http://www.360eats.com360 Degrees of Food Newshttp://www.foo.comhttp://www.foo.com/site.gif Based on the fancy packaging, Spicy Queso flavor and "Game Time" sub-branding, we were expecting a lot of flavor from these Pringles. ... http://www.taquitos.net/chips/Pringles_Game_Time_Zesty_Queso 2008-05-09T00:32:13-04:00 Pringles Game Time Zesty Queso Taquitos.net Asparagus, eggs and parmesan; a classic combination, but what would you make with that little lot? If you think you could come up with something original, we’d love to hear about it. We’re running a seasonal food blogging event lasting right through to the end of May; all you have to do is create a recipe using [...] http://www.realepicurean.com/in-the-bag-may/ 2008-05-08T22:08:47-04:00 In The Bag: May RealEpicurean Water Droplet "Taking interesting pictures in vineyards isn't easy. While many are surely picturesque, there is a lot of sameness in them -- row after row of vines -- and that repetition makes it easy to overlook little details like this that can be quite beautiful" -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer t... http://www.vinography.com/archives/2008/05/vinography_images_water_drople.html 2008-05-08T21:33:32-04:00 Vinography Images: Water Droplet Vinography There are some very exciting things happening behind-the-scenes in Washington, DC right now as it relates to the next USDA-recommended Food Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines set to be released in 2010. As I blogged about in December 2007, President George... http://www.carbwire.com/2008/05/08/nominate_a_lowcarb_expert_for_usdas_dietary_guidelines_advisory_committee 2008-05-08T17:28:00-04:00 Nominate A Low-Carb Expert For USDA's Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Carb Wire Diabetes Health seeks enthusiastic columnists of all kinds Does the subject of diabetes get you excited and motivated to pen your ideas and suggestions for dealing with it? Are you a diabetes professional, a layperson who has Type 1... http://www.carbwire.com/2008/05/08/you_can_become_a_columnist_for_diabetes_health 2008-05-08T17:21:00-04:00 You Can Become A Columnist For 'Diabetes Health' Carb Wire Talk about dedication to drinking - it's come to our attention that we're strictly amateurs. We've never even considered going to the great hereafter ensconced in a giant beer can, much less actually built the coffin and used it as... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LiquorSnob/~3/286335426/pabst_beer_can_coffin.php 2008-05-08T15:33:00-04:00 Pabst Beer Can Coffin Liquor Snob I tried the Dagoba Prima Materia (100%), Ghirardelli 100% Baking Bar, Meiji Cacao 99% and Chocolat Bonnat 100% Cacao bars ... none was particuarly edible and some were downright terrible experiences.  http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/candyblog/~3/286264887/ 2008-05-08T13:24:00-04:00 Four 99%-100% Chocolate Candy Blog About once a year, I get suckered into thinking that maybe, just maybe, cold cuts or some other meat-type product, mayonnaise or some other condiment type product, and soft wheat tortillas wouldn't be a horrible idea. This, in the common vernacular, is a wrap. Soon afterward I realize that I was horribly, horribly wrong. They are sold everywhere now, from your grocer's deli, to franchised restaurants. My questions are - how and why? How did this happen? Why do people find these an acceptable s... http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php?title=a_rant_about_wraps&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 2008-05-08T12:58:00-04:00 A Rant about Wraps Accidental Hedonist Filed under: Cookbook of the Day, Local Eating Farmers' Market and CSA season has finally started here in the Philadelphia area. The beginning signs of vegetal abundance and warmer weather has me delighted. Where I was once, just recently, totally uninspired by food and cooking, I am now itching to spend every free minute in my kitchen. Ivy Manning's new book, The Farm to Table Cookbook: The Art of Eating Locally has played a large role in this resurgence in food energy, as her books is f... http://feeds.slashfood.com/~r/weblogsinc/slashfood/~3/286379817/ 2008-05-08T12:57:00-04:00 The Farm to Table Cookbook, Cookbook of the Day SlashFood Filed under: Coffee shops, Fast Food, Food News The woman, an employee of a Tim Hortons coffee and donut chain in Toronto, gave a fussy toddler the tiny, 16-cent donut (called a "Timbit") to eat, and was promptly fired by her overzealous manager. The woman said she would have paid for the donut, but the store was busy and she had to work. As soon as Tim Hortons' corporate offices heard of the firing, they quickly issued a statement that the firing was a mistake (it was implied that the woma... http://feeds.slashfood.com/~r/weblogsinc/slashfood/~3/286362089/ 2008-05-08T12:30:00-04:00 Woman fired for giving "Timbit" to toddler SlashFood Several 100-foot wide sunny-side up eggs presently grace the city square of Leeuwarden, a town in the north of the Netherlands. http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/05/eggcidents-happ.html 2008-05-08T12:14:00-04:00 Eggcidents Happen The Food Section Appetizers A recent study at McGill University in Montreal, Canada