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.

Photo credit: Jez Timms

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E' possibile trasformare le nostre passioni in un lavoro? Ikigai è la risposta alla domanda da 1 milione di dollari...

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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

Love this... #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...

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

Happier days ahead... @simonsayscook on Instagram

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"It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy." ~ Lucille Ball (goodreads.com)

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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

Beyond Risotto :: Comfort Food with Global Touches

Dalla dispensa di mamma Linda - Conserva di pomodoro fatta in casa...
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“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” ~Oscar Wilde (goodreads.com)

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comfort food

“Even if the wizardry of flour and water frightens you, as it does me, it is undeniable that once you have a crust, any filling becomes a meal,” says Tamar Adler... The recipe for a quick and simple tart via theguardian.com

Some say these confections—sticky rice stuffed with a sweet gravel of sesame, melon seeds, walnuts, and hawthorn jelly—were invented for Xiang Fei... The Guide to Chinese Dumplings via Lucky Peach

Here are a dozen of the most creative and unusual recipes... Creative Ways to Cook With Avocados via Bon Appétit

food for thought

If you’re getting your food news from Fox, you might never know there is indeed a rich and invaluable tradition of black culinary professionals spanning from Africa to America, and from slavery to freedom... How Black Chefs Paved the Way for American Cuisine via First We Feast

Everyone loves a rich, creamy risotto. But big, pricey bags of special arborio and carnaroli rice take up precious pantry space... Hey Chef, What Else Can I Do With Risotto Rice? via Serious Eats

What’s The Future Of Thai Food? One of Asia's best female chefs blazes a Slow Food trail... via foodrepublic.com

portrait of an artisan

L’alpino e poeta Enzo Scioli, detto “Alonzo”…

Closeup: Meet Enzo, the alpine and poet from Guardiagrele via APPETIBILIS.net

kind of healthish

1. Calorie restriction (or counting,)... How Your Diets Are Affecting Your Diet - How to Manage Your Diets the Right Way via harpersbazaar.com

eco travel

What you can do... Tips for Sustainable Travel Abroad | Center for International and Professional Experience via Yale College

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

Food Issues: Beyond Fresh, Local, Seasonal, Sustainable Foods and Clean Water

Postcard from Florence: un piccioncino fiorentino... by OCKSTYLE

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“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (goodreads.com)

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Italicamente parlando :: Un piatto di pesce può aiutare a dormire meglio via Corriere.it

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How A Surfer and World Renowned Chef Is Changing the World via The Inertia

What is food? What is cooking? THROUGH THE LENS with Rob Machado - Alex Atala via Vimeo

Fresh, local, seasonal, sustainable, and simple... Beyond Food and Evil via The Breakthrough Institute

Chefs celebrating nature and technology... A Cuisine for the Age of Us - the Anthropocene via NYTimes.com

It's time to stop romanticising where our food comes from via Guardian Sustainable Business | theguardian.com

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Fashion-n-food

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New Look launches food clutch bags including burger, ice cream and donut via Metro News

8 Annoying Food Trends and Their Fashion Trend Equivalents via Styleite

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Appetibilis : Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes

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Flying high ... #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #kites #alghero via ockstyle

Mindfulness or cake? The battle against stress and comfort-eating via Life and style | The Guardian

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To Eat or Not To Eat: Skipping Breakfast or Having a Donut?

Uses for skim milk before it was marketed as a nonfat diet product: Hog slop and wool... Would You Wear a Sweater Made From Milk? slate.com

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Italica… Architettura dell'Informazione, una giornata mondiale | Repubblica.it

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“Never memorize something that you can look up.”
~Albert Einstein

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Italica… Salute: a Milano nasce ospedale per senzatetto, avrà 20 posti letto | Salute 24 - Il Sole 24 Ore

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Is having a donut better for you than skipping breakfast?! This and other life conundrums answered... Which is worse? Cosmopolitan

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Food for thought

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This Documentary Is 'Fed Up' With the Food Industry and Its Fed Friends | takepart.com

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The formula for losing weight couldn’t be simpler: Consume fewer calories than you require, which means eat less and/or exercise more... Psychological tricks to help you lose weight | smh.com.au

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Grasshoppers, Bread and... What Does Being a Vegetarian Say About You?

