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Help Needed: 1,000 Cooks for the Cure

Love to cook?  Interested in supporting the fight against breast cancer? Invite your family, friends or colleagues for a get-together from July 15-24, 2011, asking them to bring a donation in any amount for Komen for the Cure in lieu of wine, flowers or some other token of appreciation. Called 1,000 Cooks for the Cure, this nationwide event is part of Cook for the Cure, a partnership between Komen and KitchenAid that has raised over $8 million. The goal of this initiative is to enlist 1,000 cooks to host gatherings during this time period. The host of any party registered at CookfortheCure.com that raises more than $50 will receive a [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:47-04:00July 10th, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Slugburger Festival

The Slugburger Festival will take place July 7 - July 9, 2011 in Corinth, Mississippi (at the Train Depot on Fillmore Street and the carnival by Trailhead Park at Cruise Street and Jackson Street). Traditional slugburgers will be served. (If you're wondering what a slugburger is: it's patty made from a mixture of meat or pork and an inexpensive extender such as soybeans that is then deep fried in oil. For a more detailed explanation click here.) The festival will also include  the Happee Days Carnival,  the music of Jesse Robinson and Buddy Jewell, many food and game vendors, a Slug Idol singing contest and more. Admission prices are: Friday $5, Saturday $6 and Sunday $9. For more [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:47-04:00July 3rd, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Online Butcher

What's better than heading down to the local butcher shop to pick out a nice steak for dinner? How about if you could just order it up online, and not from just any meat purveyor, but from a highly respected boutique purveyor? 35° Premium Aged Steaks is now open for business and accepting orders at 35DegreesSteaks.com. 35° Premium Aged Steaks online allows home chefs and foodies across the country to now access fresh meats previously only offered to top restaurants and steakhouses. This level of premium quality product has never before been available to online consumers before! 35° delivers fresh steaks and quality meat products to your door, and it's [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:48-04:00July 1st, 2011|Food & Drinks, Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Grilling Good Ideas

It's grilling season! All ravenous meat-eating enthusiasm aside for a moment, it's important to remember to think about some of the finer points of keeping safe during this summer's outdoor cooking-fest. I'm not talking about overloading your turkey fryer and burning down your house. We'll hold that type of advice for my holiday cooking post. Today is about keeping your food safe, and properly cooked and stored while you grill. There is nothing wrong with going over a few reminders on how to protect yourselves and your guests. Try to follow some simple steps developed by the American Dietetic association in their Home Food Safety program and you'll be safer [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:48-04:00June 28th, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Mango Taste-Off in Hartford

The Mango Hometown Tour is coming to Hartford on Friday, August 26, from 3:30 – 5 p.m. as Chef Chris Torla of Trumbull Kitchen and Chef Billy Grant of Grant's compete in the Ultimate Mango Taste-Off, courtesy of the National Mango Board. The chefs will each create a recipe made for late-night dining using fresh mangos. Both are experts in this arena because of Hartford's many nocturnal college students.  Join the fun at Trumbull Kitchen (150 Trumbull Street, Hartford) to taste each chef’s creation and see whose dish best highlights mango goodness and captures Hartford’s local flair. Seating will be limited. To reserve your free spot, click here.

By |2017-08-31T15:40:32-04:00June 24th, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Dan’s Taste of Two Forks on July 16th

Dan's Taste of Two Forks will showcase the best culinary talent from the North and South forks of Long Island, including local culinary talent from dozens of East End restaurants, Long Island wineries, premiere local purveyors, and local brewers Southampton Ales & Lagers on Saturday, July 16th, 2011 at Sayre Park in Bridgehampton, NY. The event is  sponsored by Dan's Papers, the Hamptons' weekly newspaper. The Taste of Two Forks line-up of culinary greats include: Blue Parrot, Almond, Star Boggs, Fresno, LT Burger, Georgica, La Plage, Mosaic and Dylan's Candy Bar, and that's just to name a few! Award-winning chef, cookbook author and food activist Marcus Sammuelson will host and [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:48-04:00June 23rd, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Ask Emeril Lagasse Your Grilling Questions… Live

Ask Emeril your grilling questions — his favorite barbecue sauce for grilling, strategy for flipping the best burger or  advice on properly preparing a grill — on Facebook on June 29th from 3 to 4 pm (EST). Don’t let last year’s grilling debacle haunt this year’s Fourth of July BBQ. As you fire up the grill for one of the busiest grilling weekends of the season, make sure you’re prepared with the best tips, advice and recipes to make your BBQ a success. This year you have Emeril Lagasse on your side to answer all your burning grilling questions. Just log on to Facebook and visit Emeril’s Grilling Survival Facebook [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:48-04:00June 21st, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|3 Comments
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Is that App Nonstick?

