Food Porn: Cocoa Yogurt

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

Beer Reviews: St. Feuillien Saison

Appearance : If it wasn’t for the head, you’d swear you were looking at unfiltered apple cider. Opaque with a hint of deep yellow gold.

Food Porn: Pork Tacos

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

When is a beer not a beer?

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

I ask again: What defines "candy"?

A few weeks back, I asked the basic question of ” just what the hell makes up candy? ” There was some mulling about in the comment section, and a few of you suggested (and one said very definitively) that: Sugar, no flour = candy sugar + flour = pastry Coincidentally, this is close to the definition of candy that the state of Washington (my home state) is giving to candy as well, as they go down the road of taxation of any and all candy bars

The Politics of Publishing

There’s plenty of evidence out there that supports my thesis that I am a very naive person. Take the recent dispute between Amazon and MacMillan . Being a first time book author, I never gave Macmillan much thought

Haggis

There’s a bit of a problem when it comes to developing an opinion of an idea of food, especially when that idea runs dead on into the reality of said food. I’ve been thinking about that a lot this week as the United States Department of Agriculture considers lifting a 21-year import ban on haggis .

The Sanctity of Restaurants

I have a standard practice here at Accidental Hedonist – I try not to talk about restaurants and restaurant experiences that have played a part in my personal relationships.

Another Super Bowl Reminder

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.

It’s Natural Vs. Organic and Organic is Losing

Sometimes I weep for the average consumer. Okay, I’m embellishing just a bit, but sometimes I can’t help but think that the game is rigged against the Joe and Jane Doe of Averageville, Kansas.