FoodBlogroll

Friggin’ food politics, driving me bonkers, making me angry, ensuring my… …ooo, yogurt!

Bimolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern works with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to create their Ancient Ales. It’s hard to quibble with the coolest nickname in the world — “The Indiana Jones of Beer.” But a more fitting moniker for Patrick McGovern might be “The Lazarus of Libations.”

As always, my food porn pics are a means to remind me what I love about food.

From a very weird article in the Wall Street Journal: Like the cupcake before it, the macaron, a French confection that resembles a pastel-colored sandwich cookie, is ready for its close-up.

If I have to point to one thing that I love about delving into the history of food, it’s uncovering influences upon diets that we have forgotten or have never had explained to us. I have a mind made for trivia.

Through Metafilter , I recently discovered news of a beer that states it has an Alcohol-by-Volume(ABV) of 41% . 41%? That’s a beer that has a proof of eighty-two! To put this in some context, your average beer weighs in somewhere between 4-12% ABV, depending upon the beer

Through Metafilter , I recently discovered news of a beer that states it has an Alcohol-by-Volume(ABV) of 41% . 41%?

I am neck deep in research material, reviewing several different books and articles surrounding the history of candy and sugar.

Next time you crack open a beer to have with dinner, you might think about pouring a little into your saucepan as well. Beer is bursting with flavors that can range from citrus to deep chocolate

For me, the Super Bowl represents the true end of a Holiday season that started back in October with Halloween. What makes this season so wondrous to me is the fact that all of them have food play a distinct part in the festivities.