Month: February 2010

February 15 Tweet Rodeo

@FairFoodFight muses on chicken feet and homemade stock, @DeRushaEats lauds @TownTalkDiner for their bloody Marys, @EdKohler identifies a business opportunity for V-Day 2011, @Celebr8nGenr8n succeeds in making homemade lingonberry wine, and @MetroMag rounds up an interesting variety of metro-area flapjacks.

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February 15 Morning Roundup

Pondering why bakeries are closed on Sundays, insight into beef stroganoff,  a chowhound rants about the service at Nick and Eddie, and Alemar camembert.  I may post some more stuff later today. Right now, after six hours of Febgiving food and drink, I’m pretty well spent. Well fed and socialized. But spent.

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Knife Skills, A Serial Novel – Part 37

Each Friday, the Heavy Table presents a new installment of Knife Skills, a culinary novel presented piece by piece as it’s written. If you’re uncomfortable with salty language, please be aware that characters regularly use words and phrases unacceptable in polite conversation. In the author’s imagination, some members of the food service industry have a […]

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February 12 Tweet Rodeo

Do the dog days of summer seem long gone? @NgonBistro taps Minnesota Tan to remind you of warmer weather to come, @INonni offers a free wine tasting this evening, @ArtisanBreadIn5 advises the best way to store fresh bread, @DeRushaEats gripes about the Caffrey’s spoon selection, and @Pazzaluna sets the wine story straight for vegans.

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February 12 Morning Roundup

Dara reports that Big Daddy’s is making a comeback, how about a romantic Valentine’s weekend trip to an old-fashioned Wisconsin BrewFarm?, a video guide to making cream puffs by Kim Ode, Stub and Herb’s gets national notoriety as a beer spot, photos from the new Cocoa & Fig, a foodie contemplates 40 days without meat, […]

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Zimmern Will Guest Judge Top Chef Masters

Via Bravo: “This season, Top Chef Masters will feature guest stars and judges Mekhi Phifer, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and star Hank Azaria, Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern), the cast of Modern Family, US Olympic Swimmer Jason Lezak , Bravo’s “Real Housewives of OC” Lynne Curtin, Alexis Bellino and Tamra Barney among […]

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