel; thesavvyceliac.com

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Healthy corner
~ A Sweet Girl in Ghana: Managing Type 1 Diabetes in Western Africa; asweetlife.org
~ Fish oil could curb binge drinking by reducing desire for alcohol; dailymail.co.uk

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Appetibilis
~ Sweet on Corn- Corn & Zucchini Fritter Stacks with Bacon and Avocado; sippitysup.com
~ Eggplant patties; manusmenu.com
~ Moroccan Raw Carrot Salad; chefandsteward.com
~ Warm Dandelion and Bacon Salad; boulderlocavore.blogspot.com
~ Uova in purgatorio; memoriediangelina.blogspot.com

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From Star to Table, To America From Italy. Coast to Coast Travel Bites!

Delicious postcard ~
America's Best Food Regions

"The best regional food is authentic to the bone, which is why you'll find as many mom-and-pop joints here as fancy restaurants"

Heading across the country, from the desert to the bayou to find the most authentic regional fare from coast to coast...
Read more: America's Best Food Regions; budgettravel.com

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From star to table
Oscar-winner, singing/dancing "Glee" guest star and now cookbook author? And "My Father's Daughter" is actually good!...???
Read more: 'My Father's Daughter,' by Gwyneth Paltrow: review; sfgate.com

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To America from Italy
Unlike the friendly but fictional food faces of Betty Crocker, Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben, Chef Boyardee — that jovial, mustachioed Italian chef — is real...
Read more: The Man, The Can: Recipes Of The Real Chef Boyardee; npr.org

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The secrets of the world's best restaurant...
More: René Redzepi; youtube.com

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Travel bites
~ The challenge was to come up with a snack which is healthy without compromising on taste and...
Read more: Clever tricks for healthy Indian cooking; bbc.co.uk

~ Utah has its own way of dishing up a meal. Some traditions date back to the American Indians, pioneers and...
Read more: Top 10: Utah’s signature foods; sltrib.com

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In season
Steer clear of the hot stove this summer with these cool recipes—no cooking required!...
Read more: 14 No-Cook Recipes; more.com

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Gluten-Free notes
~ Highlighting National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) for Celiac Awareness Month; glutenfreeeasily.com
~ Mets To Host Celiac Awareness Night At Citi Field Friday; newyork.cbslocal.com

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Healthy corner
~ Groups sue FDA to stop Big Ag antibiotic abuse—and it just might work; grist.org
~ When food is what makes you sick; washingtonpost.com

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Appetibilis
~ Open-Faced Omelet with Asparagus, Portobello Mushroom, and Goat Cheese Recipe; marcussamuelsson.com
~ It’s that time; tasty-trials.com
~ Koupes (Wheat bulgur filled with ground pork meat); dreamofcakes.net
~ Mangalitsa Saucisse Sec and Lardo tasting - Cure Organic Farm Store; boulderlocavore.blogspot.com
~ Ramp Chimichurri Steak & Heirloom Tomato-Mozzarella Salad; gastronomicnomad.blogspot.com

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Super Foods, Quiche and Easy-to-Prepare Vegetarian

Veggie might:
Mark Hix's delicious, healthy and easy-to-prepare vegetarian dishes

"If you entertain regularly at home you must be familiar with the scenario when you find out at the last minute that one of your guests is a vegetarian"

Pescatorian, vegetarian, vegan, ... Here are some ideas for that unexpected veggie guest...
Read more: Veggie might: Mark Hix's delicious, healthy and easy-to-prepare vegetarian dishes; independent.co.uk

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Healthy living
From Atkins to alcohol free, it seems that every day brings with it yet another fad diet or detox program...
Read more: Simply super; bbcgoodfood.com

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Indulgence that won’t break the bank
Quiche is one of those classic dishes with mass appeal - a bit old fashioned but hard to refuse...
Read more: Best quiche recipe; theage.com.au

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Pantry notes
“What pantry item are you most passionate about?”...
Read more: Grainy Mustard; latimesmagazine.com

