Watercress Now; Restaurants Bring the Noise
It's not as exciting as ramps to most foodies, but watercress has been gaining a following among both chefs and home cooks, and it's in season now.
[NY Times]
Food photography in restaurants is getting out of hand. Dovetail's John Fraser has had customers set up tripods. Momofuku Ko, La Esquina, and Corton have banned cameras.
[NY Magazine]
Gwyneth Paltrow says that were she not in movies, she'd open a restaurant. The actress loves to cook "American food, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, I make bread and fresh pasta."
[Coventry Telegraph]
A new study reveals that people who serve themselves at the kitchen counter instead of at the table eat fewer calories. Conversely, to eat more fruit and veg, put it out.
[FOXNews]
People turn to baking in a poor economy, and breadmaking is now all the rage. Making sourdough is a special interest, which takes the dedication of keeping a pet for the starter.
[Wall Street Journal]
Louisiana wants people to know the state's seafood supply was barely affected by the recent oil spill. Only six of 32 oyster beds in the Mississippi River have been closed.
[NY Times]
Certain restaurants apparently keep the noise level high in order to get people to drink more and eat faster. But customers and critics don't like it.
[CNN]
The FDA's director of food safety is leaving the agency for an academic post. Stephen Sundlof, a veterinarian by profession, has been with the FDA 16 years.
[Wall Street Journal]
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