Archive for May, 2008




Japanese Tapas, Izakaya – Tucson Dining

 

I love Japanese food and am thrilled to learn there’s more than sushi and tempura in Tucson. A new restaurant, Ginza, recently opened serving sushi and I-za-ka-ya style fare. Izakaya resembles tapas where lots of smaller…

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It’s Greek to Me

Although I love Greek food and have lived in Tucson for almost 8 years, I recently went to Athens on 4th Ave. for my first time. I can’t wait to go back.

My fellow food writers took me for…

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Yesterday was my birthday and I turned one of those numbers that makes your heart stop and gives great pause to the universe.

I don’t know what I expected but it was just like any other day except I opened some…

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for approximately 808 pounds of ground beef products produced at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Lexington, Neb., establishment that may be contaminated with E.…

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In a nutshell: Almost 300 pounds of pork blood sausages are being recalled mostly in northern Calif.

May 21, 2008 – Cecina Los Amigos, a Carson, Calif., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 290 pounds of pork blood sausages that may be…

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