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Taste of the future
Popcorn is becoming a major hit beyond cinemas – with a healthy makeover and mind-blowing new flavours...
Read more: Top Of The Pops: Popcorn gets a healthy makeover; independent.co.uk

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Kitchen stories
Welcome to staff meal – more commonly referred to as “family meal” within the industry...
Read more: Almost like family – dinner with the staff; eatocracy.cnn.com

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Chef talk
~ The acclaimed British chef and restaurateur ... speaks of his love for simplicity and how luck played its part in his own success...
Read more: Marco Pierre White; mindfood.com

~ Massimo Bottura’s culinary avant-garde; theworlds50best.com
~ Sexy Chefs: 10 Hottest Men in the Food Industry 2011; slashfood.com

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Food stories
Ganda Suthivarakom's notes, the food blogger/writer behind "Eat Drink One Woman", born in July of 2004...
Read more: How Food Blogging Changed My Life; saveur.com

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Gluten-Free notes
~ Barbara Quinn: All about celiac disease; montereyherald.com

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Healthy corner
~ WHO takes on chronic disease; washingtonpost.com
~ Warning signs for diabetes; theage.com.au

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Food for thought
When food is labeled "organic," you expect that it was produced in a way that is good for both the environment and your health...
Read more: Can Farmed Fish Really Be Considered Organic? news.change.org

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Appetibilis
~ Parsley Banana Smoothie; sweetpotatosoul.com
~ Crêpes con gorgonzola e funghi porcini; ildiariogastronomico.com
~ Curried Slaw with Chickpeas; happylittlevegans.com
~ Dream of Cakes: How to make Halloumi Cheese (Video Included); dreamofcakes.net
~ asparagus and pecorino ravioli in thyme and black pepper butter sauce - ravioli agli asparagi, pecorino e ricotta al burro pepe nero e timo; projectfoodlab.typepad.com

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Mushroom Hunt, Olives in Chocolate and ... Kitchen Inspiration

Chef Inspiration:
Muse in the Kitchen

"...Inspiration comes from everywhere, everyone, everything. It’s very random..."

Writers, painters, and musicians often speak about the inspiration behind their masterpieces...
Read more: Chef Inspiration: Muse in the Kitchen; starchefs.com

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Food stories
~ When foraging for fungi is a mix of science, religion, and teenage rebellion...
Read more: The Thrill of the Mushroom Hunt; gilttaste.com

~ Went on a mystical hike to hunt down wild ginger -- and discovered how amazing it really is ...
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~ How cooking gave me purpose; salon.com

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Food for thought
In the spirit of celebrating contemporary food culture, this subway-style map is intended to serve as a snapshot of the main actors, techniques, values and...
Read more: Food Culture Analyzed: Greater Food Culture; hartmansalt.com

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Imagine eating ...
Testing a Carnegie-Mellon study that found that when you repeatedly imagine eating a certain food, your craving for that food is reduced...
Read more: Treats Without Calories? Imagine That; nytimes.com

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Flavor experts
A kitchen turned into a mad scientist’s laboratory, bananas on turkey, duck in a marshmallow shell and ...
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Austral kitchen comforts
Foodies offer everything you need to keep your kitchen humming all autumn long...
Read more: Home cooking; taste.com.au

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Travel bites
~ The Best Ingredients in Europe? They're Probably Irish; theatlantic.com
~Artisanal Food Fight: London's Farmers' Market Showdown; theatlantic.com

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Consumer info
~ New Seafood Watch Ranking for California and Oregon Wild Salmon; fishwise.org

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~ What We’re (Not) Eating: A Potential Danger Of Gluten-Free; blogs.forbes.com

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Healthy corner
~ If your doctor recommended a drug whose manufacturer’s consulting fees financed his summer home, would that give you pause?...
Read more: Deeply conflicted; boston.com

~ Food Safety: There's a New Law, But How to Implement It? theatlantic.com

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Appetibilis
~ Couscous salad; gourmantineblog.com
~ Deviled Eggs; passthesushi.com
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