Circulon, a leading brand of gourmet nonstick cookware has introduced its free Circulon Cooks! iPad app. The app launched on May 26, offering an iPad user experience involving cooking technique videos, recipes, grocery lists, and links to exclusive Circulon offers and promotions. Best of all, to help kick-off the launch, Circulon is giving away a free Circulon Contempo 9-inch French Skillet (valued at $24.99) with no shipping fees to the first 3,000 people who download the new app. The new app hopes to help time-strapped cooks at every skill level quickly master cooking techniques, such as stovetop grilling, sauteing, stewing, searing, and roasting. -bryan The launch of the iPad app [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:49-04:00June 16th, 2011|Food & Drinks, Other happenings, xyz misc|1 Comment
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The Fry King

A national survey released in April might alter the perception that McDonald’s has the best tasting French fries. Call it common knowledge, call it a preference, call it American folklore, but somehow the myth of the Micky-D's french fry lives strong. Though, maybe the winds are a changing... The results of a national taste test are out, consumers said Wendy’s new fries taste better than McDonald’s fries.  56% of consumers taking the test chose Wendy’s, with 39% choosing McDonald’s, 4% had no preference. Ken Calwell, Wendy’s chief marketing officer noted the immense nature of the task, stating “We’re taking on the giant – McDonald’s – with our natural-cut fries with [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:49-04:00June 8th, 2011|Other happenings, USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Zach’s Zombie Sauce

We’re just a couple of guys who love to cook, eat and watch zombie films. We’ve always had a soft spot for Dawn of the Dead and spicy concoctions, but the watery, one-dimensional hot sauces that deliver mouth-melting heat with no flavor left us wanting more. We knew we could create something better, so we started blending exotic peppers and spices from India, Japan, Thailand, Mexico, Europe and South America to create a sauce that had both heat and delicious flavor. All of our products are vegan, made with fresh ingredients, and contain no high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, artificial colors or chemical preservatives. The original Zombie is a [...]

By |2017-08-25T16:45:00-04:00June 6th, 2011|Other happenings|0 Comments
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The James Weird Awards

Curious about foodies stories that just don't make the normal headlines? Well, for all of you out there looking for a food-related laugh, there's the James Weird Awards. James Weird is basically a catch-all posting tag that 'Grub Street' (NYMag's foodie daily blog) has started using to help classify all the crazy food news out there. Hey, the world is a big place, and the internet has made it so that every even close to newsworthy tidbit of information is shot out into cyberspace. So, for your review, a few of the weirdest food newsbites out there.. Customs officials at the Texas-Mexico border seized 58 pounds of undeclared iguana meat. [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:49-04:00June 6th, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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MyPlate is In, Food Pyramid is Out‎

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), with the assistance of Michele Obama, just introduced an icon to replace the food pyramid. The MyPyramid tool was first introduced in 1992 and revised in 2005 — many thought it was too convoluted and confusing for consumers to understand. MyPlate is much simpler The new plate icon is divided into four sections — fruits, vegetables, grains and protein — plus a side "glass" representing dairy.MyPlate is part of a healthy eating initiative that the USDA hopes will convey seven key messages from the government's dietary guidelines: Balancing Calories ● Enjoy your food, but eat less. ● Avoid oversized portions. Foods to Increase [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:49-04:00June 2nd, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Tales of the Cocktails 2011

New Orlean's Tales of the Cocktails will be held July 20-24, 2011 at Hotel Monteleone (214 Royal Street). The celebration will include cocktail tastings, competitions, tours and more. Held annually, the festival is a run by a nonprofit organization, preserving New Orlean's dining and drinking history and raising funds for the hospitality industry. Tickets start at $99.95. For more information, or to purchase tickets, click here. -guest contributor

