• Stephanie Izard will be cooking for NATO members in Brussels in advance of the NATO summit here; they've also been sent a package of Chicago favorites including Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza, Manny's Corn Beef, Vienna Beef hot dogs...
Plus: it's a boom time for U.S. farmers, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Plus: It's boom time for the U.S. agricultural industry; and there's a possibility that your co-workers and their chocolate chip cookies are making you fat, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus chocolate chip cookies and more, all in our morning news round-up.
• People are talking about star-rating systems for restaurants ever since the L.A. Times decided to drop theirs, and Jonathan Kauffman says he doesn't care much about them. However a friend of his makes the valid point, "If restaurant critics...
Eating red or processed meat daily could increase your mortality rate by thirteen percent.
• Bad news, carnivores: A daily serving of red or processed meat may be correlated to an increased mortality rate of up to 13 percent. [NPR] • Tech stuff and music aren't the only attractions of this year's SXSW; competitive...
Plus: Takeru Kobayashi shatters the grilled cheese sandwich-eating record at SXSW; and some scientist argue that genetically modified foods may be good for you, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Dine in Brooklyn kicks off the 19th, Patriot Chad Ochocinco bought 200 people dinner, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Plus Mitt Romney's birthday meat loaf and more, all in our morning news round-up.
• Inspired by a pop-up in Dublin called Crackbird, here's a St. Patrick's Day menu that centers around chicken, instead of the traditional corned beef. [Chron] • Mario Batali and partner Joseph Bastianich had to pay out $5.25 million last...
Turns out the Indian mainstays are pros when it come to lowering blood triglyceride levels.
• Turns out the spices in a curry, even an oily one, are quite effective in reducing blood triglyceride levels. Bring on the turmeric. [Salt/NPR] • Here's a very honest account of coping with — and overcoming — bulimia. [Salon]...
Plus: Freebirds burrito chain scores 27 new locations in the Midwest; and North Philly club-goer gunned down, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus the best dim sum in Hong Kong and more, all in our morning news round-up.
Plus: overcoming bulimia, the best dim sum in Hong Kong, and more, in our morning news roundup.
• With the upcoming opening of Joseph Humphrey's 10,000-square-foot (!) Dixie in the Presidio, and the early success of the spacious AQ, the Business Times says big restaurants are back. [Biz Times] • Following on Kauffman's review of State Bird...
It's not just what we eat, but what's in what we eat that could be endangering our waistlines.
• Mark Bittman urges us not to limit miso to soup; thanks to its incredible umami qualities, it makes a great seasoning, butter, or mayo, he writes. [NYT] • Here's something scary: It may not just be calories making us...
Plus: a storied seed company is on the financial brink, weird chemicals might be making us fat, and more, in our morning news roundup.