2012: The Year in Food Words
wine apart·ments (noun): A Tokyo property developer broke ground this year on the Shibuya Shinsen Wine Apartment Project, an upscale apartment complex aimed at wine lovers that will feature a wine bar
and bistro on the ground floor, along with a 10,000-bottle underground wine
cellar. The apartments are due to be completed in 2013.
sour·dough ho·tel
(noun): Stockholm’s Urban Deli charges 300 Swedish Krona
($43) per week at its surdegshotell (sourdough hotel) where sourdough
starters are maintained with daily "feedings" of flour and water while their owners leave town for vacation.
broc·co·li man·date (noun): During oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia famously invoked the concept of the "broccoli mandate" to dispute the constuitutionality of the law: "Everybody has to buy food sooner or later," he argued. "Therefore, you can make people buy broccoli."
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Con Artist Jailed for Wine Fraud
A London con artist has been jailed for three years after conning his wealthy friends into investing in fine wines which never existed.Con Artist Jailed for Wine Fraud
A London con artist has been jailed for three years after conning his wealthy friends into investing in fine wines which never existed.Better Beer Through the Barley Genome
New, more detailed information on the barley genome could improve yields, disease resistance, and "hold the key to better beer."Vegetarians May Live Longer Than Meat Eaters
According to new research, following a vegetarian diet could extend life by more than nine years compared to meat-based diets.Is Pumpkin the New Bacon?
Semiotics, sugar, and spice are at the heart of pumpkin's surge in popularity.Fire Blamed on Squirrel-Cooking Attempt
Police are blaming a fire that displaced dozens of people from a southwest Michigan apartment complex on a resident trying to cook a squirrel with a propane torch.what's fresh
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