Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Pozole: streamlined and budget friendly (source: SF Gate)

Pozole, the hearty Mexican hominy stew, can either be a celebratory dish or a humble everyday food. A meaty broth studded with hominy and vegetables, with an earthy flavor from chiles, it's one of the most satisfying foods I know. And when the urge for it.... (source: SF Gate) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Looking back on 2009's top new restaurants (source: SF Gate)

It was a year of recession for the economy and progression for the dining scene. Looking over the restaurants I reviewed this year, you'd never know money was tight; new places kept opening, and quality remains high. In just one week this month, three high... (source: SF Gate) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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What 2009 put on our tables (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

If a recession is the ultimate test of a restaurant scene's soul, 2009 proved that Philadelphia's virtue as an eater's paradise is growing as dynamically as ever. Yes, revenues on the whole were off. And, yes, we witnessed the pillars of another era's glor... (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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Finding Healthy Fast Food (source: Topix.net)

Where can you find healthy fast food? If you're in a hurry, you may not have time to prepare a proper healthy meal. (source: Topix.net) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
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Whiskey's a go-go: Brown spirits enjoy a surge, by the glass & in recipes (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough." - Mark Twain (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Brooklyn's Flavor Route to the South (source: New York Times)

For more than 40 years, vendors have hauled fresh black-eyed peas, ham hocks and other foods up from the South and sold them from the backs of trucks in Brooklyn. (source: New York Times) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Winemaker to watch: Steve Matthiasson (source: SF Gate)

Call it the revenge of the vineyard guy. Before his own wines got attention, Steve Matthiasson was already established as a thinking man's viticulturist, as the pruning shears on his wine labels attest. In 2006 he was hired by one of Napa's most thoughtful... (source: SF Gate) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Heart and Stroke Foundation calls for regulation of unhealthy trans fats (source: Topix.net)

The Heart and Stroke Foundation says heart-clogging trans fats are still too commonly found in the food we eat. (source: Topix.net) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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Much Ado About Lunch: Fast Food a Little Faster (source: New York Times)

GoMobo allows busy people to order, pay for and pick up takeout food without waiting in line. (source: New York Times) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Many Restaurants, Fast Food, Pizza Places, Liquor Stores Open on Christmas Day 2009 (source: Topix.net)

It is one of those questions that always comes up. Will my favorite restaurant be open on Christmas Day 2009? Christmas Day is one of those holidays where most things, such as restaurants, fast food, pizza places, liquor stores, are all open. (source: Topix.net) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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If It's on a Bun, It's a Burger (source: New York Times)

At 25 Burgers, the choices include traditional ground beef, or alternatives like pulled pork, blue-claw crab, turkey or vegetarian patties. (source: New York Times) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Saving New Orleans Culture, One Sandwich at a Time (source: New York Times)

This month, New Orleans is having a party for the po' boy, the city's signature and some say endangered sandwich. (source: New York Times) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Christmas time (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Whether you have a long-standing tradition of hosting a crowd on Christmas or are new to the pleasures and anxieties of that sort of get-together, preparation is the key to happy holiday hosting. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Shaken & Stirred: 500-Year-Old Liqueur Hits the Cocktail Circuit (source: New York Times)

B�n�dictine, which celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2010, has evolved from a bitter medicine formulated by French monks into a fancy-schmantzy after-dinner liqueur. (source: New York Times) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Affordable, alternative, all lovely bubblies (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

There may remain some Champagne bling-seekers who want to make like Jay-Z and ring in the new year with a gaudy, gold-dipped bottle of "Ace of Spades," the $300 bubbly by Armand de Brignac. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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War on fat: California trans-fat ban goes into effect Friday (source: Topix.net)

California will bar restaurants from cooking with trans fat beginning New Year's Day, becoming the first state to crack down on the substance tied to clogged arteries, strokes and coronary heart disease. (source: Topix.net) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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RESTAURANTS : DJ Music and Fast Food (source: Topix.net)

It s all hip-hop and hot dogs at DJ, a music and fast food restaurant in a hipster neighborhood in the East District. (source: Topix.net) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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New Year's entertaining the easy way (source: SF Gate)

