Are we stuffing more in on Thanksgiving? Recipes from the 1950s provide some answers
Heaping plates nullify Thanksgiving calorie cuts CAPITAL CULTURE: First lady uses shows like ‘Iron Chef,’ ‘Biggest Loser’ to spread message
CAPITAL CULTURE: Balanced TV menu for first lady Eat, shop and explore Chicago’s ethnic neighborhoods: Chinatown, Greektown, and more
Eat, shop, explore Chicago’s ethnic neighborhoods TV cooking star Rachael Ray helps struggling Ohio town still ravaged by loss of major employer
TV star Rachael Ray helps reeling Ohio town White House to host ‘Iron Chef America’ featuring first lady with Batali, Flay and Lagasse
White House to host episode of ‘Iron Chef America’ Fox locks up ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ star Gordon Ramsay for new show, and likely plenty of yelling
New reality cooking show for chef Gordon Ramsay A year after a year without: After simplifying for Earth’s sake, how to find middle ground?NEW YORK — Colin Beavan sat under the light of a single bulb, freaking out. Oregon launches anti-junk food TV ads campaignPORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon health officials are launching a public awareness campaign for parents to counter what they call “a barrage” of junk-food TV commercials aimed at children. Review: Renowned wine journalist George Taber finds new ground in wine tourism“In Search of Bacchus: Wanderings in the Wonderful World of Wine Tourism” (Scribner, 287 pages, $30), by George M. Taber: Thirty-three years ago, George M. Taber set the world of wine on fire with a four-paragraph dispatch about a tasting in France that compared the work of French vintners with those of their counterparts in California. The California wines won, and winemaking in the New World has never been the same. W.Va. town pegged as unhealthy worries chef Jamie Oliver’s TV show will focus on negativesCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Weary of being stuck with what they call the false label of America’s unhealthiest city, Huntington residents are offering a wary welcome to a celebrity TV chef who hopes to help them shape up. Fat city: W.Va. town worries celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s TV show will focus on negativesCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Weary of being stuck with what they call the false label of America’s unhealthiest city, Huntington residents are offering a wary welcome to a celebrity TV chef who hopes to help them shape up. Gourmet editor says magazine’s closing sign of the times, not judgmentDon’t tell former Gourmet editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl this week’s closing of the venerable food magazine reflects any sort of judgment on the food elite. Swiss cookbook settles debate over the authentic cheese fondue, offers many other recipesGENEVA — It’s dinnertime and farmers are dipping bread cubes into a molten pot of melted cheese, an image of Switzerland’s rustic mountainsides and garrets as iconic as Heidi at her chalet or men in embroidered vests playing 10-foot-long Alphorns. With Gourmet magazine gone, the American dinner table is a little less lavishAfter nearly 70 years of fine eating, the lavish meal known as Gourmet magazine is over. China clears downtown Beijing for massive parade to mark 60 years of communist ruleBEIJING — Downtown Beijing was virtually closed Wednesday, with police blocking off Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and other popular tourist landmarks in preparation for an extravaganza to mark 60 years of communist rule. Researchers say toasty, fruity aroma from Champagne provided by the bursts of tiny bubblesWASHINGTON — Don Ho was right. It is the tiny bubbles. A team of researchers — in Europe not surprisingly — found that Champagne’s bursting bubbles not only tickle the nose, they create a mist that wafts the aroma to the drinker. Toasty, fruity aroma from Champagne provided by the bursts of tiny bubblesWASHINGTON — Don Ho was right. It is the tiny bubbles. Morocco’s legendary Mamounia hotel reopens in Marrakech after three-year makeoverMARRAKECH, Morocco — Winston Churchill invited Franklin Roosevelt here to relax following strategic talks during World War II, and Alfred Hitchcock shot some of “The Man Who Knew Too Much ” in the hotel’s lobby — which has also been a haunt of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Chaplin, Sharon Stone and