Daily Digest: June 10, 2013

by JBF Editors on June 10, 2013

spaghetti and meatballs

Just how Italian are spaghetti and meatballs? [Smithsonian]

London sushi restaurant serves diners' orders on flying trays. [Daily Mail]

Philly Beer Week's famous beer hammer has gone missing. [CBS Philly]

Otherworldly abstract photographs of food from photographer Ajay Malghan. [NPR]

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Daily Digest: May 21, 2013

by JBF Editors on May 21, 2013

cow

Dairy farmers head to Sacramento for a battle over the price of whey. [LAist]

For an ideal summer beer, look to the saison. [NYT]

Michael Bauer wonders where all the French restaurants have gone. [Inside Scoop SF]

California winery to retrieve its ocean-aged wine today. [Denver Post]

NASA is funding a 3D food printer for space voyages. [The Verge]

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Cool Apps: JBF Editors Pick Their Favorite Food Apps and Sites

by JBF Editors on May 31, 2011

BF Editors Pick Their Favorite Food Apps and Sites

Yelp Monocle
We might not always count on the reviews, but the ability to hold up your phone to find out what restaurants are in the vicinity lets you weigh the best options based on where you are at that very moment.

Gourmet Live
Proving that you don’t need coated paper stock to offer exciting features and mouthwatering photography, Gourmet is getting a new life.

Oysterpedia
This app from NYC’s Mermaid Inn restaurant lets you read about all kinds of East and West Coast oysters and store
info about your favorites to reference each time you hit up the raw bar.

YouTube
It’s not an app, but if you’re curious about a particular cooking technique, chances are you can find a video of someone demonstrating it. A few months ago we wanted to make handmade cavatelli, and we found a clip of a journalist making them with her Southern Italian grandmother.

Instapaper
This is... Read more >

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Hot Apps

by jbfauthor on May 31, 2011

Ever since cavemen put flame to flesh, technology and food have been intertwined. Check out this piece by JBF editor Alison Tozzi Liu on the hot apps and other technologies that are changing the way we cook and eat.

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Wine Wisdom: The Virtual Oenophile

by Anna Mowry on May 26, 2011

One of the most plugged-in wine personalities we know, Natalie MacLean leads the new-media pack. We got in touch with the JBF Award winner to hear what she had to say about her new app, Natalie MacLean Wine Picks & Pairings, and the survival of traditional media.

JBF: Tell us about your new app. What are the coolest features?

NM: Natalie MacLean Wine Picks & Pairings just launched a few weeks ago. It’s essentially ten apps rolled into one. It’s available for iPhone and BlackBerry, with a mobile site for other smartphone platforms. We're currently testing the Android version.

With this new app, you can walk into any store and use your phone to scan a wine bottle’... Read more >

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Food Matters: Beard Bytes

by jbfauthor on April 06, 2010

With hundreds of food-related apps available, the iPhone is one of the hottest gadgets for the professional and home cook. But which ones are worth a download? We asked chefs to tell us which tools they are using right now. Read on for their answers, and make your phone the most valuable multitasker in your kitchen.

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