Blog Profile / Slashfood
| URL : | http://www.slashfood.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Lifestyle / Food & Drink | |
| Posts on Regator: | 5129 | |
| Posts / Week: | 23.1 | |
| Archived Since: | February 17, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
Dear Slashfood Readers: Our New Home
Dear Slashfood readers, You may have noticed things are a little quieter over here lately. What's happening? Slashfood has a new home: HuffPost Food. When AOL acquired the Huffington Post, it was clear that certain sites overlapped.Show More Summary
'Top Chef' to Become a Broadway Musical?
Photo: Valerie Macon / Getty Images
"Cats." "The Lion King." "Top Chef?"
While you might not be able to picture the Bravo reality show in marquee lights, restaurateur (and Top Chef judge) Tom Colicchio reportedly thinks the program is...Show More Summary
Delivery Man Publicly Shames Bad Tippers On Blog
Photo: Ed Yourdon, Flickr
Perhaps to prove that what's goes around really does come around, a Williamsburg, Brooklyn delivery man has taken to the blogosphere to broadcast all the bad tippers he comes in contact with. His blog, 15%, chronicles the tight purse strings tendencies of certain customers, in an effort to publicly shame their stinginess. Show More Summary
FDA Still Struggling to Define "Gluten-Free"
Photo: LizLemonCooks, Flickr
In 2004, Congress gave the FDA until 2008 to create a definition for what a gluten-free product actually means. Three years after that deadline, we're still waiting.
The Washington Post reports that as celiac disease rates are rising, the government still has no set definition for gluten-free products.
Although the U.S. Show More Summary
Thieves Prey on Starbucks Customers
Photo: Andrew, Flickr
Starbucks has done just about everything it can to make you as comfortable as possible and to turn its ubiquitous coffee shops into your home away from home--but maybe it's made you too comfortable.
One important...Show More Summary
'Top Chef' May Become a Broadway Musical
Photo: Valerie Macon / Getty Images
"Cats." "The Lion King." "Top Chef?"
While you might not be able to picture the Bravo reality show in marquee lights, restaurateur (and Top Chef judge) Tom Colicchio reportedly thinks the program is...Show More Summary
How Much Sugar Do Americans Consume Daily? (Hint: Way Too Much)
Photo: NYC.gov
In a country where candy displays are perched next to cash registers at every retail outlet imaginable and drinking soda is a birthright, it can hardly be surprising that Americans consume a large amount of sugar. But 22 teaspoons a day? That's hard to swallow.
Yet the statistic is true. Show More Summary
Alien Invasion Cupcakes: Recipe of the Day
Photo: Seth Smoot
Whether your house is full of sci-fi lovers or you want to bake out-of-this-world desserts for a kids' birthday party, these Alien Invasion cupcakes are sure to be a hit. Encased in a 'spaceship' made out of cups, these aliens are ever ready for transport.
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This Omelet Recipe Is Written On the Egg Itself
Photo: dnewman, Thingiverse.com
Yes, it's a gimmick. But it's a pretty cool one. Who wouldn't like an omelet recipe printed right on their egg? (Never mind that almost everyone knows how to make an omelet.) What's cool here is that artist...Show More Summary
Starbucks To Help Pinkberry Achieve Global Frozen Yogurt Domination
Photo: 1derbread Media, Flickr
If you have plans to vacation in Britain, Turkey, Morocco, and the Philippines this year, you might just find a tart, cold reminder of home. By the end of 2011, Pinkberry is planning to to be in 17 different...Show More Summary
Behold: The Royal Wedding Cake [PHOTOS]
Photo: John Stillwell, AFP / Getty Images
You've probably seen some breathtaking wedding cakes in your lifetime, but we doubt you've encountered anything like this.
The cake for Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was an eight-tiered ivory showpiece decorated with 900 delicate sugar-paste flowers. Show More Summary
Why Jewish Food Disappoints
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We'd be too afraid to knock Grandma's matzoh ball soup (and, seriously, it is delicious), but Josh Ozersky has no such qualms. He argues in his TIME magazine piece that Eastern European Jewish food just isn't that tasty.
Dissing...Show More Summary
Sugar Industry to Sue Over "Corn Sugar" Label
Photo: YouTube
The battle over sweeteners just got a whole lot more bitter.
As the Associated Press reports, a group of sugar farmers and refiners, including big names like C&H Sugar, have filed suit against the makers of high-fructose corn syrup. Show More Summary
Which Food is Most Likely to Make You Sick?
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Anyone who has ever tangled with food poisoning knows it's nothing to fool around with. But it's often difficult to nail down, what, exactly, made you sick.
A new report from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute points the finger in one clear direction: poultry. Show More Summary
Will Starbucks Kill the Cake Pop?
Photo: Starbucks
Please say this isn't the beginning of the end for cake pops.
Starbucks, America's largest coffee retailer, has begun serving cake pops -- and it's got the baking community up in arms. The pops are made by crumbling fresh cake and mixing the crumbs with frosting, then forming them into a ball and placing them on a stick. Show More Summary
Triple-Decker Avocado and Tomato Panini with Mozzerella and Pesto: Recipe of the Day
Photo: Ray Kachatorian
KitchenDaily expert Curtis Stone cooks up an out-of-this-world triple-decker sandwich on the grill, pressing buffalo mozzarella, tomato and avocado between three layers of ciabatta bread slathered in his homemade pesto.
Get Curtis' recipe for Triple-Decker Tomato and Avocado Panini with Mozzarella and Pesto. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Government Wants Companies to Limit Marketing to Kids
Photo: Paul Sakuma / AP Photo
Is the federal government about to put Tony the Tiger out of a job?
In the face of a national epidemic of childhood obesity, a collection of federal agencies has been working for two years now to come up with a set of voluntary guidelines that would restrict what foods can be marketed to kids. Show More Summary
KFC Wants Green-Energy Certification
Photo: KFC
The newest corporation riding the green wave might surprise environmentalists. A new Kentucky Fried Chicken outpost in Indianapolis is gunning for LEED certification (short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the U.S. Show More Summary
Starbucks Responds To Video Showing Rat On Store's Counter
Photo: YouTube
Despite a local resident finding what is believed to be a black rat inside a Starbucks located in Richmond, British Columbia, there is no cause for alarm, reports the Richmond Review. The YouTube video shot on April 21...Show More Summary
Tabloid: Paula Deen Hiding Diabetes
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Is it time for Paula Deen to lay off the fried butter? The Daily Mail has picked up on a National Enquirer report that Paula Deen was diagnosed with diabetes several years ago, yet still "continues...Show More Summary