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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, May 9, 2013

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, May 9, 2013 Permalink 0

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, May 9, 2013

It is true that I live almost entirely on bivalves. I prefer them as they are – and I think that oysters au naturel are as much a mental as a material enjoyment: you are eating the whole ocean.–Isak Dinesen

Karen von Blixen-Fineck was a Danish writer who wrote principally under the pseudo name Isak Dinesen — but also under the names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel — in Danish, French and English. She was married to her Swedish second cousin, the . She is best known for her book Out of Africa about her time living on her coffee plantation in the hills of Kenya, and for her short story “Out of Africa,” both of which were adapted into Academy Award-winning films.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, May 8, 2013

Published by Jonell Galloway + Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Permalink 0

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, May 8, 2013

by Simón de Swaan

What a flavor (oysters) have – mellow, coppery, with almost a creaminess when you chew and analyze. I drank some good beer with them and floated on a gastronomically sensual cloud.–James Beard

James Andrew Beard was an American chef, cookbook writer, cooking teacher and television celebrity. Beard became active in the culinary community in New York soon after World War II, going on to become a true culinary reference in the United States. He helped Americans discover, identify and define their culinary heritage through his travels, teaching, and work, and through some 20 cookbooks, about half of which are still in print. His lively and sometimes eccentric personality made him somewhat of a celebrity, but his true measure lies in “his vast culinary knowledge; they are the measure of the times, too. The James Beard collection is a slice of American history. Written between 1940 and 1983, the books tell us through the language of food what we had and what we longed for, who we were and whom we hoped to become,” said Alexandra Zohn and Peggy Grodinsky in James Beard (1903–1985): The Complete Works.

His work lives on through the Beard Foundation which continues to provide culinary education and encourage excellence in American cuisine.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, May 7, 2013

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Permalink 0

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, May 7, 2013

by Simón de Swaan

Almost every person has something secret he likes to eat.— M.F.K. Fisher

Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was a preeminent American food writer. She was also a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library. She wrote some 27 books, including a translation of The Physiology of Taste by Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, an authoritative classic about eating as a sensory experience. Two volumes of her journals and correspondence came out shortly before her death in 1992, Stay Me, Oh Comfort Me: Journals and Stories, 1933-1941.

Simon de Swaan of Simon Says is Back! Daily Food Quote, May 6, 2013

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, May 6, 2013 Permalink 0

Simon de Swaan of Simon Says is Back! Daily Food Quote, May 6, 2013

by Simón de Swaan

Bad French cuisine is perhaps the most unfortunate on earth.–Craig Claiborne

Craig Claiborne was an American restaurant critic, food journalist and book author. A long-time food editor and restaurant critic for The New York Times, he was also the author of numerous cookbooks, including New York Times Cookbook, a great American classic. Click here to listen to an audio interview with him.

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Food Art: Rhubarb au Naturel, food photography by Rob Stewart

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, May 6, 2013 Permalink 0

See more of Rob’s food photography work in his exhibit here on The Rambling Epicure and on his site Real Food Photography.

From GOOD: Procter & Gamble’s Aim is to Send Zero Manufacturing Waste to Landfills

Published by Jonell Galloway + Friday, May 3, 2013 Permalink 0

Good Things in P&G Corporate Efforts towards Sustainability

GOOD reports that the corporate giant Procter & Gamble’s aim is to send zero manufacturing waste to landfills. Already in 2007, Procter & Gamble launched a team in charge of turning manufacturing waste into worth.

Click here to read the GOOD article.

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Slow Food needs Slow Money to Grow, says Woody Tasch

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, May 2, 2013 Permalink 0

A New York Times article by Kathryn Shattuck says a key ingredient in keeping the Slow Food movement going is investment capital.

An attempt at this is just what is happening in the Boulder Theater this week, where some 650 business people and potential investors are meeting to exchange views. “As venture capitalists increasingly bet on food start-ups, Slow Money, a nonprofit that catalyzes the flow of capital to small and local food enterprises, supports what Mr. Tasch called the heroic grunts: the food producers and their fiduciary counterparts, or “food-ish-iaries,” committed to healing and investing in a broken system, either through manpower or money.”

Click here to read rest of this article.

Food Art: Food Solos, a food photography exhibition by Nitin Kapoor

Published by Nitin Kapoor + Thursday, May 2, 2013 Permalink 0

Nitin Kapoor‘s is a chef turned food photographer. We are happy to introduce you to his photography here in this exhibition, “Food Solos.”

Click on each individual photo to enlarge it and read the description.

Simple Sustenance: For Breakfast or Dessert — Yogurt with Sweet Spices and Rose Petals

Published by Renu-Chhabra + Monday, April 29, 2013 Permalink 0

by Renu Chhabra

Food is art and magic; it evokes emotion and colors memory, and in skilled hands, meals become greater than the sum of their ingredients. — Anthony Beal

Sweet spices like cardamom and fennel, rose petals and rose water, pistachios and golden raisins

I am loving it already.

Flavors and scents I can taste and sense just by the mention of their names! They are very close to my heart. I grew up around them, or I can say I was often surrounded by them.

Cardamom and fennel used in sweet and savory dishes perfumed our kitchen with their intoxicating aroma. Rice pudding, pilaf, spiced tea, rich sauces, and several sweets are just a few to name. Rose petals and rose water to greet guests on special occasions, or simply to flavor sweets and drinks, made every experience memorable. Nuts and dried fruits in creamy sauces or in decadent desserts stamped food tastes forever in my mind.

Do I need say that I cherish these scents and flavors? We all have experiences from childhood, interwoven with lots of love and memories close to our hearts.

1 cup plain yogurt (Greek or regular)

1 green cardamom