“The Federal (FDRL) is a Canadian design agency based in the nation’s capital of Ottawa. In a project entitled Maple Set, the Federal prototyped an incredible series of kitchen knives made from Maple wood that are designed to draw attention to the high polished blade.” Read More: http://twistedsifter.com/2013/02/wooden-kitchen-knives-by-the-federal/
Daily Archives: February 4, 2013
“The Tampa Tribune food writer Jeff Houck boldly makes the call that television personality Anthony Bourdain is “our generation’s foul-mouthed Julia Child.” Read More: http://eater.com/archives/2013/02/04/breaking-anthony-bourdain-is-our-generations-julia-child.php
Reading: “Is Anthony Bourdain This Generation’s Julia Child?”
“Is your lemon juice really citrusy sugar water? Is that hunk of white tuna sushi actually escolar, a cheaper fish associated with its own kind of food poisoning?” Read More: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2013/02/dont-get-duped-six-foods-that-might-not-be-the-real-deal/
Reading: “Don’t Get Duped: Six Foods That Might Not Be ...
“Hot German beer soup. The History Beer soup! Soup made from beer! And there is no cheddar cheese or Guinness in sight–this is a sweet, German lager soup. This recipe comes from the generically named Practical Cook Book one of the most popular German cookbooks of all time.” Read More: http://www.fourpoundsflour.com/the-history-dish-beer-soup/
Reading: “The History Dish: Beer Soup”
“France came out on top at the Bocuse d’Or this week thanks to the efforts of team captain Thibaut Ruggeri. Ruggeri, who works as sous chef at the Lenôtre restaurant in Paris, devised two preparations for the competition: a meat platter using Irish beef and a fish dish using turbot.” […]
Reading: “Here’s How France Won the Bocuse d’Or 2013”
“Sweet potatoes most likely were carried to Polynesia well before the Spanish took the native Andean crop with them on voyages.” Read More: http://foodmuseum.com/entries/agriculture/sweet-potatoes-traveled-far-early
Reading: “Sweet Potatoes Traveled Far, Early”
“With the Super Bowl around the corner, it seems that buffalo chicken wings may have become the country’s favorite football-watching food.” Read More: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2013/02/a-brief-history-of-the-buffalo-chicken-wing/