Mark Bittman's Blog, page 108
April 22, 2010
Dear FloFab: Open My Wine, Now!
Florence Fabricant answers questions about guests who bring wine to dinner, shrimp served in their shells and the befuddling issue of finger bowls.
April 21, 2010
Japan Stops Beef Exports in Possible Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak
Symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease were found in three cattle in southern Japan.
Cooking Tools: iPad's Epicurious vs. BigOven
Wilson Rothman compares the new iPad apps, Epicurious and BigOven.
A Pasta Carbonara Too Good to Share
My home version of Joël Robuchon's pasta alla carbonara will hold us until the next time we can score opera tickets in Monaco.
April 20, 2010
It's SHO Time
Sam Sifton reviews SHO Shaun Hergatt.
A Market for Red Hook
The Red Hook Mercado will have food vendors from the well-known local ball fields and arts and crafts vendors.
Food Network Spinoff Announces Its Lineup
The Cooking Channel will offer younger and edgier hosts, more ethnic diversity and a show hosted by Mo Rocca. Also, some poultry may be killed.
Red Hook Lobster Moves South
The Red Hook Lobster Pound will have a food truck in Washington.
F.D.A. Plans to Force a Salt Cutback
A 10-year program to begin this year would lead to the first legal limits on salt levels in manufactured foods, The Washington Post reports.
What Do You Cook When You're Sick?
Pasta with broccoli raab is comfort food for me, but I couldn't taste if my life depended on it. What are your favorite foods when you have a cold?
