Posts under ‘Food News’

I sped through Frank Bruni’s latest novel Born Round faster than a chocolate-dipped cone at Dairy Queen. One minute I’m flipping open the cover, and the next thing I know my eyes are glancing over the final words of this shockingly realistic portrayal of a man and his relationship with food. And while I realize [...]

In the mood for Italian but don’t have the time or the skills to get homemade Chicken Parmesan on the table in time? Welcome to Book of Cooks, the first online portal to link local chefs with hungry consumers. It’s the Craigslist of the culinary world and the Amazon for appetites.
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I am on day four of my culinary arts program and not too surprisingly, I’m having the time of my life! The last few months have been spent in careful preparation for my start at The Institute of Culinary Education, and among the preparations was readying for the launch of my latest project, DICED: The [...]

Last night my friend Dan invited me to the first ever Manhattan Cocktail Classic held at the New York Public Library. The event celebrated the “history, contemporary culture, and artful craft of the cocktail” by featuring some of the city’s best mixologists, cocktail historians and libation lovers.
We strolled the halls of one of New [...]

The gadget gurus behind Apple’s never ending supply of iPhone applications have done it once again. Behold the iPhone FoodScanner, the ultimate technological advancement for calorie counters, food buffs and nutritional nuts everywhere.
The brainiacs at Daily Burn have introduced FoodScanner (download price: $2.99) as the first ever app that uses the iPhone’s camera to scan [...]

The Guardian’s Killian Fox just released a list of the 50 best foods in the world and where to eat them. The list includes comfort food classics like roast chicken from L’Ami Louis bistro in Paris and unbeatable milkshakes from Fosselman’s in Los Angeles. I was ecstatic to see that one of my personal favorites [...]

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Food Network Magazine has a fascinating article that lists 25 things restaurant chefs would never share with the public, unless of course it’s done so anonymously … and to a nationwide publication.

Welcome to the 100th post on Just a Taste! It’s been nine months since I launched the site, and what began as a way to record my family’s century-old recipes has turned into an undying passion for the creativity involved in making, photographing and describing food. To me, there is no simpler pleasure.
So here’s to [...]

Move over Magnolia, there’s a new cupcake in town. And you don’t even have to be in New York to sink your teeth into one of Saint Cupcake’s heaven-sent sweets. I had the chance to sample three different flavors after Just a Taste was selected by the Foodie Blogroll to receive a Saint Cupcake Kit. [...]