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From the Now I’ve Seen Everything Files

2 Comments Published by Rita Connelly November 2nd, 2007 in Food for Thought.

Came across this “new product” this morning on the Amazon blog site
www.batterblaster.com
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Iron Chef Part III

1 Comment Published by Rita Connelly October 22nd, 2007 in Food for Thought.

It’s pretty cool! If you want to see this episode, go to www.foodtv.com .
You will get to see the entire mouthwatering episode. Two chefs got eliminated. I think the choices were right on.

More Oyster Wine

0 Comments Published by Rita Connelly October 3rd, 2007 in Food Organizations, Food Travel Destinations, Food for Thought, Guest Food Bloggers, Wine Pairing.

Some of you loyal readers may remember my post regarding the annual Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition (PCOWC)Â that was held last April in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle www.oysterwine.com
Well, one of the judges - Jon Bonne, the San Francisco Chronicle’s Wine Editor - brought up the point that French wines, specifially Muscadets and Chablis, [more...]

Something New Under the Sun

0 Comments Published by Rita Connelly June 20th, 2007 in Food for Thought.

It seems Columbia University in NYC is working on a new way to produce food for the masses - Vertical Farming.
The idea is to build towers in the urban areas that would contain floor after floor of crops. Not only would there be an in-house irrigation system but solar panels would be used for energy, [more...]

Cooking School

2 Comments Published by Rita Connelly June 18th, 2007 in Cooking Schools, Food for Thought.

So who among us hasn’t thought about taking a cooking class? Or maybe even teaching a cooking class?
With the popularity of the Food Channel, “Top Chef” and the like more people (I wish I had the numbers) are getting into the whole idea of learning more about what we eat. The number of students applying [more...]