Food Meditations: Food-Trends

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20 February 2012

Intimate Meal: Carnival, Semlor, Food, Sex and ...

Author: OCK | Posted at: 19:49:00 | Filed Under: Americas, Chef-Talk, Comfort food, Entertaining, Europa, Food-Trends, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, Intimate Meals, Locavore, PantryNotes, Recipes, Travel-Bites, WorldCuisine

Fat Tuesday stories and Carnival one the world’s greatest annual global party. Swedish traditions in Oregon, Louisiana cooking, Canarian food, the sourdough culture and here's a big question: Is there a connection between food and sex beyond an occasional indulgence in frat-grade humor?

Traditions ~

Swedish Fat Tuesday Delicacy Kept Alive In Portland

"It's made of almonds, and you cut the top of the semlor off and..."

Fat Tuesday a time to clear the house of indulgent foods, back when refrigeration wasn't up to modern standards...
Read more: Swedish Fat Tuesday Delicacy Kept Alive In Portland; npr.org

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Food Meditations

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Giggles inducing
Food & Think ~ What is the term for a "euphoric sensation upon eating amazingly delicious food"... Everything You Wanted to Know About Food and Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Holiday's food
Southern Living ~ Delicious Fat Tuesday recipes for Mini Muffulettas, Creole Deviled Eggs, and more!... 8 Mardi Gras Party Appetizers

* Eatocracy ~ Mardi Gras mania across America
* Epicurious ~ Mardi Gras in Cajun Country
* The Daily Meal ~ Carnival Around the World

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Travel bite
* Food & Think ~ The Best and Worst of Canarian Food
* Appetizer ~ Bonnie Stern: Swedes swell with success

Pantry notes
The Guardian ~ With regular care and some forward planning a sourdough culture can provide delicious bread and... How to start a sourdough culture

* The Village Voice ~ Barbuto Chef Jonathan Waxman on His New Gig at Rosa Mexicano and How to Cook the Perfect Chicken
* The Week ~ America's bacon obsession: 10 bacon-inspired products
* EcoSalon ~ Foodie Underground: 5 Reasons You Should Love Cardamom Including a Delicious Cardamom Cake Recipe

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Huffington Post ~ Mark Hyman, MD: Three Hidden Ways Wheat Makes You Fat
* The Boston Globe ~ Why are so many foods gluten-free now? - Health & wellness

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15 February 2012

InfoLust! ... Seafood, Vegan Mayo, the Chef and the Hot Dogs

Author: OCK | Posted at: 21:32:00 | Filed Under: Chef-Talk, Comfort food, Cooking, Europa, Food-Trends, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, Locavore, Mixology, Organic - Sustainable, PantryNotes, Recipes, Seafood, Vegetarian, WorldCuisine

Lusting after detailed information, being confused about which fish is “correct” and safe to eat, adopting a completely vegan lifestyle, leftovers candidates for another meal or two (or more), three Michelin stars and a passion for hot dogs in Paris, beef tongue and antioxidants, ...

Experienced consumers ~

INFOLUST

"Show us one experienced, switched-on consumer in a mature consumer society who does NOT google once a day"

Forget information overload, consumers are more infolusty than ever! ...
Read more: INFOLUST; trendwatching.com

Source: www.trendwatching.com. One of the world's leading trend firms, trendwatching.com sends out its free, monthly Trend Briefings to more than 160,000 subscribers worldwide.

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Food Meditations

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Conscious culture
* EcoSalon ~ Mackerel swims to the lead when it comes to being the “right” fish to eat... Roasted Mackerel
* Serious Eats ~ The Food Lab: How To Make Vegan Mayonnaise
* NewsObserver.com ~ Keep leftovers safe and appetizing

Chef talk
* NYTimes ~ Yannick Alléno, a Michelin-starred chef, shares his love of the hot dog with French diners... A Parisian Hot Dog, Hold the Snark
* StarChefs.com ~ Bite Your Tongue Recipes from Austin & Atlanta Chefs

Antioxidants ...

Visual.ly ~ Why are antioxidants good for you and how do they work?

Pantry notes
* Los Angeles Times ~ Great chefs share tricks of the trade... Braising an ideal way to savor the season
* Saveur.com ~ One Ingredient, Many Ways: Cabbage

Food stories
Chicago Sun-Times ~ Going without an oven started as a fun culinary challenge for this editor
* Gilt Taste ~ Why Farms Want Cold Winters

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Yahoo! New Zealand Food ~ Meet the Gluten Free Queen
* Wine Spectator ~ Understanding How Resveratrol Works
* EcoSalon ~ 20 Foods to Banish Belly Fat

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30 January 2012

Smoking Signals, Intriguing Swedish, Kurdistan, Peru ...

