The jar stuffed with halved Greenmarket strawberries and Cazadores tequila sat on the counter for three weeks, the red color slowly leaching out of the berries and into the booze. Last night, the 21 day infusing period was finally over, so the strawberries were gleefully strained out, and the tequila, which had turned the color of cough syrup, was ready for drinking
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Tequila Por Mi Amante: The Consummation
McDonald’s has a new burger on the menu, the first new permanent item since 2001. The Angus Third Pounder, which comes in Deluxe with American cheese, lettuce and tomato; Bacon & Cheese; and Mushroom & Swiss varieties, seems to be competing with Burger King’s Steakhouse Burger and other beefier burger chains’ burgers. [ Chicago Tribune ] When the European Union banned imports of commercially caught Canadian seals last month, the controversial meat was suddenly thrust into the spotlight, as were the few chefs who serve it
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Mickey D’s Gets A New Burger; Dunkin’ Donuts Halts Dunkaccino Sales
Left: Tacos Xochimilco; Right: Tacos Matamoros Battle of the Dishes: In which the two versions of a dish from two different restaurants are pitted in a battle to the death. The mammoth, extraordinary torta at Don Pepe’s has probably kept you full until now. But if you’re ready for another torta, today the al pastor versions from Tacos Xochimilco (which made our Ten Best tacos list ) and Tacos Matamoros, a well-regarded taco joint, are battling for supremacy.
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Battle of the Dishes–Al Pastor Tortas in Sunset Park
Photo borrowed from nerdapproved.com From the producers who brought us African American Lives and Oprah’s Roots comes a new PBS series called Faces of America . Popular icons like Stephen Colbert, Malcolm Gladwell, and Yo Yo Ma have agreed to have their DNA deconstructed to discover what role their genes play in their personal identity. Among those being dissected (figuratively) is Mario Batali.
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What Will We Find in Mario Batali’s Genes?
Andrew Coe’s new book, Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States , chronicles the relationship Americans have to the cuisine of the Middle Kingdom, from the bastardized versions of Chinese dishes to our struggle to master chopsticks. The book is out in July and you, lucky Fork in the Road readers, get first dibs! We’ll be giving away three copies of Chop Suey to you just for telling us your favorite Chinese food joint in the city . Enter to win by emailing food@villagevoice.com .
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Contest Reminder–You Can Still Win a Copy of Andrew Coe’s "Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States"
Image by Lunchbreath @ Flickr This graphic by Lunchbreath is timely, what with all the recent debate on Fork in the Road about so-called sustainable packaging . Sure, in some cases, “green” packaging can leave a lower carbon footprint than the conventional kind, but one must beware those excessively unbleached, self-congratulating-tag-line-sporting eco-branded products that do nothing more for the environment than low-fat snacks do for people who eat them by the truckload
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How to Greenwash Your Packaging
This week in the Voice , Our Man Sietsema and his fellow Wet Towel Club members made friends with bean-y veal sauce at the Rudar Soccer Club , while Sarah DiGregorio rubbed elbows with the dining elite at Marea . Bruni says cheese is the way to go at Bar Artisanal, where you can experience any number of current dining trends, from upscale hamburgers to small plates to even smaller plates. [ NY Times ] Restaurant Girl drops in on the brand new Mesa Coyoacan, where “Most of the tacos..
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Under Review–Sietsema At Rudar Soccer Club; DiGregorio At Marea
Photo borrowed from Fancy Fast Food Whether you’re a White Castle virgin or a a Burger King slut , you’ll certainly be able to appreciate the artistry involved in transforming fast food meals into haute (looking) cuisine. The amazing extreme food makeovers featured on Fancy Fast Food don’t sound appetizing, but they sure look edible
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Fancy This–Website Does Extreme Fast Food Makeovers
Photo by thebittenword.com @ Flickr The Food Section rounds up its best Dictionary of Modern Gastronomy entries, a glossary of food and cooking terms that have been finding their way into the common foodie vernacular. Here is a sampling: arugulance ( noun ): a (perceived) attitude of superiority and snobbery manifested in an appetite for pricey–yet delicious–peppery greens. As in: Barack Obama’s “typical liberal arugulance.” Goodfellas thin ( noun ): Measurement of a slice of garlic cut extremely thin using a razor blade
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The New School of Food Speak
