At Asian Talks: Hold the Onions, Please
Reuters India is reporting that the chefs charged with preparing the menus for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders at the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in
Singapore this week have been told to minimize the use of garlic and onion "to ensure the talks are not an olfactory challenge." Breath mints will also be "readily available."
Help Wanted: Flipping Big Macs at Gitmo
"Enjoy the perks," reads a help wanted ad for job opportunities at the McDonald's at Guantanamo Bay.Smell, Memory
Scientists believe that the first scents we experience in childhood are so memorable because "the first smell you associate with an object is given privileged status in the brain."Brits Waste 6.6 Million Tons of Food Annually
A new report from the UK finds that more than $20 billion of consumable food and drink is thrown away in Great Britain each year. That amounts to an estimated 6.6 million tons of wasted food per year.Sale of Copia Expected
A bankruptcy judge has approved the liquidation of Copia, the failed Napa Valley food and wine center. The 17-acre complex is believed to be worth approximately $35 million.Restoration Cookware It's Not
Walk into any upscale cookware store, and you'll see an array of cooking equipment designed to look as if it was just plucked from a Paris flea market.
Now, Sur La Table is getting into the business of selling the real thing: actual antique French pots, pans, and tools.
There are worn copper Gaillard pots (right), silver champagne buckets, colorful glass siphon bottles, and some poor grand-mère's prized triple-blade mezzaluna.
Many of the pieces are still in good enough shape to use for actual cooking, while others are so beat up they basically make for (pricey) decorations. See the collection -- online only -- at the Sur la Table website.
Marketing Mayo
Unilever wants you to think of Hellman's mayonnaise as a kitchen staple, an ingredient that might even find its way into a batch of muffins.Man-Eating Lions Most Likely Ate Less Men
The "man-eating lions of Tsavo," believed to have eaten 135 people in a Kenyan village in 1898, probably only ate about 35, say two ecologists who have studied the lions' hair and bones.
Kraft Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Cadbury
Kraft Foods Inc. has officially launched a hostile takeover bid for Cadbury PLC, valuing the company at $16.28 billion.How To: Open a Bottle of Wine Using Your Shoe
Drunk Frenchmen demonstrate how to open a bottle wine with your shoe (and a wall).what's fresh
VICE Launches Food Video Series
November 4Chef David Chang is featured in the first episode of VICE's new online series, "MUNCHIES."
food rac·ism
November 2An expression of racial prejudice that uses a stereotypical food item as a slur.
Giant Cookbooks Descend on New York at Phaidon Pop-Up Store
October 29Furnish your coffee table (or kitchen counter) with books from this temporary store.
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