When I was a little girl, I always associated this time of year with my parents entertaining. That doesn't mean family holiday dinner buffets with massive portions. By entertaining, I mean "plated dinners with multiple courses, dressing up and drinking lot... (source: SF Gate) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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If It's on a Bun, It's a Burger (source: New York Times)

At 25 Burgers, the choices include traditional ground beef, or alternatives like pulled pork, blue-claw crab, turkey or vegetarian patties. (source: New York Times) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Whiskey's a go-go: Brown spirits enjoy a surge, by the glass & in recipes (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough." - Mark Twain (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: life style / food dining news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Many Restaurants, Fast Food, Pizza Places, Liquor Stores Open on Christmas Day 2009 (source: Topix.net)

It is one of those questions that always comes up. Will my favorite restaurant be open on Christmas Day 2009? Christmas Day is one of those holidays where most things, such as restaurants, fast food, pizza places, liquor stores, are all open. (source: Topix.net) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Short Orderers (source: New York Times)

Many moons ago I watched aghast as my young niece and nephew cheerfully masticated a lunch of French fries and ketchup during a family ski vacation in Utah. "How can they be allowed to eat like that?" I hissed sotto voce to my husband, who nodded in smug s... (source: New York Times) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
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Much Ado About Lunch: Fast Food a Little Faster (source: New York Times)

GoMobo allows busy people to order, pay for and pick up takeout food without waiting in line. (source: New York Times) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

How Posted Calories Affect Food Orders (source: New York Times)

One study said an effort had no effect on residents in poor neighborhoods, while another saw modest changes citywide. (source: New York Times) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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The Lives They Lived: Ben Ali: Hot Sauce (source: New York Times)

The chili that shaped a family. (source: New York Times) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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What 2009 put on our tables (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

If a recession is the ultimate test of a restaurant scene's soul, 2009 proved that Philadelphia's virtue as an eater's paradise is growing as dynamically as ever. Yes, revenues on the whole were off. And, yes, we witnessed the pillars of another era's glor... (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Heston Blumenthal snapped scoffing fast food at Wimpy (source: Topix.net)

Top celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal was snapped tucking into a burger when he visited a fast food chain in Twickenham. (source: Topix.net) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Looking back on 2009's top new restaurants (source: SF Gate)

It was a year of recession for the economy and progression for the dining scene. Looking over the restaurants I reviewed this year, you'd never know money was tight; new places kept opening, and quality remains high. In just one week this month, three high... (source: SF Gate) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Feasting on the word (source: Topix.net)

Would you like a scripture with those fries? Or how about some Bible verses with that burger? At all In-N-Out Burger outlets, patrons will receive a biblical chapter-and-verse reference on some of your packaging, whether they want it or not. (source: Topix.net) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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A Good Appetite: Everything From Nuts to Soup (source: New York Times)

A version of chestnut soup that makes an opulent starter for a holiday meal but is simple enough to cook all winter long. (source: New York Times) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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Saving New Orleans Culture, One Sandwich at a Time (source: New York Times)

This month, New Orleans is having a party for the po' boy, the city's signature and some say endangered sandwich. (source: New York Times) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Survey reveals favorite fast-food restaurants (source: Topix.net)

Here are two excerpts from the NRN story : When the more than 3,000 consumers surveyed were asked to name characteristics of restaurants they liked most, Chick-fil-A and Five Guys finished with the most and second-most citations of friendliness and cleanli... (source: Topix.net) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Pozole: streamlined and budget friendly (source: SF Gate)

Pozole, the hearty Mexican hominy stew, can either be a celebratory dish or a humble everyday food. A meaty broth studded with hominy and vegetables, with an earthy flavor from chiles, it's one of the most satisfying foods I know. And when the urge for it.... (source: SF Gate) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: life style / food dining news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

The Minimalist: Taking the Mystery Out of French P�t� (source: New York Times)

French-style p�t� is in fact easier to make than my grandmother's chopped liver, which called for rendering chicken fat. (source: New York Times) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Heart and Stroke Foundation calls for regulation of unhealthy trans fats (source: Topix.net)

