If Eddie & Joe Grundy from The Archers are reading this - I have a few friends who long to join your cider club.
It's true that five years ago they would have thought cider was something that only characters in Thomas Hardy novels and school kids in bus...
Sarah O'Leary | Posted January 19, 2012 | Business
Paula Deen announcing she has Type II Diabetes after endorsing a drug company's diabetic treatment product is like a man admitting he's a sex addict after inking a deal with Viagra. Sadly, she could have avoided selling her filleted soul to the devil, changed the lives of countless diabetics and...
Michael King | Posted January 19, 2012 | New York
The art of tea-making is something that most of us often neglect; the majority of us simply use a tea bag and fill a pot with boiling water and call it a day. In actuality, tea-making is a delicate process, that to some can be considered an art form down...
Rozanne Gold | Posted January 19, 2012 | Food
I'm a convert. A trip to Sweden convinced me that nothing -- not even your favorite champagne -- goes better with caviar than an ice-cold shot of good vodka. The same goes for all kinds of herring, smoked eel, gravlax and smoked salmon,...
Liza de Guia | Posted January 30, 2012 | Food
"I thought it would be all the kids that would be loving it, but it was the adults! It was the adults who kept coming."
Meet Melissa Yen, who just so happens to answer to the name: Jo Snow. Melissa is the founder and senior syrup slinger behind
Alexis Swanson Traina | Posted January 19, 2012 | Food
The Oxbow in downtown Napa is a true foodie emporium that just found its groove, and... it took a while. Today, it is packed on the weekends with locals and thrill-seekers looking to taste, try, and be delighted. And much like the Ferry Building in San Francisco, it...
Dr. Gary Ginsberg | Posted January 19, 2012 | Green
Several weeks ago, a fungicide called carbendazim was found in imported orange juice from Brazil. It's a toxic pesticide that's not supposed to be in orange juice, but evidently Brazilian growers thought they could secretly use it. A juice maker, Coca-Cola found the problem and to their credit...
Jesse Kornbluth | Posted January 19, 2012 | Books
I'm often asked, "What's the best book you've read recently?"
Right now, the answer is: Canal House Cooking Volume No. 7: La Dolce Vita.
This causes confusion. A cookbook has no plot, no real writing. No thrills, no sex. No memorable takeaway.
Well, this...
Cooking Light | Posted January 19, 2012 | KitchenDaily
We were well into our review of a quarter-century of cookbooks when we were again struck by how fast the "healthy" category changes. Both the scientific and popular ideas of a healthy diet are in flux. On the science side, obsessions with total fat, sodium, antioxidants, and other...
Carolyn Scott | Posted January 19, 2012 | Food
Nancy Huehnergarth | Posted January 19, 2012 | Food
America's foremost peddler of excessive butter, cream, salt and sugar, chef Paula Deen, has finally confirmed rumors that she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes three years ago. Her timing for this announcement was clearly no accident as she also revealed that she is now a paid spokesperson...
Menuism | Posted January 19, 2012 | Food
By Etty Lewensztain, Wine Expert for Menuism.com
Photo credit: Ariane Middel
Wine etiquette has changed drastically over the years, just as the profile of drinkers has changed. Gone are the days of stuffy sommeliers wielding...
The Daily Meal | Posted January 19, 2012 | Food
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When it comes to sheer diversity of chip flavors, you have to hand it to the folks at Pringles -- Curry, Mexican, Crispy Cheese, Ketchup, Wisconsin White Cheddar, Chili Cheese -- they go all out! But as anyone who has...
Daniel Bortz | Posted January 19, 2012 | Travel
When you're cruising at 600 miles an hour, gazing at the beautiful, puffy white clouds outside your window, the dining options don't always match the view. Flying at a high altitude is one thing, but eating an in-flight meal that's of equally high quality? That's hard to find.
We've made...
Dominic Siano | Posted January 19, 2012 | Travel
I recently returned from Italy and was amazed by how "gluten free" friendly Italy is. It was my first trip to Italy since I'd gone gluten free several months earlier. I'm not celiac, that is, I don't have a severe allergy to gluten, which is found in wheat, barley and...
Jane Peyton | Posted January 19, 2012 | UK Lifestyle