AltWeeklies Wire
Eating Local: A Challenge or a Snap?new

The New Orleans locavore movement.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
06-03-2011 |
Food+Drink
Don't Ruin Your Burger With the Wrong Cheesenew
Whatever you do, don't get caught up in the juice dripping through your grate and forget about the importance of choosing the right cheese to top your burger. Some cheeses melt better than others, which will make your backyard grill the perfect place to showcase these stunning ozzers.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Kira Jefferson |
05-26-2011 |
Food+Drink
Beaten, Not Stirred: A Biscuit Storynew

Southern politics, Southern families, and beaten biscuits.
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
05-26-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Beaten Biscuit Recipe, Biscuits
Announcing Another Mexican Food Genre: Bro-Mexnew

The aesthetic of Bro-Mex restaurants centers around the world of energy drinks, surf culture, and MMA. Their clientele think lucha libre masks are hilarious, have Mexican-American friends or--if they're Mexican-American--don't speak much Spanish, and think Gringo Bandito is the greatest creation since Ed Hardy lighters.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
05-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Subtle Wines Taste Good, Toonew

For those willing to buck the "big is better" trend and explore the modest wines of the Loire, there is raw beauty and mind-boggling diversity that will both thrill and astonish
Fast Forward Weekly |
Kevin McLean |
04-22-2011 |
Food+Drink
From Foot to Plate: Foraging While Trekking Adds a Taste of the Wildnew

There are plenty of plants you can eat while out hiking, you just need to know how to identify them.
VUE Weekly |
Bobbi Barbarich |
04-21-2011 |
Food+Drink
Loco for Locavore: 9 Ways to Taste the Food of the Futurenew

In a world where big brand mayo companies are pushing their locavore roots, we've got to cut through the noise. To help you freshen up your locavore diet we're feeding you nine freshly-picked ideas that source no further than 100 miles from your front door and grow as close 10 feet from your back steps.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
04-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
Drip City: Everything Old is New Again in Portland's Coffee Scenenew

The history of coffee in Portland is one of constant, obsessive refinement, of obtaining better beans and pulling better shots. Staying on the jittery edge of the culture requires constant attention. Which is what we've been doing over the past several weeks. And what have we found?
Willamette Week |
Ben Waterhouse, Ruth Brown |
04-06-2011 |
Food+Drink
Idaho Vodkas Make High-End Use of the Humble Potatonew

From boutique distilleries to multi-brand companies, Idaho's most famous crop is getting fermented instead of fried.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
04-06-2011 |
Food+Drink
Food Truck Fevernew

Orlando's mobile food scene sheds its training wheels.
Orlando Weekly |
Katie Westfall |
03-29-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Food Trucks
Five Things You'd Think Would Be Vegan--But Aren'tnew

It's not easy to be an observant vegan. But then there are the pitfalls. Some things that should be vegan contain animal products, sometimes in surprising places. Here are five of those products.
OC Weekly |
Dave Lieberman |
03-28-2011 |
Food+Drink
The Local Food Revolutionnew

A local food revolution is quietly unfolding in Boulder County. It’s a revolution aimed at rebuilding this region’s capacity to feed its own people, to ensure food security and food sovereignty for all.
Boulder Weekly |
Michael Brownlee |
03-28-2011 |
Food+Drink
Searching the World for the Perfect Steaknew

Author Mark Schatzker traveled the world in search of the perfect steak. He found it in Idaho.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
03-18-2011 |
Food+Drink
The Forgotten Liquor of the Southnew

A good century before Scotch-Irish settlers started distilling corn liquor in the hills and hollows of Kentucky and Tennessee, Southerners were turning away from beer and ale (which was hard to brew and store in the hot, humid climate) and taking up rum.
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
03-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
Idaho Caviar Industry is in the Blacknew

Travelers whizzing past Southern Idaho's sagebrush desert on I-84 are likely thinking about anything but caviar. Rattlesnakes, lava rocks and the next restroom, sure. But not glistening black beads of high-end sturgeon roe. In the last 10 years, Idaho has become one of the country's top caviar producers.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
03-02-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Caviar