Korean Fire and Spice in Balance
The best dishes at the new Korean restaurant Moim in Park Slope have a gorgeously modulated heat and a compelling balance of tart, sweet and spicy notes. Read more…
MICHIGAN: Food safety laws stress training, health - (Crain's Detroit Business)
LANSING — Michigan, according to this story, has new food safety measures that include additional managerial training at restaurants and new guidelines for food establishments with ill employees. Read more…
CHICAGO: Training key ingredient in food safety - (Chicago Post-Tribune)
At a high school in Hammond, certified ServSafe instructor Diane Schweitzer, director of child nutrition for the city's 22 schools, puts her "students" --food service personnel from throughout Northwest Indiana -- through their paces. Read more…
LETTER: Some facts about labeling of dairy products - (Indianapolis Star)
Terrence Philibeck, Director, Dairy Inspection Division Indiana State Board of Animal Health Indianapolis, writes in reference to Shari Rudasky's article ("Four ways to shop smart," Oct. 16). Philibeck says that to tell consumers to check their dairy products for hormones is misleading. Read more…
WALES: Raw milk sales rocket - (Wales on Sunday)
The latest food fad to hit Wales is... raw milk. Straight-from-the-cow, unpasteurised milk is regularly drunk by more than 100,000 Californians and is equally popular in New York. Now the craze is hitting our shores with farm shops in Wales are reporting a sharp increases in sales. Read more…
KENTUCKY: E. coli victim now recovering at home - (WAVE3)
LOUISVILLE -- Six-year-old Sidney Jacobi returned home to her family Thursday after a month long battle with an E. coli infection. She was one of the most seriously ill of the ten confirmed and a number of suspected E. coli cases related to Galena Elementary School. Read more…
MARLER BLOG: Cargill manufactured, and Sam's Club sold, E. coli contaminated hamburger linked to 14 Illnesses in North Carolina, Minnesota, Tennessee and Wisconsin - 3 still hospitalized, 2 in critical condition - (Marler Blog)
It was much easier to track the illnesses caused by Topps E. coli contaminated hamburger as there is a report on-line on the CDC website. No such luck with being able to see the same on the Cargill recall. Remember, Cargill recalled nearly 1,000,000 pounds of E. coli infected hamburger. Read more…
UK: Health warning over 'ready-to-eat' food - (The Scotsman)
One of Britain's leading microbiologists. Read more…
Government of CANADA and Canadian Vintners Association to develop a food safety program for the wine industry - (from a press release)
Kelowna, British Columbia -- Ron Cannan, Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country, on behalf of the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today announced $312,000 for the Canadian Vintners Association (CVA) to develop a Hazard... Read more…
UK: Asda recalls batches of lamb - (Food Standards Agency (UK))
Asda is recalling certain batches of lamb that may contain meat from sheep sold for breeding purposes and not intended to be eaten. The company has taken all of the potentially affected meat off its shelves. The lamb was supplied to Asda by Welsh Country Foods Ltd. Read more…
VIETNAM: City lags in food safety inspections - (VietNamNet Bridge)
HCM City's Food Hygiene and Safety Department has, according to this story, been issuing certificates ensuring food processing standards for over a year now, but they say that only 10% of all units have actually bothered to undergo the necessary inspections. Read more…
Jolley: Five minutes with Dr. James Marsden & that nasty E. coli bug - (Cattle Network)
Dr. James Marsden is one of the foremost experts on E. coli O157:H7 and the steps necessary to eradicate it. He’s Kansas State University’s Regent’s Distinguished Professor of Meat Science and serves as the Associate Director of the school’s National Agriculture Biosecurity Center. Read more…
CANADA: Dirty slaughterhouses unacceptable - (St. John's Telegram)
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Most of the recently inspected slaughterhouses in Newfoundland and Labrador are, according to food safety reports obtained by the St. John's Telegram through access to information legislation, too dirty and pose unacceptable health risks to humans. Read more…
NEW YORK: Local dairy farmer wants to sell unpasteurized milk - (whec.com)
Dairy farmer Barbara Smith was cited as saying she wants to sell unpasteurized milk but the state says they can't without a permit. Smith was quoted as saying, "There's a lot more e-coli in salad bars than raw milk and they're not shutting down salad bars. Read more…
Fried Tofu ?Eggs?, Veggies, ?Bacon?, Toast
Inspired by Bigmouth Strikes Again. The veggies are cherry tomatoes, leek and bell pepper, fried in olive oil with a little salt and pepper. Super simple, but really tasty. The tofu “fried eggs” were yummy, too, and I added some veggie bacon and some toast. Read more…
Put the ooh in boo with creepy cupcakes
• See how to make spooky cupcake designs and recipes for Deep Dark Chocolate Cupcakes, Vanilla Heaven Cupcakes, Vanilla (and Chocolate) Buttercream Frosting and Ghost Meringue Cookies.Cupcakes may have taken a trendy, grown-up turn in recent years, but they're still guaranteed kid pleasers. Read more…
Cutting the fat from flat bread
Stouffer's says that its Corner Bistro Margherita Flat Bread brings the taste of a restaurant meal into your home. It sounds pretty nutritious. Read more…
Fade to black with baking
You can make Halloween cookies this year with McCormick's new black food coloring. It comes in a 1-ounce bottle for about $3 at grocery stores. Check the McCormick Web site - www.mccormick.com - for recipes for black-cat cake and soccer-ball cupcakes. Read more…
A fruity, healthy thirst quencher
Ready to kick the soda habit? We like this low-calorie beverage that contains no artificial sweeteners. IZZEesque, sparkling water blended with fruit juice, has 60 calories per 8-ounce bottle in Mandarin orange, black raspberry and lemon-lime. A four-pack is $5.40-$7 at Whole Foods Markets. Read more…
Crunchy snack is and isn't all that
Tyrells hand-fried chips from England earned mixed reviews. Read more…
Jamie just wants to help you cook
If down-and-out teenagers can handle the recipes in Jamie Oliver's latest cookbook, you probably shouldn't have any trouble with them either. Read more…
A chip off the old block of chocolate
RSVP's stainless-steel chocolate-chipper fork makes the task of chopping those thick blocks of chocolate a bit easier. The 7 1 /4-inch-long fork is dishwasher-safe and costs about $19 by mail through King Arthur Flour's Baking Catalogue: www.kingarthurflour.com or 800-827-6836. Read more…
Truffle fudge is full of flavor
John Kelly Chocolates are a bit alarming in their heft - even the smallest portions can double as paperweights. Tasters for the most part gave their approval; one called the orange ``intense, in a good way,'' while my favorite flavor was the smooth cappuccino (if only it didn't have nuts). Read more…