Saturday, April 20, 2024

Edibles & Potables: “The Way We Eat Now,” by Bee Wilson

Time marches on, although the pandemic has warped our customary perception of calendar pages predictably turning. Now it all seems strikingly similar to Salvador Dali's famous painting, The Persistence of Memory; accordingly, today's featured...

Update: Next Door Market in Russell

The local news channels were on the beat during the volunteer clean-up at the future home of Next Door Market in Russell. I tossed a coin and landed on WAVE-3: "Volunteers take aim at...

The Taste Bud: Getting in on the “secret” of Lola’s Fine Salsas

As a brief reminder, henceforth on most Friday mornings F&D will be linking to prolific local writer Kevin Gibson’s “The Taste Bud” column, including new posts as well as ones from the past. We’ll...

Show Us Your Food For a Chance to Win $25 Gift Card

Since yesterday was surely a foodpocalypse for our lovely readers, we want to drool at your bites. Post a photo of your food by 7 a.m.  Monday morning, and tag us on Facebook ( @Food...

Home Cuisine launches senior meals with the help of Chef Ellen Gill McCarty

Since 2004, Sandy Pike, her daughter Mae, and the chefs at Home Cuisine have prepped, cooked, and delivered more than a million meals. We count government officials, prominent business owners, actors, students, and busy...

Edibles & Potables: The Heirloom Collard Project, from seed to table

Collard refers to certain loose-leafed cultivars of Brassica oleracea, the same species as many common vegetables, including cabbage and broccoli. Collard is a member of the Viridis Group of Brassica oleracea. -- Wikipedia While backpacking...

Edibles & Potables: “Ate x 10: A Group Exhibition About Food,” at the Carnegie...

"Edibles & Potables" is F&D's weekly Sunday slot to consider eats, eateries, and the occasional "larger" issue located on the periphery of our customary coverage content. Actually the Carnegie Center for Art and History isn't...

Edibles & Potables: Why 50Hertz Tingly Foods is a “sensory company,” not a chili...

For whatever reason, I read as many British newspapers as American. It balances the view and broadens perspective. The Guardian is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian; it changed its name in 1959. Along...

Edibles & Potables: “The Food of a Younger Land,” or what we used to...

It is an understatement to characterize the author Mark Kurlansky as "prolific," and you're invited to peruse Kurlansky's web site and sift through his three dozen titles, the majority of which interest me, including...

Eat, drink and support APRON Inc.’s 8th Annual Dine Around (Wed., Feb. 26)

APRON Inc.'s 8th Annual Dine Around works so well because it's stress-free and gentle on your palate. On Wednesday, February 26, simply select a participating restaurant for breakfast, lunch or dinner; enjoy your meal, and...