Daily Digest: June 5, 2013

by JBF Editors on June 05, 2013

by JBF Editors on March 21, 2013

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The rise and fall of Hawaii's pineapple industry. [Smithsonian]

MIT anthropology professor's latest area of study is artisan cheese. [Boston Globe]

Passover recipes, shot through with Mexican flavors. [Chicago Tribune]

Study finds that kids who drink whole milk are slimmer. [NPR]

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Daily Digest: March 14, 2013

by JBF Editors on March 14, 2013

The thrilling world of Piedmontese beer. [F&W]

Pope Francis is no foodie. [NPR]

The USDA's new food desert map. [NPR]

Translating the wine world's lexicon is no easy task in China. [WSJ]

Cast your vote in Slate's Martini Madness. [Slate]

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News Feed: November 21, 2011

by jbfauthor on November 21, 2011

Running a sustainable coffee company: an interview with Ben Corey-Moran, director of coffee at Thanksgiving Coffee Company. [SE] Food Banks request healthy donations this holiday season. [HuffPo] Adding a bit of ethnic heritage to Thanksgiving dinner. [NPR]

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News Feed: May 23, 2011

by jbfauthor on May 23, 2011

It's time for the cupcake craze to die. [WSJ] Yuzu is a multitasker in the pantry. [WSJ] Bloody Marys outgrow their hair-of-the-dog status. [WSJ]

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News Feed: December 13

by jbfauthor on December 13, 2010

The joy of cooking in your fireplace. [WSJ] Food trucks halted by legal red lights in Chicago. [WSJ] An interview about reinventing fast food with Yoxi's Sharon Chang... [Wholesome Wave] ...and the folks who want to make pad Thai a new grab-and-go grub. [SF Gate] Wine demand grows in China.

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On the Menu: May 9 through May 15

by jbfauthor on May 07, 2010

Here’s what’s happening at the Beard House and around the country next week: Monday, May 10, 7:00 P.M. Malaysian Kitchen We’re honored to be hosting the closing dinner of NYC’s Luckyrice Festival, a celebration of the depth and breadth of Asian cuisine. We’ll be joined by Malaysian-inspired chef Zak Pelaccio and Malaysian-born Simpson Wong for a meal filled with the rich flavors of this multicultural cuisine. Tuesday, May 11, 6:00 P.M. The Great South African Wine Show Join us at the breathtaking Tribeca Rooftop for the largest tasting of South African wines in United States history. At this walk-around event you will be able to taste over 400 wines from over

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Eat this Word: Lapsang Souchong

by jbfauthor on March 25, 2010

WHAT? Smoky sipper. Enjoyed a cup of lapsang souchong with your afternoon cookie lately? If you’re like most Americans, the chances are slim. Lapsang souchong is a strong black tea with an assertive smoky flavor that has been likened to the taste of single-malt Scotch whiskey and cigars. Real lapsang souchong hails from Mount Wuyi in the Fujian province of China and is quite rare, but the name is often applied to black and oolong tea leaves of indiscriminate origin that have been treated with smoldering pinewood ash. According to legend, the smoking process was discovered by accident in a small village during the Qing dynasty when a group of soldiers took over a tea factory filled with fresh, unprocessed leaves. By the time the townspeople were able to get back into the factory, they didn’t have enough time to dry the leaves before market day, so they used pinewood fires to

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