Meaty Bites :: Lamb Special and Colories Counting

Roman holidays :: Red petal on the sidewalk... | photo: ©ockstyle

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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
~ Dr. Seuss (goodreads.com)

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Fishing is an act that risks censure... The Privilege of Wild Food via The New York Times

Lamb special

Perfect for outdoor cooking... Quick lamb kebabs via Jamie Oliver

Slow-roasted boneless leg of lamb comes out extra tender with a crisp... Slow-Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb With Garlic, Rosemary, and Lemon via Serious Eats

These divine lamb dishes are great comfort foods and perfect for entertaining... Recipes: Gourmet Lamb Recipes via finedininglovers.com

How-to...

Watch this video on The Scene.

Points to remember: It's worth leaving some fat on your lamb to keep the meat moist during cooking... How to butterfly a leg of lamb via BBC Good Food

Have you ever roasted a leg of lamb? It may sound intimidating, but the sweet little secret is that leg of lamb is actually one of the easiest... How To Roast a Leg of Lamb: The Simplest, Easiest Method — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

Dieting Notes

One in three are attempting to lose weight in this way at any given moment. Yet there is ample evidence that diets rarely lead to sustained weight loss... Is the Calorie Really a Useful Measure? via The Atlantic

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The existence of a calorie-counter is often defined by an obsessive focus on how to "spend" one's daily allotment... Calorie-Counting Is Terrible on All Fronts via The Cut

Food Trends

Trends can be a mixed bag. Remember that time when everyone thought the cabbage soup diet was a good idea? 10 Delicious Food Trends To Look Out For This Year via huffingtonpost.com

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These are the delicacies that those in the know will be tucking into this year... Food Trends in 2016 with a pinch of food-for-thought via foodmeditation.net

Italian cuisine remains America’s favorite. Beyond that, the new Zagat Survey revealed a few odd surprises... Biggest Food & Restaurant Trends of 2016? Survey Says... via Forbes

Food Trends in 2016 with a pinch of food-for-thought

Parisian street market... | photo: ©ockstyle

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“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (goodreads.com)

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These are the delicacies that those in the know will be tucking into this year... Food trends in 2016: Pig’s head kebab, anyone? Bog gin? 18-day-old chicken? Lifestyle via The Independent

From what I hear, it is inevitable that we will all, soon enough, be subsisting off of bugs... Baking with Insect Flour via Lucky Peach


From artificially intelligent messaging apps to drones that follow you like paparazzi... Predictions 2016: Tech That Will Change Your Life via wsj.com

When it comes to travel, optimism for 2016 is tempered by fear... Introduction: Travel Weekly via travelweekly.com

Where to go in 2016: Top 16 up-and-coming destinations via CNN.com


The trend is catching fire with home cooks as well... Why Burnt Food Is Hot Right Now via wsj.com

Spillproof: On Coffee, Wine, Food and Fashion

Layer cake and espresso... by OCKSTYLE

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For millions of Italians, it is perhaps the first cooking “tool”... Letters from Italy: “M” – Set the moka on fire! via APPETIBILIS

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:: Food n Fashion ::

Artist Combines The Best Of Both Worlds With Food And Fashion Sketches via elitedaily.com

:: Coffee ::

Six Degrees of Caffeination - New York City’s obsessive love affair with the perfect cup via nowness.com

:: Dieting notes ::
Does Dieting Actually Make Your Stomach Shrink? Science via Smithsonian

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

Coniglio ripieno (in umido, al vino rosso)... OCKSTYLE

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“A strong and well-constituted man digests his experiences (deeds and misdeeds all included) just as he digests his meats, even when he has some tough morsels to swallow.”
~ Friedrich Nietzsche (goodreads.com)

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The art of steak from the Argentinian super chef... Francis Mallmann: Carne Knowledge via NOWNESS

As the meat ages, it forms a pellicle that protects it from external infection... How to Get an Education in Meat via MUNCHIES

More from Food Meditations:
~ Cold Remedies: Planet Meatball and Other Broth Recipes
~ BBQ and the elemental scent of meat cooking over fire...
~ Vintage Champagne, Vegetarian Butcher and... How the Vegan Do It

Massimo Bottura on Lou Reed... when Food meets Art, Science and Schmaltz

On travel, photography and... everything food | photo OCKSTYLE

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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why?
Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not?
Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that.” ~George Carlin (goodreads.com)

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An unlikely bond between the king of nihilistic NY sounds Lou Reed and the three Michelin-starred chef... Massimo Bottura on Lou Reed via NOWNESS

Il bollito non bollito di Massimo Bottura – Scienza in cucina via bressanini-lescienze.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it

A piece of natural art that would transform itself... A Tree Grows 40 Different Types of Fruit | Innovation via Smithsonian

From making your own vinaigrette, to substitutions when you’re missing an ingredient, to... 27 Diagrams That Make Cooking So Much Easier via buzzfeed.com

