The 'Nerdy' Food Camp, Lobster IceCream and Vegetarian Summer

Copenhagen ~
Lemongrass-flavored ants featured at 'Woodstock' festival for 'nerdy' foodies

"I'm sure #MADFoodCamp is a great thing, ..., but some of the tweets coming out of CPH are sounding cultist."

A buffet of lemongrass-flavored ants, beet gummies and ...
Read more: Lemongrass-flavored ants featured at 'Woodstock' festival for 'nerdy' foodies; independent.co.uk

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"How to build a healthier and more sustainable food culture while the world economy sucks, the price of food is going up, unemployment is sky high, ...? Take some of the best culinary professionals, some very usual and unusual ingredients and talk a lot about it? Looking forward for some answers."

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

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Pantry notes
~ A gourmet ice cream boutique in Hong Kong that sources its cream from France ...
Read more: Lobster-flavored ice cream gets scooped up in Hong Kong; independent.co.uk

~ Here are some vegetarian dishes that are light enough for summer days and chunky enough for August evenings ...
Read more: Summer with substance; irishtimes.com

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Food for thought
~ A look at the mindset that enables farmers to raise and kill thousands of animals and still consider themselves happy ...
Read more: The Dangerous Psychology of Factory Farming; theatlantic.com

~ Nestle Chairman Skeptical Of Growth In Organic Food Market; fastcompany.com

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Travel bites
~ Each year, when the season announces itself, Bryn Williams heads home to shoot ...
Read more: Welsh wonder: It's time to reconsider the cuisine next door; independent.co.uk

~ Cure your craving; irishtimes.com
~ Insect snacks to undergo EU safety tests; guardian.co.uk

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Gluten-Free notes
~ Chef Thomas Keller Creates New Gluten-Free Flour; hauteliving.com

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Healthy corner
~ A little of what you fancy: Can losing weight and delicious dining co-exist? independent.co.uk
~ Organic farming reduces resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, study finds; washingtonpost.com

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Been specially developed ~
Fast food goes gourmet

"For the majority of food lovers, high street fast food chains have become a byword for poorly-sourced, soulless and ..."

Fast food chains are trying to gain new market share with 'gourmet' products. Have any of them won you round? ...
Read more: Fast food goes gourmet; guardian.co.uk

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"Sanity is madness put to good uses." ~George Santayana (quotegarden.com)

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Cooking with herbs
~ As you consider your fall garden, think about adding herbs -- even if your garden is just some pots on the back porch ...
Read more: Six herbs can enhance your cooking and your health; star-telegram.com

~ The Ungarnished Truth; nytimes.com

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Traditional ...
~ Independent meat sellers are an endangered species – but could a new generation reverse the trend? ...
Read more: A new breed of butcher's is revitalising the high street; guardian.co.uk

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Cooking with pot
A home cook comes to terms with a secret family recipe ...
Read more: Edible Weed: Marijuana Chicken Curry; saveur.com

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Travel bites
~ Seville is the birthplace of tapas, and it still boasts the greatest variety in any Spanish city ...
Read more: The Small Plates of Seville; wsj.com

~ A trip to the Burren revealed lots of great places to eat, and a winning recipe for ham hock terrine ...
Read more: Ham it up with a terrine; irishtimes.com

~ 5@5 – Tips for great meatballs; eatocracy.cnn.com
~ High on the Hog; wsj.com

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Gluten-Free notes
~ Gluten Free Foodie Friday: 5 Must Try Recipes; foodista.com
~ Why is Celiac Disease on the Rise? health.yahoo.net

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Healthy corner
~ Bending the Rules on Bacteria and Food Safety; nytimes.com
~ The 'heart attack proof' diet? cnn.com

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Paleo cuisines ~
Cooking may be 1.9m years old, say scientists

"A Homo erectus skull. The scientists looked at tooth sizes as part of the study"

Researchers say cooking was commonplace among Homo erectus and probably originated early in their era or earlier ...
Read more: Cooking may be 1.9m years old, say scientists; guardian.co.uk

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"Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect." ~Marcus Aurelius (quotegarden.com)

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Everything tomato
~ Bright-flavored yet almost invisible, tomato water works with fish, sauces, sorbets, even cocktails ...
Read more: Tomato Water (Remember That?) Charms Once Again; nytimes.com

~ The dirt on Hanover tomatoes, well loved in central Virginia; washingtonpost.com
~ "How to Can Tomatoes & Other Tomato Tips"; georgiapellegrini.com

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Restaurant critics anonymous
~ Apart from Marina O'Loughlin of London's Metro ... none of us who eats for a living is really anonymous ...
Read more: The one question you should never ask a food critic; guardian.co.uk

~ Who is Metro's Marina O'Loughlin? metro.co.uk

~ Reviewing restaurants for a newspaper in a city with good food is what many people would call a dream job ...
Read more: Why Food Critics Don't Always Say Everything They Think; theatlantic.com

