It’s no real secret about how most of Hollywood gets themselves into shape when they have an important movie role coming up that requires them to shed the excess weight off their body. According to Jim actress Courtney Thorne-Smith revealed in a September 2009 interview that low-carb is how people in the [...]
This kitchen scale is pretty cool looking and it sounds very practical. It is super thin and has a surface of tempered class that is very sturdy. It includes four sensors to deliver accurate weights. The scale has a...
Filed under: Drinks
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Long before we gulped down something called sangria, sangaree was a favorite tipple -- made with wine, spirit, or beer diluted with water, sweetened with sugar, and spiced with nutmeg. Sangria could have easily evolved from sangaree.
The English loved their Bordeaux, which they often referred to as claret, and a claret cup punch (red wine, lemon, sugar, and sparkling water) traveled with them as they influenced the world. This punch someti...
Filed under: Health & Medical, News
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Wine, fast food, beer, a heavy meal: all things that make you crash right to sleep, right? New research shows that though these foods may help you fall asleep, they don't actually make your sleep any more restful.
Washington Post columnist Jennifer LaRue Huget recently wondered if there were some magic food to solve sleep problems but found that it was more plausible to define which foods actually hinder sleep.
As it...
Filed under: Chefs, Events
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Chef Danny Boome -- host of Food Network's Rescue Chef -- has found a way to combine America's passion for food with the dating scene (and it goes beyond the traditional dinner and a movie): a concept called " Speed Plating," bringing together good food and four dates in one night.
"As a young bachelor, I've had a lot of experiences in the dating world," Boome tells Slashfood. "But speed dating events can get a ...
Filed under: Celebrities
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For those who like their kitsch with a bit of a crunch, we give you: Rachael Ray in Cheetos.
In case you missed it, Wednesday's episode of Ray's show marked the unveiling of a larger-than-life-size portrait of the Emmy-winning celebrity chef made entirely from the trademarked cheese puffs. The picture was the handiwork of Colorado Springs-based artist Jason Baalman, whose artistic oeuvre also includes velvet portraits of Elvis done in cheese...
Filed under: On the Blogs
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Each Thursday, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week:
From hops to tap: catch a glimpse of how one brewery brings out the beer.
Is your scotch schooling up to snuff?
Baby back ribs heart blueberries.
You could use flour tortillas, but then this flank steak might go all viva la revolución on you.
San Franci...
Filed under: Gadgets
Photo: Kevin Dooley, Flickr
In many corners of the country it's fair-going time, and you know what that means: whiplash-inducing rides, cheap stuffed animal prizes, and oh yeah, food. Lots of food, mostly the kind you rarely let yourself indulge in -- cotton candy, for example, or (kill me now) fried dough. If you're going to schlep your way to the fairgrounds and bump elbows with everyone else in the county, you're going to want your yearly fix of the bad (but...
Filed under: Behind the Apron
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Click on the images for all the details on this week's new restaurant arrivals, which include authentic Neapolitan pizzeria at OLiO in the Village, Eddie Huang's Xiao Ye on the Lower East Side, BLT Bar and Grill down by the World Trade Center site, the raved-about Mexicue food truck, and the Limelight Grill inside the Limelight Marketplace.
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Filed under: Television/Film
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The above statement -- as spoken by our favorite frizz-haired sass-factory, Andrea -- may indeed be true. But there sure as hell is a lot of whining at the stoves lately.
If it's not Angelo breathlessly "stressing" over how he can't rest on his laurels -- another Quickfire Challenge won, another $20 grand to go with it -- it's Kelly complaining about Amanda's skills. It's Amanda bitching about Kelly not loaning her some ...
Above are bonus shots from the session that show Pizzeria Picco executive chef Bruce Hill making the pizza in question. Below are the ingredients and guidelines you'll need to make this pie. [Photographs: Stephanie Im]
I wanted to get some regional variety into the Top This series, so I roped Stephanie Im of Lick My Spoon into the madness here. Stephanie visited Bruce Hill at Pizzeria Picco to bring us all topping inspiration. —The Mgmt.
What would you get if you took all the th...
Filed under: Feast Your Eyes
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Hot days, white cotton dresses, ice cream, and strawberries are forever laced in my memory of childhood summers, when I'd go with my grandmother to her church's ice-cream social. And when I spotted blogger fakeginger's strawberry-cheesecake ice cream, it got me thinking: Whatever happened to the ice-cream social, that vaguely Victorian ritual of summer?