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Making ramen isn’t brain surgery; it’s just time consuming... Ramen in Japan, Ramen in America via Lucky Peach

52 Places to Go in 2015 via NYTimes.com

Tools of the Trade: Food Blogs, Food Editors and Food Styling

Travel Bites: There was a delicious dish of "Tonnarelli al ragu' di pesce" dusted with wakame, from Bistrot64 in Rome - by OCKSTYLE

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"Everything is ecstasy, inside. We just don’t know it because of our thinking-minds. But in our true blissful essence of mind is known that everything is alright forever and forever and forever." ~Jack Kerouac on Kindness, the Self Illusion, and the “Golden Eternity” via Brain Pickings

"Delightfully yours, Food Meditations"

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The head of a centuries-old sake brewery in southern Japan, had spent a dizzying week in London restaurants tasting pub food, gourmet burgers, French food, Angus beef, ceviche...
Sake With Your Burger? Japan Is Looking West to Save a Tradition via NYTimes.com

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Among the basic human needs, after all, food is the one that's most ideal for sharing on social media... How the Weird Art of Food Photography Went Mainstream via WIRED

There aren’t any rules about how you should blog but I think having a consistent identity is a good thing... How to start a food blog: everything you need to know via Telegraph

"Do you get to eat out for free all the time?" "Do you go to all the Michelin-starred restaurants?"... 17 Common Misconceptions About Food Editors via huffingtonpost.com

There are a few obvious things such as sharp knives, scissors/kitchen shears, torch, paper towels even glue and... Food Styling: Tools of the Trade via Chef's Blade

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Blogosphere's update

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9 British Dishes Everyone Should Try - Anglophenia

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Appetibilis : Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes

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Grilled Chicken Kebabs [on white tablecloth]
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Obesity: America’s biggest export via cctv-america.com

Fast-food follies have media in a frenzy via The Japan Times

Check our newsletter ::GlutenFree Etc @FoodMeditations:: On healthy eating in the global food community

Looking for recipes? Check : The Recipes Hunter Collection...

Ask to Join The Food Styling and Photography Club on Facebook to improve your skills in food photography and food styling, learn something about cooking and enjoy the visual...

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• Sunchoke, Meat-No-Meat and ... The Dough
• On Fish, Passion and Recipes for Kids. Storie di Culinaria Burocrazia!

Culinary Tattoo and Did You Know That Bananas Are Technically a Herb?

Delicious degustation menus of Japanese-n-Roman cuisine at Bistrot64 with chef Kotaro Noda... Roman holidays by OCKSTYLE

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"I hire people not roles. Limiting creativity to 'creatives' limits everyone. Set ideas free."
~ Michael Lebowitz @bigspaceship

"Delightfully yours, Food Meditations"

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Cooking is a messy endeavor, and few recipe books escape drips, spills and splatters. But help is at hand... Try 'I Tradizionali,' A Temporary, Culinary Tattoo via The Salt : NPR

Everyone, when they travel, is a photographer... The 10 best countries for photographers via smh.com.au


Should We All Be Eating Insects? via YouTube

Bill Clinton – “Cabbage diet,” cabbage soup, mixed with other vegetables... Artist Dan Bannino Turns Celebrity Fad Diets into Old Master-Style Still Lifes via The Wondrous Magazine

Making food look yummy is an art, and a very important one in this age of advertising... Meet the makeup artistes of food via The Times of India

If you want a very good product you can’t muck around with quality. It takes years! British caviar: meet the man who struck black gold on Exmoor via Telegraph

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Appetibilis : Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes

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Tart Cherries in a Crystal Bowl
(Photo credit: ockstyle)

Did you know that bananas are technically a herb? Weird facts about fruit that you probably didn’t know via New York Post

Check our newsletter ::GlutenFree Etc @FoodMeditations:: On healthy eating in the global food community

Looking for recipes? Check : The Recipes Hunter Collection...

Ask to Join The Food Styling and Photography Club on Facebook to improve your skills in food photography and food styling, learn something about cooking and enjoy the visual...

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• Tempting Gluten-Free, Asian Pears and Liver Pâté. L'Origine della Carbonara
• Innovation Through Food, Russian Lavka and How to Use Grains
• Corporate Logos, Mixologist Club, Food, Taste n Type
• Cronut, Croissant, Purple Food and Healthy Dessert Recipes
• Snake Wine, Poisonous Mushrooms and Rainbow Roots. Cooks, Chefs, or Artists?
• Gangsta Gardening, Dry-Aging Beef Guide and The Perfect Sushi

Eating Design and Why Would I Demand My Dinner Deconstructed?

Salt-Cured, Soy-Marinated, and Fertilized: A Guide to Asia's Amazing Eggs via seriouseats.com

It seems that the art world needs the language even as it alienates the eventual audience... Eat our words via FT.com

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“My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel - it is, before all, to make you see.” -Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim (goodreads.com)

"Delightfully yours, Food Meditations"
food-for-thought from the mare-magnum of the emerging media…

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Being able to dine on a meals created by school children – with the help of a famous chef... A meal fit for an ASTRONAUT: Competition launched to design meal for Tim Peake via Mail Online

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:: Italicamente parlando ::

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Also known as the wild leek or spring onion, the ramp is significant to food snobs because it heralds the start of the spring growing season... Food Snob: Ramps via Vanity Fair Video | CNE

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Blogosphere's update

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Marije Vogelzang: I want to design the act of eating via youtube.com

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Appetibilis : Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes

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Vermont the first state to require foods sold within its borders to indicate on their labels whether they contain genetically modified ingredients... Want to Know If Your Food Is Genetically Modified? via The Atlantic

Check our newsletter ::GlutenFree Etc @FoodMeditations:: On healthy eating in the global food community

Looking for recipes? Check : The Recipes Hunter Collection...

Ask to Join The Food Styling and Photography Club on Facebook to improve your skills in food photography and food styling, learn something about cooking and enjoy the visual...

Anatomy of a Dish: Red Mullet and How to Cut an Artichoke

When buying seafood, talk to your fishmonger, ask when the fish came in, where it's from, how it was caught... Know Your Seafood via SAVEUR

::From the Recipes Hunter's collection::
~ Red Mullet and Sustainable Seafood Recipes
~ Fish and DIY Veggie Burgers. Smoking, Grilling, or Slow-Cooking?
~ Courgette Flowers, Mackerel, Squid...

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Travel bites: Rome, Mercato Trionfale: fresh red mullets by RK @ockstyle

“Destiny, I feel, is also a relationship - a play between divine grace and willful self-effort.”
~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love (goodreads.com)

"Delightfully yours, Food Meditations"

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

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Whether you're a vegetarian or not, meat-free meals offer a wealth of opportunities... Vegetarian Delights, Artichokes and Broccoli via recipeshunter.net

Discover delicious ways to savor the spring vegetable, from salads to light stews to pastas... Artichoke Recipes via Sunset.com

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Sas Casadinas: la dolce Pasqua della Sardegna via La Stampa

Tappo in diamanti. Il più caro del mondo via L'espresso food&wine

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Fruits - Salad [Sashimi Style] Detail
(Photo credit: ockstyle)

6 Reasons To Embrace Procrastination via Fast Company | Business Innovation

If you suffer from allergies, spring cleaning is a must... 7 Spring Cleaning Tips Just in Time for Allergy Season : EcoSalon | Conscious Culture and Fashion

Check our newsletter ::GlutenFree Etc @FoodMeditations:: On healthy eating in the global food community

Looking for recipes? Check : The Recipes Hunter Collection...

Ask to Join The Food Styling and Photography Club on Facebook to improve your skills in food photography and food styling, learn something about cooking and enjoy the visual...

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• Recipe of the Day: Artichoke Quiche
• On Fish, Passion and Recipes for Kids. Storie di Culinaria Burocrazia!
• Delicious and Pretty: Quick-Fix Salad Suppers... Salumi e Salute
• Urban Agriculture, Instagram and The Brains. When Fire Met Food!
• Artichoke, Raw Oysters and Beer Fast for Lent (the Monk Way)
• Gangsta Gardening, Dry-Aging Beef Guide and The Perfect Sushi

Comfort Food, Bread Crumbs and... Tortano o Casatiello?

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Bread crumbs are easy to take for granted... Left With the Crumbs? Lucky You via NYTimes.com

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| Food Styling Notes by OCKSTYLE |

“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.”
~ Henry Ford (goodreads.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations
food-for-thought from the mare-magnum of the emerging media…

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Count us among those who just can't get enough chili pepper news... Chili Say What? Linguistics Help Pinpoint Pepper's Origins via The Salt : NPR

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Yotam Ottolenghi's polenta 'hash' with fried egg and beef gravy: An irresistible way to start your day... Glorious mess: Yotam Ottolenghi's comfort food recipes via The Guardian

Two of the world’s most acclaimed restaurants are moving countries, at least for a little while... Now, Michelin-Starred Moveable Feasts via Scene Asia - WSJ

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Appetibilis : Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes

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St. Valentine's Mini Frittate
with Asparagus and Strawberries
(Photo credit: ockstyle)

Protein essential for muscle maintenance in older people via mindfood.com

Check our newsletter ::GlutenFree Etc @FoodMeditations:: On healthy eating in the global food community

Looking for recipes? Check : The Recipes Hunter Collection...

Ask to Join The Food Styling and Photography Club on Facebook to improve your skills in food photography and food styling, learn something about cooking and enjoy the visual...

Featured post

• On Fish, Passion and Recipes for Kids. Storie di Culinaria Burocrazia!
• Artichoke, Raw Oysters and Beer Fast for Lent (the Monk Way)
• Spring Clean Detox, Gluten-Free Diet and... Come suono una bruschetta?
• Corporate Logos, Mixologist Club, Food, Taste n Type
• Pizza rustica
• Gattò di patate (Potato Pie)