Kraft Bid for Cadbury May Face New Rival

Chocolatiers Hershey and Ferrero are said to be considering teaming up for a "friendly bid" on Cadbury, potentially trumping Kraft's hostile bid.
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 19, 2009 in Appetizers, Business | Link |
 


Big in Japan: Mega Meals

Giant bowls of food -- containing as much as 2,248 calories -- are in high demand among young Japanese men.
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 19, 2009 in Appetizers, Trends | Link |
 


Slumming for Food Porn Rejects? There's An App for That

A new site called TasteStopping solely publishes food photographs that have been "rejected, declined or otherwise spurned by one of the myriad 'elite' sites out there (ahem…TasteSpotting, FoodGawker, PhotoGrazing…ahem)."
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 18, 2009 in Appetizers, Online | Link |
 


Getting the Jump on Thanksgiving

Mark Bittman has 101 ideas for Thanksgiving dishes that can be made in advance of the holiday, allowing you to pace yourself when T-Day does actually does arrive.
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 18, 2009 in Appetizers, Recipes | Link |
 


Wine Entrepreneur Pleads Guilty to Arson

Wine entrepreneur and writer Mark C. Anderson, who created a cellaring service for wine collectors, pleads guilty to burning the warehouse down, destroying $200 million in wines. The prosecutor planned to celebrate with a "good Cabernet."
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 17, 2009 in Appetizers, Crime | Link |
 


Culinary Xenophobia

Not only is the movement against kebabs in Italy gaining ground, French butter has been taken off the Italian parliament's restaurant menu and cops in Tuscany uprooted and seized "unauthorized Chinese vegetables" planted by Chinese immigrants.
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 17, 2009 in Appetizers, Politics | Link |
 


Chefs' Favorite Late-Night Eateries

Chefs David Chang, Eric Ripert, Daniel Boulud (and others) dish about their favorite places for late-night dining.
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 16, 2009 in Appetizers, Chefs | Link |
 


Jamie Oliver's Wine Guy Says He Recommended Wines He Never Tasted

Matt Skinner, Jamie Oliver's head of wine, has admitted that he did not taste a number of the wines that he recommended in his latest book, The Juice 2010.
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 16, 2009 in Appetizers, Drink | Link |
 


Safaris for Lobster Lovers

"Lobster safaris" off the coast of Sweden are the latest thing in culinary tourism.
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 13, 2009 in Appetizers, Travel | Link |
 


That's a Lot of Big Macs

McDonald's, seemingly unaffected by the worldwide recession, plans to open 1,000 new restaurants in 2010, mostly in China, Australia, Russia, Germany, France and the U.S.
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 13, 2009 in Appetizers, Business | Link |
 


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