In food-related news from the blogosphere and your favorite food sections… * Forget singing for your supper; it’s all about searching for it these days, thanks to a renewed interest in foraged ingredients. I don’t mind the practice, but this word is beginning to crop up on menus everywhere and it’s driving me a bit [...]
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Not-so-new Food Trends for 2010
The Daily Beast gathered up predictions for the biggest food trends of 2010. James Norton quickly pointed out on Chow that many of these trends are leftovers — not just from 2009, but way back when. I’m not sure he’s wrong about this assertion, but, in defense of The Daily Beast, there may not be [...]
When Cash Is King
Have you ever dined out at a restaurant only to discover — at the end of the meal — that they don’t accept credit cards (and you don’t have any cash)? With the advent of in-house ATMs and gaggles of websites warning you about a restaurant’s refusal to accept plastic, it may not happen quite [...]
Do You Know Which Fork to Use (and Does It Even Matter)?
If the Obamas invited you to a state dinner at the White House, would you know which fork or spoon to use for each course? Perhaps not (Hint: Start on the outside and work your way in), but Chow’s Helena Echlin wonders if this even matters anymore – at least in restaurants. As a big [...]