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In the News: Video Games Fight Obesity; The World Likes to Blame Fast Food
PepsiCo uses video games to curb childhood obesity in Mexico. The game helps educate kids on eating healthy. [The Guardian] Well, blimey! The U.K. loves fast food more than the U.S. does. A poll of 9,000 people in 13 countries shows different views toward food and weight. [BBC] Starbucks stock has fallen to its lowest in 17 months. This is after Bear Stearns lowered the coffee giant's stock rating yesterday in response to the high cost of food and a drop in customer visits. [Bloomberg] Harold McGee answers all our burning questions about heat in the kitchen. His article helps readers understand the use of heat in the kitchen and how it's applied to what's being cooked. [New York...In the News: Frozen Pizza Recall; Funding for Food Stamps; Triumphant Food Nerds
Frozen pizzas recalled: Some Jeno's and Totino's meat-topped pizzas may be contaminated with E. coli. The recall covers frozen meat pizzas produced on or before Oct. 30. Click through for full list. [dailypress.com] Food stamp program to get $1 billion more in farm bill: Savings from other areas in the agriculture bill freed up money to further fund the program as well as put $5 billion toward public nutrition through 2012. [Reuters] Portuguese takes first prize at molecular gastronomy competition: The annual Rencontres Sciences, Art & Cuisine event in Paris awarded first place to a test tube containing "a delicate and edible suspension of freeze-dried raspberry, gold chips, chopped mint leaves, and whole raspberries obtained with concentration gradients of...In the News: Chef Tell Dead; Chinese Crack Down on Food Scofflaws
"Chef Tell," early TV chef, dead at 63: Paul Erhardt was one of America's first and best-known telechefs. "...it was his persona as the jolly chef with an impenetrable German accent, sharp knifework, cutting wit and easy recipes that made him an indelible fixture of TV pop culture, from regular appearances on Regis and Kathie Lee to comedy spots on Saturday Night Live." [Philadelphia Inquirer] Nestle to focus on "extreme food": The company plans to boost its lines of food aimed at diabetics, cancer patients, athletes, infants. "We deal with consumers at the extreme: extremely old, extremely young, extremely frail, or extremely fit," a Nestle executive said. [Reuters] Chinese arrest 774 in food scandal: Though the government is touting...In the News: Beef Recall; Japanese Food Scandals
Yet another recall: Blue Ribbon Meats of Hialeah, Florida, brings back 10- and 20-pound boxes of meat that may be contaminated with E. coli. [Reuters] Japanese food scandals abound: Incidents involving doctored freshness dates, the recycling of stale food into new products, and mislabeling of chicken have shaken consumers who were once sure of the country's reputation of cleanliness. [Associated Press] Britain toughens organic standards: Imports flown in to the country must now be fair trade to retain "organic" labeling. [BBC News]...In the News: Applebee's; 'Gastro Pups'; Product Recall Info for Canadians
Applebee's opens in China: We apologize in advance. [International Herald Tribune] "Gastro pups": the term used by cookbook author Rozanne Gold to describe young foodies raised on the Food Network. [USA Today] Canada's resource for product recalls: The Canadian government has launched one-stop website for information on food and children's products recalls. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offers similar resources on their website. [The Globe and Mail]...In the News: Fattening Fast Food; Fattening Thoughts; USDA Increasing Inspections
Fast food eaters fatter than others: Is this really news? A study finds that people who eat several fast-food meals a week are significantly heavier than those who don't eat fast food very often. [USA Today] Declining sales for causal dining restaurants: "Fifty-four percent of Americans said they would eat out at restaurants less over the next three months, according to a survey of 1,000 people by RBC Capital Markets. And if they do, many will try cheaper options such as McDonald’s." [Detroit Free Press] Suppressing thoughts about your food cravings may make you eat more: In a recent study, women who tried to stop thinking about chocolate ate 50 percent more than those who were encouraged to talk...In the News: Grass Fed Means Grass Fed, Eating Across Spain, Big Brother Café
USDA limits use of "grass fed" label to meat that actually is: Great analysis of this five-year-in-the-making action from the ag agency from The Ethicurean. Slowing down fast food in Los Angeles: "Believing that a diet heavy on fast food is contributing to a rise in obesity and health problems, the Los Angeles City Council is about to consider a moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in South L.A." [USA Today] How three people ate their way through Spain in two weeks, spending $17,000 on food: I want that job. [Mercury News] Can the food industry police itself? "Food industries and federal regulators are increasingly advocating the same solution following a rash of food-borne illnesses: Have companies police themselves and...In the News: Hunting Hunger, Smart Carts, Yet Another Food Recall
"That's enough, fatty. And while you're at it, my wheel's stuck." Smart carts in London may soon warn shoppers they're buying too much junk food. [Reuters] Back where they started: Japanese food processors who once moved from Thailand to China now moving back to Thailand after food scares. [Bangkok Post] Hunters for the Hungry is a "national campaign that is racking up record amounts of donated deer, wild hog, and squirrel meat to bolster soup-kitchen chilis during the coldest, leanest stretch of the year for poorer Americans." [CBS News] Yet another recall*: "Aliki Foods says its 'Aliki Chicken Broccoli Fettuccine Alfredo Made with White Chicken' was distributed to several Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, including Maine. The packages in question...In the News: Pot Pie Food Scare; Food Stamp Diets; Low-Fat Diets
And then they came for the pot pies: ConAgra plant in Missouri shuts down after possible link to 139 salmonella cases in 30 states. Check your freezers, folks. ConAgra advises against eating "Banquet brand turkey and chicken pot pies as well as generic-store brand pot-pie products bearing the number 'P-9' on the side of the package." [The Canadian Press] U.S. considering food aid to North Korea: "Pyongyang has positively responded to a U.S. plan to send monitors to ensure the food reaches the neediest, [newspaper Chosun Ilbo] said, adding that Washington was considering other aid such as generators for hospitals." [Agence France-Presse] Alice Waters appears on Today. With video. [MSNBC] An act of Congress: In a look at food-stamp...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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