links for 2007-01-21

News For Curious Cooks: Keeping olive oil cool [1]

Extra virgin olive oil goes rancid just as fast in the fridge as at room temperature, so storing all those bottles in the fridge is pretty meaningless. Another great report on Harold McGee's blog.

(tags: oliveoil [2] refrigerators [3] foodstorage [4])
The New York Times > Kyotofu Restaurant Review [5]

A new NYC restaurant that serves nouveau Japanese-ish desserts based on tofu and such. Must try next time I'm there.

(tags: newyork [6] restaurants [7] tofu [8] vegetarian [9] japanese [10])
The Feisty Foodie: kyotofu [11]

A nice dining (or is that dessert-ing?) report on Kyotofu.

(tags: restaurants [7] newyork [6] japanese [10])
Editing of Marcel's head-shaving attempt may have understated Elia's role [12]

Interesting speculation...could the producers have manipulated the editing to set up Elia as the winner? Could it be a Marcel-Elia final two?

(tags: topchef [13] bravotv [14])
Big belly may be matter of stress / Experts test if relaxation techniques aid in trimming abdominal fat [15]

Cortisol, insulin, and potato chips - a lethal combo!

(tags: weightloss [16] snacking [17] stress [18] foodscience [19])
Get Rich Slowly » Making the Most of Cheap Cuts of Beef [20]

Useful if you tend to eat big hunks o' beef...which we don't anymore. Using meat sort of as a flavoring as in Chinese and Japanese cooking really helps you save on meat costs.

(tags: beef [21] meat [22] budget [23])

Links:
[1] http://curiouscook.blogspot.com/2007/01/olive-oil-cold.html
[2] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/oliveoil
[3] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/refrigerators
[4] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/foodstorage
[5] http://events.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/dining/reviews/17unde.html?ref=dining
[6] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/newyork
[7] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/restaurants
[8] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/tofu
[9] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/vegetarian
[10] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/japanese
[11] http://feistyfoodie.blogspot.com/2006/11/kyotofu.html
[12] http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/top_chef_2/2007_Jan_19_marcel_incident_editing
[13] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/topchef
[14] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/bravotv
[15] http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/01/15/MNGHJNIR611.DTL
[16] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/weightloss
[17] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/snacking
[18] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/stress
[19] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/foodscience
[20] http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/01/19/making-the-most-of-cheap-cuts-of-beef/
[21] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/beef
[22] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/meat
[23] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/budget