August 2006

So, just how unethical is your supper? The author of this article targets Dole, Pink Lady apples, Nestlé, and tiger prawns among other things. (tags: foodpolice foodpolitics nestle apples ethics) The Observe Food monthly | Is this the most...

The Observer Food Monthly, one of the best food-related publications available online, recently held a food photography competition. The results have been posted, and all the winning and runner-up photos are terrific. The winner of the "Food Glorious Food" category, a very humorous arrangement of some jelly babies, made me laugh out loud, but the one that struck me the most is the overall winner, a beautiful black and white photo by Ikuko Tsuchiya titled "The Widow in her kitchen".

Filed under:  essays photography philosophy
Just a quick reminder that the deadline for Food Destinations #2: My Local Greenmarket is September 2nd, a bit less than 2 weeks away. Please remember to send me an email at maki at makikoitoh dot_com OR fooddestinations at gmail dot_com after you have posted your article, pointing to the permalink. Thanks! Filed under:  food destinations food events
Grilled lamb takes off at Japanese beer gardens - theage.com.au Lamb (Australian, they prefer to say) has taken off at Japanese beer gardens where they are grilled on "Genghis Khan pots". The title of the article makes no sense...
Newsvine - Chocolatiers See Image of Virgin Mary Well, that title says it all, doesn't it? (tags: chocolate religion virginmary) Son of Soy: toasted brown rice green tea on ice cream A nice idea: topping ice cream with toasted...

In this episode of my continuing series exploring Japanese food basics, I'd like to explain the breakdown of a typical Japanese home meal, which differs quite a bit from a Western meal.

In Western culture, a meal consists of a light first course or two, followed by a main course, then smaller following courses. The most basic format is soup or appetizer, main course, then a dessert. The main course itself is centered around the protein part, whether it's meat, fish or something vegetarian, and the vegetables are starch are the side dishes.

Filed under:  basics japanese how-to

Summer is slowly drawing to a close. Sure it's mid-August, and the weather here has actually warmed up since the cold spell we had around the beginning of the month. But I can tell that summer is now an old lady because the taste of some produce is already changing. Peaches for instance. They were so sweet and juicy just a few days ago, but the ones I've bought the last few days are already either a bit too hard, a bit too sour, or rather mushy (showing they've been 'ripened' after being picked).

Filed under:  dessert fruit weekend project summer
PepsiCo taps CFO Indra Nooyi as new CEO She'll be one of the most powerful women in corporate America. (tags: foodbusiness pepsi) TSA: Prohibited Items Okay...who brings whipped cream on board in their carryon? And pudding?! Sometimes you have...

I have moved Just Hungry to a new server. Because of DNS issues for the next day or so you may not be going to the right location. You will know if you're at the right place if you see a new site design, without the gigantic fennel top. (Edit: oddly enough, justhungry.com seems to be resolving all over, so if www.justhungry.com takes you to Giant Fennel, please try clicking on plain justhungry.com.)

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Wineass.com - Wine Reviews, Without the Bull Sort of like...public access television wine reviews. From a basement. (tags: wine humor video reviews) Too Many Chefs: Staying Starbucks-Free in St. Charles Meg reflects on how it's getting harder to avoid...

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