Archive for the ‘food’ Category
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Haikus about Pittsburgh
No movies tonight
The drama is in the streets
See yinz on Monday
–Manny Thiener, Pittsburgh, PA
Today, the Wall Street Journal ran a front-page soft feature article about a Haiku contest held by the organizers of the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, which starts next weekend in my hometown. Entrants submitted predictable banal lines of verse, in three lines [...] -
Lexington Market vs. the Ferry Building
Lexington Market outranks San Francisco’s Ferry Building Marketplace in one food writer’s book. And she even likes the fact you can buy squirrel there.
That scribe of discernment is Jane Stern, half of Gourmet magazine’s “Roadfood” duo. With her husband Michael Stern, she’s a regular guest on The Splendid Table, a national program broadcast locally on [...] -
Giant Food = giant discounts?
If you shop at Giant Food, you may be in store for a pleasant surprise this weekend — more little red-and-yellow discount tags.
The grocer launched a new initiative Friday that it says will double the number of sale items available to shoppers who are members of the company’s loyalty program. Along with new shelf [...] -
Under $40 for a 3-course meal? Rachael Ray would approve.
Aldo’s Ristorante Italiano has a nice promotion out this summer that’s refreshing for its straightforwardness: $39 for three courses from the Little Italy restaurant’s “Summer Stimulus” menu all summer long. And that’s every day — including Saturdays.
At normal prices, the three courses would total $50 or more per person, according to Aldo’s.
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Checking in with Morton’s co-founder Klaus Fritsch
Klaus Fritsch, co-founder of Morton’s The Steakhouse, was in Baltimore and Annapolis this week promoting the restaurant’s new cookbook, and I had a chance to speak with him Thursday.
Although this is the second Morton’s cookbook in three years, Fritsch, who is the author, said it will likely be the last. Or at least as long [...] -
Green Drinks event invades Little Havana
Last night at Little Havana on Key Highway, local business people gathered to network, catch up with colleagues and enjoy a few drinks on the breezy outdoor deck overlooking the harbor. But they didn’t come out just for great Cuban food and conversation — they were there for Green Drinks, a monthly gathering of Baltimore’s [...]
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Sharfstein’s on the job
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Dr. Joshua Sharfstein is already hard at work at his new job. On March 30, Sharfstein’s first day as acting commissioner of the FDA, the government issued a warning: Avoid eating pistachios and foods containing the nuts, which may have been tainted with salmonella.What’s significant here is that the FDA moved [...]
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On campus, ethnic foods are a hit
College campuses have forgone serving simple dishes like tacos in favor of crab cake sliders, mini samosas and tilapia, according to Sodexo, a food service provider to 600 campuses in the United States and Canada.
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Sodexo released a food trends menu for 2009, as compared to tastes two decades ago.
2009Locally-grown fruits and vegetables
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The 420-calorie rainbow cookie
Is ignorance bliss? I ask because I’m not sure I’ll ever again be able to justify having a rainbow cookie from Starbucks now that I know that one of my favorite treats there will cost me 420 calories (not to mention 17 grams of fat).
I learned this after flipping through some literature about HB 601 [...] -
2009 flavor forecast
I think I might have finally found my true calling: sensory analyst. In compiling its 2009 Flavor Forecast, McCormick & Co. Inc. consulted with “sensory analysts, chefs, trend experts and food technologists” to determine what flavor pairings could make it big in the coming year.
I’m already an amateur food snob. With proper training and a [...]