“Old” News — Chocolaholics of 1000 Years Ago

February 8, 2009

Put the word “chocolate” in front of my eyes and my salivary glands start secreting. And, oh boy, when the …

Fabulous Food Blogs, Round 2

February 7, 2009

Just in time for a leisurely weekend, a watered-down version of the food blogs Academy Awards. Truthfully, this sort of …

February 6, 2009

And now for the food of Carnival, as interpreted by cooks in what is now Italy. (See previous post on …

February 5, 2009

By Kim Sunée Grand Central Publishing. 376 pages. $13.99 (paperback) If human nature perplexes you, be assured that Trail of …

February 3, 2009

It’s official. Garlic really does act against free radicals. And now we know how. Count Dracula feared garlic (Allium sativum). …

February 2, 2009

Frank Rich briefly mentions food in his January 31, 2009 NYT op-ed “Herbert Hoover Lives.” He asks (and answers his …

February 2, 2009

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) provides many food writers with the tools to plot out the history of certain foods. …

February 1, 2009

As I cooked a Diamond Jim-sized American breakfast this Super-Bowl-Sunday morning – pancakes with real maple syrup, thick-sliced bacon from …