The "Italianissimi" Project
Italian trade and business officials have aunched a campaign -- the "Italianissimi" project -- which focuses on educating consumers about what products are authentically Italian.
Annals of Gastrogigantism: Lebanon Takes Lead in Hummus Wars
This weekend, Lebanon unveiled the Guinness World Record's largest platter of
hummus. The massive hummus (above, left) weighed in at 10,452 kilograms.
Filipino Student Wins Fork and Spoon Suit
A Filipino-Canadian boy reprimanded by his teacher for eating with a fork and spoon (which is customary in the Philippines) won a discrimination suit he filed against his school in Quebec.
Mon Dieu! Poll Finds British Cook More Than French
A survey conducted jointly by the French magazine Madame Le Figaro and the BBC's food magazine Olive found that the British spend more time in the kitchen than the French.
We All Scream for Poutine
Poutine -- the Quebecois creation of fries topped with cheese curds and gravy -- is making its way into the U.S.
Carlo Petrini on Food Culture
"Turn on a TV anywhere in the world and you will see an idiot with a spoon. And every newspaper and magazine has recipes and a photo of the dish taken from above like a cadaver. It's a form of onanism and is masturbatory. We must normalise food rather than put it on a pedestal far out of reach."
Chef Fergus Henderson on British Cuisine
"I once had a strange moment in Rome. There were these young, groovy things, and I discussed a chicory with them. They were proudly saying it was a Roman chicory. I feel that in London, no one discusses the perfect London cabbage with me, especially if they're groovy and young."
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