proved that ghrelin, a hunger-inducing hormone in our gut, enhances the image of junk food's yumminess. The stimulant is naturally activated when hungry, causing quarter pounders and greasy pizza to look overwhelmingly tasty and unavoidable, as if we're junkies looking at crack. Read ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FastFoodFever/~3/286353777/please-don-go-to-mcdonalds-when-you.html 2008-05-08T12:07:00-04:00 Please Don't Go To McDonalds When You're Hungry Fast Food Fever Filed under: Recipes, Cocktails, Happy Hour Continuing with the theme week of numbered cocktails comes the 20th Century, from the book Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails . Wikipedia says it was created in the late 30s to help promote the introduction of the Hudson Dreyfus Engine, which powered the 20th Century Limited Train. I like the color. Continue reading Thursday Happy Hour: 20th Century Permalink | Email this | Comments ... http://feeds.slashfood.com/~r/weblogsinc/slashfood/~3/286345875/ 2008-05-08T12:05:00-04:00 Thursday Happy Hour: 20th Century SlashFood Quaker previously came out with a Breakfast Cookie which I thought was Diettrash (read the review). Seriously, a cookie - for breakfast? I don't care if has 20% of the RDA for fiber, a cookie should never be considered a... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iateapienet/reviews/indexxml/~3/286175676/quaker_morning.php 2008-05-08T12:01:09-04:00 Quaker Morning Minis: Cinnamon Sugar & Oats Cookies Iateapie.net Shabu Shabu is the new toast of the town. And speaking of toasts... http://gourmetfood.suite101.com/blog.cfm/586 2008-05-08T12:00:00-04:00 Cin Cin Not for Shabu Shabu Toast Suite101 The specialty beverage industry particularly Smart Water is now the recipient of a clever parody from Brooklyn designer/photographer Till Krautkramer, whos rolled out an elaborate marketing campaign for a line of beverages called MeatWater. The website proudly declares that the drink uses only the finest protein for such High Efficiency Survival Beverages as Dirty Hot Dog, an authentic taste of the Big Apple you can sip through a straw! and Italian Sausage: Mangia... http://gothamist.com/2008/05/08/meatwater_promi.php 2008-05-08T11:54:00-04:00 MeatWater Promises Delicious Dinner in a Bottle Gothamist Filed under: Newspapers, On the Blogs, in sixty seconds Osteria pizza chef Jeff Michaud recently taught a workshop at Foster's Homeware on how he makes his smoky, thin pizzas (that start at $15 and go up from there). Inquirer food columnist Rick Nichols attended the class and thinks the best way to learn Michaud's secrets is through osmosis. We all know that salads are best tossed with a simple vinaigrette. However, we don't always think of applying those oil and vinegar emul... http://feeds.slashfood.com/~r/weblogsinc/slashfood/~3/286329761/ 2008-05-08T11:34:00-04:00 The Philly Inquirer in 60 seconds: Artisanal pizza, vinaigrettes and lost recipes SlashFood "Hamburger Matty" Jacobs linked to an online flash version of 1980s arcade hit Burgertime way back in 2005 here on A Hamburger Today. Unfortunately that link is dead, but fear not! I have found a new one here. Procrastinate away. ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedmeaburger/~3/286151824/online-burgertime-videogame.html 2008-05-08T11:30:00-04:00 Burgertime Video Game Online Again A Hamburger Today Filed under: Snacks, Chocolate, On the Blogs If you forget about the second "L," this is rather gross, isn't it? The color of the food doesn't help, as it's, um, brown. Not really sure where these are from, and because they have chocolate in them I'm going to assume they're not dog treats (though from the pic on the box that wouldn't be a crazy mistake to make). [via RiffTrax] Permalink | Email this | Comments ... http://feeds.slashfood.com/~r/weblogsinc/slashfood/~3/286313612/ 2008-05-08T11:01:00-04:00 Have you had your Collons today? SlashFood That's a lotta dough: Papa John's passes $1 billion mark in online sales. Kind of amazing, really, especially considering that PJ's has the worst online ordering system of the big three. That's a seven-year total, and the chain announced the news yesterday. "In 2001, the chain's online sales totaled $20.4 million. Last year, its online sales approached $400 million." ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedmeaslice/~3/286121638/papa-johns-hits-online-ordering-milestone.html 2008-05-08T10:35:15-04:00 Papa John's Hits Online Ordering Milestone Slice Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, How To, Mother's Day Sometimes, nothing is as special as a hand-made gift from a kid. However, when we're talking about food, it's sometimes better to plan and prepare, rather than fall victim to a tyke's whimsical and questionable cookery. (Not to mention the potential mess that will result from willy nilly cooking kids.) What follows is an easy to whip up menu for kids to make mom on Mother's Day. It's tasty, easy to prepare, requires minimal parental inter... http://feeds.slashfood.com/~r/weblogsinc/slashfood/~3/286281640/ 2008-05-08T10:03:00-04:00 A menu for kids who want to cook for mom on Mother's Day SlashFood I haven't done one of these in a while, as I