Last Call: Great Food Stories Of The Week

Every Friday afternoon, HuffPost Food rounds up some of the best food articles of the week. Start your weekend off with some quality food pieces, and hopefully quality food as well! Think we missed something great? Let us know.

The Washington Post, Pennsylvania Mill Works To Develop Flour With A Taste Of History
Finally, three great loves (local food, heirloom produce varieties and bread) converge in one story.

Bittman Blog, Market Driven, Oaxaca-Style
A culinary missive from Oaxaca, a province that, like Sichuan province in China, has great food and serious troubles.

Eatocracy, Aspiring Chef Loses Sense Of Smell
Molly Birnbaum writes a moving personal essay on regaining her assurance in the kitchen after a debilitating car accident.

The Economist, Heady Discoveries
The yeast that bakes lager lager has its origins in Patagonia. Weird!

Wall Street Journal, Australia's Wine Bust
Jay McInerny tries his best to save Australian wine from the stigma of Yellowtail.

Grist, Greens For Greens: Philadelphia Subsidizes Farmer's Markets
Philadelphia is the latest city to discover the benefits of giving people on food stamps rewards for shopping at farmer's markets.

New York Times, Fresh And Direct From The Garden An Ocean Away
A smart review of the book 1493, which highlights the distinctly globalized origins of the local food movement.

The Atlantic, The Dangerous Psychology Of Factory Farming
Is it possible to be both a happy, moral person and an industrial meat producer?

AdAge, Diet Cokes Pours On Marketing Activity
Diet Coke's ad team adjusts to the burden of being the number two soda in the world.

Esquire, How To Eat Raw Chicken
Apparently raw chicken isn't that dangerous. It's also not that delicious. (Try medium, though -- much better than your typical well-done!)

Comments

[Nic the wonder puppy]

11:47 AM on 09/04/2011

Juicy, sloppy, grease dripping meat

[zippythedude]

11:58 PM on 09/03/2011

What is the picture used for this article? "Bucket-o-Swill?"

[Chef Dracula]

01:01 PM on 09/04/2011

Aaah, another McDonald's patron posing as a food critic.

[zippythedude]

03:15 PM on 09/04/2011

And you know, it really ticks me off how McDonald's keeps teasing me with their McRib...how come it's always "only available for a limited time."?

[hjalmar]

04:36 PM on 09/03/2011

Here is a tremendous story about Sedgwick, ME declaring "food sovereignty." May this spread far and wide.

http://nhne-pulse.org/organize-declare-food-sovereignty-like-sedgwick-maine/