AltWeeklies Wire
Laughing Dog Fights For a Share of Local Hop Cropnew

"I love hops," he said in the earnest tone of a true believer. "To me, hops are what make beer beer."
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
11-03-2011 |
Food+Drink
The Elegant and Stylish Macintosh Focuses on Intense Flavornew

The Macintosh, the newest venture from Steve Palmer's Indigo Road Restaurant Group (which operates Oak, O-Ku, and the Cocktail Club), solves that dilemma, giving Bacon a new venue in which to more fully explore his distinctive culinary style.
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
11-03-2011 |
Food+Drink
Wine 101new

The journey from vine to glass.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Ted Scheffler |
11-01-2011 |
Food+Drink
Seeking Genetic Diversity in Abandoned Apple Orchardsnew

How 'bout them apples?
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
10-26-2011 |
Food+Drink
Hunter Gatherersnew

Lynda Foreman leads packs of mushroom hunters on a quest for culinary gold.
The Inlander |
Jordy Byrd |
10-24-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: matsutake, Picking Mushrooms
The Fine Art of Homemade Hoochnew

The easy art of fermenting alcohol at home.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jamie Collins |
10-24-2011 |
Food+Drink
How the Quest for Fire Led Me to the Punishing Four Horsemennew

More than 6,000 years ago, fledgling civilizations from Peru to the Bahamas were cultivating chili plants alongside such staples as maize and yam.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
10-20-2011 |
Food+Drink
Why Fuse When You Can Focus?new

I've been thinking a lot about "fusion" lately, and, in this age of simplicity, it's becoming more and more of a dirty word. I'm talking culinary fusion: the blending of cuisines from multiple cultures, the beguiling promise of creative flavors and novel combinations.
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
10-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Fusion Cuisine
Palouse Wheat Farmers Go Against the Grainnew

Wayne Jensen, a third generation Idaho farmer, is trying something new: growing a portion of his crop for local Northwest markets through a Washington-based co-op called Shepherd's Grain.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
10-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
Indy's Food Trucks Flourishnew

Indy’s new love affair with mobile meals means food trucks are flourishing — and just in time to prepare to feed the Super Bowl revelers.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
10-18-2011 |
Food+Drink
Beer Buzznew

Indiana brew expert Rita Kohn rounds up the week in local tapping and brewery news, including the Big Red Beer Fest.
NUVO |
Rita Kohn |
10-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: beer
Just Label Itnew

For years, polls have shown that about 90 percent of Americans support the labeling of foods that contain genetically modified organisms. A new coalition of groups thinks we’re at a tipping point on the issue, and is petitioning the FDA for mandatory labels on foods that contain GMOs.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
10-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
In Awe of the Pawpawnew

This friend of Huskey's had grown pawpaws back in Alabama, and knowing that Huskey loved growing odd fruit, thought he should try the stubby-banana-shaped pawpaw in Idaho.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
10-13-2011 |
Food+Drink
Burgers, Beer, and Ping-Pongnew

A hot New York trend has arrived in the Lowcountry -- the ping-pong bar.
Charleston City Paper |
Eric Doksa |
10-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Hom, charleston ping-pong bar
Remixnew

A remixed version of the classic Zombie cocktail.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
10-06-2011 |
Food+Drink