Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Edibles & Potables: Whole lotta localism in Southern Living’s Cooks of the Year

The future of food? It's female. https://foodanddine.com/the-future-of-food-is-female-live-film-premiere-on-facebook-is-july-26/ Unsurprisingly, we find that Kentucky is amply represented on the list of Southern Living's 2020 Cooks of the Year.    https://www.facebook.com/TukTukLex/posts/1185167898533613?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB0EI9IpFDX-ye80VRI8V5sPRqD2_qLPsYL3Ez3hfwhqEbvoRxAamAA2vZThXHUzeT9paZDq4fJRT5LPr73N_Q8YXKEa6xJGZ6AkIEzF3Xh6axtVfcvmEmqImjB0eHKQvVgJN2VXUL8cjDAhsI8G0VaeAs1jkbiL1tr5R18rIpYn6MhANn6d5rVF8aLFCvFdys_cOD52aD7diXQtq3jI1Zdj4ccqKpkTnbBS6eWAwhToFwQWeJ-5Un4mKjnphbYAAun538ttg72zingeHOGb9Wwwgatfr3hC8vx0gRX_Wud9etK7EACxzbVXPRXAOHtgabdv-1aGgfQgmleNZ4yI58OZbF47UZYxrSWPwpehWQkAu0&__tn__=-R Samantha Fore, Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites  Like many Southern chefs,...

Derby time? That’s when you plant tomatoes

Of the two long-standing but quite different springtime-in-Louisville traditions, the Derby has been dealt a blow by the coronavirus pandemic, at best, being postponed to the fall. The other tradition, connected calendrically if not...

It’s a Lenten kind of thing: “Frydays Then & Now”

If you're wondering why everyone suddenly seems to be talking about fried fish, Marty Rosen's "Frydays Then & Now" provides the explanation. It was originally published in the Spring 2020 issue of Food &...

Edibles & Potables: “The festive season has summoned every weeping ghost”

 Man shall not live by bread alone, but popcorn and eggnog will suffice until the main courses arrive. Last year on Christmas Eve we watched two holiday-themed films. First came the somber and elegiac The...

SOS? Veterans Day, Woodrow Wilson, and a paucity of ravioli

It's about how we treat our veterans every single day of the year. It's about making sure they have the care they need and the benefits that they've earned when they come home. It's...

Easy Entertaining Encore: “Celebrate With Chocolate”

Lori and Tim Laird are F&D's "entertaining editors at-large," and their insights have absolutely no expiration dates. Accordingly, these chocolate tips are as illuminating now as they were when first published in December, 2014. Who...

Afternoon Archive: Taco night is colorful, fun and easy — just add tequila

Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow ... that's right, literally #TacoTuesday. Today's (early) Afternoon Archive provides a few suggestions for those aiming to celebrate at home.  --- Who doesn’t love tacos? The mere mention of the word...

Edibles & Potables: Is it a good idea to serve humble pie for Thanksgiving?

Edibles & Potables is here for you, engine idling at the intersection of humility and offal. An explanation is needed, and we can always rely on Madonna to jump-start the conversation. "Ultimately it boils down...

Edibles & Potables: Alternatives to mainstream food media

"As long as mainstream food media continue decontextualizing nonwhite food practices from the communities that have birthed them, and then scrambling to fix PR disasters, the industry will be undone by its own lack...

The Food Literacy Project, Iroquois Urban Farm providing fresh produce to food pantries

When last we looked over the shoulders of the folks at the Food Literacy Project and Iroquois Urban Farm, it was Halloween and the very end of the growing season. https://foodanddine.com/food-literacy-projects-spooktastic-farm-a-palooza-is-wednesday-at-iroquois-urban-farm/ Eight months and a changed...