Entertainment snippets from other sources… China – Zhou Xun splits with boyfriend [ Stareast ] Japan – Arashi celebrates 10th anniversary [ TG ] Japan – Aya Ueto on Tiara magazine ( pic ) [ RCA ] Korea – Top 10 K-movies of all time, pt1 [ Popseoul ] Taiwan – Korean pop group Super Junior at Golden Melody Awards in Taipei [ K-popped ] Thailand – K-pop TVXQ’s Bangkok gig [ K-popped ] USA – K-pop Wonder Girls perform at Jonas Brothers’ concert [ Youtube ] USA – Cameron Diaz gets star on Hollywood walk of fame [ Youtube ] Entertainment roundup (June 30, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Archaeology – Oldest musical instrument [ BBC ] Greece – Rocket ‘war’ between two villages [ Youtube , via Wickedreport ] Japan – Beer machine [ Youtube , via Japundit ] Japan – Men only train cars sought in groping fears [ Reuters ] Korea – June 14 is Kiss Day [ K-popped ] Malmö – Swedish women win rights to bath topless in swimming pool [ Thelocal ] Paleontology – Oldest known elephant ancestor, size of a rabbit [ NatGeo ] Stupid teens tried to rob a police station [ Youtube ] Offbeat roundup (June 29, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Offbeat roundup (June 29, 2009)
Winners of the 20th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards… Song of the Year: Jay Chou, “Fragrant of Rice” Best album: Eason Chan, “Don’t Want to Let Go” Best Mandarin male singer: Jay Chou, “Capricorn” Best Mandarin female singer: Sandee Chan, “If There’s One Important Thing” Best band: Mayday, “Poems of Post-Adolescence” Best producer: Purdur, “Nanwan Sisters” Best composer: Crowd Lu, “100 Types of Lives” Best lyricist: Wu Yu-Hsuan, “Inside the Tram” Best music video: Jay Chou, “Mr Magic” Best performing group: Nanwan Sisters, “Nanwan Sisters” Best newcomer: Crowd Lu, “100 Types of Lives” [incomplete list, only the pop categories are listed; via Cfensi ] 20th Golden Melody Awards (2009) – winners from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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20th Golden Melody Awards (2009) – winners
Offbeat snippets from other sources… China – Man have 100 needles in body [ Vinaminh ] China – Pretty girls’ saliva for sale [ Stareastasia ] Japanese anime teaches kids to poo [ Benzbabbles ] Korea – The Obama Story in comic [ Publisherweekly ] Taiwan – Man steals for free prison meal [ Reuters ] Thailand – Elephant painted like pandas [ Dailymail ] UK – Olympic hopeful discovered while catching bus [ Neatorama ] US – Vintage photos of female officers in US Navy in WWII ( pic ) [ Wickedreport ] Offbeat roundup (June 27, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Offbeat roundup (June 27, 2009)
A life-sized 18m Gundam model was assembled at Odaiba Island in Tokyo to mark the 30th anniversary of “Mobile Suit Gundam”, the very first Gundam anime series which evolved into a highly successful franchise over the years… The real scale Gundam can do a few simple tricks, no big deal… but the details of the model itself is still pretty impressive. The Gundam is going to be displayed for only two months unfortunately, it could turn to be Tokyo’s new tourist attraction if it’s kept for a much longer period
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Life-size Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo
Entertainment snippets from other sources… India – The 10th annual International Indian Film Academy Awards [ Youtube ] Korea – Lee Min-ho celebrates birthday [ K-popped ] Korea – BoA on Nylon magazine ( pic ) [ Stareast ] Korea – Two members of Wonder Girls quit high school for American debut [ Koreatimes ] Korea – Rain reached settlement for compensation in Hawaii lawsuit [ KBS ] Korea – SNSD’s new album delayed because of WWII contorversy [ Kbites ] Korea – Gwangju Motor Show booth babes [ Reallycuteasians ] USA – Megan Fox wants Korean star Rain [ K-popped ] Entertainment roundup (June 24, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Entertainment roundup (June 24, 2009)
Sometimes you want to run out of your house shouting, “I did it! Look at this, world! It looks as nice as it did in the magazine!” You want to take out an ad in the paper, call the networks, and invite everyone in to view your creation. Today was one of those days for me. As is often the case in my life, an ingredient and an idea came together to nudge me into the kitchen.
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Picture Perfect: Concord Grape Jam Tart
As obsessive as I clearly am when I find something I like (please see Exhibit A: Blackberries ), I can’t believe I haven’t shared with you my current obsession. I know this may sound a little strange at first, but hear me out. My current love, the food with which I am so taken that I actually planted it in my own garden to ensure an immediate and almost unending supply thereof, is Rainbow Chard.
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Passionate: Bright Lights Chard Gratin
Once upon a time, when I was a young bride…well, scratch that because I got married at almost 30, so I guess I was technically never a “young” bride. Anyway, back when I first got married, before I lost my mind and had four children (and the jury is still out on which of those things happened first), weekday lunches used to be leftovers from things I’d made for dinner the night before. My coworkers used to heat up their Marie Callendar frozen dinners while I was zapping my Star Anise Simmered Chicken with baby bok choy.
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Resolved: Two Easy Luches