2012 Culinary Forecasts, With A Pinch of Medieval Condiments

What happened to banh mi, fried chicken, hamburger, pizza/vegetable, are they still trendy? Let's do not forget the Nordic food, think lichen, birch, wood sorrel, sea buckthorn ... Add couple of medieval condiments, (I am not sure that edible) ... The fad diets and food developments of the last 20 years ... And have a look of some colorful edible creations

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Scientific scrutiny ~
The Very Real Danger of Genetically Modified Foods

"A Chinese RNA study threatens to blast a major hole in Monsanto's claim"

New research shows that when we eat we're consuming more than just vitamins and protein. Our bodies are absorbing information ...
Read more: The Very Real Danger of Genetically Modified Foods; theatlantic.com

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"Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion."
~Author Unknown (quotegarden.com)
Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

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Once upon a time
Two of the creepiest-sounding foods of all time were the medieval Near Eastern condiments murri and kamakh ...
Read more: Forklore: All that rot; latimes.com

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Trendissimo
~ The rapacious appetite of the food media requires they declare new trends and jettison old ones every other month ...
Read more: 15 Food Predictions for 2012; esquire.com

~ It's time to reflect on the emerging major food trends of 2012 ...
Read more: Epicurious Predicts Top 10 Food Trends for 2012; epicurious.com

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Edible creations
Photographer Henry Hargreaves and food stylist Lisa Edsalv turned these everyday eats into the colorful subjects ...
Read more: Eye candy! Photographer turns food into colorful feast; bites.today.msnbc.msn.com

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~ It’s that time of year, when we can’t help but look back at the events of the last 365 days and ...
Read more: 30 Years of Food History, Health Trends, and Fad Diets; shape.com

~ Was it a kind of chicken-or-the-egg scenerio?
Read more: Forecasting A Few Food Trends For 2012; aldenteblog.com

~ It's about comfort, familiarity, and hometown pride ...
Read more: Cakes, pickles and the next great grub city: Top food trends for 2012; bites.today.msnbc.msn.com

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ From Gluten-Intolerance To Disordered Eating: Celiac Sufferers At Risk; blisstree.com

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Food classics with a twist ~
11 Food and Drink Trends of 2011

"For one thing, when did kale get so hot? ... And meatballs?"

After an year of eating and drinking, here are some reoccurring food and drink themes and concepts ...
Read more: 11 Food and Drink Trends of 2011; seriouseats.com

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"With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable."
~Thomas Foxwell Buxton (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours,

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Foods in everyday lives
~ This year brought us higher food prices at unprecedented levels, crops and ...
Read more: 10 food trends to watch in 2012; suntimes.com

~ Now is the time of the year for foodies and food writers to put their own stamp on what is a well-practiced look-ahead ...
Read more: More lists of food trends to ignore in 2012; thepacker.com

~ In 2011, it was a combination of comfort foods, trendy treats and Delhi dishes ...
Read more: Food Trends In 2011: Canadians Go For Comfort; huffingtonpost.ca

~ Chefs will get more famous, the noodle house will reign supreme, and the wheels will come off the food-truck craze ...
Read more: The top 10 food trends for 2012; pitch.com

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Travel bites
On the long pine table in the centre of Delicatessen in downtown Moscow ...
Read more: Russian food: Bored with Borscht; ft.com

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~ What do you expect to be some of the top news and trends in 2012 ...
Read more: Q-and-A: Marion Nestle on future trends in the food and nutrition industries; smartblogs.com

~ A good year-end trend list should do two things simultaneously: confirm the conscientious reader's suspicions ...
Read more: 2011: Sustainable food trends; grist.org

~ If Pizza Is a Vegetable, This Is My New Favorite Salad Bar; thedailymeal.com
~ Food Trends 2012 - Is the Fast Food Industry Going Upscale? foodbeverage.about.com
~ thefoodpeople release 2012 food trend predictions; thefoodpeople.co.uk
~ Food Trends 2012: Custom French Fries and Grilled Cheese Infused Vodka; abcnews.go.com

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ Research claims that diabetics should take more vitamin B12 daily; diabetes.co.uk
~ Probiotics Benefit More Than Just the Gut; supermarketguru.com

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In Season: Turnips, Olives, Spain and NYC. Food Destinations and Homemade Presents

How they really cook the books:
Give thanks for the unsung skills of recipe testers

"Richard Ehrlich helping Caroline Conran with recipes for her new book"

At 11am in a kitchen in London, six dishes are in various stages of preparation and cooking ...
Read more: How they really cook the books: Give thanks for the unsung skills of recipe testers; independent.co.uk

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“Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable variations.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson (thinkexist.com)

Delightfully yours,

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Be gobsmacked
~ With inventive new preparations, the root's culinary fan base is growing ...
Read more: Why You Should Dig Turnips; wsj.com

~ With Raw Turnips, Exploring New Frontiers in Salad; nytimes.com

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Seasons
~ Quintessential turkey and Brussels sprouts are at their best at the tail-end of the year ...
Read more: Seasonal Ingredients in December; bbc.co.uk

~ Reach for the stars; deliciousmagazine.co.uk

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Travel bites
~ Cédric Casanova ran away from the circus to bring the best of Sicily to Paris ...
Read more: Olive Garden; nytimes.com

~ If you were going on a cook's tour of the ultimate food destination in the world today ...
Read more: Eating Spain; wsj.com

~ Despite their authentic flavors and signature place on restaurant menus, dishes like Chinese roasted ducks and kimchi are turned out in commercial kitchens ...
Read more: New York’s Commercial Kitchens; nytimes.com

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The collection
Homemade Christmas presents are a great way to show you care and ...
Read more: Homemade present ideas; bbc.co.uk

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ No Evidence That Gluten-Free Diet Promotes Weight Loss (with Reply by Dr. Ron Hoggan); celiac.com
~ Smartphone addicts starting to feel the pain; medicalxpress.com
~ The Health Benefits of Cooking with Ghee; care2.com

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Asian flavours ~
Dish: Dim Sum With a Twist

"Jackie Chan is breaking the rules of this Cantonese breakfast staple"

Dim sum, garnished with caviar and gold leaf, served in pumpkin soup -- for dinner? ...
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Chef talk
~ He grew up on the shores of Lake Comabbio in northern Italy, and at just 6 years old was installed in the kitchen ...
Read more: Style File: Giorgio Locatelli; thenational.ae

~ Earliest food memory, store-cupboard essentials, favourite cookbook ...
Read more: Nathan Myhrvold: 'I'd rather have a hot dog done well than something pretentious'; independent.co.uk

~ Michael Mina Looks Back On 20 Years in the Kitchen; zagat.com

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Combining business and pleasure
This whirling dervish of a chef is an entrepreneur (13 restaurants), teacher (Harvard), TV star (in three countries), lauded talent ...
Read more: Jose Andres Wants to Feed the World (and you); wsj.com

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Food stories
A fascinating journey to the roots of our modern obsession with food and culinary culture from one of the best nonfiction writers working today ...
Read more: 'The Table Comes First': Adam Gopnik on the Meaning of Food; theatlantic.com

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Creative journey
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