It’s friday again; time for the 2nd round of Friday Fun. Enjoy these culinary bites from around the world
CULINARY PICKS:
THE BEST BAGUETTE IN PARIS
Paris: Along with cheese, berets and wine, the humble baguette is a globally-recognised French icon. And every year, one talented baker is awarded the Meilleur Prix de Baguette de Paris — a 4,000 euro prize for the best baguette in Paris. In 2 May this year, the competition was won by baker Sébastien Mauvieux, whose boulangerie (bakery) can be found at 159 rue Ordener in the 18th arrondissement….http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20120522-the-best-baguette-in-paris
RECIPES FROM MICHELLE OBAMA’S WHITE HOUSE KITCHEN GARDEN
Telegraph: I like the fact that our garden is a hands-on, learning garden. Kids can sniff, they can taste, and they can break off a piece of herb and hold part of the garden in their hands. We stop by the Thomas Jefferson bed and talk about the importance of agriculture in American history, how growing food and eating well has been a tradition since our beginnings as a nation…http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9294638/Recipes-from-Michelle-Obamas-White-House-Kitchen-Garden.html
MENUS MADE FOR EXPECTANT MOMS
CHINA: When I met Chef , Chinese executive chef at The Langham, at Michelin-starred T’ang Court, Iwas enjoying the dishes from the third trimester pregnancy menu that the restaurant offers. There is not only a menu for each of the three trimesters, but a post-pregnancy menu as well….http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2012-05/29/content_15414756.htm
THIRST QUENCHERS:
SOMMELIER ARTHUR BLACK OFFERS DO’S AND DON’TS FOR WINE TASTING
In any field involving premium goods, there’s always a percentage of consumers who take things too far. In the world of wine, I affectionately apply the term “wank” to those people who, out of ignorance or elitism, often say and do the wrong things at wine tastings and dinners….http://www.indystar.com/article/20120530/LIVING07/205310311/Sommelier-Arthur-Black-offers-do-s-don-ts-wine-tasting
TRAVELOGUE:
HOW TO SNARE TABLE AT WORLD’S BEST RESTAURANT: REVIEW
Bloomberg.com: Rene Redzepi, chef at the current title holder, Noma, posted on Twitter April 28, for example, that the dinner waiting list that night was 1,204 for about a dozen tables. On the day after he first triumphed in 2010, the Copenhagen restaurant received enough applications to be full for almost 15 years….http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-28/how-to-snare-table-at-world-s-best-restaurant-review.html
ODDS AND ENDS:
HUNGRY HEDGEHOG PUT ON A DIET AFTER BECOMING TOO FAT TO ROLL INTO A BALL
The greedy mammal, nicknamed Roly Poly, piled on the pounds after he was found dangerously underweight in a garage by a couple last October. Realising he was too skinny to survive hibernation they decided to fatten up, but he gorged on cat food and ballooned to 2kg….
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/900598-hungry-hedgehog-put-on-a-diet-after-becoming-too-fat-to-roll-into-a-ball#ixzz1wNDxz5Yq
ODD SNACK FLAVORS PROVE SUCCESSFUL FOR INTERNATIONAL FOOD COMPANIES
NEW YORK — Russians prefer their Lay’s potato chips dusted in caviar and crab flavors. The Chinese like their Oreos stuffed with mango and orange cream. And in Spain, Kellogg’s All-Bran cereal is served floating in hot coffee instead of cold milk…..http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/06/odd-snack-flavors_n_1489639.html
HAPPENINGS:
FOOD HOLIDAYS THIS WEEKEND:
- June 1: National Hazelnut Cake Day
- June 2: National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day
- June 3: National Egg Day
EVENTS:
June 1-3 2012: Greek Festival by the Bay, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Perth Amboy, NJ
June 1-3 2012: Fois Gras Festival, Savoy Terrace, Buda Castle, Budapest
June 1-3, 2012: Belgian Beer Festival, Museum of Hungarian Agriculture, Budapest
June 1-3, 2012: Good Food and Wine Show, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center
June 1-10, 2012: DC Jazz Festival, Enjoy more than 100 jazz performances at concert venues and clubs throughout Washington, DC
June 2-3, 2012: Vintage Virginia Wine Festival, Bull Run Park, Centreville, Virginia
