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Favorite Blogger of the Week: Michelle Hooton

Foodies get to know your fellow foodies! Every week, we will be highlighting some of the most interesting and active members of our community on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus to help you interact with other foodies. This week’s FriendsEAT‘s Favorite is Michelle Hooton of bitebymichelle.com. Get to know her better through this quick interview we had with her. Tell […]

Your Guide to Food Safety (Infographic)

Keeping your food safe is not an easy job. We always want clean and safe food, so we seek advice and solutions to keep them appetizing for as long as possible. These are some ways to keep food safe. Source: Greatist

Belvedere Vodka’s Advertising Faux Pas

I’m as liberal as liberal gets, but even I have to agree that whoever thought up this advertisement for Belvedere Vodka was not thinking of the consequences. The ad is redolent of sexual violence. The text makes allusions to oral sex, the visuals to sexual assault. (Click “Next” to see Belvedere Vodka’s Advertising Faux Pas)

Daniel Boulud Celebrates His Birthday

Today is Chef Daniel Boulud’s 57th birthday.He is not only an incredible chef, he is a celebrity, entrepreneur, and all around nice guy. As such, he celebrates his birthday in style. A few (150) lucky (affluent people – individual tickets cost $1250) got to celebrate with Mr. Boulud. Boulud’s Birthday celebration will benefit  Citymeals-on-Wheels. This year, the […]

Infographic: GE Foods at a Glance

It has been on a hot plate these past few years, the never ending issue about Genetically Engineered Food. Most people barely knew what GMO certainly is, all we can say is that is it harmful. Lying skin deep is what still unknown to many. Let this simple infographic guide you. Source: Tree Hugger

Tim Ferriss Hyper-Decants Wine

If you are not familiar with Tim Ferriss, you should be. He is the Author of the 4 Hour Work Week (Read the book…I’m still working way more than 40 hours weekly), the 4-Hour Body and now the 4-Hour Chef. He’s a pretty cool guy, can be pretty inspiring and shares lots of knowledge. Call […]

Gwyneth Paltrow Resolves Cookbook Dispute Once & For All

All the blog buzz surrounding criticism that Gwyneth Paltrow employed a ghostwriter on her 2011 cookbook, My Father’s Daughter, and Paltrow’s subsequent vehement denial, boils down to a comment by Julia Moskin, a New York Times reporter for the Dining section and confessed cookbook ghost writer. Moskin, a veteran ghostwriter, explains that years ago, there […]

NY French Restaurant Week

I am a Francophile. I have been obsessed with all things French since I was a little girl. This is my first summer not heading to France (I will miss you salicorne). Luckily, MPB Agency is bringing France to me.  From July 8 to 15, French Restaurant Week will feature some of NYC’s best French Restaurants. This year,  two […]

Samuel Glazer (Mr. Coffee) Has Passed Away

Although I am Colombian, I am not a coffee drinker. I was saddened when I read in the NY Times that Samuel Glazer passed away well over a week ago from Leukemia complications. Glazer revolutionized the coffee industry by giving us the ease of drip coffee. Before that we were tied to either percolator or […]

Another Chinese Food Scandal: Diseased Ducks

China continues to struggle with food safety scandals. Huaying Agricultural, a prominent Chinese poultry company doing business as the “World’s Duck King”, terminated four employees suspected of selling diseased ducks. Media reports indicate consumers were supplied with ducks that died from a disease instead of being supplied with healthy ducks that were slaughtered. According to […]

Interview with Chris Kerston of Chaffin Family Orchards

Loving food is a complicated thing.  The amount of research that has to be done in order to eat sustainably, humanely and in a healthy (yet affordable) manner is overwhelming. This is why I love organizations such as Chaffin Family Orchards. They are doing things right. Chaffin goes beyond organic and humane to think about […]

The Art and Science of S’mores (Infographic)

Campers or not, we all loved this little snack. I always thought that making such a one is as easy as eating them, but after seeing this, I changed my mind. I have never met such funny and cool Infographic as this one. Share this with your kid they may like it too. Source: Cool Infographic

Pizza Around The World: The Amazing Statistics [Infographic]

Like most of you, I crave pizza most of my life. Movie night, girl friends hang-out, family gathering, birthdays – most of the occasion I have pizza with me. My favorite toppings? Nah don’t ask, cause I can’t choose which among is my favorite but one thing I’m sure – I love having Pineapple as […]

Get Drunk on George Clooney

You will soon be able to get drunk on this tall drink of water. George Clooney has decided to get into the tequila market. Casamigos Tequila, takes after the name of the homes of Clooney and Rande Gerber (Cindy Crawford’s hubby and mastermind behind the Gerber Bar Group). He follows suit to other celebs including: […]

A Line Cook’s View On “The Fame Racket” & Selling Out

When it involves cooking, Richie Nakano, San Francisco chef, line cook, and blogger, believes he is part of something wholesome and salubrious. Richie describes his cooking interest as a strange mix of punk ethos and military discipline — a savage precision. “It felt like the food I cooked was real food. Honest food,” writes Richie. […]

History of Food on Television (Infographic)

I’m not much of a tv person, but when I do power on the television I usually look for the channels that stream a movie or the food channel. I love the idea of discovering new food, knowing some kind of history about my favorite dish and all! But one thing I love about watching […]

France Bans Monsanto’s GMO Corn as 55 in Congress Demand GMO Labeling

France has imposed a temporary moratorium on the planting of Monsanto’s genetically modified MON810 corn. All prior plantings of MON810, trade name YieldGard, become illegal on March 20. The French government says MON810 corn is an environmental hazard. France’s Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire said their request is based on the latest scientific studies which […]

Processed Foods Linked to Body Aches, Fatigue

The reasons to avoid processed foods continue to mount. Not only are processed foods linked to depression; processed foods are also contaminated with GMO’s in the form of genetically modified high fructose corn syrup, and other staple ingredients containing GMO’s. Now we learn chemical food additives used to add flavor to processed foods, such as […]

IACP Expo, Book and Blog Festival

The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) is hosting their 2012 Expo on April 1st in New York City at the Millennium Broadway Hotel. It’s a great event for bloggers and culinary professionals to attend. It will be divided into two parts: Expo 12:30 – 4:30pm The event starts with a Sunday brunch in Soho. […]

Rod Blagojevich Has Last Meal At Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Before surrendering himself to the low-security federal prison in Littleton, Colorado, former Illinois Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich stopped for one last meal at the 50’s-style restaurant Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, [see video] where Freddy’s philosophy is to “Love, obey and thank your parents & teachers.” According to restaurant owner Brian Pyle, Blagojevich ordered two […]

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