Food Meditations: Eat-Italian

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17 February 2012

Women in Wine, Brain Storming, Moonshine and Chocolate

Author: Midori | Posted at: 18:28:00 | Filed Under: Chocolate Etc, Culinary-News, Eat-Italian, Europa, FoodGuide, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, Locavore, Mediterranean, Mixology, Organic - Sustainable, Outdoor, Photography, Travel-Bites, WorldCuisine

Liquid notes with oenophiles raving in Sicily and Tuscany, (the most difficult wine region?), lingering wine myths, Moscato from relative obscurity to toast of the town, growing crooked creek corn and moonshine. The brainstorming myth, absurdist/surreal work, tea infographic and chocolate times...

Women in wine ~
Natural Woman

"It was a sort of calling,’’ says Arianna Occhipinti, 29, describing how she became a winemaker"

With 30 acres in Sicily, an organic vintner sets the wine world abuzz...
Read more: Natural Woman; nytimes.com

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"A habit is something you can do without thinking - which is why most of us have so many of them."
~Frank A. Clark (quotegarden.com)

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Food Meditations

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Brain... storming
The New Yorker ~ Brainstorming Doesn’t Really Work... GROUPTHINK

Kelli Anderson ~ This type of work can defy conventional expectations... My TEDx Talk

Appellation
The Globe and Mail ~ Tuscany is the most difficult wine region to “really understand”... The changing taste of Tuscany's wines

* Huffington Post ~ Honest Cooking: Top 10 Wine Myths That Won't Die
* NPR Moscato Madness: The Dessert Wine's Sweet Surge
* Grist ~ Making moonshine and molasses [VIDEO]

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Infographic

Visual.ly ~ Tea & Biscuit Guide

Chocolate Times
* NPR ~ DIY Willy Wonka Turns Home Into Chocolate Factory
* Cook Vegetarian Magazine ~ Double Chocolate Fudge with Vanilla and White Chocolate Buttercream Recipe
* Huffington Post ~ Love At Mast: Murray's Debuts Chocolate-Infused Cheese For Valentine's Day
* LifeStyle FOOD ~ How to Make Chocolate Soufflés

Hello handsome
LA Times Magazine ~ Clooney's lighter side... Merry Prankster

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Asia Food Journal ~ Analyst: Cocoa at “tipping point” as a naturally healthy ingredient
* Huffington Post ~ Food Allergies Much Less Prevalent Than Claims Of Food Allergies, According To Expert

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Farmers' Market - Fruits and Vegs (Photo credit: ockstyle)
Appetibilis
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6 February 2012

#IdentitaMilano, Chocolate n Wine, Produce You've Never Eaten...

Author: Midori | Posted at: 11:28:00 | Filed Under: Asia, Chocolate Etc, Cooking, Eat-Italian, Entertaining, FoodGuide, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, MolecularCuisine, Travel-Bites, WorldCuisine

De Gustibus: Special Milan Chef Congress "Identita' Golose" ~ Three days, three halls, the chefs (with many young toques), a lot to talk about and to taste of course. Travel bites, soups, unusual produce and kids cooking. It's a tasty world!

* Identità Golose Live ~ gorgelous.com
* Riflettori puntati su... Identità golose 2012! ~ italiasquisita.net
* Le immagini di Identità Golose 2012 ~ dissapore.com
* Identità Affamate. Cercate lo chef che cucina il disagio ~ scattidigusto.it
* La chef che vietò il formaggio al presidente ~ corriere.it
* 'Identità Golose' 2012 a Milano: I temi ~ milano.mentelocale.it
* Identità Golose 2012: dal 5 al 7 febbraio ~ milano.blogosfere.it

"Many are the starrs I see, but in my eye no starr like thee." ~English saying used on poesy rings (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

Travel bite
Chinese Produce You've Never Eaten ~ Josey Miller uncovers seven Asian fruits and vegetables to try... ~ gourmet.com

What Heals The World? Soup, Made By Moms ~ npr.org

Chocolate and wine
About that wine and chocolate thing… ~ Valentine’s Day it’s around the corner? Something to do with chocolate?... ~ winecase.ca

Young toques
My Sons, the Sous-Chefs ~ A Mother Lets Her Sons Do the Cooking... - nytimes.com

* Kids Cooking: Recipes to Get You Started ~ nytimes.com
* Funny Food Teaches Parents to Get Creative With Breakfast ~ villagevoice.com

The :( factor
‘Fear Factor’ Donkey Semen, More Gross Things Eaten on TV (VIDEO) ~ From Fear Factor’s donkey semen to Bear Grylls’s raw goat testicles, the nastiest things consumed on TV... ~ thedailybeast.com

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Gluten-free: going beyond the label ~ dailytexanonline.com
* Is the Dukan diet a dud? ~ theage.com.au

Veg - Young Red Onion on Wood (Photo credit: ockstyle)
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27 January 2012

Pickled Vegetables, Progressive Cooking and The Year of The Dragon.

