Food Inspires Fashion
According to the Wall Street Journal, clothing made of food is taking off in culinary artistic circles.
Germans Drinking Less Beer
For the first time since the German reunification in 1990, annual German beer sales dropped below 100 million hectoliters. Domestic consumption is down by 2.9 percent to 83.4 million hectolitres.
Agriculture Department Allows GM Alfalfa
In a blow to the organic food industry, the Agriculture Department will allow the planting of genetically modified alfalfa. Used primarily for hay for cattle, the seeds can contaminate organic crops through pollination.
In Praise of Focaccia
Russ Parsons on perfecting your homemade focaccia and why you shouldn't use it for sandwiches.
Study: Fermented Wheat Flour Promising for Celiac Sufferers
According to a new study, baked goods made from wheat flour fermented with certain micro-organisms may be tolerated by those with celiac disease.
Foodie Fact Check: Who Regulates Smoked Salmon?
Even if you missed the live broadcast of President Obama's State of the Union remarks last night, by now you have probably heard the soundbite of his smoked salmon joke.
Using the regulation of the salmon industry as an example of bureaucratic overlap, President Obama noted the dual jursidiction of the Interior and Commerce Department over salmon fishing and then riffed, "I hear it gets even more complicated once they’re smoked."
From Paper to Plate
Chefs Grant Achatz (of Chicago's Alinea) and Michael Laiskonis (pastry chef at Le Bernardin in New York City) share the sketches they create to conceptualize new dishes.
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January 18One who eats foods they deem to be the best in taste and quality regardless of their geographical provenance.
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