This video of Dan Barber at the Taste3 conference is like, a thousand years old in internet years, but it doesn't seem to have made the blog rounds and it's very interesting. The talk he gives is about his...
So by now, you have, of course, heard about the salmonella panic sweeping the nation regarding peanut products. So far, the outbreak has been responsible for making 480 people sick and caused six deaths. The source has been found:...
Pretty much all we can think about here at MP HQ is this morning's inauguration. Regardless of political affiliation, we were all glued to our new President waxing stentorian about tomorrow and strength and change, and this blogger found herself...
• WHICH Beantown neighborhood has seen a spate of recent restaurant shutterings? [MP: Boston] • WHICH Windy City food critic puts so little stock in anonymity that he appeared as a judge on Throwdown With Bobby Flay? [MP: Chicago] •...
Well, well, well! Would you look at that? Pepsi's packaging has undergone a complete overhaul, just in time for Barack Obama's inauguration! The resemblance between the former Pepsi logo and the Obama logo was already striking, but this time...
It seems everyone's hanging their hopes on Obama these days, including Washington, DC restaurateurs who are all jockeying for the president-elect's attention. He's been known to enjoy a meal out on the town, and he's got a far more...
It was a few months ago that MP:SF editor Adam lamented that he wanted oysters but they weren't in season. Well, we've been safely into the R months for a while now, and — if you haven't already —...
There's been a lot of chatter around which celebrity chef might come to work for the Obamas' White House. A bunch of people have suggested Rick Bayless, since the Obamas reportedly like his Chicago restaurant, Topolobampo. Some other pundit-types...
• WHICH private Beantown gym makes a mean smoothie? [MP: Boston] • WHICH MP editor is a total word nerd? [MP: Chicago] • WHICH MP editor spent Christmas break on a tropical vacation? (Bonus blind item: WHICH other MP editor...
Most people we know seem to have been hit by a dreadful January cold, and we are no exception. The only thing we are interested in eating is an avgolemono-type soup that our mom always made for us when...
The story about the UK's efforts to save the red squirrel was already linked in today's FYI, but I can't help but return to it, since I've written about eating invasive species to extinction (in the particular area in...
For all its kitsch and national ubiquity, we remain dedicated fans of Buca Di Beppo, the family-style redsauce Italian chain known for their planet-sized meatballs and overwhelming wall decor. The chain was recently bought by the folks behind Planet...
www.nataliedee.com Have you ever worked service? We have. Our tip jar often looked like the one in the picture. Once, a customer left something like a 30 percent tip. That was a big day in the Martin Household. Then this...
• You don't have to be Jewish to eat Chinese food on Christmas, but it sure does up the odds that you will! [MP: Boston] • Free personal pizzas come to one amazing Windy City bar. [MP: Chicago] • Guys,...
Oh, the dread hangover! Although by no means a purely seasonal affliction, hangovers sure do seem to occur much more frequently at this time of year. Blame it on too much quality time with relatives, a prevalence of cocktails...
Lots of these gift guides are floating around, but they're mostly geared towards home cooks. Of course, the home cook and restaurant patron populations overlap considerably, but given that we deal in restaurant menus, we're targeting the latter specifically. So...
Basically the minute we heard it would be coming out, we started pestering the folks at Destineer about Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine for the Nintendo Wii. Our copy finally showed up last week, and after a weekend of...
Ok, as much as we don't want to keep covering these idiotic fast food viral video marketing campaigns, this latest one from Pizza Hut is so galling, we almost feel the need to expunge it from our psyche by calling...
• Hey shills, if you could just stop insulting our intelligence, that would be fantastic. [MP: Boston] • Gwyneth Paltrow continues to be the worst ever. [MP: Chicago] • Agriculture policy needs to change! Get us a Secretary of Food,...
It's December, which also means 'tis the season for everyone to trash-talk fruitcake. We happen to be of the opinion that fruitcake has an undeservedly bad-rap. Truly, guys! It can be quite delectable, especially when loaded with rum or brandy...