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Torte Reportnew

This torte is one of the best things you could possibly make with purple Italian prune plums. and you must only use purple Italian prune plums when making it.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
10-06-2011 |
Food+Drink
Idaho's Newest (Old) Wine Regionnew

It's safe to say that no one has ever mistaken Lewiston for Bordeaux, but back in the 1870s, French immigrants apparently saw the region's potential.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
10-05-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Idaho Wine, Lewiston
The Wine Provincenew

Ten wines from Nova Scotia you should try before you make some dumb comment about how Nova Scotia wine sucks.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Craig Pinhey |
09-23-2011 |
Food+Drink
Dirty Dixie Martinis Infused With True ‘Kuntry’ Attitudenew

My boycott of Wal-Mart and other, rapacious big-box stores never extended to Borders, and I’m sorry to see it go; it was often the book-end to a Whole Foods visit.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
09-22-2011 |
Food+Drink
Drink for Rain, Drink for Fallnew

Beer isn’t just for fancy food pairings, but also for special occasions. Thankfully the season offers special occasions galore.
San Antonio Current |
Travis E. Poling |
09-21-2011 |
Food+Drink
South Africa, Chile Deliver More Southern Sweetheart Winesnew

As was predicted — or perhaps threatened — the south is rising again. In the case of wine, it’s both again and for the first time.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
09-21-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Chilean Wine, South African Wine
Hippie Mom Battles Grocernew
Caring about what our children eat is a good thing - up to a point.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
09-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
Food Trucks Prohibited, Says Oaklandnew

While cities around the country are embracing mobile food vendors, Oakland still treats most of them as scofflaws.
East Bay Express |
John Birdsall |
09-16-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: food trucks in oakland
Fast Fall Flavorsnew

Tips and tricks to enjoy the season.
The Reader |
Summer Miller |
09-15-2011 |
Food+Drink
Corruption of a Chicken Farmernew

There's no way around the fact that if you eat meat, you have blood on your hands. When I worked on a farm, the long afternoons spent slaughtering chickens helped shape my belief that all meat eaters should, at least once, kill and butcher an animal. It's the only way to really comprehend what you're eating.
Charleston City Paper |
Ari LeVaux |
09-14-2011 |
Food+Drink
Coeur d'Alene Tribe Gets Back to its Food Rootsnew

Many tribes have limited access to land suitable for practicing traditional, ancient food ways. The net result is that Native Americans tend to produce little of their own food and have limited control over the kinds of foods imported into their communities.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
09-14-2011 |
Food+Drink
Attack of the Kevlar Tomatoesnew

Talking with Barry Estabrook, author of the new book Tomatoland.
Gambit |
Megan Peck |
09-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
The Lentil: A Beloved Legumenew

Folks flock to Palouse festival to laud lentils.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
09-07-2011 |
Food+Drink
A Real Taste of Home at Capra's in High Pointnew

I haven’t had Italian-style pork in forever, and the sandwich made me moan: thin-sliced, warm and spicy pork on a fine Italian sub roll.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
09-01-2011 |
Food+Drink
Be-gin the Morning With Ginnew

"What we're doing is comparing our standard batch of gin with the proposed batch of gin," he said as he poured two separate gins into glasses set on a table in front of us. "We're going to smell and taste and see how they match up."
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
08-31-2011 |
Food+Drink