It’s the Bloody Mary’s 75th anniversary! Originally, this tomato juice-based cocktail was invented in Paris, but perfected in New York about a decade later. Read more…
Check out a twist on the Bloody Mary, the Bloody Caesar:
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Photographer Carl Warner creates these foodscapes out of, well, food. Awesome.
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You may be eating more frozen pizzas than before, now that the economy’s gone south. Ever wonder how those pizzas were made? The BBC went on a tour of a frozen pizza factory to check out how much precision goes into your food. Check the video out here…
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We shouldn’t consume any more than a teaspoon of salt a day, but salt seems to be hidden in everything! So much, that we’re getting more than double of the recommended daily amount.
“Chances are you’re getting almost twice that–and don’t even know it–because so much sodium is “hidden” in processed foods from spaghetti sauce to canned soup to frozen dinners, reports The Associated Press.”
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Check out how well you know your wine (or beer, or coffee) with these online quizzes.
What’s your wine IQ?
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A massive recall of Lean Cuisine brand frozen chicken dinners has resulted in 879,565 pounds of poultry being pulled off shelves. “Foreign objects” identified as small pieces of hard plastic found in the dinners have resulted in one injury and various consumer complaints.
According to MSNBC.com, the following products are subject to recall:
- 9.5-ounce packages of “Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta” brand frozen meals. Printed on each side of each a use-by date of “Best before NOV 2009.”
-10.5-ounce packages of “Lean Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean” brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of “8231595912” or “8241595912,” as well as a use-by date of “Best before SEP 2010”; a production code of “8263595912,” “8269595911” or “8274595912,” as well as a use-by date of “Best before OCT 2010”; or, a production code of “8291595912” or “8301595912,” as well as a use-by date of “Best before NOV 2010.”
- 12.5-ounce packages of “Lean Cuisine Chicken Tuscan” brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of “8234595911” and a use-by date of “Best before SEP 2009”; a production code of “8253595911” or “8269595912” as well as a use-by date of “Best before OCT 2009”; or, a production code of “8292595911” or “8296595911” as well as a use-by date of “Best before NOV 2009.”
Each package also bears the USDA mark of inspection, as well as the establishment number “EST P-9018.” The frozen chicken meals were produced on Aug. 18, Aug. 21, Aug. 28, Sept. 9, Sept. 19, Sept. 25, Sept. 30, Oct. 6, Oct. 17-18, Oct. 22 and Oct. 27 and were distributed to grocery stores nationwide.
Consumers concerned about an injury from consumption of the products should consult a medical professional. Consumers with questions should contact Nestlé Consumer Services Center at (800) 227-6188. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854).
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Boys have come and gone, but the one thing I could look forward to every morning was Joe…my cup of Joe that is. Until I found out coffee may actually be making us fat!
Like so many others I drink coffee for the wake up and energy, but according to research coffee may actually rob you of energy and lead to weight gain.
After reading this article I have decided to rethink our relationship…
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Now here is information I have always wanted. Here is a list of the best locations in the world for chocolate and the names of their finest chocolate makers:
Zürich, Switzerland - Why? Sprüngli, Lindt and Teuscher
Hershey, Penn. - Why? Hershey’s
London, England - Why? Cadbury’s and Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate
Pacific Northwest - Why? Theo Chocolate, Daniel Le Chocolat Belge and Chocolate Arts
San Francisco Bay Area - Why? Scharffen Berger and Ghirardelli
Arno River Valley, Italy - Why? Amedei, Mannori, Catinari and Vestri
Belgium - Why? Pierre Marcolini
Burlington, Vt. - Why? Lake Champlain Chocolates
Valrhona, France - Why? Valrhona’s Ecole du Grand Chocolat
Villajoyosa and Alicante, Spain - Why? Chocolates Valor
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Like many foods beer changes seasonally, with different flavors making their way into different pints. Check out these suggestions for the best beers for each season:
Spring
The trees are budding. Birds are chirping. Life begins anew. Try Dogfish Head’s Aprihop, which is brewed with apricots. Or try a bock, a German beer originally brewed by monks for the spring. Strong and malty, bocks provided sustenance during Lenten fasts. Try Ayinger Maibock from Germany.
Summer
It’s hot, you’re thirsty and beer quenches like nothing else. Try a wheat beer, perhaps a Blue Moon, or Sam Adams’ Summer Ale. From Germany, seek out Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier. From Belgium, try Hoegaarden’s Witbier, perhaps with an orange.
Fall
Harvest time. Oktoberfest for sure. But what better way to mark the season than with perhaps its signature flavor, pumpkin? Try Michigan Brewing’s Screamin’ Pumpkin Spiced Ale. Or Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale. Pumpkin: It’s not just for pie.
Winter
Get ready for serious choices. Anchor Steam’s Christmas Ale and Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale are good bets. From across the pond, Samuel Smith’s Winter Warmer is a stellar example.
From Belgium, try Corsendonk’s Christmas beer, one of Russell’s favorites. And if you can get it, Troeg’s the Mad Elf, Russell’s favorite Christmas beer, a potent offering brewed with cherries and balanced with spicy yeast.
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A new study has found that the vast majority of beef and chicken served in fast food was fed almost exclusively corn. The study looked at McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King. The findings of the study suggest that mandatory ingredient labeling would be beneficial to the fast food industry. Read more…
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