Icelandic Food, Magical Thinking and Food Porn

"What exactly is Icelandic food?"... ~ Pink slime in your hamburgers, insects coloring your Starbucks’ Strawberries and Crème Frappuccino, or... ~ An annual conference teaches doctors to wear chefs’ toques... ~ The best ways to enjoy classic Scandinavian aquavit—and how to make your own...

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Your 'Food Porn' Verdict?
Keep The Photos Coming

"Still, some 28 percent of respondents said they're fed up"

In a poll on food photos on social media, 45% of respondents said that they like the photos and don't think the "culinary paparazzi" has gone too far...

The Salt : NPR ~ Your 'Food Porn' Verdict? Keep The Photos Coming

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Serious Eats ~ An Intro to Icelandic Food

Food & Think ~ Magical Thinking and Food Revulsion

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“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”
~William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well (goodreads.com)

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Food Republic ~ Fodder Takes The Piss Out Of Foodie-ism

The New York Times ~ How Exercise Could Lead to a Better Brain

The Wall Street Journal ~ Sipping the Spirit of the North | Half Full

Wine Enthusiast Magazine ~ Then & Now: Chef Masaharu Morimoto

The New York Times ~ Doctors Learn to Cook Healthy, ‘Crave-able’ Foods

The Atlantic ~ Our Collective Eating Habits, in One Interactive Graphic

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Edible Cookbook, 60s Junk Food, Unleavened Madness and Fishy Tales

Carrots so versatile but easy to ignore? ~ The poor fat Betty Francis sitting alone in twilit Gothic gloom munching on Bugles ~ Unleavened Madness and the Fridays fishy tale ~ Author Shaun Rein predicts China's hunger for Western food will change global food trends ~ Cool down (or warm up) with a ginger cocktail...

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Object d'art ~
10 Crazy and Unusual Book Designs

"A special edition edible cookbook from German design firm Korefe and Gerstenberg Publishing"

A cookbook that you can actually eat after you’re done reading the recipes inside...

Flavorwire ~ 10 Crazy and Unusual Book Designs

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NPR ~ Carrots: Beyond The Relish Tray

Vanity Fair ~ Fat Betty’s Bugles on Mad Men? Only the Tip of the Amazing 60s Junk Food Iceberg!

Bonappetit ~ Matzo Granola, Matzo Macaroons, and Other Forms of Unleavened Madness

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* USA TODAY ~ Popcorn packed with antioxidants, hidden health benefits
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Backyard Bounty : Fois Gras, Eggs and Matzo

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A gag reflex ~
Is there too much fuss about foie gras?

"But just how cruel is it to force feed a duck or goose?"

It’s not only the treatment of ducks and geese that are a cause for concern in farming...

The Telegraph ~ Is there too much fuss about foie gras?

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BBC Food ~ Are we just too blasé about eggs these days?

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The Telegraph ~ Pasty tax row: Britain's love affair with humble hot snack

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Pop culture ~
'Eat It Don't Tweet It'

Culinary paparazzi takes a verbal beating in this music video...

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Gastronomic Dreams, Memories and Emotions. Smoking, Grilling, or Baking?

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Cheffy vanity ~
Do you feel compelled to try signature dishes?

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Los Angeles Times ~ Critic's Notebook: Today's fad, tomorrow's leftovers

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