Closed-Loop Cocktails, Prairie Cherry & Ikigai

Cocktails of the future
A new wave of sustainably-minded bartenders are turning food waste that would typically end up in the trash into deliciously drinkable cocktails.
Today, as the bar world looks towards a more inventive, and often sustainable future, drink creation is increasingly hinging on the notion of closed-loop cocktails, highlighting responsibly-made spirits and calling on stealth techniques like in-house fermentation and force-carbonation.

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Ikigai
It’s more about what puts a smile on your face when you wake up in the morning and keeps you motivated. Finding your Ikigai

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The secret cherry taking over Canada
Regional chefs and bakers pop them in everything from cookies to pies to ice cream, while orchards and restaurants combine their juice into things like wine, beer and even whisky...

Holiday Spirit :: Seasonal Sips, Mocktails and Modernist Design

Mini Bundt Cakes :: Recipe and styling Orsola Ciriello Kogan;
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Tasting Notes

Festive Cocktails :: Have you ever considered pairing your signature cocktail with your crazy festive sweater? Check this Large Batch Holiday Cocktails via Fix.com

Boozy Recipes to Get You in the Holidays Spirit via marieclaire.com


2 tips to pop the cork with style... How to Open Champagne Safely (Pics & Video) via Wine Folly

Mocktails

A tasty list of alcohol-free festive "mocktails", just as flavorful as the boozy version... Easy Non-Alcoholic Holiday Mixed Drink Recipes - 'cause there's nothing junior about the faux cocktails... 9 Mocktails That Are Worthy of New Year's Eve via townandcountrymag.com

Whether you are entertaining a large group, or just a handful of guests, here are The 11 Best New Year's Eve Mocktail Recipes via the11best.com

Party Time

It's never too late to plan the perfect party, and you definitely don't want to run out of champagne... 10 Last-Minute New Year's Eve Party Ideas - Quick New Year's Party Tips from Designers via elledecor.com

Dinner for One is an 18-minute comedy sketch - a baffling New Year’s tradition - starring two British comedians, May Warden and Freddie Frinton, as a 90-year-old socialite and her manservant... How Dinner For One became a NYE tradition via sbs.com.au

Modernist Design

Paul Klee’s innovative and unusual lesson plans, which often provided students with a step-by-step approach to artistic expression... Artistic expression :: Lesson #2 Observe a fish tank via artsy.net

Bauhaus defined modernist design and radically changed our relationship with everyday objects... via openculture.com

Comforting Bites

We are so blessed to "bee in a world" where honey exists... Check this 5 weird but useful uses for raw honey via AOL Food

For the cold-weather season... Hot Chocolate Recipes That'll Warm You Up On Chilly Days via The Huffington Post

Good Grains, Pizza, Tea Story and the King of Pastry, M. Pierre Herme

Chef Talk: Meet the first non restaurant-based chef to win... Pierre Herme, the best pastry chef in the world, talks just desserts via City A.M.

Russian props :: Porcelain tea cups...
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Pizza Rut: What’s going on — and going wrong — with Italian pizza? Are Neopolitan Masters Losing Ground? via newsweek.com

Tasting Notes

This is the extraordinary story of the most ubiquitous and familiar Indian street food of the lot... The dark history behind India and the UK's favourite drink via BBC News

Food and Drink Trends for Every Decade: Most Popular Cocktails, Drinks, and Foods of All Time via elle.com

"When Anne came back from the kitchen Diana was drinking her second glassful of cordial... (Anne of Green Gables, LM Montgomery)" Food in books: raspberry cordial from Anne of Green Gables via theguardian.com

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Travel Bites

When in Maine, you must try lobster... 15 Cool Things You Never Knew About Maine Lobster via travelwithkids.about.com

Healthy News

Some of the most common chronic conditions, such as heart disease and type two diabetes, could be prevented by healthier diets... When will doctors start prescribing ‘food as medicine?’ via WIRED UK

The problem with wheat grain - the type found in most carbohydrates - is that it’s heavily processed, lacks any real nutritional value and is often difficult for the body to digest... Here are some good grains: 5 of the best wheat-free and gluten-free alternatives via getthegloss.com

Film Photography, Wine Lists and Flexitarian Notes

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Manual Photography:

Film photography may seem like a relic of the past, but it’s gaining increasing popularity lately... The Manual Photographer’s Cheat Sheet via PictureCorrect

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In Vino Veritas:

A new class of younger, hipper sommeliers is moving in and the once stodgy scheme of classifying wine is getting a facelift... A New Wave of Wine Lists via Eater

Forget the Nutribullet: wine is clearly good for you via telegraph.co.uk

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Meatless Monday and beyond:

The question of giving up meat entirely in order to make a difference doesn't appeal to everyone... No more meat (during the week): why I'm going flexitarian for Lent via Stylist Magazine

