Daily Digest: April 30, 2013
Where do LA's seafood-centric chefs like to eat sushi? [LA Mag]
More details about the lifted ban on Italian cured meats. [LAT]
The majority of restaurant spending in France now goes to fast food. [NPR]
TV fans design tea blends inspired by their favorite shows. [NPR]
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Daily Digest: February 1, 2013
Germany’s beer consumption reaches an all-time low. [Time]
Descendants of Earl Grey sell tea to China, turn history on its head. [Reuters]
Diner gets a side of concussion at Wolfgang Puck restaurant. [HuffPo]
U.S. Justice Department tries to stop Budweiser and Corona merger. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
News Feed: December 6, 2012
Drinking tea was once considered to be a reckless act. [NPR]
Hipsters adopt an unlikely hobby: hunting. [Slate]
Umami Burger, ink.sack, and more to open at LAX. [LAT]
Starbucks to offer a stainless-steel gift card. [Chicago Tribune]
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News Feed: February 29, 2012
Giveaway: Get an Artisan Tea Sampler from Beard House Purveyor Mighty Leaf Tea!
As our schedules return to revved-up status after the easygoing weeks of summer, we’re called back to the pleasures of sipping on a mellow mug of tea after a long day. To help you maximize these relaxing moments, we’re teaming up with our fine tea purveyor, Mighty Leaf Tea, to give away 500 free samples of their amazing artisan teas!
Mighty Leaf recognizes that the purest, most natural ingredients deliver the richest tea flavors and unforgettable sensory experiences. Their artisan-crafted blends of whole leaf tea touch all the senses, blending together whole tea leaves, fruit, spices, and blossoms—flavors too big for ordinary tea bags. Mighty Leaf teas are always whole leaf teas, never cut, torn or crushed, and are wrapped in simple, artisan-crafted tea pouches, which are made from fully biodegradable materials.
The San Francisco–based company is giving away the following sampler to 500 members of the JBF community: 1 iced
Recipe: Jasmine Tea Sorbet
There's no better antidote to a humidity-cloaked day than this elegant and mellow sorbet from Ty Bellingham of New York's Kittichai. The icy treat gets its breezy, floral character from jasmine and Earl Grey tea leaves, while coconut milk adds a refreshing sweetness. Get the recipe here.
Looking for more ways to cool down? We've got more frozen dessert recipes here.
Recipes: Mother's Day Tea
Shuna Lydon's rose petal–vanilla bean shortbread
News Feed: March 28, 2011
Last night’s Sunday Supper at Chelsea Market, in photos. [Metromix]
Fundraiser for Japan in California restaurants. [Terra Restaurant]
Edible eggshells. [NYMag]
Six thousand words about Sandra Lee. [NYMag]
News Feed: March 14, 2011
Sampling New York City's afternoon-tea services. [NYT]
St. Patrick's Day recipes from the Los Angeles Times. [LAT]
Study shows that organic crops produce less than conventional. [Slate]
CHOW takes a food tour of Oakland. [CHOW]
It's maple-sugaring season: how will you celebrate? [Epi-Log]
On the Menu: Valentine's Tea
Treat your valentine to a romantic afternoon tea prepared by an all-star group of New York chefs. (See the full lineup here.) The incredible talents collaborating on this feast will tempt diners with a decadent selection of delicate savories and tempting sweets. Check out the menu below, then click here to secure your spot.
Sweets
Plain and Chocolate–Sweet Herb Scones with Kumquat Marmalade
Irish Tea Brack
Petits Fours Glacés
Lemon–Lavender Jewels
Miniature Mallomars (Get the recipe!)
Dark Chocolate–Dipped Cinnamon Meringues
Pear–
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This week on "Taste Matters", JBF's Mitchell Davis sits down with Bonnie Stern, aka "Canada's Julia Child" http://t.co/qjcnzFPznm
Next month at the #jamesbeardhouse: 2012 #jbfa winner Chris Hastings of Birmingham's Hot and Hot Fish Club http://t.co/n0qagSR1Y4
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