needed to take a break from whiskey after going non-stop on them for nearly two months straight. Don't get me wrong, I loved the recent trips abroad and at home, but too much of a good thing will quickly become a bad thing. Thus, the break. Meanwhile, I'm still putting in about 1000 words a day for the book, and will soon start the final editing process before handing off to my agent and publisher. But I'll talk about the book later. I got to tast... http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php?title=whiskey_tasting_notes_parker_s_heritage_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 2008-05-08T09:42:00-04:00 Whiskey Tasting Notes: Parker's Heritage Collection Accidental Hedonist Everyone knows that ramps and bacon go well together. Everyone who knows about ramps, that is and if you don't, get down to the Union Square greenmarket or the Park Slope Food Co-op sometime in the next few weeks before they disappear for the year! Ramps are wild leeks, the incredibly pungent and delicious greens that appear for just a few weeks each spring. Even Wildman Steve Brill says that ramps are "simply the best-tasting member of the entire onion family, wild or commercial."... http://gothamist.com/2008/05/08/ramp_udon_soup.php 2008-05-08T09:08:00-04:00 Ramp Udon Soup with Bacon Consomm?? and Asparagus Tempura Gothamist I want to thank those who offered their opinion about what they like and don't like about Accidental Hedonist. You've gone a long way in determining just where I should focus my interests. At least anecdotally, it seems as if a great majority of the people like the mish-mash of topics covered here. I find a great relief in that, as my own interests vary in the food world, and I think I would go crazy if I had only one topic to write about. That being said, a fair many people have said some var... http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php?title=thanks_to_all&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 2008-05-08T09:05:00-04:00 Thanks to all!! Accidental Hedonist Filed under: On the Blogs, in sixty seconds Another round-up of food posts from our favorite environmental sister site, Green Daily: Tired of eating right? Check out organic dietary supplements Help save the environment at work during lunchtime Going on a picnic? Here are the most eco-friendly options for portable utensils Our own Suburban Farmer gives us the lowdown on egg hunting and broodiness Startling facts about organic food A Brooklyn man blogs abou... http://feeds.slashfood.com/~r/weblogsinc/slashfood/~3/286244530/ 2008-05-08T09:00:00-04:00 GreenDaily in 60 Seconds: Farms, food facts, and fishing SlashFood Filed under: West Coast, Vegetables, Fruit, Newspapers, Lists, America, in sixty seconds, Local Eating This week, the Los Angeles Times Food section focuses on Farmers' Markets: Southern California farmers are nearing retirement age, so the next generation is taking over The full list of Farmers Markets by day Meals inspired by what's fresh at the market: Chicken Fricasee with Spring Vegetables, Tomato Herb Panzanella, and Cinnamon Tortilla Chips with Strawberry Avocado Sa... http://feeds.slashfood.com/~r/weblogsinc/slashfood/~3/286225979/ 2008-05-08T08:30:00-04:00 Los Angeles Times Food section in 60 seconds: Next gen farmers, market meals, and farm stands SlashFood Some people cook with time, and use just their eye, but on larger cuts of meats, and when cooking lots of meat at once - you can end up with underdone chicken or pork loins. ... High heat probe Preprogrammed & programmable Dual progress display Target range indication Color-coded scale Pre-alert 10?? before target temp Overcooked alert for 10?? after target temp We're grilling some pork chops here. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KitchenContraptionscom/~3/286076234/018745.php 2008-05-08T08:26:00-04:00 CDN 2-IN-1 PROBE THERMOMETER - Grill Meats to Perfection Kitchen Contraptions Joanne Chen is the author of the newly released The Taste of Sweet: Our Complicated Love Affair with Our Favorite Treats. In the book, her first, she explores the science and culture behind why some of us have insatiable sweet... http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/2008/05/qa-joanne-chen.html 2008-05-08T08:01:00-04:00 Q&A: Joanne Chen, Student of Sweet The Food Section Filed under: Vegetables Got a magnificent mushroom recipe? You could win two pounds of morel mushrooms from Marx Foods! According to the contest description, Marx Foods is open to "the most simple ideas to complicated epicurean creations." However, they do point out that "sometimes with fresh seasonal items, they should be the star of a dish and not overshadowed with other flavors." My guess is that they will pick something simple that really features the mushrooms, but they could surpr... http://feeds.slashfood.com/~r/weblogsinc/slashfood/~3/286209762/ 2008-05-08T08:00:00-04:00 Win 2lbs of morel mushrooms - $113.50 value SlashFood At Food & Wine, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten shows you how to roast a suckling pig. http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/05/suckling-pig-10.html 2008-05-08T07:49:00-04:00 Suckling Pig 101 The Food Section Appetizers