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Online Chat with Food and Water Watch and Community Food Service Coalition

Food, Inc. has opened the eyes of foodies to the many issues that plague the commercial food industry. The film is alarming and has left many people wondering what they can do about such large issues.
For those who are interested in learning more about the subject and on what to do to make things better, [...]

Gourmet and Specialty Foods Moving off the Shelves at a Record Pace

Despite the recession, specialty food items are holding their own as sophisticated foodies refuse to give up some of their guilty pleasures.  While many consumers are scaling back the number of times they dine out each month, these same consumers seem to be spending the money they save on their favorite luxury items in the [...]

Top 10 Thanksgiving Leftover Dishes

Instead of picking your way around the turkey carcass and zapping those cold mashed potatoes in the microwave, how about jazzing up your Thanksgiving leftovers this year with these ten brilliant leftover recipes from our own FriendsEat family of inventive foodies.
1. Arroz con Turkey
Ingredients
1/2 cup Leftover turkey, shredded
1/2 yellow onion (chopped small)
1 tbsp Sofrito (you [...]

Top 25 Foodie Blogs

While all 25 of these foodies have a healthy obsession for food, each blog author has a different background and unique view of the world. Some foodies may have larger followings than others, but all of them are creative and informative. Also be sure to follow our collection of 25 imaginative and eclectic foodies on [...]

25 Foodies to Follow on Twitter

Taco trucks and burger mobiles post their up-to-the-minute locations, and gourmet chefs share their latest haute cuisine menu creations. Whatever you’re looking for, foodies can follow all the exciting happenings and behind-the-scenes food gab on Twitter. Check out the tweets on this collection of 25 imaginative and eclectic foodies:
Gena Knox
“Like everyone who grew up [...]

Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter and … Umami?

There’s an old saying that mothers often use to get their small children to eat their food:
“Through the lips and over the tongue, hello tummy, here it comes!”
So to all the foodies who enjoy the sweet and savory flavors of your favorite meals:  Have you thanked your tongue lately?
Yes, your tongue.
It’s not a part of our [...]

Halloween’s Candy Connection

This Saturday, ghouls, goblins and witches galore will join with other costumed characters and spend the evening collecting a staggering 600 million pounds of candy from friends and strangers. It’s no wonder that Halloween is a favorite holiday for kids and one decried by dentists.
Today, Halloween, with all of its modern masquerade and trick-or-treat traditions, [...]

The 12th Annual Brooklyn Eats Event at Steiner Studios

The FriendsEAT team has been invited to attend Brooklyn Eats which is happening tonight at Steiner Studios from 6pm – 8pm. Brooklyn has quickly become a mecca for foodies.
Over the past five years the Brooklyn restaurant scene has embraced local produce with gusto.  Ethnic influences coming from all of Brooklyn have created a plethora of [...]

Halloween Costumes for Foodies

Still have nothing to wear trick or treating. How about going out as your favorite snack, or maybe you’d like to be a “cereal killer”. Here are some ideas for those foodies who’ve been stuck in the kitchen with no time to shop.

Taco Man: Do you find yourself making a run for the border. [...]

Kids Cooking Classes Inspire Future Foodies

Would you love to see your kids pursue a career in the culinary arts?  It’s never too early to begin motivating youngsters to explore their creativity in the kitchen.  Even if your own skills are rusty or non-existent, cooking schools are popping up throughout the country to help children enjoy and appreciate the fun of food [...]

Johnson & Wales University Hosts Culinary Museum

Passionate foodies looking for total immersion in the history of haute cuisine should plan a trip to the Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts Museum, in Providence, Rhode Island, where more than 500 years of cooking and food history are on display.
The museum, which is connected to Johnson & Wales University and its prestigious culinary school, [...]

Virginia 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 [...]