Author: orsiko | Posted at: 18:19:00 | Filed Under: Americas, Asia, BBQ Et Grill, Chef-Talk, Comfort food, Cooking, Food-Trends, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, Locavore, Organic - Sustainable, Outdoor, PantryNotes, Photography, Recipes, Travel-Bites

"The dish looked so pure ...", it's the Swedish charm. Professional chefs on using up scraps. Tasting a legendary piece of a** in Kurdistan. Deceptively simple from Lima, Peru. Japan extreme eats, Asian noodles and harvesting asparagus. Street food: "holy smoke, fine dining is dead."

Traditional fashion ~

The rise and rise of smoking food

"Although it's as old as fire, smoking food seems to be experiencing a resurgence"

Smoked food is as delicious as the art of preparing it is ancient ...
Read more: The rise and rise of smoking food; guardian.co.uk

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Food Meditations

Food for thought
Chefs are pros at turning scraps into a stunning second act ~ What's “leftovers” to professional chefs? ... suntimes.com

Culinary trends
Reasons to be cheerful in 2012: the food scene is suddenly fun ~ Fine dining is dead. Long live eating out with a crowd ... guardian.co.uk

* Top Foods to Eat in 2012: Banh Mi, Yuzu, Artisanal Pizza ~ time.com
* 10 Food Predictions for 2012 ~ laweekly.com

Travel bites
New Stockholm Cuisine ~ The alabaster square of seared cod sat primly in a bath of golden foam ... saveur.com

Hunting for Sheep's Butt in Kurdistan ~ Michael Y. Park recounts his quest for this legendary piece of a** ... gourmet.com

* Postcard From Tom: Review of Central Restaurante in Lima, Peru ~ washingtonpost.com
* Video: Braving Japan's most extreme eats ~ cnngo.com

Pantry notes
An Asian Noodle Glossary ~ A visual guide to 10 Asian noodles ... gourmet.com

How to grow asparagus: Another lesson from the Global Garden ~ Asparagus hardly ranks as an exotic edible, but harvesting ... latimes.com

Organic Tomatoes in January: Sucking Mexico Dry ~ motherjones.com

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Dietary needs are firmly on the menu ~ au.news.yahoo.com
* What You Need to Know About False Gluten-Free Labeling ~ celiac.com
* Deception Diet: How Optical Illusions Can Trick Your Appetite ~ Think you know how to avoid overeating? Think again ... npr.org
* The level of arabinitol in autistic children after probiotic therapy ~ nutritionjrnl.com

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23 January 2012

Recipe Writing, Urban Gardening and Hot Food Trends

Author: OCK | Posted at: 17:41:00 | Filed Under: Comfort food, Cooking, Food-Trends, Gluten-Free, Healthy-Eating, PantryNotes, Recipes, WorldCuisine

Cookbooks and some tricks of the trade, the healthy side of fermented food, urban gardening, herbs and bacon, is it trendy or it's chronic? Old becoming the latest best thing? Offal! And who is using those toning shoes?

Healthy Eats ~
What’s Out, What’s In for 2012

"Giant food is out this year"

Each year new nutrition fads appear and old ones head out the door. Here’s a look at what’s hot for 2012 and ...
Read more: What’s Out, What’s In for 2012; foodnetwork.com

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Food Meditations

Food stories
The Rules of Recipe Attraction ~ A well-written recipe can be as transformative as a masterful piece of music ... wsj.com

Herb Whisperer Amy Pennington ~ The urban gardening expert on how to grow your own dinner and the trouble with bacon ... wsj.com

Pantry notes
The 10 Most Polarizing Foods ~ There are foods you love, foods you hate and foods that probably fall somewhere in between ... huffingtonpost.com

The Case for Fermented Foods ~ askmaryrd.com

Culinary trends
2012 food trends ~ In a food-besotted city, there’s no shortage of new things to try ... vancouversun.com

Hot Food Trends for 2012 ~ partybluprintsblog.com

Why you should check out these new food trends ~ foxnews.com

Interview with food designer Martí Guixé ~ finedininglovers.com

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
Celiac.com ~ Should We Have Mass Screening for Celiac Disease?

ADHD and Food: The Connection Is Tenuous ~ time.com

Eating And The Law In France: In The News ~ huffingtonpost.com