The Heart and Stroke Foundation says heart-clogging trans fats are still too commonly found in the food we eat. (source: Topix.net) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Winemaker to watch: Steve Matthiasson (source: SF Gate)

Call it the revenge of the vineyard guy. Before his own wines got attention, Steve Matthiasson was already established as a thinking man's viticulturist, as the pruning shears on his wine labels attest. In 2006 he was hired by one of Napa's most thoughtful... (source: SF Gate) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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Profit Rises 18% at Yum Brands (source: New York Times)

The company, which operates nearly 3,300 restaurants in mainland China, said sales in the country rose 10 percent in the third quarter. (source: New York Times) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Looking back on 2009's top new restaurants (source: SF Gate)

It was a year of recession for the economy and progression for the dining scene. Looking over the restaurants I reviewed this year, you'd never know money was tight; new places kept opening, and quality remains high. In just one week this month, three high... (source: SF Gate) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: life style / food dining news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Profit Rises 18% at Yum Brands (source: New York Times)

The company, which operates nearly 3,300 restaurants in mainland China, said sales in the country rose 10 percent in the third quarter. (source: New York Times) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Affordable, alternative, all lovely bubblies (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

There may remain some Champagne bling-seekers who want to make like Jay-Z and ring in the new year with a gaudy, gold-dipped bottle of "Ace of Spades," the $300 bubbly by Armand de Brignac. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Troy Smith, Founder of Sonic, Dies at 87 (source: New York Times)

Mr. Smith built a fast-food chain that benefited from America's embrace of car culture and recreational eating. (source: New York Times) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Survey reveals favorite fast-food restaurants (source: Topix.net)

Here are two excerpts from the NRN story : When the more than 3,000 consumers surveyed were asked to name characteristics of restaurants they liked most, Chick-fil-A and Five Guys finished with the most and second-most citations of friendliness and cleanli... (source: Topix.net) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Saving New Orleans Culture, One Sandwich at a Time (source: New York Times)

This month, New Orleans is having a party for the po' boy, the city's signature and some say endangered sandwich. (source: New York Times) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Short Orderers (source: New York Times)

Many moons ago I watched aghast as my young niece and nephew cheerfully masticated a lunch of French fries and ketchup during a family ski vacation in Utah. "How can they be allowed to eat like that?" I hissed sotto voce to my husband, who nodded in smug s... (source: New York Times) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Winemaker to watch: Steve Matthiasson (source: SF Gate)

Call it the revenge of the vineyard guy. Before his own wines got attention, Steve Matthiasson was already established as a thinking man's viticulturist, as the pruning shears on his wine labels attest. In 2006 he was hired by one of Napa's most thoughtful... (source: SF Gate) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: life style / food dining news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

If It's on a Bun, It's a Burger (source: New York Times)

At 25 Burgers, the choices include traditional ground beef, or alternatives like pulled pork, blue-claw crab, turkey or vegetarian patties. (source: New York Times) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Many Restaurants, Fast Food, Pizza Places, Liquor Stores Open on Christmas Day 2009 (source: Topix.net)

It is one of those questions that always comes up. Will my favorite restaurant be open on Christmas Day 2009? Christmas Day is one of those holidays where most things, such as restaurants, fast food, pizza places, liquor stores, are all open. (source: Topix.net) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Whiskey's a go-go: Brown spirits enjoy a surge, by the glass & in recipes (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough." - Mark Twain (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: life style / food dining news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

RESTAURANTS : DJ Music and Fast Food (source: Topix.net)

It s all hip-hop and hot dogs at DJ, a music and fast food restaurant in a hipster neighborhood in the East District. (source: Topix.net) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
Read More... [Source: industry / fast food news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com]

Winery of the year: Peay Vineyards (source: SF Gate)

Thirteen years ago, Nick and Andy Peay set out to make wine from their own grapes, grown on their own land. They had no established family estate, no angel investors. What they had was time to hunt along the California coast for the perfect site: a cold,..... (source: SF Gate) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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