Faking It With Truffle Oil
Although this really comes as no surprise to me, the New York Times Dining section featured an article (I know, old article. But it’s news to me) explaining that truffle oils are more a chemical...
View ArticlePeak People
I love this new term I have recently run into: Peak People. It refers to a time when the world’s population reaches a maximum, after which it steadily declines due to reduced birth rates (possibly due...
View ArticleFood Porntastic
I found this video, directed by Frenkel Schönfeld & Daan Oskam, among the staff favourites at Vimeo. The video was released in September of last year but I think it deserves to go viral. The music...
View ArticleThe 57 Varieties Of Heinz
The “57 Varieties” slogan was not developed because their product line included exactly 57 varieties. In fact, there were over 60 products when the slogan was proposed. The number 57 was picked by H.J....
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How To Tell If Your Sriracha Is Fake
Over at Eat Drink & Be Merry blogger Dylan James Ho points us out to a bottle of counterfeit Sriracha he found in Little Saigon (Los Angeles). The fake is pretty easy to spot (the blue cap and the...
View ArticleAn Inventory Of Live Animals Being Sold On Amazon.com
Ladybugs – 1,500 per order. Can Devour Up To 50 Aphids A Day. $11.49 Crickets – 1,000 per order. One inch long. $25.99 Gutloaded Mealworms – 500 per order. Packed full or calcium and other essential...
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Old School Tabasco Advertisement
Image via Vintage Ads LiveJournal Great ad for a great sauce. Indispensable for the table and in the kitchen. Imparts delicious flavor. Insures good digestion. I would love an old style bottle topper...
View ArticleFarmer’s Toast
Before most of us sit down to gluttonously gorge on our Thanksgiving Day feasts, we should take a moment to thankfully reflect on all hard workers who plant, harvest, process, pack, transport, prepare,...
View ArticleFarm To Table
This is a clip from the film Samsara, directed by Ron Fricke (also the director of Baraka and the director of photography for Koyaanisqatsi) packs a real punch, without saying a word. If you are not...
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New Pasta Just Dropped
The culmination of Dan Pashman’s three-year passion to invent a new type of pasta shape is now ready to get into your tummy. All of his hard work has paid off with the introduction of the Cascatelli...
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