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Interview with Food Blogger Margaret Doughney

Margaret Doughney is the brain and soul behind the blog Savory Sweet Living. If you love a good food blog, you should definitely check it out. Margaret shares candid stories (like the fire in her condo complex), delicious recipes (Coconut cauliflower soup with seared sea scallops and cilantro oil comes to mind) and her pictures are simply decadent. She […]

Guilt-Free Treating

If you feel like eating your favorite treats has become too much of a problem, then you might want to try this simple strategy. While it does not keep you from eating, it does help you eat fewer of it. It is all in the mind, so to speak, and you can actually control it. […]

Consuming Omega-3 During Pregnancy May Prevent Obesity in Children

From the way things look, soon-to-be mothers have more reason to eat fish. Scientists from the Harvard Medical School have discovered that pregnant women who eat consume adequate amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids may lower the risk that their children would suffer from childhood obesity by 32%. The report, published in the American Journal of […]

Food Truck Gets Into Star Wars

The food is good, so I heard, in the Grillenium Falcon. Let us just hope that George Lucas does not sue them. The merry days of food trucks in the country are in full blast. Well, it cannot be helped. After all, food trucks provide millions of hungry Americans a source of quick sustenance in […]

On Class War and Eating Man’s Best Friend

A truck transporting over 500 dogs to restaurants in northeastern China was recently forced off the road by an angry animal lover who spotted the truck on the Beijing highway. According to the Washington Post’s William Wan, after news of the confrontation hit the Chinese blogosphere, more than 200 animal activists rushed to the highway […]

Observing Memorial Day

. Memorial Day; the day to honor those who have protected us, is observed every last Monday of May (for this year, it is May 30). This often marks the start of summer vacation (with Labor Day marking its end). It started as a form of reconciliation and remembrance during the Civil War, although it […]

Sangria for Memorial Day

Not sure what the weather is like by you, but in NYC it is gloomy. That means no grilling, no burgers…But you can still celebrate indoors. This is where sangria comes in. Sangria is a Spanish punch drink that calls for red wine, seasonal fruits, a little bubbly water or soda, and lots of ice. […]

Summer Ice Cream

Summer days are coming up, and what better way to enjoy that than to indulge on ice cream. Yes, that is true. Hot days are best enjoyed with a cone of cold, creamy goodness that can only come from ice cream. Ice cream is the ubiquitous dish that is appreciated by people of all ages. […]

Zuckerberg Only Eats What He Kills

              It sounds strange, coming from a man who calls himself a vegetarian of sorts. But believe it when he says it: “The only meat I’m eating is from animals I’ve killed myself” The young Facebook founder made this announcement on his page in Facebook (obviously), and since then, […]

Study: One Third of All The World’s Food is Wasted

According to a United Nations funded study conducted by the Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology, one third of all food produced for human consumption goes to waste, amounting to more than one billion tons of waste around the world every year. The Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) is an industrial research institute […]

EU Points Fingers as Killer E. Coli Sweeps Across Europe

A state of pandemonium and denial is sweeping across Europe as health officials attempt to isolate a killer strain of drug resistant E. Coli that broke out in North Germany in May. Now Germany is blaming Spain, and Spain is blaming the Dutch, as cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, and aubergines are all under suspicion. Initial media […]

Scratch and Sniff Restaurants

So much for being foodies, we like to take note of our dining experiences for future references and one thing that we look forward to when we are dining out is the worthiness of each penny we spend on food. It is such a great feeling to leave the restaurant fully satisfied with what you […]

Interview with Ines Oro from Faustino Winery

This was our first video interview. Thought you would enjoy it. These wines are stupendous. If you have not had them, go grab yourself a bottle tonight.  

Interview with Chef Ayinde Howell

Long time vegan Chef Ayinde Howell recently reached his KickStarter goal to open up a pop up vegan restaurant in NYC. It’s no surprise that Ayinde reached his goal. He is not only a long time vegan; but also an entrepreneur, actor, musician, writer and founder of ieatgrass.com. I recently caught up with Ayinde to find […]

Memorial Day Eats

Memorial Day is just around the corner and having the family over can be a bit overwhelming for some. Not to worry, since there are simple solutions for that. The first thing to consider is simplicity. Cooking for a large number of people makes it difficult for the regular cook to prepare elaborate dishes. Just […]

The Points in Brownies

Soft or chewy, sweet or bitter, dark or light, take your pick. Despite what new age foodies and urbanites are saying, good, old-fashioned brownies would still be the best sweets around. Brownies are a kind of baked confection that is, strictly speaking, neither a cake nor a cookie. It is more like a cross between […]

Making Your Own Wines

“God made only water, but man made wine.” – Victor Hugo, “Les Contemplations (1856) And now you can make your own. Sure you can head to the wine shop and grab that $10 bottle of mass produced juice, but why not make a blend of your own. Recently, there has been a springing up of businesses […]

Ben Sargent: Hook, Line & Dinner

For those hooked on cooking shows, there is a new prime time series: Hook, Line & Dinner. It will start on Tuesday, June 7th at 10:30pmET/7:30pmPT. Ben Sargent will travel throughout the country (Florida and Louisiana to California and Oregon), and team up with local experts to find the “catch of the day”. Then they will […]

Memorial Day Grilling Tips

When it comes to Memorial Day, what better way to celebrate it than grilling some meat outside, right? And since we are talking about grilling, then we should talk about how to make the perfect grilled meats. Grilling meat is one of the easiest ways to cook during this occasion. Unfortunately, this is also one […]

A Little Glimpse of â”Florent: Queen of the Meat Marketâ”

Garish, vibrant, and sometimes poignant, this film details the rise (not to mention the fall) of a historic restaurant and the man who worked behind it. Florent: Queen of the Meat Market is no more a reminiscence than a history lesson on the jovial and scruffy lives of the people who had passed through its […]

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