It definitely wasn’t the sexiest week in food news but there were some shockers: Pink slime, mad cow, toxic chickens… this week we also learn that even seemingly all-natural Kashi cereal isn’t safe: http://bit.ly/Iv37L6 How an anti-cocaine movement could kill the chocolate industry in Peru: http://huff.to/IpEP55 How NOT to waste your money (caviar eating contest): http://bit.ly/IUt9m2 Our own... »
This week saw the exposure of the “Great Kobe Beef Lie” http://onforb.es/I8UfX2 We also discovered a new word to describe food lovers (so much better than “foodie!”) http://bit.ly/IczI7q In good food tv gos, Alton Brown confesses to the world that Jamie Oliver makes him “uncomfortable” http://bit.ly/IJUoyp Its official, pickling and preserving are here to stay in a... »
We discovered “Art’s Great Nudes Have Gone Skinny” on Facebook. Check out this disturbing and fascinating pictorial at http://bit.ly/Hk8zdq Our own Amy Reiley sounds off on one of the food world’s most disturbing new trends: http://bit.ly/Hnw9aw We also learned that “Fast Food Gives You the Blues.” (Is this a surprise? We feel sad just looking at... »
In future plans, if you can ditch the family plans this Easter, you might want to consider a Sinful Sunday Easter Egg Hunt (or create your own): http://bit.ly/HEDLng Is the era of food blogs over (we can hope) http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2012/03/are-food-blogs-over.html They aren’t necessarily aphrodisiac (fried pickes?!) but these are America’s regional food trends: http://bit.ly/GZUMKc The disorder of bananaphobia... »
This is not one for the kiddies! If you happen to be in Seattle for the hippety hopping holiday this year, you might want to consider dropping the kids at Grandma’s and heading to the Belltown Pub. Known for serious pub grub and the selection of draft beers, Belltown will be celebrating Easter this... »
The news front slowed in late winter but the start of spring seems to be warming things up: Sending shock waves through our community, the Western world learns that the word aphrodisiac is banned from China’s version of twitter: http://bit.ly/GQ4YWk In our favorite discovery of the week, sex starved fruit flies drown their sorrows in... »