many other Hollywood stars for nearly a century. The Twittering Gourmet: Rocco DiSpirito cookbook relies on feedback from Twitter and FacebookTwitter and Facebook are helping Rocco DiSpirito write his new cookbook. NY judge rejects claim that cookbook best-seller by Seinfeld’s wife was culinary copycatNEW YORK — A New York judge has tossed out a cookbook author’s claim that comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s wife was a culinary copycat when she came out with one of her own. Ancient Thai-Indian links get modern twist in BangkokBANGKOK, Thailand — Outdoor markets tout sari sales, five-star hotels feature Indian chefs and Thais drop by a temple in the financial district to beseech Hindu gods to send profits their way. NYT food critic Frank Bruni writes book about dysfunctional relationship with foodNEW YORK — When Frank Bruni stepped on the scene as the chief restaurant critic for The New York Times more than five years ago, many industry insiders and observers thought the choice was odd. Review: Creating a virtual recipe box _ with postings to Facebook _ can be a snapPHILADELPHIA — For years, I have tucked away recipe cards of all shapes and sizes in nooks and crannies of my kitchen, determined that one day I would actually use them. Sadly, for many recipes, that day never came, partly because they were so disorganized. Hamburger created by Montana restaurant owner garners national attention, beefs up businessEUREKA, Mont. — A hamburger that a Eureka restaurant owner invented with leftover food has brought national recognition, saved the restaurant from closing and allowed the owners to hire more employees. Travel briefsLeaf-peeping in Iowa: Mississippi River, bridges of Madison County Jackson’s chef remembers role of personal doctor, praying with children on day singer diedLOS ANGELES — On the day Michael Jackson died, his personal chef says her first hint of something amiss was when his doctor didn’t come downstairs to get the juices and granola he routinely brought the King of Pop for breakfast each morning. Beyond tools, techniques, Julia Child’s legacy may be spirit, humorCONCORD, N.H. — From the timesaving tools and French techniques she loved to a famously dropped dinner, Julia Child left a lasting impression on a generation of cooks. La Belle Ville: Montreal, a city with European flair, minus the long flight and high euroMONTREAL — For a slice of Europe’s old world charm, cafe culture and epicurean delights, minus the long flight and tres grande euro costs, head to Montreal. The Canadian city — actually an island in the St. Lawrence River — has maintained the culture and language established here by the first French settlers in 1642, while adding some new world ingredients. Meatless in Paris: Vegetarian eating in the land of foie grasPARIS — Cote de boeuf, foie gras, escargot. French cuisine is hardly the stuff of vegetarians’ dreams. Polish nun bakes her way to celebrity, becoming top-selling cookbook authorKRAKOW, Poland — Emerging from the quiet of her convent, Sister Anastazja Pustelnik was confronted by a jarring image — her smiling face on posters plastered around town to hawk the cookbooks that have made the 59-year-old nun one of Poland’s best-selling authors. High art, cool fountains: St. Louis has new sculpture garden that’s just blocks from ArchST. LOUIS — A new sculpture garden in downtown St. Louis is trying to give a little something to everyone, offering a mixture of highbrow art, quiet spaces for reflection and whimsical spray fountains where visitors can cool off. Cooking with Twitter: Recipes free and frequent, but be prepared to decode themR Twttrd recips a gr8 new thing 4 bkg & ckng or r the dirctns 2 confusng for most peeps? On a scorcher of a day at Tour de France, Cavendish wins stage while Armstrong stays with packBRIGNOLES, France — Lance Armstrong just wanted to stay out of trouble on a scorching day one rider felt was better suited for baking bread. Not so Dolce Vita: Japanese tourists file police complaint after euro700 restaurant billROME — They were looking for a bit of La Dolce Vita but what two Japanese tourists got in a restaurant in Rome left a bad taste in their mouths. Gwyneth Paltrow keeps close ties to Spain after visiting as a teenagerNEW YORK — Gwyneth Paltrow speaks almost perfect Spanish — and she does it with an Iberian accent. |
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