The Food Section: Appetizerslinks to culinary news, recipes, and gastronomical ephemeraBritish Pigs: Best in the World- June 23, 2008 After buying his own pig he refers to as "the Empress", Guardian writer Alex James declares British pork the best in the world. After all, ". . . in Britain we have higher welfare standards than almost everywhere else. ....http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/british-pigs-be.html Summer Sips: Sweet Tea Vodka- June 23, 2008 John T. Edge sizes up Firefly Distillery's Sweet Tea Vodka. Made with and tea from the Charleston Tea Plantation and sweetened with Louisiana sugarcane, "The stuff should be swill, consigned forever to be a base spirit for Long Island Iced...http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/summer-sips-swe.html Turbo Blender: The Vita-Mix 5200- June 23, 2008 Want a fancy blender with the power to grind rocks Village Voice's Fork in the Road sizes up the $450 Vita-Mix, the Ferrari of blenders, with blades that spin at 250 miles per hour.http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/turbo-blender-t.html (Untitled)- June 21, 2008 Currently: Off to the land of the shakerato for the next two weeks. Guest-helming the Appetizers station will again be Melissa McCart. Agenda listings will be posted weekly as per usual, along with the a possible dispatch from our Italian...http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/currently-off-t.html Cooking.com: $13 Million in Venture Funding- June 20, 2008 Online retailer Cooking.com has raised $13 million in venture capital to "expand editorial and social-networking operations," open a new distribution center, and extend its "Powered by Cooking.com"network.http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/cookingcom-13-m.html Tough Days for Teff- June 20, 2008 The global food crisis is causing Ethiopian Jews living in Israel to give up injera. The traditional bread is made from teff grain, whose price has skyrocketed by some 300 percent over the past year.http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/tough-days-for.html Test the Cows- June 20, 2008 Based on an obscure 1913 law, the Department of Agriculture won't allow American beef producers to use a "rapid test" that could screen every cow slaughtered for mad cow disease, writes Michael Hansen, senior scientist at Consumers Union. The USDA's...http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/test-the-cows.html The Holy Trinity of Taste- June 19, 2008 Salty, sweet, crunchy. Sharp, rich, crumbly. Hot, bland, crisp. The best dishes come in threes, writes Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/the-holy-trinit.html Test Drive: The Ikan- June 19, 2008 Comparing it to George Jetson's "Food-a-Rac-a-Cycle," David Pogue reviews the Ikan, a countertop device designed to eliminate trips to the supermarket.http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/test-drive-the.html Roll Your Own...Ice Cream- June 18, 2008 A ball you can roll to make ice cream and other summer cooking gadgets.http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2008/06/roll-your-ownic.html |