Favorite breakfast cookbooks
There's a post over at BuzzFeed that asks "What Does Your Favorite Breakfast Food Say About You?" The answers are classic BuzzFeed, although not snarky as they can be - if you like bagels, you're basically like Beyoncé,…
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Are Americans now too stupid to cook?
Michael Ruhlman had a particularly controversial blog entry recently. In America: Too Stupid to Cook, he presented the thesis that "Americans are being taught that we're too stupid to cook." To back up his argument, he…
The best way to protect that new iPad or Kindle in the kitchen
Cook's Illustrated just conducted a test on the best way to protect an iPad (or other tablet) in the kitchen, and is making the report available online through April 30. They looked at stands, covers, and a combination…
Eating in Antarctica is for the truly tough
We apologize to our friends down under, and others not as affected by the recent record low temperatures in the U.S. and Canada, but we're a little obsessed with cold right now. Those of us who live in these areas have…
When other cooking appliances fail, can you turn to your hair dryer?
What to do if your stove doesn't work? The grill is out of gas or you've run out of charcoal? Well, it turns out that many of us have been overlooking an important cooking appliance - the hairdryer. According to NPR's…
Early New Year's resolution: Why you should visit a farm this year
We hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday and are enjoying the rewards of all that holiday preparation and cooking. So as you're looking to catch your breath and start focusing on the New Year, we thought we'd get…
Happy 75th Birthday to the chocolate chip cookie
We're taking a moment off from holiday cheer to note a different celebration - it's the 75th birthday of the chocolate chip cookie. For those of you as interested in food history as we are, The New Yorker has a…
Should breakfast be a time for innovation?
The Guardian just asked an interesting question: "Breakfast: too early for culinary innovation?" Apparently in Britain an organization is running a contest asking for the best breakfast recipe, and one of the categories…
Gordon Ramsey takes on the Muppet's Swedish Chef
It's time to take a little break for whimsy, and this Muppet short video of a cook-off between Gordon Ramsey and the Muppet's Swedish Chef is just right. We won't spoil the surprise of who wins, but we will say that in…
Food movies to watch during the holidays
We're being inundated with lists this holiday season - some have information that is largely recycled, but some lists are really rather good and we'll be linking to those occasionally. Case in point is this list from…
Safely treating your pets at Thanksgiving
As a food-oriented website, we can't ignore the fact that Thanksgiving is tomorrow, at least here in the U.S. But we wanted to do something a little different, so we thought we'd focus on what foods you can, and can…
Do you judge people by what they're eating?
In their article, Why do we judge people by the food they eat?, The Guardian provided some interesting material to think about. In particular, the idea of food profiling struck a chord. Back in the day (way back in the…