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CARE Goes Against the (U.S.) Grainnew

The major aid agency launches boycott of U.S. crop dumping masquerading as charity.
NOW Magazine  |  Wayne Roberts  |  09-14-2007  |  Food+Drink

Recipe: Chocolate Guinness Cakenew

Beer cake!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Kim O’Donnel  |  09-06-2007  |  Food+Drink

Battle of the Cheap, Cheap Chardonnaynew

Fred Franzia was born into a winemaking family, related by marriage to the Gallos, and a lifelong friend to the Mondavis. Rather than grow his own, he started buying decent-quality surplus wine from producers and then selling it under his own label for cheap.
East Bay Express  |  Blair Campbell  |  09-05-2007  |  Food+Drink

Pinkberry Yogurt Trend Spreads to Coloradonew

In L.A., they were calling it "crackberry" and "frozen heroin juice." Consumers jovially referred to themselves as "addicts."
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Matthew Schniper  |  09-04-2007  |  Food+Drink

New Mexico Wineries Experiment with Nebbiolo Grapesnew

Temperamental, picky and unpredictable, this grape makes a manly wine that'll have his way with you and then leave you feeling violated but wanting more. Then I found out New Mexico was growing this fickle fruit.
Weekly Alibi  |  Maren Tarro  |  09-04-2007  |  Food+Drink

Good Eats for Cold Weathernew

As fall approaches, it's time to bring on the comfort food.
Artvoice  |  Bridget Kelly  |  08-31-2007  |  Food+Drink

The Best Wine Blogsnew

Many wine lovers these days discover wines, meet fellow wine lovers, and, yes, buy wine, all via the internet.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Sao Anash  |  08-31-2007  |  Food+Drink

Fight Heats Up Over Chimayo Chilenew

The Chimayo chile comes from heirloom strands that are about 400 years ago -- but there are no regulations governing use of the term "Chimayo chile," and some believe that puts the Chimayo brand in peril.
Santa Fe Reporter  |  David Alire Garcia  |  08-30-2007  |  Food+Drink

Send a Salami to Your Boy in the Armynew

If you ever had an MRE, you'd understand why.
Illinois Times  |  Julianne Glatz  |  08-30-2007  |  Food+Drink

Recipe: The (Unofficial) Ivy Gimletnew

As its lean moniker suggests, this cocktail can be a simple affair that gets straight to the point (drinking).
San Antonio Current  |  Elaine Wolff  |  08-29-2007  |  Food+Drink

Environmentally Friendly Approaches to Winemakingnew

Having choices between conventionally made wines and those more eco-conscious was once non-existent, but now they are more plentiful.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Michael Hughes  |  08-27-2007  |  Food+Drink

'Fish Forever': The Culinary Waters are Safenew

Depleted fish stocks, bycatch, environmentally destructive fish farms, mercury contamination and other concerns have made what was once a feel-good choice fraught with complications -- Paul Johnson's book offers a practical guide to selecting seafood today.
Metro Silicon Valley  |  Stett Holbrook  |  08-23-2007  |  Food+Drink

Everywine: The Miracle of 'Two Buck Chuck'?new

Charles Shaw Winery is the Everyman of the wine universe, that ordinary individual whom the public roots for in the face of extraordinary circumstances.
INDY Week  |  Arturo Ciompi  |  08-23-2007  |  Food+Drink

Displaced New Orleans Chef Conjures 'Ruby Slippers'new

Amy Cyrex Sins' The Ruby Slippers Cookbook: Life, Food, Family & Culture After Katrina is a book that is both hard to look at and impossible not to -- and it's probably perfectly reflective of the storm and its aftermath.
San Antonio Current  |  Ron Bechtol  |  08-22-2007  |  Food+Drink

Scalloping Gourmetnew

It's time to get reacquainted with this versatile mollusk.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Mara Zepeda  |  08-20-2007  |  Food+Drink

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