Posted by Ed Levine, February 27, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Wandering through one of my local gourmet stores on my way to see my mother-in-law, Hilda, I spotted a pint of a Häagen-Dazs flavor I had been hearing about but had never seen. Vanilla Honey Bee is a new Häagen-Dazs flavor that comes complete with a cause (saving the honeybees from Colony Collapse Disorder) and a story (pollinating bees are responsible for way more than honey, as in (by some estimates) 33 percent of what we eat).
I quickly came up with a plan to serve three causes with one little pint of ice cream: Taste the new flavor, help save honeybees, and bring my mother-in-law a treat. I bought a pint of the Vanilla Honey Bee and a pint of Blue Moon Pear Ginger Sorbet, figuring I would make a mighty tasty creamsicle for her—she has developed a serious sweet tooth as she has gotten older.
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Posted by Robyn Lee, June 6, 2007 at 6:55 PM
Steven of The Sneeze takes a look at the widespread use of "the honey thing"—also known as a honey dipper, honey wand, or honey drizzler—on cereal boxes despite that few people seem to actually use these honey things:
You have done well for yourself, little wooden honey thing. I suspect you have a kick-ass publicist, since NOBODY ACTUALLY USES YOU.
If I were that cute bear-shaped squeeze bottle of honey in my kitchen, I'd be on the phone with my agent right now, tearing him a new one.
I've actually wondered about the use of honey dippers too; does anyone actually use them? My honey-removal tool of choice is a spoon, which, conveniently, has many other uses. The use of a honey dipper appears to be limited to being dunked in honey. Enlighten me, oh, Serious Eaters.
Posted by Lia Bulaong, April 16, 2007 at 7:25 PM
I've never had white truffle honey, and have never really given trying it much thought, but after Manhattan Users Guide pointed out in today's newsletter that it goes well with roast pork, I felt I had no choice but to put it on my to-do list. How could I possibly say no to something that goes well with both bacon and ice cream? $15 for a 30g (1.05oz) jar at Urbani Truffles.
