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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, September 13, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

The belly is the reason why man does not mistake himself for a god.–Friedrich Nietzsche, 1886

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a German philosopher of the late 19th and early 20th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines that drain life’s expansive energies, however socially prevalent those views might be.

Food News Daily: September 12, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, September 12, 2011 Permalink 0

Mainstream Anglo Media and Press

McDonald’s puts calories on the menu – but is anyone counting?, The Independent

Confessions Of A Sriracha Fanatic, NPR

The Role of a Chef: Educating Clients Through Taste Bud, The Atlantic Life

Earl Grey sorbet, The Independent

Taste the spirit of Wellington (spirits), (South African) Times

Hallucinogenic foods, The Guardian

In Defense of Italian Food: Regional, Diverse, and Refined, The Atlantic

A Proper Chef’s Knife, The Wall Street Journal

Call for ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm, The Independent

A taste of modern Indian cuisine, The Times of India

How to Remember the Wines you Drink, The Wall Street Journal

The Melting Pot Just Got a Whole Lot Richer (foreign restaurants arriving in New York), The New York Times

Food Photography

Food Art: Lavender Pistachio Cookies, food photography by Meeta Khurana Wolff, What’s For Lunch Honey

Best of the Anglo Food and Travel Blogs and Sites

A tour through the stalls of Quito’s central market offers an introduction to Ecuadorean food, Zester Daily

American Wasteland by Jonathon Bloom (a book review), Leslie Loves Veggies

Persian Chicken and Rice with Sour Cherries, Food and Wine

Learning to love durian: why the world’s stinkiest fruit is better than wine, cheese or chocolate, Gadling

American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of its Food, Culinate

Salt Mining: The What, How, and Why Salt is Awesome, Serious Eats

Alternative Press/Sites

Ruth Reichl discusses food artisans, the romantic notion of chefs today, and why there’s so much food media, Inside Scoop San Francisco

Honoring the Hands That Prepare Our Food, Huffington Post

Watch Your Mouth: When to Taste—or Toss—Your Leftovers, GOOD

World

Wonderfully seasonal: Watermelon and Fennel Salad, Jenn Cuisine

Raw tomato sauce, Rosa’s Yummy Yums

Gros tortellini escargot, roquette, rillaud, sauce bleu de chèvre, Le sot l’y laisse

Honey and cinnamon ice cream, Wonderfoodland

Piquillos rellenos de Ensalada, Recetas de Cocina

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, September 12, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, September 12, 2011 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

The whole of nature is a conjugation of the verb to eat, in the active and the passive.–William Ralph Inge, 1920

William Ralph Inge was an English author, Anglican priest, Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, and Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, which provided the appellation by which he was widely known, “Dean Inge.” Author of thirty-five books, he is best known of for his works on Plotinus and neoplatonic philosophy, and on Christian mysticism.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, September 7, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Permalink 0

by Simon de Swaan

It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.–Cato the Elder

Cato the Elder was a Roman statesman, referred to as “The Elder” to distinguish him from his great great grandson, Cato the Younger. Although a highly distinguished statesman, he deserves more notice as an author of the first history of Rome, written in Latin.

Daily Food Quote, September 1, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Friday, September 2, 2011 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.–Mark Twain

Mark Twain was an American author and the favorite of many. His novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, amusingly recounted many of the adventures being based on real occurrences he had either experienced personally or had witnessed.

Food News Daily: September 1, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, September 1, 2011 Permalink 0

Mainstream Anglo Media and Press

Gordon Ramsay’s Australian Nightmare, The Wall Street Journal

‘The Art of Eating’ from Flemish painters to Ferran Adrià, Phaidon Press

The Art of Picking the Perfect Meal for Beer, The Wall Street Journal

Cargill sees cocoa demand up 1 mln tons by 2020, Market Watch

Food is the ultimate security need, new map shows, The Guardian

How Many Calories Do You Need to Eat Per Day?, The Atlantic

Think outside the box: Top cooks reveal how to perk up your children’s packed lunches, The Independent

Nine Tips for Digging Through Local Farmers Markets, Dallas Observer

Best of the Anglo Food and Travel Blogs and Sites

Praising farm wives: The spirit can exist in anyone, Culinate

A Cardiac Surgeon on the Glory of Saturated Fat, They’re Good for You, The LRC Blog

Plums – Food of the Month, Health Castle

Alternative Press/Sites

Potatoes reduce blood pressure in people with obesity and high blood pressure, Eurek Alert

A Classy Model-Egg Chicken Coop (Coupe) (shaped like a Model A),

How the Soaring Price of Bread Will Shake the World Economy, AlterNet

World

The Famous Anzac Biscuit, Honest Cooking

Red Velvet Crêpes, duhlicious

Melon au citron vert, Ma p’tite cuisine by Audrey

$1 Million Of (Mollydooker) Wine Destroyed In Forklift, Accident, Technorati

Food Photography

Coffee bean owl, Image Shack

The Evolution of Coke, Pete

Food News Daily: August 25, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, August 25, 2011 Permalink 0

Mainstream Anglo Media and Press

The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris, GQ

Fine wine galore! Hong Kong’s buried treasure, The Independent

New Nordic Cuisine Draws Disciples, The New York Times

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, August 25, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, August 25, 2011 Permalink 0

The best number for dinner party is two – myself and a damn good head waiter.–Nubar Gulbenkian, 1965

Nubar Gulbenkian (1896–1972) was an Armenian petroleum magnate and socialite born in the Ottoman empire. Click here to read more about about him.

Food News Daily: August 24, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Permalink 0

Mainstream Anglo Media and Press

Bending the Rules on Bacteria (Harold McGee), The New York Times

True Food (a video), National Geographic

True Characters: You and Barry McBride have set up a restaurant with no name and no prices in Killarney, Irish Times

David Downie: some restaurants to add to the Food Wine Burgundy guidebook

Published by David Downie + Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Permalink 0

by David Downie

Change is the nature of the edibles-and-potables business everywhere. In Burgundy the region’s symbol is the snail. Change comes slowly. But the snail, like the tortoise, defeats the hare in the long run—or the long slide.

Cuppa? Change-resistance is part of the Gallic gene pool

The down-slide first: reliable fellow gourmets who scour Burgundy for great food and wine confirm that Amaryllis, the discovery of a few years back, is being spoiled by success. Michelin rewarded this unlikely candidate with a star after only a few years of operation, and crowds and crowns of laurels soon followed. So too did a precipitous move from funky quarters in an unattractive highway-side location in a nowhere village – part of the discovery experience – to fancy-dancy, flower-filled premises: the former home of stuffy-but-likeable Le Moulin de Martorey. This reconverted millhouse complex is at San Remy, near Chalon-sur-Saone. Now Amaryllis and its still-very-young chef-owner Cédric Burtin is becoming staid, in a beautiful, mainstream setting… another one-star Michelin place serving elaborately plated, microscopic portions of France’s notorious silly haute food.