February 2010 - Posts

• Just Like Mombot Used to Make

  New robots serve and cook food, and, in the process, act as good-will ambassadors for a more automated future. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 05:55 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Robots

• Food Stuff: Herbsaint Returns to Its Original Formula With a Stronger Kick

  Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 05:45 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• $25 and Under: Baohaus

  This tiny Taiwanese spot on the Lower East Side is the latest contender in the pork-bun wars. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 05:32 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, New York City

• Feed Me: Variations on a Beloved Theme

  Ravioli, kreplach and dumplings — all are dishes that pair chopped meat with a starch. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 05:20 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Meat

• The Curious Cook: Better Bread With Less Kneading

  Baking the same loaves daily — firm and wet, kneaded and not -- to find out whether less work makes a superior bread. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 05:12 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, Grain, Bread, Bakeries and Baked Products, Lahey, Jim, Gluten, Amy's Bread

• Açaí, a Global Super Fruit, Is Dinner in the Amazon

  Virtually unknown outside the Amazon two decades ago, açaí is now an international celebrity, thanks to the antioxidant craze. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 04:42 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Fruit, Agriculture, Brazil, Health Foods

• New organic logo may cause confusion

  A new EU logo for organic products could confuse consumers, says a leading agricultural group. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 09:22 AM by Decanter News

• El Bulli to become 'gastronomic think-tank'

  Celebrated restaurant El Bulli is to become a non-profit foundation for ��avant-garde gastronomy lovers' when it reopens after a two-year sabbatical in 2014. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 09:11 AM by Decanter News

• Mont Tauch targeted by Chinese counterfeiters

  Counterfeiters have released 400,000 bottles of fake premium Fitou AOC wine onto the Chinese market. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 08:56 AM by Decanter News

• Bumper Californian crop puts pressure on high-end

  California's bumper 2009 harvest is putting pressure on the premium end of the market, according to preliminary figures. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 03:15 AM by Decanter News

• Sharp fall in Champagne shipments

  Worldwide Champagne shipments fell by nearly 10% in 2009, according to new figures. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 02:41 AM by Decanter News

• Ales of The Times: A Delicious Free-for-All

  The panel conducted a blind tasting of 20 Belgian-style golden ales. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2010, 03:23 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Beer

• Off the Menu: The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges

  A first look at Jean-Georges at the Mark. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2010, 12:01 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Openings, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Pierre Schutz, Jean Georges at the Mark

• Ex-Pichon owner opens Stellenbosch estate

  The former owner of Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is about to formally open Glenelly, her South African estate. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2010, 09:43 AM by Decanter News

• New Bordeaux negociant moves into New York

  Bordeaux negociant Diva has became the latest player to expand in the US, following Joanne and Compagnie Medocaine. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2010, 08:10 AM by Decanter News