Beer Linked to Psoriasis in Women
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Boston University have found that women who drink regular beer (not light beer) increase their risk of developing psoriasis.Electrocuting Vegetables Yields Nutritional Benefits
While the effectiveness of torturing humans is suspect, electrocuting potatoes is another story entirely. According to a new study, a jolt of electricity created "enough stress to trick the vegetable into producing antioxidants."
safe·ty wine
safe·ty wine (noun): A wine that is preferred for its consistency and predictability, particularly when choosing a wine sold by the glass.
In the August 21, 2010 edition of the Wall Street Journal, wine writer Lettie Teague described the resurgence of Sauvignon Blanc and its popularity as a safety wine.
Here, she recounts a conversation about Sauvignon Blanc and safety wines with her lawyer friend Kim:
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Restaurants Attract Diners with BYO Promotions
To increase traffic to their restaurants and curry favor with wine aficionados, some eateries are dropping corkage fees and encouraging diners to bring their own bottles of wine.
Cookbook Burning
On the heels of its controversial list of the 50 best cookbooks of all time, the Guardian ponders which cookbooks deserved to be burned.Debate Emerges Over Twix's Esential Biscuity-ness
Who Knew? Lidia Bastianich and Christopher Walken
Who would have imagined that chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich was childhood friends with the brilliant and bizarre actor Christopher Walken?
Sitting in as a guest-host on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show this week, Walken featured Bastianich, along with her mother Erminia Motika, to talk about Italian food and Bastianich's cookbook Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes. But, mostly they just reminisced about their childhood in Astoria, Queens, where Walken and Bastianich (and her mother) worked alongside each other in Walken's Bakery, owned by Walken's parents (the New Yorker recently profiled Walken as he revisited the site of the defunct bakery, which is now a hardware store).
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“The I Hate to Cook Book” Appeals to a New Generation
An updated version of Peg Bracken's 1960 The I Hate to Cook Book is finding a new audience of the cooking-averse.For a Better Biscuit, Go for the Goat (Butter)
The traditional Southern biscuit gets an upgrade with goat butter.what's fresh
veg·e·ta·ble butch·er
August 25One who trims, peels, and otherwise prepares fresh vegetables for shoppers to cook at home.
UNESCO "Heritage" Status for the Mediterranean Diet
August 24UN recognition for the Mediterranean Diet is expected in a November vote.
safe·ty wine
August 23A wine preferred for its consistency and predictability, particularly when choosing wine by the glass.
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