Author: OCK | Posted at: 22:02:00 | Filed Under: Chef-Talk, Comfort food, Eat-Italian, Foraging, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating

How to satisfy the desire for crunch, glitterati of the New York food scene, welcome the year of the dragon and its spicy delights, some booze diary notes, tales on eating seasonal and local, concern and disgust over gastronomy lessons and struggling to survive after nine years in business ... The question is: when a chef stops to be a cook longing to be an artist?

Hearty foods ~

Moving Into the Refrigerator for a Long Winter’s Stay

"Resolutions to eat more vegetables may wilt in the cold of January"

Giardiniera, Crunchy Pickled Vegetables, Satisfy in the Cold ...
Read more: Moving Into the Refrigerator for a Long Winter’s Stay; nytimes.com

"Kissing is like drinking salted water. You drink, and your thirst increases."
~Chinese Proverb (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

Chef talk
Wylie Dufresne on Maturation and Precariousness ~ Worries about alienating diners with his progressive cooking, and ... eater.com

Travel bites
Chef Peter Chang and Virginia wines: a shared moment in the spotlight ~ Peter Chang is hitting the road again, and he’s taking Virginia wine with him ... washingtonpost.com

Sizzling Sichuan: China's food hotspot ~ The award-winning chef and Chinese food expert heads to Chengdu, capital of China's most food-obsessed province ... guardian.co.uk

Alcoholic notes
Alcohol and me: 10 years sober ~ The paradox of addiction: getting clean is something no one can do for you ... guardian.co.uk

Pantry notes
Notes From Underground ~ Reasons to root for the underdogs of vegetables ... nytimes.com

Treats for the Disaffected 20-Something, Part III: Egg Crunch ~ Gastronomy lessons ... vanityfair.com

*Valentine's Day Picnic Date ~ yumsugar.com
* Artusi's ricotta tortelli recipe ~ theflorentine.net
* On the cusp of grapefruit season: Market Watch ~ latimes.com

Foraging
* Foraging with Transitional Gastronomy ~ eatingla.blogspot.com

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Vegan, gluten-free? Tips for safe and tasty trips ~ cnn.com
* Forensic science: Ignorance is bliss ~ economist.com

Image by ockstyle via Flickr
Appetibilis
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17 January 2012

Foodies Way: Capers, Coffee and The Usual Table, Please!

Author: Travel.Notes | Posted at: 19:28:00 | Filed Under: Chef-Talk, Cooking, Eat-Italian, Food-Trends, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, Locavore, PantryNotes, Travel-Bites, WorldCuisine

Growing up in a small village. A little thing that makes a difference: capers. Whey, a valuable raw material. Loosing the head for a cup of coffee? Old habits die hard! And don't forget, savvy cooks preserve, eventually!

Cooking for One:

Vegetable shopping in the freezer

"For those of us accustomed to shopping at farmers markets and/or growing our own, it’s tempting to lament the onset of winter"

Stashed prudently, frozen summer produce can perk up winter dishes ...
Read more: Cooking for One: Vegetable shopping in the freezer; washingtonpost.com

“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a movable feast.”
~Ernest Hemingway (thinkexist.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

Chef talk
Financial Times ~ Q&A with the chef-patron of the Michelin-starred Locanda Locatelli in Mayfair ... FT Foodies: Giorgio Locatelli

Pantry notes
The Guardian ~ In food as in life, it's often not the showy, the splashy, the elaborate that makes the big difference ... Caper recipes

NPR ~ When you open a tub of yogurt, do you pour off that cloudy layer of liquid that collects on the top? ... Waste Whey? Some Say No Way

Eat out
The Guardian ~ Would seeing the floor plan of a restaurant when you book online help you find the ideal table? ... Better than your usual table

Food stories
NPR ~ Most folks who resolved to cut down on coffee this year are driven by the simple desire ... Drink Coffee? Off With Your Head!

Travel bite
New York Times ~ A recent holiday in Paris appreciating some of the simple things the French do so well ... We'll Always Have Lentils

Food trends
Los Angeles Times ~ According to "The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary," gourmet is defined as ... The word is gourmet

Eatocracy ~ Instead of giving up foods, wouldn’t it be great to bring some new things into your life ... Squirrel, donkey and fish spines on the menu in 2012

The Globe and Mail ~ It is time to reflect on the many meals devoured this year and digest ... The top 10 Vancouver food trends

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
Independent.ie ~ Giving up bread, pasta, noodles and rice is not easy but it can be done, and ... What to eat when wheat is off the daily menu

The Globe and Mail ~ Cleanses are to January what elaborate, fat drenched dinners are to December ... Winter detox: How to incorporate cleanses into your social life