Turns out, socials are happening all over the country, with neighbors in L...
A perusal of the menu at Weary Traveler does not inspire confidence in the place's ability to make a burger. Options like Tom Ka Tofu, Hungarian goulash, and vegan chili are not ones I have typically found in my favorite burger joints. But one step inside and it's clear the place offers the kind of comfort that would make anyone welcome and inspires confidence in the burger.
Talk of selling wine in grocery stores has been going on for a while, with Governor Paterson supporting the move as a means to raise revenue for our depleted deficit. Liquor stores may not be behind his bill, but who else amongst us doesn't want the convenience of stocking up on Franzia when loading up the shopping cart? Besides, Fresh Direct and 35 other states are happy to serve up wine with your groceries. Well, according to the Daily Politics, advocates for the sale of...
(Brownstoner) Part of living in a city with a respectable number of tolerant, non-discriminating establishments is learning how to say goodbye to them. The Starlite Lounge, a somewhat incongruously-located gay bar, has been a fixture in Crown Heights since the 1960s. After months of rumors, its closure was confirmed by Brownstoner, with the bar's last day set at July 31st.
After the building came under new ownership at the end of last year, many feared the lo...
The 60/40 beef Kenji uses in his In-N-Out Double Double Animal Style recipe, while delicious, may be a bit much for regular burger making. What lean-to-fat ratio in ground beef do you prefer when making burgers at home? [Photograph: iLoveButter on Flickr]
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After seizing strategically vital territory in the theater district earlier this month, Danny Meyer's Shake Shack army continues to gobble up their portion under the sun. The restaurateur's insatiable lust for Shake Shack ??ber alles is surpassed only by New Yorkers' lust for Shake Shack, and sources inside the Meyer camp have revealed that Meyer is now greedily eying Battery Park City, where he could plant the Shake Shack flag as earl...
Recipe: Flavors Include: Black Chai - a traditional eastern blend of teas and spices Earl Grey - a classic cup with distinctive flavor and bouquet Decaf Black - smooth and soothing harvested from the fields of Ceylon English Breakfast - dark and bold, a perfect first cup Citron Green - deeply complex with notes of fresh citrus The Baronet Coffee Terra Leaf Tea Pods will work in your Senseo , Grindmaster GPOD or OPOD, Bunn My Cafe , Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic , Cafe Invento , Melitta One:...
There's an iPhone app aimed at those in the QSR (Quick Service Restaurants) industry who need to keep tabs on or track the efficiency of their (or their competitions) drive-thru performance. It's called the Fast Food Timer.
It could also be fun for those app-happy fast foodies out there with nothing better to do with their iPhone or iPod Touch while sitting in the drive-thru.
App creator, Neal Layton, describes his app:
Fast Food Timer was developed for the QSR Industry. This a...
According to a new Harris Poll of television cooking show viewers, Rachael Ray's 30 Minute Meals is the most popular program. Tied for second are Paula's Home Cooking and Emeril Live.
Rustic, the new restaurant from winemaker and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola opens today in Geyserville in Napa Sonoma Valley. It will feature "Italian country cooking," an Argentinean parrilla grill, and Martin Scorsese's mom's lemon chicken.
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As we learned late last year, coffee can make a person less suicidal, so perhaps it's not surprising that the rainy Pacific Northwest drinks so much of it. Seattle and Portland rank #1 and #2, respectively, on a list of the most caffeinated cities recently put together by the Daily Beast. The site compared stats from urban centers across the country to create their list, and considered three things: "the availability of coffee, t...
Randy Duchaine We've been big fans of the brick oven pizza at Williamsburg's Fornino for years, having co-hosted a series of wild pizza parties at the establishment. So it was with great enthusiasm that we welcomed chef/owner Michael Ayoub back to Park Slope, where he recently opened another Fornino in the exact same space where operated one of his first restaurants back in the '90s. But this is not your grandhipster's Fornino: The menu is expansive, boasting a ...
DQ has gone to court to prevent a small California frozen yogurt chain, Yogubliz, from selling their 'Blizzberry' froyo because the name is too similar to DQ's Blizzard soft-serve ice cream and candy dessert.
DQ's lawyer says:
"Yogubliz chose a term whose only significance is a shortened form of Blizzard, Yogubliz did so with every intention of trading on the fame and goodwill of Dairy Queen's mark." Are you confused?
Dairy Queen says Blizzard is its most popular menu item and gener...