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Just say NO to the NYS Beverage Tax

Posted in food news, politics, tagged , , on March 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Update: *sorry…I left this important qualifier out of the original post.
I recently received an email from New Yorkers Against Unfair Taxes, asking me to post information and a statement regarding Governor David Paterson’s recent proposal to impose a tax on sugared beverages – a beverage tax that would add about $1.44 per 12-pack* to the [...]

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NY Assemblyman Wants to Ban the use of WHAT?

Posted in Food science, food knowledge, food news, politics, tagged , , , on February 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Salt. Yes, you read that right. Salt.
Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Bronx) has introduced legislation that would ban the use of all forms of salt in the preparation and serving of food in restaurants.  I’m not going to go into a point-by-point dissection of the idiocy of this proposed legislation (Steve Barnes over at the [...]

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Cupcakes on Wheels

Posted in food news, fun, silliness, tagged on December 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Despite my (irrational) distaste for cupcakes, I have to admit that this is a very cool idea: a double-decker bakery bus!
Here’s the deal: Bettie’s Cakes, located in the Downtown Marketplace in Saratoga Springs, is parking their double-decker cupcakery at the Hewitt’s on Western Avenue in Guilderland every day from noon-6, until December 23.  From what [...]

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Culinary Boot Camp at Schenectady County Community College in January

Posted in events, food news, fun, holidays, tagged , , , , , , on November 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Have you ever yearned to enroll in one of the culinary boot camps at the Culinary Institute of America down in Hyde Park, but were rendered speechless by the exorbitant cost?  Well, today is your lucky day, readers and friends, because good ol’ Schenectady County Community College will be offering their own three-day Boot Camp [...]

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It’s the Great Pumpkin Shortage, Charlie Brown!

Posted in food news, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Could this be the Year Without a Pumpkin Pie?  Or pumpkin cheesecake?  Or pumpkin soufflé?  Well, every year’s the year without a pumpkin soufflé in my house, but folks, this is not a joke: there could very well be a shortage of canned pumpkin this holiday season.
According to food giant Nestlé, consumers can expect a [...]

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Pie á la Mold

Posted in food news, restaurants, reviews, tagged , , , , on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Last night, Bob and I went to eat at our usual weekend quick-dinner place, the Halfmoon Diner on Route 9.  I’ve mentioned it here before, and I’ve always had good things to say about it.  After last night, however, I’m rethinking a few things.
Dinner was fine – tuna melt for me, pot roast for Bob.  [...]

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Feds Make Progress in Promoting Local Foods and Nutrition

Posted in food news, politics on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »

In a couple of recent statements (interview on NPR and an op-ed in the NY Times), my guy Michael Pollan made the assertion that if the US doesn’t get a handle on the way we eat, any healthcare system overhaul is going to fail:
[T]he fact that the United States spends twice as much per person [...]

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Don’t Let Kellogg’s Buy Scientists: Froot Loops Aren’t a Healthy Breakfast

Posted in food news, politics on September 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »

To: Dr. Dennis Beir (Smart Choices Board Member), Lawrence Bacow (Tufts University President) and Dr. Eileen Kennedy (Smart Choices Board President), see more…Laurence Hausner (CEO, American Diabetes Association), Dr. Richard Kahn (Smart Choices Board Member), Patricia M. Babjak (American Dietetic Association, Office of the CEO), Dr. Mary Hager (Smart Choices Board Member), Dr. William T. [...]

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Can’t…Stop…Eating…

Posted in diet, food knowledge, food news, health, tagged , , , , on September 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »

And, now I know it’s kinda not my fault.  Kinda.
Findings from a new study suggest that some fats cause our brains to turn off the “I’m full” signal that tells us when to stop eating.
Here’s what they think happens: we eat the fat, it goes to our brains.  Once they get there, the fat [...]

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Better Eating Through Chemistry!

Posted in Food science, food knowledge, food news, health, weirdness, tagged , , on September 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Some cool food science news I found:
Cinnamon has long been known for its antimicrobial properties (used as a corporal preservative in mummification rituals), but now science has finally decided to delve deeper into the knowledge that ancient Egyptians discovered more than 5000 years ago: cinnamon used as an anti-molding agent in food packaging.  [...]

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