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Homemade
~ (Too sour. Too sweet. Too flat.) ...
Read more: What Ever Happened to Homemade Ketchup? smithsonianmag.com

~ A fresh tomato is a beautiful thing — which is all the more reason to slice it, mash it, crush it, or ...
Read more: Recipes: The Proper Ways to Treat an Heirloom; nytimes.com

~ Summer Tomatoes; ruhlman.com
~ Easy Ratatouille; nytimes.com

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Gluten-Free notes
~ Celiac disease on the rise in the U.S.; usatoday.com

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Healthy corner
~ Sorry, NY Times: GMOs still won’t save the world; grist.org

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Food for thought
~ What Happens When a Veggie Marries an Omni? peta.org

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Intimate Meals: Paella, Food of Love n Home-Cooked. (Because What We Eat Matters!)

Recipe for perfection ~
How to cook the perfect paella

"Some dishes are a victim of their own success..."

Oven or hob? And what about stock? Picking your way through paella purists' recommendations can be more than a little tricky ...
Read more: How to cook the perfect paella; guardian.co.uk

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“A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services” ~Daniel J. Boorstin (thinkexist.com)

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Home-cooked meals
Just because you enjoy great food doesn't mean you have to spend a lot of money dining out or ...
Read more: Eat Like a Foodie at Home, Without Breaking Your Budget; lifehacker.com

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Style of eating
Listen, laugh & learn with the Green Divas (and Green Dude Scott) anytime ...
Read more: What Kind of Foodie Are You & More on Urban Homesteading; care2.com

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Tracking record of safety
Regulating genetically modified crops stifles innovation ...
Read more: Genetically Engineered Food for All; nytimes.com

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Color, form and taste
From the sumptuous dishes that stole scenes in the film 'I Am Love' to the artful food he prepares at his Milanese restaurant, Italian chef Carlo Cracco is reimagining tradition ...
Read more: Chef Carlo Cracco's Food of Love; wsj.com

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Looking for directions
The founder of Noma explains why chefs have to stand up for sustainability – and why he has organised a 'culinary Glastonbury' ...
Read more: René Redzepi: 'What we eat matters. There's no conflict between a better meal and a better world'; guardian.co.uk

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Pantry notes
~ In Copenhagen, Scandinavia's culinary capital, local foodies think of chef Erwin Lauterbach as a pioneer ...
Read more: Smørrebrød: The New Showpiece of Danish Cuisine; wsj.com

~ What's for Dinner: Herbed Zucchini Soup; post-gazette.com
~ The education of a can-vangelist; washingtonpost.com

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Gluten-Free notes
~ Gluten-free diet just a fad for some; 3news.co.nz

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~ Top 10 Antiaging Power Foods; wholeliving.com

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~ Beyond Frankenfoods and Toxics: OCA's Ten Reasons to Buy Organic; organicconsumers.org

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Al Fresco ~
Do Brunch Ahead of Time

"A cheery weekend brunch provides a most civilized platform for outdoor eating"

When all you have to do before you eat are simple assembly jobs, you are left to fill the role of laid-back brunch host ...
Read more: With Early Prep Time, Brunch Is a Breeze; nytimes.com

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"Modern technology
Owes ecology
An apology."
~Alan M. Eddison (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

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Searching for a new kind of cooking
Three inspired chefs bring nature to Nordic cuisine in woodsy Stockholm ...
Read more: Edible Selby: The Wild Ones; nytimes.com

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Epicurean affairs
~ We've known for years that vegetarians make better lovers. Physicians agree that eating meat clogs the arteries that go to all the organs ...
Read more: Vegan Aphrodisiacs; peta.org

~ “We don’t have preset menus, or really plan ahead. We drive to Maine a couple days in advance with salt, olive oil, butter ...
Read more: Maine Course | Gastronomy in the Great Outdoors; nytimes.com

~ In food styling, like most small businesses, you say, "Yes" no matter what ...
Read more: Jimmie the Pig; huffingtonpost.com

~ Corn dogs, curly fries, onion rings, and funnel cake are standard carnival fare, but lately the deep-fryers have been seeing some ...
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Six types of noodles, six sunny sauces
It's a sweltering August evening and the horizon has just begun to color a dusty purple ...
Read more:The Shape of Summer Pasta; wsj.com

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Pantry notes
~ Catch of the day: Fresh ways to enjoy British sardines; independent.co.uk
~ In a different kind of pickle; washingtonpost.com
~ Celery's Taking Root; wsj.com

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Gluten-Free notes
~ Gluten-Free Tuesday: Waffle BLT; seriouseats.com

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~ Finding Balance: Dietary Supplement Regulations Versus Consumer Access; nutritionaloutlook.com

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~ Pesticide Contamination Constitutes Illegal Trespass; care2.com

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