Would you eat bread made from INSECTS? Students turn grasshoppers into flour to be used in bread and other foods to feed people in poor countries... | Mail Online |

Is mead making a comeback? Made by fermenting honey and water, and thought by some scholars to be the earliest fermented drink... | Telegraph |

Do milk puddings turn your stomach? Does broccoli, liver or cheese offend your taste buds? Why do we turn up our noses at certain foods? BBC Food

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Italica… A day with curvy bloggers. Women are back. Sì. Le donne sono tornate... | Vogue.it

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when life gives you fresh organic lemon...

"There is always one unexpected little moment in life when a door opens to let the future in." ~Graham Greene (frasicelebri.it)

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Italica… Sei in una città che non conosci. Vuoi assaggiare la cucina locale? Cookening, indovina da chi vai a cena? Wired.it

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Where are the best nations for travellers on a meat-free diet? The best countries in the world for vegetarians | theguardian.com

What Does Being a Vegetarian Say About You? It largely depends upon where you live... psmag.com

Going Vegan, if Only for a Day. A part-time vegan diet is the direction that will do the most to benefit human health... | NYTimes.com

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Blogosphere's update

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Custom Dog Treat Cookie Cutters from Name That Cookie, make Fido’s homemade treats even more special... | Dog Milk

Black is the Colour of Food, Too | Gherkins & Tomatoes

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Appetibilis : Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes

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Fruits - Salad [Sashimi Style] Detail
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Kitchen cavalier or conscientious clean-freak? Here's to hygiene in the kitchen | Telegraph

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• On Brunello di Montalcino and Irish Food. What Do Colours Taste Like?
• Food Space and Matters. Who knew we had so many black metal food-lovers?

Omnivore: Potato, Tomato, Prosciutto n Ricotta... Preservation Meets Concentration

The world's favourite root vegetable, commonly categorised according to harvest... Potato recipes | BBC Food...

Cherry Tomato, Prosciutto and Ricotta Frittata to satisfy any craving... | Trendland: Design Blog & Trend Magazine...

Culinary catastrophes: Pasta and ketchup do not mix while cappuccino is for breakfast only... Worst Italian food faux pas revealed | Mail Online...

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Italica… Sindrome della permeabilità intestinale, celiachia, sensibilità al glutine, spettro autistico, micotossine e tolleranza immunologica | Proconsum Rieti

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Summer holiday: ombrelloni etc...

"Indeed of the whole realm of Nature the sea is in many ways the most
harmful to the stomach, with its great variety of dishes and tasty fish.”
~Pliny the Elder (A.D. 23-79) (foodreference.com)

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food-for-thought from the mare-magnum of the emerging media...

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Italica… 9 consigli di Content Marketing per giornalisti | blog.tagliaerbe.com

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Concrete jungle: Should Londoners be eating ‘local’? BBC Food

"We observed the abundance of fruit trees in our local area and leafleted, asking if [people] would like to donate their fruit in exchange for a small amount of cider"

Preservation meets concentration - Dehydrating summer produce: the least glamorous option, exiled from most cookbooks and conversations while canning and freezing get all the attention... | The Washington Post

You don’t go to a steak house to eat choice meat... 7 deadly steakhouse sins | Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs

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Blogosphere's update

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Silicon Valley's muddled quest to 'disrupt' the food world | The Week

You Can’t Have It All, but You Can Have Cake | NYTimes.com

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Appetibilis : Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes

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Postcard from #Sardinia ...
#Vespa rossa #travel #alghero via ockstyle

Is Your Food Expired? Don’t Be So Quick to Toss It | TIME.com

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