Archive for September, 2009

Special Report Moschino Rewrites the Recipe – New York Times

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Special Report Moschino Rewrites the Recipe
New York Times
MILAN — The invitation to the Moschino show was a blue booklet filled with hand-written recipes for classic Mediterranean dishes.

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Kashering Iconic American Recipes (The Jewish Week)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

For kosher consumers wondering whether they’re missing out by forgoing the delicacies at The Cheesecake Factory and never sinking their teeth into a bucket of fried chicken at KFC, take heart.

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At a New Bakery, Savory and Sweet (New York Times)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

In 2003, a rent increase forced Michael Otsuka and Diane Forley, above, to close Verbena, their restaurant on Irving Place. They moved to California, but came back to the New York area in 2007 when Mr. Otsuka became the chef for Goldman Sachs. This year the couple began working on recipes for breads, sweet and savory tarts and other baked goods, and now have opened their own business, Flourish …

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A Gaslit Glow in the Village (New York Times)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Joseph Leonard may become as adept at feeding its Greenwich Village clientele as it has been at gauging their taste in antiques.

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Schools’ Toughest Test: Cooking (New York Times)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Little actual cooking goes on in the kitchens of New York City public schools. M.S. 137 in Queens is one of the exceptions, making lunch from scratch for its nearly 2,000 students.

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Pandora: Don’t play the PR game with Tebbit (Independent)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Quick, fetch the sous chef! Word reaches us of an almighty culinary row threatening to bubble over between staff at Norman Tebbit’s office and an upmarket restaurant, over what appears to be an attempt to rope the former Conservative cabinet minister into a bizarre publicity stunt against his will.

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Fast Food Dresses Up as 4-Star Cuisine (ABC News)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

“Fancy fast food” site shows how to turn humdrum takeout into haute cuisine.

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The two Joshes of Stone Park Cafe to open Chinese restaurant (New York Post)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The creative team behind Park Slope’s acclaimed Stone Park Café are planning to open an affordable Chinese restaurant just blocks away their much-loved New American eatery.Stone Park co-owner and chef Josh Grinker told The Brooklyn Paper that the new…

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Restaurant review – Asian-American dishes satisfy surfer appetites at Thai Grille (The Wilmington Star-News)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

By Liz Biro, Liz.Biro@StarNewsOnline.com Endless summer, mondo waves and a sweet seaside shack – exotic location, please – fill surfers’ fantasies. Some riders follow the desire; most stay close to home shores like Surf City, where the “shack” is Thai Grille.

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US Snacks Market To Be Worth $82 Billion By 2013 (OfficialWire)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Estimating U.S. retail sales of packaged snacks at $68 billion in 2008, projected sales are near $82 billion by 2013, a total market increase of 20%. Despite the dampening effects of global recession, consumers are snacking more than ever, thanks to pull-backs in restaurant dining, harried lifestyles that reduce opportunities for sit-down meals, and a growing consensus that several small meals …

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