February 2009 - Posts

• Shaken & Stirred: Baptism of Fire

  At L’Ecole, the student-run restaurant at the French Culinary Institute in SoHo, it seems like they’re mixing drinks with a light saber. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 08:25 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars

• The Minimalist: A Divorce for Beets and Goat Cheese

  Roasted beets with garlic-walnut sauce is a more adventuresome alternative to the typical goat cheese pairing. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 02:20 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Vegetables, Garlic, Beets

• Slow Food UK moves from Ludlow to London

  Slow Food UK is relocating its headquarters to London from Ludlow, Shropshire, in a bid to raise its profile. It has also revamped its Board of Trustees, which now includes cookery and charity entrepreneur Prue Leith. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 10:33 AM by Decanter News

• Decanter editor advises Parliament on wine duty

  Prominent members of the wine trade lobbied Parliament yesterday over rising wine duty, in an enquiry advised by Decanter editor Guy Woodward. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 09:03 AM by Decanter News

• Choice Tables: In Thailand, Vegetarians Find a Place at the Table

  A growing contingent of restaurants are serving vegetarian food, a welcome addition to one of the greatest eating countries on Earth. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 08:35 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Restaurants, Travel and Vacations, Vegetarianism, Chiang Mai (Thailand), Phuket (Thailand)

• Heads Up: Outside Atlanta, a Utopia Rises

  In an experiment in New Urbanism, the town of Palmetto aspires to be something of a Sonoma for the South (though without the wine). Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 08:34 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Restaurants, Agriculture, Travel and Vacations, Organic Food, Sustainable Living, Georgia, Palmetto (Ga)

• Decanter puts the best of Veneto on show

  Decanter is hosting the most comprehensive tasting of Veneto wines to take place in London in many years. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 05:01 AM by Decanter News

• Recipes for Health: Couscous With Beans and Cauliflower

  This dish is another wonderful take on cauliflower, which absorbs flavor as it stews in the spicy broth. Read More... Posted Feb 26 2009, 10:13 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Couscous, Cauliflower

• Effort to Regulate Salt Angers German Bakers

  What the European Union calls a health rule is seen in Germany as an assault on brown bread and pretzels. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 04:15 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Germany, Bread, Bakeries and Baked Products, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Salt

• What’s Eating Our Kids? Fears About ‘Bad’ Foods

  Many experts worry that some parents are becoming overzealous in efforts to engender good eating habits in children. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 03:59 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Diet and Nutrition, Children and Youth, Psychology and Psychologists, Eating Disorders, Parenting

• Field Report: Table to Farm

  A small-town Missouri restaurant connects the community, one root-beer-braised brisket at a time. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 03:51 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Restaurants, Pork, Meat, Pigs, Missouri, Justus, Jonathan

• Currents | Q&A: Cookware for a Nonmaterial World

  John Pawson, the British minimalist architect, has designed a line of cookware for Demeyere. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 03:48 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Cookware, Demeyere, Pawson, John

• A Stir Over Plan to Grade New York City’s Restaurants

  Starting in July 2010, placards bearing inspection ratings of A, B or C will be displayed for customers to see. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 12:39 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Restaurants, New York City, Los Angeles (Calif), Health and Mental Hygiene Department (NYC)

• Daily drink raises cancer risk in women

  Drinking just one small glass of wine a day increases a woman's risk of developing a range of cancers, according to an Oxford University study. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 09:39 AM by Decanter News

• 75,000 industry jobs at risk from UK tax increases

  Over 75,000 jobs will be at risk if the Government proceeds with its current plan to increase taxes on alcohol over the next four years, the UK drinks industry has warned. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 04:58 AM by Decanter News