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The Friday Five – October 22nd, 2010

22 10 2010

A weekly round up food and drink-related news stories:

1. Have you ever wondered what a McDonald’s Happy Meal would look like if you let it sit at room temperature for six months? Wonder no more… (Eatocracy)

2. Perhaps we’ll all be able to stay as well-preserved as a Happy Meal: rumours of an anti-aging ice cream circulated this week but it’s bound to be too good to be true… (Huffington Post)

3. Apparently some schools are hoping that red celery will get kids interested in trying fresh vegetables. (Yahoo)

4. One of the stranger things I’ve seen this week is an ad for a British organic dairy, featuring rapping farmers. It looks like something from an SNL Digital Short. (New York Times, Wikipedia)

5. The much discussed Double Down from KFC has finally arrived in Canada. Get it while you can because it may not be around for long. (Globe and Mail, National Post)

Have a great weekend!

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The Friday Five – October 15th, 2010

15 10 2010

A weekly round up food and drink-related news stories:

1. Do you sear your meat to ‘seal in the juices’? Afraid to salt beans while they’re cooking because they’ll be tough? Serious Eats debunks six of the most common food myths. (Serious Eats)

2. Can’t decide on a Halloween costume? Chow has a few ideas for dressing as your favourite food celebrity. (chow.com)

3. If you rely on on-line, user-generated review sites to get the inside scoop on the restaurant scene, you may want to take their advice with a grain of salt. (Globe and Mail)

4. The elusive McRib is coming back to some McDonald’s locations. It has a cult-like following (there was even a Simpson’s episode about it) but is the appeal its taste or is it marketing genius? (National Post, wikipedia)

5. Despite being a healthier alternative, I’ve never been a big fan of whole-wheat pasta (I sometimes think it would be tastier to eat the box it came in). However, some pasta makers are hoping to change that. (New York Times)

Have a great weekend!

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The Friday Five – October 8th, 2010

8 10 2010

A weekly round up food and drink-related news stories:

1. I once saw a $50 watermelon (yes, really) at an upscale grocer in Toronto. It was square. It was the most expensive piece of produce I’ve ever seen. Slate goes shopping at Whole Foods (a.k.a. ‘Whole Paycheck’) to shop for the most expensive dinner they can. (Toronto Star, slate.com)

2. Some very bold criminals stole an entire year’s worth of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from a grower in France. The grapes were worth about $20,000 USD. (eater.com)

3. Artist Mike Lahue has made a bust of actor Kevin Bacon out of bacon. Now I’d like to see what he can do for Jon Hamm… (Gizmodo)

4. For those celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, the National Post provides some tips for carving the turkey. It could help you avoid a situation like this: When Father Carves the Duck. (National Post, courtingdisaster)

5. Apparently Spaghetti Tacos have become popular with kids after a character on the popular children’s show iCarly made them. Could this be the new direction of fusion food? (New York Times)

Have a great weekend (and Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians!)

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The Friday Five – October 1st, 2010

1 10 2010

Starting today, each Friday I will be featuring links to five food and drink related articles from the past week which may be of interest to you. Enjoy!

1. For fans of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations show, apparently he will be filming an upcoming episode in Toronto. Some discussion has ensued about where people think he should go. (Toronto Life, Chowhound)

2. A year after they ceased publication, Gourmet magazine is back! Sort of… (gourmet.com)

3. How clean is your kitchen? According to the New York Times, it’s probably not as clean as you’d think. (New York Times)

4. Interested in going back to school but can’t decide what to study? Italy’s Gelato University sounds like it would be fun (although the dreaded ‘Freshman Fifteen’ might be a problem). (Los Angeles Times)

5. A brewer in Belgium has started producing a line of beer brewed by the light of a full moon. Apparently it speeds up the fermentation process. Who knew? (The Montreal Gazette)

Bon Appétit and Have a Great Weekend!

Trish

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