AltWeeklies Wire
Knoxville's Surprising Mushrooms Industrynew

With Everything Mushrooms and Monterey Mushrooms, the Knoxville area may just be the mushroom capital of the Southeast.
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
10-18-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Foraging
Where cotton candy comes fromnew

In 1897, William James Morrison, former president of the Tennessee State Dental Association, co-created a machine capable of producing cottony strands of crystallized sugar.
INDY Week |
Emily Wallace |
10-17-2012 |
Food+Drink
Rye Revivalnew

Can rye whiskey regain its throne as the South's favorite spirit?
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
10-17-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Rye Whiskey
Grape Sense: An Award-Winning Vignolesnew

River City Winery, situated in downtown New Albany, won top honors at the Indy International Wine Competition for its 2011 Vignoles.
NUVO |
Howard Hewitt |
10-17-2012 |
Food+Drink
New Hope for New Orleans Food Trucksnew

A new push to streamline food truck regulations in New Orleans.
Gambit |
Kevin Allman and Alex Woodward |
10-15-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: New Orleans Food Trucks
Who Dat Tailgatenew
Easy muffalettas are perfect for a weekend of watching the Saints.
Jackson Free Press |
Jane Flood |
10-11-2012 |
Food+Drink
The President of Beersnew

We bootlegged beer from all 50 states for the ultimate American taste-off.
Willamette Week |
Martin Cizmar |
10-10-2012 |
Food+Drink
Twisted Tailgate Nachosnew
Amia Edwards shakes up plain nachos with seafood and Middle Eastern spices for a twist on the old classic.
Jackson Free Press |
Manivanh Chanprasith |
10-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
Are presidential homebrews a political edge?new

President James Madison proposed the creation of a national brewery and a cabinet position for a Secretary of Beer, which, sadly, never came to be.
INDY Week |
Julie Johnson |
10-04-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: White House Beer
GMO Transparencynew

In an election year, citizens deserve to know not only what's in our food, but whether our candidates took biotech money.
Honolulu Weekly |
Tiffany Hervey |
10-02-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Gluten-Free Rushnew

In the hurry to accommodate the gluten-free, restaurants may be unknowingly endangering them.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Wine Country, in the Citynew

The number of East Bay urban wineries is growing, as both vintners and consumers realize the economic and environmental benefits.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Two Mile Wines
Bread Uprising's revolutionary spiritnew

"We wanted to figure out ways and structures that made sure we kept foregrounding people of color and low-income communities that we want to be rooted in."—Tim Stallmann
INDY Week |
Victoria Bouloubasis |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Cold-Smoked Days and Salt-Cured Nightsnew

Three Oakland restaurants find the time and space to make their own charcuterie.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: charcuterie, Chop Bar
Eat Your Beernew

East Bay chefs are experimenting more and more with using beer as an ingredient — and what they're coming up with might surprise you.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink