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There is an article in last weeks’ Times reporting on Jimmy Doherty - he of the BBC’s Jimmy’s Farm - advocating that good food is not posh.
Is good food posh? I never really considered enjoying food as being posh. Yes, there are restaurants that I will never be able to afford to eat in […]

The October issue of Vegetarian Times celebrates the Fall season, ethnic foods and the winners of its 2006 recipe contest.
Some highlights of the issue:
* An “Apple Extravaganza” featuring recipes for French Toast, Acorn Squash with Curried Apple Compote, Viennese Apple Strudel and a salad.
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Summer ended in September, officially. But now with the air temperatures cooling and the return of morning frost, everything summer seems to be coming to an end. Swimming has long since ceased, backyard barbecues are being cooled and closed, and the leaves are turning all sorts of beautiful colors.
Well, as a final sign of the […]

Last week, the San Francisco Chronicle celebrated its 20th birthday with the best recipes of the past 20 years. I was particularly intrigued by Barbecued Vietnamese Five-Spiced Cornish Game Hens and Sumatran Red Short Ribs of Beef. Don’t be expecting a festival of sun-dried tomatoes and pesto sauce – there are plenty of recipes that […]

Mention the phrase “old books” and most of us probably think either of libraries or of used book stores. Old books can be fragile, expensive, or rare, but they often contain interesting information.
Online archives are starting to make access to old and rare books easier. One resource that everyone who enjoys food should know about […]

How do you judge how good a cook magazine is? At first glance, the three main ones in the UK (Olive, Delicious and Fresh) all look the same - glossy, enticing photographs, seasonal recipes and a sprinkling of a well-known chef or two. In the case of Fresh, the names of Jamie Oliver and Antony […]

Has an ingredient list for a recipe ever looked more like a random collection of letters instead of a list of things that could be found on your grocery store shelf? The Syracuse Post-Standard feels your pain and undertook the task of deciphering some ingredients that are not commonly known. They start with […]

On the heels of The 150 Best American Recipes (reviewed here), The Best American Travel Writing 2006 comes out this month. The collection, edited by Tim Cahill, is written by an intimidating band of bourgeois philosophers (Alain de Botton), essay-writing New Yorkers (Ian Frazier), persuasive satirical fiction writers moonlighting as investigative journalists (George Saunders), beloved […]

It�s raining like crazy here in the northeast. The temperatures are dropping, the leaves turning and the grass browning. But rather than dwell on the changing season, Hump Day Horizons is going on a trip this week. Where are we off to, you ask? Hawaii.
Home to exotic foliage, wild surfs and a wealth of culture, […]

For a more unusual dining experience try one of the following recommendations from the Times. All bar one are in London but I think most serious foodies (or at least readers of many UK wine blogs) will be familiar with St John, The Fat Duck and Dans Le Noir.
Archipelago 110 Whitfield Street W1 “Attempting […]