AltWeeklies Wire
Food Porn: An Interview With Tit, Ass, and Taco-Lovin' Tony Stamolisnew

Photographer Tony Stamolis just made a book about his favorite things. His favorite things happen to be naked ladies and tacos.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
04-01-2010 |
Food+Drink
An Offal Story: On Beef Cheeks and Barbacoanew
At my local store, none of the meat for sale is organic except the dog food. Unfortunately for my dog, I've been eating most of it myself.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
03-30-2010 |
Food+Drink
Eat Your Way Around the World Without Leaving Vegasnew
Julian Serrano, the Madrid-born chef of Picasso at the Bellagio, pays homage to his native cuisine at this CityCenter destination. The restaurant is stocked with tastes of Spain, like jamón Ibérico pata negra (cured ham that’s sliced straight off the leg in most Spanish home kitchens).
Las Vegas Weekly |
Las Vegas Weekly Staff |
03-26-2010 |
Food+Drink
Chef Swap: George Mendes of Aldea to Cook at FIGnew

In December, Mike Lata, chef and co-owner of FIG, cooked a Lowcountry-style dinner at Aldea, the acclaimed restaurant of George Mendes, a first-generation Portugese-American who has been getting a ton of recognition. Now Mendes will return the favor.
Charleston City Paper |
Stephanie Barna |
03-24-2010 |
Food+Drink
Meet Detroit's New Breed of Chef: They're Tattooed and Hang Like Rockstarsnew

The 26-year-old Dan Maurer is, um, quite a character. When he's excited, he weaves together sentences densely laced with so much swaggering profanity it sounds like a monologue from Ricky of the Trailer Park Boys.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
03-23-2010 |
Food+Drink
Snout to Tail: Breaking it Down Swine-Stylenew
Head: In this salumi-savvy scene, even options as uncommon as culatello and guanciale are everyday parlance. Which is why the la ventricina teramana, hand-crafted at Le Virtu, grabbed our attention.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Adam Erace and Tim McGinnis |
03-15-2010 |
Food+Drink
A Wicker Park Mainstay and Two Other Spots Make Adjustments for the Economic Climatenew
"I'll remember the food this time," said the friend I brought to the Southern, who'd accompanied me when I reviewed this Wicker Park restaurant's previous incarnation, Chaise Lounge.
Chicago Reader |
Heather Kenny, Anne Spiselman and Mike Sula |
03-15-2010 |
Food+Drink
How to Boil Water... and Other Good Thingsnew
Well it’s that time of year again... a time to watch the parade and enjoy all its revelries, and also an opportunity to eat corned beef-and-cabbage. It’s a simple recipe to prepare and one that tastes delicious with beer.
Artvoice |
Joe George |
03-12-2010 |
Food+Drink
Where are the Beers of Yesteryear?new
Buffalo got an unexpected boost in 2007 when Labatt USA moved its headquarters to Key Bank Tower. Although city officials didn’t know of the move until it was announced, Mayor Byron Brown was there at the grand opening.
Artvoice |
Buck Quigley |
03-12-2010 |
Food+Drink
Five Ways to Be a Better Locavorenew
Some of us don’t like meat. Or eggs. Or cheese. Or milk. Or anything that’s been cooked. Oh wait, that’s totally not true. But some of us choose not to consume these foods for very good reasons.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Marin Sardy |
03-11-2010 |
Food+Drink
Meat-Eaters Help Launch a New Front in the Slow-Food Movementnew

By the time Peter Licht pulled into Devil's Gulch Ranch to pick up his pig, four lambs had already been slaughtered. Mobile butcher John Taylor made quick work of them, gutting and cleaning each animal in about 15 minutes.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Stett Holbrook |
03-07-2010 |
Food+Drink
Wineries are Leading the Charge Toward More Responsible Agriculturenew

The California wine industry is keenly aware of its effect on the environment and is taking significant steps to lessen its impact. Not only are wineries being encouraged to move away from using industrial chemicals, they are exploring other solutions.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Kevin McLean |
03-04-2010 |
Food+Drink
We Wish it Were Fishier, but the New Sandbar is Still Topsnew
In its new Pearl Brewery location, the Sandbar is still the best seafood restaurant in town, and one of the finest San Antonio restaurants, period, even though it’s suffering from a sort of identity crisis.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
03-03-2010 |
Food+Drink
Forced to Watch Ice Ballet? Better Get Drinkingnew
In celebration of one the most popular Olympic sports, figure skating, and to make it more enjoyable when your special friend makes you watch it, it’s time to discover Belgian-style beers. These beers are perfect for cheering on our Canadian figure skaters.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
02-26-2010 |
Food+Drink
99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die: Fugu to Foie Gras, Pizza to Panuchosnew

The theme of this is somewhat morbid. We were going to call it "99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Move to San Diego," but it didn’t have the same ring of finality. You could drive up if you were really in the mood for a maple-bacon biscuit, but from beyond the grave?
L.A. Weekly |
Jonathan Gold |
02-26-2010 |
Food+Drink