Archive for August, 2007

ARIZONA–Carnivores rejoice! As part of its ongoing commitment to helping family farms, on Tuesday, August 29, Chipotle Mexican Grill will donate proceeds from sales of items made with naturally raised pork, beef, and chicken to Farm Aid, a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes family farming and sustainable agriculture. Chipotle will contribute up to $50,000 [more...]

You know cooking has reached a peak when there’s a YouTube-like website devoted to videos of people cooking. This brings the cooking class to you. Just think of the possibilities.
Check out I’m Cooked.
I like the “most viewed” videos link where they list videos showing actor Christopher Walken roasting a chicken with pears and Sir Paul McCartney making mashed [more...]

What is this world coming to when sweet baby carrots are thrown from the train because of Shigella salmonella scare?
If you receive FDA recall alerts, you’ll soon learn that more than one thing a day gets recalled and food, whether it’s for pets or people, is getting more frequent.
The old adage of eating your vegetables could [more...]

It may not be as much fun as taking a winetasting course in person - complete with samples, but it’s certainly convenient. It’s also a way to get some good knowledge as to what makes some Cabernet Sauvignon cost over $100 a bottle and others cost less than $10.
The online winetasting course will also cover: grape varietal, [more...]

You’ve all heard of Trader Joe’s, but what about Jungle Jim’s?  Jungle Jim’s is a local international foods grocery store in Fairfield Ohio, just north of Cincinnati.  It is about 45 minutes from my home and it is truly a culinary adventure from start to finish. 
They are known for having EVERYTHING from EVERY COUNTRY, and [more...]