Food for thought:

Whether you feel warm and fuzzy or grit your teeth at the thought, the family dinner is an opportunity for familial communication... 'No Place For Discontent': A History Of The Family Dinner In America : The Salt via NPR

Healthy Notes:

The main attraction to sugar, for both humans and animals, is its sweet taste... What happens to your body an hour after eating sugar? via The Independent

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Italicamente:

L'eccesso di zuccheri, la predilezione per il fast food anche a colazione, la mania del gluten free... L'arte racconta le contraddizioni nel mondo del food via L'espresso food&wine

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2015 :: Springtime On Plate and Meat Free Week

2014 :: Food Styling: Beautiful Food, Sexy Pies and the 'Demon Chef'

2013 :: Foods in Brazil, India and Chinese Edible Art, Smoking Anyone?

Idiot's Guide to Wine Pairing and Eco Guide to Eating Meat

Happier days ahead... @simonsayscook on Instagram

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In vino veritas...

If you follow the vast world of fermented grapes, you may have noticed an influx of so-called natural wines... What The Heck Is Natural Wine? Here's A Taste : The Salt via NPR

Wine can be intimidating to a lot of people. Throw in the idea of pairing it with cheese and it quickly gets way too fancy... The Idiot's Guide To Pairing Wine With Cheese via huffingtonpost.com

Younger consumers, the millennials and Generation X’ers, are proving to be adventurous in their tastes for alcohol... What the future may hold for winemakers and wine drinkers via The Washington Post

Food (and drinks) for thought


A short film about Shimizu San, a farmer living in a small town outside of Tokyo where he has been making udon noodles for the last 45 years (and growing the wheat for it too!)... For Udon and Country from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo.

A life of everything bagel sandwiches and warm sticky buns can take its toll... A Baker’s Antidote for Overindulgence via nytimes.com

Environment

Do food retailers have a responsibility to sell less? Not all animals are equal, ethically... The eco guide to eating meat by Lucy Siegle via The Guardian

Veggies Galore

Wait, you can be healthy without eating a salad? 38 Healthy Things To Eat If You Absolutely Hate Salad via womansday.com

Healthy Notes

Keeping your digestive system happy is a major component for losing weight... 11 “One-Spoonful” Hacks to Lose Weight via Bembu

The secret to a slim figure might be as simple as…eating poop... Would you swallow frozen poop if it made you lose weight? via New York Post

Sweet Moments

"Cicerchiata” cluster-cake by Sara Scutti

Widely popular in Southern Italy, with subtle variations but with different names: in Campania it is called “struffoli”, in Calabria “cicirata” or “turdiddi”, in Umbria and Abruzzo “cicerchiata” and in Palermo “strufoli”... Sara’s Cicerchiata – It’s Carnival Season! via APPETIBILIS.net

From Food Meditations archives...

2015 :: The Art of Steak and How to Get an Education in Meat

2014 :: Part-Time Vegans and Gluten-Free Foods to Avoid

2013 :: Designing Sashimi, Sexy Oysters and First-Time Vegan

Culinary Knowledge, Stress, Travel and... Running

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Jacob Harmer takes us on an expedition across treacherous terrain... Run via NOWNESS

Travel Bites

Clearly I need less stress in my life. To make this happen I have decided to use this column to address all the things about restaurants that I truly hate... The 12 things that restaurants must stop doing in 2016 | Life and style via The Guardian

Not every stop was a cakewalk, but we always found some—and usually many—things to love... How a Year of Travel Changed My Life—Permanently via Condé Nast Traveler

It is a dream, and anyone can do it. It takes will, passion and the courage to face fear. Chase your dreams, I tell them. Don’t look back... Living, and Tasting, the Dream via maptia.com

Tasting notes


Taste Test Wine Prank via youtube.com

Bartenders and especially sommeliers are recognizing the need for serious stemware to match the increasingly high quality of beers on the market... How to pick the right beer glass via theweek.com

Winemaking that relies not on the machinations of Old Scratch, but on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, the anthroposophical philosopher who created the biodynamic method of holistic agriculture in 1924... It Takes a Lot of Cow Skulls to Make Good Wine via MUNCHIES

Photography

Victor Dragonetti’s street scenes are colorful, and complex,... Magic and Mystery on São Paulo's Streets via The New York Times

Did you know?

There’s a good chance the word “natural” doesn’t mean what you think it does... People Are Totally Clueless About What 'Natural' Food Labels Mean via huffingtonpost.com

If you think your culinary knowledge is up to scratch then take our quiz to find out if you really are an expert in all things food... The 30-question quiz that reveals if you're a REAL foodie via Daily Mail Online

From the archives...

