Several restaurants in America recently decided they’re going to stop serving bottled water for ecological reasons, in spite of fact that sales of pricey bottled water are perhaps a significant source of revenue, which helps them stay in business. Some argue that water should be free of charge and shouldn’t be ‘commoditized’ while there’s an opposing arguement that water is a precious resource and is…
1. One espresso has 2 calories. 2. The word ‘coffee’ is pronounced almost the same in every language around the world. 3. After water, coffee is the second most widely-consumed beverage in the world. (Tea is a close third.) 4. When you drink coffee, your brain shrinks a little, which is why some advise drinking coffee if you have a headache. 5. When making an…
With friends like this… Just $15.95 ? Dorie Greenspan reveals her secret addresses in Paris… …and Linda Dannenberg uncovers the best boulangeries à Paris aussi. I hate voice mail mazes. Get an earful (ayor) Three more weeks… …but the wait’s over for this one! (Congratulations Heidi…) Food blogging do’s and don’ts from the experts. Is this the coolest Flickr page—or what. C’est possible to go…
If you’re thinking about becoming a professional cook, whether or not to go to school may be the ultimate question for you to ponder. There are some very good culinary schools, but in general, I think it’s worth getting some experience either in a restaurant kitchen or bakery before you decide to invest a lot of money in education. Perhaps the work is far more…
You may have noticed a couple of explicit comments here on the site (more than the usual ones that I leave…) Although I’ve closed comments for older posts due to spam, now they’re appearing in recent ones, which I delete as soon as possible. (Yesterday I deleted 4785 junk messages.) I’m adding a comment verification feature shortly which should alleviate the problems, since I welcome…
Global Warming=More Ice Cream I recently recommend an ice cream maker to one of my friends. It was the model I used to test many of the recipes for my upcoming book, the Cuisinart ICE-50. He then sent me a message that Amazon is currently selling reconditioned models of this machine for just $129! (That’s $270 off the list price.) That’s an amazing price for…
Living abroad, naturally, one of the great joys in life is getting a care package from ‘home’. A box arrives unannounced from a friend, and it’s a wonderful surprise. You rip it open and find it’s packed with all sorts of things that you miss about your country. For an American, especially one who bakes, contents might include, say…corn syrup, peanut butter, a mini-Sharpie keychain…
Gretchen di Limur…come on down! You’re the winning contestant for my Paris Chocolate & Gastronomy Tour in the Menu For Hope III auction. Am I going to have to take my fabulous culinary tour of Paris all by myself? Get in touch.
The winners of Menu For Hope III have been announced! Click on the link, or the logo below, to find out if you’re one of the lucky winners. You can read the original post to review the prizes and the information provided by the donor. Here are instructions for the winners: Visit the blog which hosts the prize or prizes you’ve won (just click on…
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