AltWeeklies Wire
Guy Fieri and the Perils of Middlebrow Foodnew

The bad food diaries.
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
11-20-2012 |
Food+Drink
Really Good Chitnew

An Oregon brewery grows their own really good chit. But this chit is different. It's one of beer's most important ingredients: malted barley.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
11-15-2012 |
Food+Drink
Scary Sudsnew

These pumpkin beers are less than smashing.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
10-25-2012 |
Food+Drink
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
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
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
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
Understanding Glutennew

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. A lot of people have a hard time digesting it. Wheat is the basis of white flour, which is used to make bread and pasta.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Big Shownew

North Bay craft brewers prepare for the Great American Beer Festival.
North Bay Bohemian |
Ken Weaver |
09-20-2012 |
Food+Drink
Children of the (Candy) Cornnew

The evil candy corn industry has infiltrated major snack corporations in a continued effort to distract us from the scientific fact that candy corn is the second worst Halloween candy ever made.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Mike Breen |
09-20-2012 |
Food+Drink
A Look at Charleston's Percolating Coffee Scenenew

Every morning, Tyler Gilliam starts his day chasing after that perfect cup of coffee. The daily ritual begins with boiling water, dark-roasted grounds, and a French press. Brewing coffee for him is more than just a caffeine fix. It's an opportunity to relive delicious memories of European cafés and years of family tradition.
Charleston City Paper |
Nikki Seibert |
09-19-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tastes Like Chickennew

Want to eat local meat? One way to counter the big ag, big slaughterhouse trend is mobile slaughter units.
Eugene Weekly |
Ephraim Payne |
08-17-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: chicken farming
From These Tiny Grainsnew

The Kneading Conference gathers the expert and the eager to celebrate and scrutinize bread—and to talk about building community by relocalizing food production.
Metroland |
Amy Halloran |
08-03-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Locavore
Flower Powernew

A twist on farm-to-glass cocktails taps foragers and apothecary tradition.
Gambit |
Ian McNulty |
07-23-2012 |
Food+Drink
Making Moonshine and the Taxes You'll Owenew

Although homemade beer and wine are permissible in North Carolina, non-tax-paid spirituous liquor is another story.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
07-16-2012 |
Food+Drink