China: Artisanal Cheese and A taste of 'milk cake' in Yunnan

Fresh Goat Cheese Salad... OCKSTYLE

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“Life is great. Cheese makes it better.”
~ Avery Aames, The Long Quiche Goodbye (goodreads.com)

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China may seem like the least likely place to find locally made artisanal cheeses...

~ MUNCHIES Presents: Artisanal Cheese in China

~ Chinese cheese: A taste of 'milk cake' in Yunnan via BBC News

Happy New Year!... and few Hangover Remedies

:: Buon Capodanno, con i migliori auguri per un Felice Anno Nuovo!

:: Поздравляем с Наступающим Новым Годом, желаем здоровья, блвгополучия и мира!

:: Best Wishes for a Very Happy New Year!

Once upon a time on the Red Square in Moscow... OCKSTYLE

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“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.”
~Oprah Winfrey (goodreads.com)

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Hangover cures: How to recover from New Year's Eve boozing, according to ECHO readers via liverpoolecho.co.uk

New Year's Day: What hangover cures really work? From greasy breakfasts to hair of the dog, the best ways to fend off your post-New Year's Eve headache via telegraph.co.uk

Anyone for ant tea? Hangover remedies from around the world... via Travel | The Guardian

This bus will cure 200 hangovers on New Year’s Day via nypost.com

An epic series on waffling...just about everything... The Most Popular Recipes of 2014 via seriouseats.com

How Fake is Food Styling?... and Decoding Menus

:: on a small pier in Ostia Lido... :: photo OCKSTYLE ::

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All photos are accurate. None of them is the truth.
~Richard Avedon (quotegarden.com)

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:: Italicamente Parlando :: Made in Italy, e compagnia bella!

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Food Styling is really about making food behave, yet... How Fake Is Food Styling? via Co.Design

Food suspended in the air prepared to fall into the plate to be transformed into a wonderful dish with the help of some magical hands... Moving Food Series by Nora Luther and Pavel Becker via Trendland

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“If I say the food is fresh, like cheaper restaurants do, you wonder why I said that. Is there a reason to think the food isn’t fresh?”... Decoding a Menu at Root & Bone via NYTimes.com

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It was originally known as 'cole' or 'colewort' in England but now most people call it by its Scottish name, kale... Kale recipes via BBC Food

Buttermilk is popping up on fashionable menus - and it's just as simple to use at home via The Independent

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

Cutting out bagels (a.k.a. the universe’s greatest invention) could improve heart health and increase weight loss... Low-Carb Diet Tips: 7 Ways To Cut Back and Slim Down via StyleCaster

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DIY Dim Sum, Preparing for Chinese New Year Celebration

Occasions : Chinese New Year recipes. Celebrate Chinese New Year with an oriental banquet... | BBC Food

This week, a billion and a half people around the world will celebrate the dawn of the Chinese Year of the Water Snake... Chinese New Year: do-it-yourself dim sum | Telegraph

Dumpling party marks Korean New Year with hundreds of mandu and dozens of eaters | The Washington Post

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Italica… Mother’s mother, a Berlino è di moda la cucina della nonna | Corriere.it

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“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” ~Henry Miller

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Italica… Celiachia, la quinoa un "cereale" sicuro? | MedicinaLive

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The Chinese New Year comes in with a bang when you make this traditional hot and peppery feast from Sichuan province... Recipe: firecracker poussin with chillies | FT.com

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Blogosphere's update

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So if you are getting to know someone, just eat a meal with them - their actions and responses will be very telling of who they are... What eating tells you about people around you | The Straits Times SoShiok

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Asian Amuse Bouche
[Thai Rice Fritters]
(Photo credit: ockstyle)

11 Common Words With Very Specific Meanings on Food Labels | Mental Floss

The 10 Commandments of Weight Loss | Weight Center - Everyday Health

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Meals On Wheels at Downton Abbey and "Reading Andy Warhol"

Downton Abbey becomes a feast for the eyes:
exclusive insight behind the show's kitchens | Mail Online

Food is presented just as it would have been in the period, a simple pudding of fruit, biscuits and cream looks like an edible masterpiece...

Free pictures of victorian cookery | storiesnow.com

More Snacks Made From Brown Rice, Vegetables, Legumes Aim to Satisfy the Craving for 'Permissible Indulgence' Is a seaweed flake the new potato chip? | WSJ.com

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Italica… Zucca: l'arancione che fa bene alla salute | La Stampa

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Roman holiday: Graffiti

“The proof of the pudding is the eating.”
~Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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

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Italica… Alessia e il Fiorano: così è rinato il vino del principe | DiVini

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New Exhibition Explores Andy Warhol's Relationship With Books | huffingtonpost.com

How to Have Just the Very Best Time Foodie Vacation Ever. Channel your inner Bourdain... | Esquire

Not everyone wants fancy pub food... Pub grub: Is pub food good enough? BBC Food

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Blogosphere's update

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How Eating Kale Made Me an Outcast | Mind the Body — Medium

Why do so many recipes fail to specify the amount of salt? Using Salt Correctly in Recipes | Will Write For Food

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London, Zuma Chef Rainer Becker
(Photo credit: ockstyle)

Dietary Report Card Disappoints | well.blogs.nytimes.com

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Bubbly Note: Posh Marshmallows and Prosecco, (Austerity Blues n Comfort Food)

Everyone deserves a little comfort food...
Posh marshmallows – the perfect cure for the austerity blues | theguardian.com

Looking for good-value-for-money wines, representing their terroir [sense of origin] from around the world... Worldly tastes | South China Morning Post

Bright, fizzy and always festive, Prosecco is good for more than Bellinis. Here are six cocktails that show the bolder side of bubbly... Prosecco Cocktails That Really Pop | WSJ.com

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Italica… Via al Festival Franciacortatra arte, musica e vino | Il Sole 24 ORE

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Italian holiday: verdissime...
“Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.” ~Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

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Italica… Niente sesso siamo francesi » Vino: L'espresso

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A-Z of unusual ingredients: juniper. Spice with a story: juniper was used by Norse Vikings in raw fish cures... | Telegraph

A 2010 University of Texas study showed that one to two drinks a day could increase longevity, and... The Rise of Medicinal Mixology: Cocktails that Treat 5 Symptoms | The Daily Details

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Blogosphere's update

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Sublimating the Parisian woman, her slender silhouette, her impertinent walk and her elegance... Kanako And The Parisian: A True Love Story | Trendland: Design Blog & Trend Magazine

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Flowery pizza, deliciously cute ... via ockstyle @GamberoRosso Napoli

Getting Around Gluten | lsureveille.com

Family goes gluten free | Statesman Journal

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

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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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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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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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