By |2017-08-31T16:19:49-04:00June 1st, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Bay Area Brew Fest

San Francisco's 2nd Annual Brew Fest will take place June 11, 2011 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 at Fort Mason (Located at the intersection of Marina Blvd. and Buchanan Street) featuring dozens of beers such as Sierra Nevada, Wittekerke, Singha Beer and Blue Moon. Plus a number of San Francisco’s food trucks — Tomkat, Southern Sandwich, and Hapa Ramen. Tickets start at $40.00. For more information click here. -guest contributor

By |2017-08-31T16:22:00-04:00May 27th, 2011|Other happenings, USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Pink Pork Okay, Says USDA

The USDA made an announcement about the safety of cooking pork just in time for this weekend's barbecues. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just announced  that pork can be safely cooked to medium rare (145 degrees F, as measured on a food thermometer), so it's pink (yes, pink), tender and juicy. Be sure to then let the meat rest at least 3 minutes before slicing and eating. Finally! With the pork industry making pork leaner and leaner, if you followed the older recommendation to cook pork to 160 degrees F, you'd end up with an inedible, overcooked  hockey puck. According to the pork industry, pork is 16 percent [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:49-04:00May 26th, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Palm Springs Restaurant Week 2011

The Palm Springs  Restaurant Week will be held Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 12, 2011. Encouraging guests to “Eat, See and Stay,” Restaurant Week will feature creations from 100 locations, in addition to value priced specials from top hotels and attractions. Area restaurants will offer diners a three-course prix-fixe menu for $24 or $36. Last year’s menus offered a multitude of flavors to tempt every palate, from eclectic dishes including Hawaiian tuna mojito ceviche, to traditional American cuisine like braised short rib with fall root vegetables, to East Coast thin style pizza. For a complete list of participating restaurants and menus, as well as special hotel packages and other [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:49-04:00May 23rd, 2011|Other happenings, USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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UCook with Chef Bob (and Eric)

A new National Public Television cooking show, Ucook! with Chef Bob, debuted at the Tribeca Film Center on March 28. The show was developed by W.J. Deutsch (one of the biggest sellers of wine in the USA) in order to help further promote the use of wine in the home kitchen. W.J. Deutsch's mission is to make wine approachable, enjoyable and affordable for consumers. Ucook! with Chef Bob is just one of the ways they hope to do this. The show's goal is to help viewers to understand the pleasures of drinking wine and the range of options for pairing wines with different kinds of food. The premise of Ucook! [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:50-04:00May 13th, 2011|Foodie Interviews, Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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New Orleans Wine and Food Experience 2011

The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience will take place May 24-28, 2011 at the New Orleans Convention Center (900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA). Designed to raise money for local charities including Cancer Crusaders and Fore! Kids Foundation, this festival will include wine and food seminars, wine tasting, wine dinners at some of the cities most celebrated restaurants including The Bombay Club, La Côte Brasserie, Ralph's on the Park and more. For additional information or to purchase tickets (starting at $50.00), click here. -guest contributor

By |2017-08-31T16:19:50-04:00May 8th, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Atlanta’s Downtown Restaurant Week May 2011

Atlanta's Downtown Restaurant Week runs from Saturday, May 28 to Sunday, June 5. It will feature 26 restaurants offering three-course dinner menus. Pricing is $25.00 to $35.00 plus tax. For additional information and a full listing of participating restaurants and their menus, click here. -guest contributor

By |2017-08-31T14:08:48-04:00May 7th, 2011|Other happenings, USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Gonnella Baking Company 125th Anniversary

To celebrate Gonnella Baking Company’s 125th Anniversary in 2011, the company’s founding families are asking customers, current and former employees, and friends to share their favorite Gonnella memories from over the years. “We constantly hear from families who have grown up with Gonnella fresh-baked French loaves at their dinner table,” said Gonnella President Nick Marcucci. “We would like to hear from others who have their own Gonnella bread traditions. Memories can come from anywhere. Maybe it’s biking to the bakery to get a loaf of fresh Gonnella bread for dinner because your mother said dinner wouldn’t be complete without it, or listening to legendary Chicago sports announcer Wesley “Red” Rush [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:37:32-04:00May 6th, 2011|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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