2015 :: Chef Talk: David Chang's Ramlet and... (other fresh culinary stories) via foodmeditation.net

2014 :: DIY Dim Sum, Preparing for Chinese New Year Celebration via foodmeditation.net

2013 :: Egg, Jellyfish and Barrel-Aged Cocktails [ #GF #News ] via foodmeditation.net

Handmade :: Ceramics, Cookies and Cocktail Trends

Mamma Linda's Christmas "Struffoli" | photo: ©ockstyle

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Handcrafted small-batch ceramics are everywhere these days... The rejection of factory-produced sameness, and Why Handmade Ceramics Are White Hot via The New York Times

Cocktail Trends
Craft cocktails will sweep the nation... 6 Cocktail Trends We Want in 2016 via Eater

Simple drink with plenty of room for experimentation... How to Perfect Your Martini Recipe via WSJ

Testing Notes

2015 In Review: The Year In Traveling Far To Eat And Drink Very Good Things via Food Republic

It’s possible that the renowned wine had evolved during the intervening decade... Is There a Better Way to Talk About Wine? via The New Yorker

Humor

Watch this on The Scene.

Cookies Stories

It started with a beautiful tin filled with different kinds of homemade cookies... Six-in-One Refrigerator Cookies via A Cake Bakes in Brooklyn

Google and Foursquare Mined Data To Find Out What People Ate and Drank in 2015 via First We Feast

Tasting Notes and New Year Travel Resolutions

Christmas market on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Tempus Fugit... in Paris | photo: ©ockstyle

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Travel Bites

Sweden's top chefs join forces at Stockholm’s new food market. You might not expect to find patissserie fit for royalty at a mall. But... | Travel via The Guardian

Packing Tips and Tricks, whether you're going home for the holidays or taking a much-needed vacation... 13 Packing Hacks That Will Change Your Life via townandcountrymag.com

2016 is the year that we refuse to let our new year's resolutions be boring. Expect the Unexpected... New Years travel resolutions via afar.com

Tasting Notes

It is the first time a French champagne house has invested in British soil... My hunt for the perfect ‘French’ vineyard – in Kent | Life and style via The Guardian

Prosecco is now the UK’s most popular fizz... Italy's Fizz whizzes: prosecco tasting in Veneto | Travel via The Guardian


Taste Test Wine Prank - Would you be fooled? via youtube.com

Italy’s answer to champagne is Franciacorta, the country’s best-kept wine secret... Why You Need To Visit Italy's Secret Sparkling Wine Region via ForbesLife

Slow Food Stories

From Orvieto to Amalfi passing by Trani and Cisternino, you only have to choose! Best small towns to live the slow life in Italy via Swide

"Changing habits is difficult," he concedes. "There is something called food neophobia — we don’t eat what we don’t recognize. That’s why I’m using chefs as allies"... Hervé This and the Future of Food via The New York Times

Her infatuation with the country began with her first trip there in 1995 to visit Castelvetere sul Calore... Why Kathy McCabe Loves Italy via The New York Times

The way we drink :: Memorable wine quotes and frauds

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Drinking red wine at room temperature? You're doing it all wrong, apparently | Life and style via The Guardian

Forget Black Friday - it's Civilised Saturday with free champagne, Christmas markets and more via Mirror Online

Is Wine Good For You? Sorting Facts from Fiction | Wine Folly


Food Crimes, Episode 4: Corkscrewed, The Art of Fake Wine via Food Republic

Successful lines of immortalized grape-speak have come from the most prolific drinkers of the stuff... Memorable Wine Quotes From the Famous Drinkers Who Loved It Best via First We Feast

A legion of bartenders, winemakers, beverage directors, and writers with strong visions and opinions... These 13 People Are Changing the Way You Drink via Condé Nast Traveler

Vino Culture :: Wine basics and Why Spanish Wines Work with Barbecues...

Filippo Scioli in his Guardiagrele workshop... | photo: ©Lonza65

He just need to hold some scrap iron in his hands and he knows exactly what he can obtain from it. He likes to say that he is a “cittadino della Terra” (citizen of the Earth) because he does not like labels or definitions... Portrait of a blacksmith :: Filippo, the one and only Iron Man 72.0 via APPETIBILIS

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Wine basics

Wine is made with grapes, but not typical table grapes you’ll find at the grocery... Common Types of Wine via Wine Folly

It’s instinctive, when picking barbecue wines, to look for inspiration to countries where barbecuing is an art form... Wine: why Spanish wines work with barbecues | Life and style via The Guardian

English sparkling wines begin to catch the eye of wine critics and enthusiasts around the globe... The Best Vineyards in England | Travel via Smithsonian

The Difference Between Champagne, Prosecco And Cava, Explained via huffingtonpost.com

Food matters

Georgia-Rose Fairman makes desserts that are delicious, beautiful and a little gross... A Sculptor’s Assistant Whose Canvas Is Cake via The New York Times

Preserving with...


