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Top Holiday Gifts for Foodies – Part II
Last week, we made a dozen suggestions for a variety of holiday gifts for the special people in your life (or for you, if you have some spare change from which you can part). Today we have a baker’s dozen to complete the list of 25 top gifts for foodies.
Maverick Remote-Check Wireless Thermometer With 2 Probes [...]
Top Holiday Gifts for Foodies – Part I
One of the great things about the holidays is the wonderful assortment of items for foodies that magically appear. Although it’s a lot of fun to see and touch the merchandise, you are likely to get a better price (and better service) by ordering your gifts online. At the very least, you’ll avoid the crowds, save [...]
Full StoryWhere Have all the Delis Gone?
It’s been a long time since I set foot in an honest-to-goodness Jewish deli and devoured a hot pastrami sandwich on hearty rye bread. They were usually served with a cool and crispy sour pickle, and I’d slather on a layer of spicy, brown mustard to tie all the rich flavors together. Every bite was a little bit [...]
Full StoryAlton Brown – Born To Be Wild
If I was going to sail around the world on a sailboat and was able to chose anyone to accompany me on the journey it would be Alton Brown — the man can jury-rig anything, make you laugh at what you think is catastrophe, and use any item under the Sun to cook a gourmet [...]
Full StoryHottest Hot Sauce in the Universe!
I love a good bowl of spicy hot chili but this is ridiculous. It’s called Dave’s Insanity Sauce Private Reserve from Dave’s Gourmet, Inc., and it’s suppose to be the hottest hot sauce in the world — as in anything over one half drop is hazardous to your health. Dave uses the ultra-hot Naga Jolokia [...]
Full StoryVirginia Restaurant that Popularized “Death by Chocolate” Sold to New Owner
No visit to Virginia’s historic Colonial Williamsburg would be complete without a visit to the Trellis Restaurant, the popular anchor eatery in the heart of the Merchant Square shopping area. But after nearly 30 years, six million meals and a collection of honors and awards, the Trellis is being sold by co-owners Marcel Desaulniers and John Curtis to David [...]
Full StoryJessica Seinfeld Wins Cookbook Court Fight
Cookbook author Jessica Seinfeld, came out a winner in court after a judge threw out a plagiarism lawsuit brought by Missy Chase Lapine, the author of a similar type of recipe collection. Lapine charged that Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious: Secrets to Getting Your Kids Eating Good Food was a direct rip off of her own recipe [...]
Full StoryRising Interest in all Things Food
On Amazon.com, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” shot to No. 1 on its most-popular list over the weekend, according to the LA Times. Bookstores have reported sellouts. Box-office take for “Julie & Julia” over the weekend was $20 million. New foodies have signed up for French cooking classes and made reservations to dine at [...]
Full StoryEspionage and Gastronomy – Recipes From a Spy
Len Deighton was a prominent author of espionage who entered the world of spy writing in the sixties. His first and undoubtedly best-known novel was The Ipcress File (1962), made into a film starring Michael Caine. Newsweek characterized the film as “a thinking man’s ‘Goldfinger’”. Deighton is listed in Who’s Who in Spy Fiction by [...]
Full StoryHelp Stamp Out Hunger on May 9
On Saturday, May 9, the U.S. Postal Service is partnering with the National Association of Letter Carriers to co-sponsor Stamp Out Hunger, the nation’s largest single-day food drive.
Everyone is asked to particicpate in the drive, by filling a bag or box with non-perishable items and placing it next to their mailbox, where it will be [...]
Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-12
Uploading pictures from dinner at Soma on Fillmore in San Francisco http://friendseat.com/restaurants/San-Francisco/Dosa-on-Fillmore-photos #
New Recipe: Easter simnel cake Recipe http://tinyurl.com/dmzygb #
Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-05:
New Recipe: Turnip turnovers Recipe http://tinyurl.com/c2phqc #
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FriendsEAT Blog Commment Contest: Comment on our blog to enter to win amazon Gift Certificates http://tinyurl.com/dcr3py #
New Recipe: Egg drop soup Recipe http://tinyurl.com/ddg8kb [...]
Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-05
New Recipe: Turnip turnovers Recipe http://tinyurl.com/c2phqc #
New Recipe: Lemon coconut macaroons Recipe http://tinyurl.com/ceay2n #
The New Padma Burger: For those of you that joined the discussion “Padma Lakshmi- Crock or Cross-Over?R.. http://tinyurl.com/ceuy9s #
Organic Fraud Runs Rampant:
Marketing at its Finest?
Sales of organic food have grown from one billion to.. http://tinyurl.com/dxr4xz #
New Recipe: House tofu grenobloise Recipe http://tinyurl.com/c58a4q [...]
FriendsEAT Blog Commment Contest
Comment on our blog to enter to win amazon Gift Certificates
Full StoryWeekly Twitter Updates for 2009-03-22
New Recipe: Easy roasted chicken thighs with potatoes and carrots Recipe http://tinyurl.com/cvgrh3 #
New Recipe: Easy roasted chicken thighs with potatoes and carrots Recipe http://tinyurl.com/cvgrh3 #
Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-03-15:
New Recipe: Frozen black irish Recipe http://tinyurl.com/d46c87 #
New Re.. http://tinyurl.com/d6vlnc #
Giada De Laurentis a porn star? http://tinyurl.com/c8ejvm #
New Recipe: Leftover bbq chicken tacos Recipe http://tinyurl.com/clpy69 #
Giada [...]
Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-03-15
New Recipe: Frozen black irish Recipe http://tinyurl.com/d46c87 #
New Recipe: Easter dinner deviled eggs Recipe http://tinyurl.com/awzhlg #
Running a quick contest “Follow @FriendsEAT by 12pm EST 3/11/09 to be entered to win $50 in Amazon gift card.” – Think you’re a foodie? #
New Recipe: Lemon cake Recipe http://tinyurl.com/dh6dxy #
New Recipe: Home made easy ricotta cheese ricotta cheese [...]
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