CookShelfHuff Post Food is reporting that, according to the U.K. National Pig Association, a global bacon shortage is unavoidable next year. As the NPA website states: "New data shows the European Union pig herd is declining at…
Having received a celeriac (aka "celery root" or "knob celery") recently from a farm delivery, the obvious question arose: What in the heck to do with it? We know that our members are a curious, knowledgeable group, so…
Over at the HuffPost, Michael Ruhlman has a very thoughtful essay carrying on a discussion that should strike a chord with all our members. He simply asks "Is Food Writing Important?" We'll leave it to you to read his…
Remember how it used to be with whole grains? You'd go to a natural-foods store asking for farro or spelt, and the assistant manager would say, "how do you spell that again?" And then, if you were lucky, you'd score…
We're sure that many of you (esp. those whose mothers didn't bake) regard Pepperidge Farm cookies with a certain nostalgia. While a daily store-bought cookie might have been Chips Ahoy or Oreos, Pepperidge Farm cookies…
The Guardian is profiling a new kitchen for the home that costs over 250,000 British pounds (over $350,000). So what do you get? "An arsenal of blast-chillers, sous-vide vacuum packers and ovens powered by computer hard…
We have to admit we're devoted fans of all things Lord of the Rings, and the upcoming movie version of The Hobbit may be the most exciting thing of 2012. In that spirit, we can't forget that tomorrow is Bilbo and…
To celebrate its 150th birthday, Saveur has produced a gallery with every cover published since its beginning in 1994. Saveur has always celebrated food in its photography and we consider their images to represent the…
Cook's Illustrated has a strong reputation for its taste tests and occasionally makes one available for the public at large. Recently, they conducted a national test on whole chickens, looking for "meat that was rich,…
Somehow in the excitement of the Olympics last month, we didn't notice that 648 New Zealand school children honored their Olympic team by tackling a special challenge. 648 children, along with their teachers, ate more…
It's 111 days until the premiere of Downton Abbey's third season--not that anyone's counting!--and cookbook publishers are doing their best to milk the nostalgic, Downton-deprived masses. Adams Media, which brought us…
Yelp and other similar similar review sites are enormously popular with people looking to venture into the unknown. And most people are aware that some reviews are planted or, even worse, created by extortion. So how do…
