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SE Staff Picks: Our Favorite Food Souvenirs to 'Smuggle' Home
When we heard about this recent bologna bust in New Mexico, where agents seized 385 pounds of Mexican bologna after finding it in a pickup truck (it's illegal to bring pork products across the border), we started chatting in the office about food "smuggling." Everyone's shoved a few food souvenirs into their suitcase, and most of the time it's not as illegal as 385 pounds of bologna. Here are some items we've brought across borders. How about you? What are your favorite food souvenirs to tote home? (Need not be illegal...)Ed Levine's Caloric Journey, Week 162: Vacation and Doughnuts Are Not a Righteous Path
Yesterday we had a doughnut tasting at SE World Headquarters. On a Thursday, no less. The day before my weigh-in. Now I know full well that doughnuts are not on the path to weight loss, or even weight control. Doughnuts are one of the big holes in my weight control game. But what would you do if you were confronted by an entire conference table filled with doughnuts? Well, I know what I did. I tasted a bunch then left the room.Travelers: What's Your Favorite Airport Food?
Thanksgiving means family and family means airport security lines! Many of us will be boarding flights in the next 48 hours, and if you don't pack PB&J in your carry-on, the trip could involve some mediocre food court grub. But there are a few decent chains hiding in those airport terminals. Here are 12 pretty tasty airport bites. Do you have a favorite snack while traveling?Have You Ever Had Airline Food You Actually Liked?
Airline food. The jokes usually write themselves. But after having flown Aer Lingus recently, I had to eat some of my nasty words — along with the tasty beef stew the Irish carrier served me. And, OMG, peep the photo here — Kerrygold butter is their standard butter packet. Quoth Erin Zimmer, "I eat every bite of my Aer Lingus meals whenever I visit family in Ireland." So my question for you today, SE'rs: Have you ever had a good airplane meal experience? Dish.TSA's Traveling with Food Tips
"But it's a harmless tub of peanut butter!" TSA says no. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] Just because it's the holiday season doesn't mean TSA will go easy on the liquid rule. Keep in mind that the following items will not survive the checkpoint for carry-on luggage: Cranberry sauce Cologne Creamy dips and spreads (cheeses, peanut butter, etc.) Gift baskets with food items (like salsa, jams and salad dressings) Gravy Jams Jellies Lotions Maple syrup Oils and vinegars Salad dressing Salsa Sauces Snowglobes (not edible but important to note) Soups Wine, liquor and beer Note: You can bring pies and cakes through the security checkpoint, but please be advised that they are subject to additional screening....Riding the Eurostar for the Food
"The menu fit in perfectly with my ideal of old-fashioned romantic trains." [Flickr: takaki] You know how you’re supposed to book your ticket in advance when vacationing? Way in advance? To pay less? I have a terrible confession—I wait. Well, I wait, on purpose, when I am traveling from London to Paris. [Other photographs: Kerry Saretsky] I wait, just long enough, because I play a game with myself. At a certain point on the Eurostar, the lowest fare tickets will soar in price but the leisure class stays the same, quite low in fact—only a couple of pounds more than the economy. That’s when I buy. Because, truth be told, of the food. I suppose being born in the 1980s...I Know This Fish: Alaskan Sockeye Salmon, from Water to Table
Note: Today, a quick post that really evokes a sense of place. Food writer Cheryl Sternman Rule takes us on a fishing expedition in Alaska. Enjoy! —AK Photographs by Cheryl Sternman Rule When the server set the salmon carpaccio in front of me, I felt like whispering in her ear. "Just so you know," I’d say, "this fish and I have met before." And it was true. A day earlier, on Prince William Sound in southeastern Alaska, I’d bore witness as the commercial fisherman on whose boat I was riding netted three sockeye, pulled out their gills, and tossed them to the bottom of her bow-picker. There was blood, yes, but there was also something beautiful about the process—its simplicity....Buenos Aires Is a So-So Food City
According to Terrence Henry of The Atlantic Food Channel, Buenos Aires leaves much to be desired in terms of food and flavor. He notes that most restaurants use wood-fired grills, which he thinks blanket all foods with similar flavors. He also comments on the lack of variety in the street food available, saying that it is limited to empanadas. Henry writes: A great food city is a place that caters to all manner of the food-obsessed: vibrant street food, affordable ethnic and traditional dining, and highly acclaimed (and more important, highly respected by their peers) destination restaurants. It should have a connection to its seasons and soil (or sea, as the case may be). It should be a place...Top Ten Street Eats and Cafes in Hong Kong
John Brunton of The Guardian picks his top ten street eats and cafes in Hong Kong for budget-friendly eating, "where the quality and freshness of the food is what counts, not the decor and service."...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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