Preserving Lemons with Angela Hartnett via NOWNESS

Cold-pressed

What Should You Look for When Buying Olive Oil? What really matters when getting your EVOO... Arts & Culture via Smithsonian

Italy travel tips :: Prosecco Road and Happy Hour Street Style

Cheers with Italian Spuma... | photo: ©GiuseppeMarone

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Tasting Notes: The taste that just a comfort "drink" can give... Bliss In A Hiss… Cheers! via APPETIBILIS

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On a typical day, I would start off by making some brioches and slicing fruit, putting together some sandwiches, the little things you sell for breakfast... An Italian Job via The New York Times

10 of the best ways to enjoy Rome … on a budget | Travel via The Guardian

Unlike Champagne, Prosecco is a grape rather than a region-specific fruit and process, so the fizzy wine is also made elsewhere on the Italian peninsula... A Guide to Italy's Prosecco Road - Condé Nast Traveler

Swimming off the Zinzulusa grotto, Pezzetti te cavallu in Lecce, or... Puglia, Italy: readers' travel tips | Travel via The Guardian

On happy hour street style and Milano’s beloved aperitivo culture... Milan, Italy Street Style: It’s 5 O’Clock Everywhere via Bloomberg Business

The biggest challenge for the world of wine is undoubtedly that of achieving sustainable viticulture, to protect the land and provide a future for great wines... The Pros of Organic Wine: interview with two Italian producers Duemani and San Fereolo via Swide

Mixology & Flavour: Salty, Smoky, Sweet, Tangy... Is it whisky or whiskey?

Nettuno's beaches and... walking | photo OCKSTYLE |

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Celebrate the game season with slow-cooked pheasant, wild mushrooms and... Seasons : October via BBC Food

A series of pop-ups is serving up more than just supper... Conflict Kitchen: how food can unite us all via The Independent

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Smoky, salty, yeasty, tangy, sweet. This is appetizing... Lox, Whitefish, and Beyond: An Introduction to appetizing via Serious Eats

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Australia has come a long way from an image defined by the limp watery fizz of Fosters... Australia's Bush Is Riddled with Boobialla via MUNCHIES

Is it whisky or whiskey? With ice or without? A beginner’s guide to the popular drop via dailytelegraph.com.au

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Why we may prefer a shot of vodka to a wee dram of blended whisky... via The Guardian

'Absolutely marzipan', 'Bananas foster'... So This Is What $25,000 Scotch Tastes Like via Vanity Fair

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Chocolat, Tarte au Chocolat Ritz!
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10 ricette facili e veloci che offendono la nostra intelligenza e la cucina italiana via Intravino

Charles Spence: the food scientist changing the way we eat via The Guardian

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Can’t think of the right word to describe just how you’re feeling? 10 Untranslatable Words from Around the World via Condé Nast Traveler

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Napa Valley is not the only idyllic spot for a wine-tasting vacation... Skip Napa Valley. Visit Yakima Valley Instead via Condé Nast Traveler

Everything you (n)ever wanted to know about the aftermath of partying, and then some... The Scientific Cure for Hangovers via Brain Pickings

Do you use bourbon, rye or scotch; is fruit sacrilege; and where do you stand on water and ice? How to mix the perfect old fashioned via The Guardian

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Some of the world’s most compelling libations are flavored with bitter ingredients... Culinary Trends in New York via NYTimes.com

‘Chef reserves the right to refuse service of ketchup’ US chef bans ketchup being served to anyone over the age of 10 via The Independent

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How much easier would it be if brains sparkled for the broccoli? Training the Brain to Love Broccoli via The Atlantic

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Culinary craftsmen of katsuobushi, (fermented and dried, smoked skipjack tuna that is finely shaved for eating)... Meet the artisan family striving for a better fish flake via The Japan Times

Spirits: A bloody mary needs tomatoes, but do they have to be fresh? via The Washington Post

Four cocktail recipes inspired by some of New Zealand’s most celebrated fashion designers... Designer-inspired cocktails + recipes via nzherald.co.nz

“Yes I do it big, call me little astronomical / Weezy F baby and the F is for phenomenal” ~Lil Wayne The F Is For Fernet: How to Make Hip-Hop Shooters via FirstWeFeast.com

The science of mixing mind-blowing cocktails. A guide from 1948 still contains the best advice about cocktail-making... via theguardian.com

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Beauty: Calgary Avansino: What I Really Eat via vogue.co.uk

11 Foods That May Be The Fountain Of Youth. So much less expensive than a face-lift... via buzzfeed.com

Easy dinner recipes: Three great pasta ideas for Gluten-free Wednesday via latimes.com

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