AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: Fish Forever, Paul Johnson
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