Great chieftain o’ the puddin-race! If you have missed the biggest scandal of the summer, let us catch you up: The earliest known haggis recipe has been discovered an 1615 English cookbook, and now claims are being made that haggis, that oats-and-offal pudding cooked in a sheep’s stomach, is not Scottish, but British in origin. Former haggis-maker of the year Robert Patrick, told the Guardian that “”I am sure the customers will be as upset as me to think that England will steal our recipe.” (Read the comments on that article for a closer look into the psyche of haggis partisans.) And today, there’s an op-ed in the New York Times by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, claiming that the very notion that haggis was invented by the English is ridiculous
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Tempest In a Haggis: New York Times Op-Ed Weighs In
Entertainment snippets from other sources… Japan – Noriko Sakai gone missing [ Stareastasia ] Japan – Manabu Oshio arrested for drugs, linked to woman’s death [ Tokyograph ] Korea – Jun Ji-hyun on Bazaar ( pic ) [ Stareastasia ] Korea – Gu Hye-sun’s Elle Girl interview [ Kpculture ] Korea – Kim Ah-joong on Allure [ Shenyuepop ] Korea – Kim Bum turns tough in “Dream” [ K-popped ] Korea – Lee Junki appointed Korea tourism ambassador [ Koreanclicks ] USA – Paula Abdul quits American Idol [ Foxnews ] Entertainment roundup (August 7, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Entertainment roundup (August 7, 2009)
We’ve all heard tales told ( and seen evidence ) of the horrors associated with living next to the Cooper Square Hotel. EVGrieve reports that Deputy Inspector Dennis Dequatro, commanding officer of the Ninth Precinct, met with residents from the neighborhood last night to hear their quality-of-life grievances about living near the hotel. Cooper Square has called for its own meeting with the precinct following visits from the NYPD, State Liquor Authority, Health Department, and other agencies on July 2 that resulted in several citations.
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Ninth Precint Hears Out Residents Regarding Rowdy Cooper Square Hotel
Music video for “Tone of Everyday” (日々の音色; Hibi no Neiro) by Japanese band Sour from their first mini album “Water Flavor EP”. The song is just ok, but the MV super cool. The cast were selected from actual Sour fan base around the world; and each person and scene was filmed purely via webcam and stitched together to make the awesome video… Music video directed by Masashi Kawamura, Hal Kirkland, Magico Nakamura and Masayoshi Nakamura [via Yellow-menace ] Sour – Tone of Everyday (really cool) music video from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Sour – Tone of Everyday (really cool) music video
Along with news of Bonita’s closure, Brooklyn Based brings word that another member of the Marlow & Sons /Diner fiefdom also has some departure plans: Caroline Fidanza, the founding chef of Marlow & Sons and Diner, is collaborating with pastry chef Elizabeth Schula and Rebecca Collerton, a line cook at Egg , to open Saltie’s. The new restaurant will open in the Metropolitan Avenue space formerly occupied by Cheeks , a bakery known for serving superlative cupcakes with a big helping of attitude. Fidanza tells BB to expect “pastries, sandwiches, ice cream, and as much good food as we can produce out of a small space.”
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East Dumpling House has opened at the corner of 106th Street and Broadway, specializing in “dumplings, noodles, buns, and scallion pancakes.” [ Eater ] A restaurant not sounding Italian at all, Organika, has opened in Greenwich Village, serving bruschettas, pizzas, panini, and pastas, which employ local, sustainable, and artisanal ingredients. [ NY Times ] Kuma Inn chef-owner King Phojanakong is opening a Brooklyn branch of his Filipino tapas restaurant. Umi Nom means “to drink,” and will feature a selection of sakes once the liquor license clears
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Open & Closed: Say Hello to Organika, Goodbye to Icon
Entertainment snippets from other sources… France – Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun at Chanel Haute Couture show in Paris [ K-popped ] HKG – Kelly Chen gave birth to baby boy [ Stareast ] Korea – Yoon Eun-hye is Vogue Girl ( pic ) [ Stareast ] Korea – Im Ji-hye in Hanbok [ Reallycuteasians ] Korea – Movie premiere of “Haeundae” [ K-popped ] Korea – Rain plays soccer with Man Utd [ K-popped ] Korea – SS501 appointed Goodwill Ambassador of Korean airport [ Koreanclick ] Malaysia – HKG star Gillian Chung in Kuala Lumpur for promo event [ Cri ] Entertainment roundup (July 24, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Entertainment roundup (July 24, 2009)
The mockumentary Corked! was screened at the Sonoma Film Festival earlier this year and will be shown in San Jose next week. There are plans to screen it in San Francisco and other cities around the world, including a possible New York screening, but no dates have been set as yet. “We’re talking about [New York dates],” said Marcy Hamilton, a principal at TriCoast, the L.A.-based distribution company for the film
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The ‘Corked!’ Trailer: Finally, A ‘Spinal Tap’ for the Oenophile Set
The food truck craze continues, with new trucks popping up regularly in New York and other cities, many serving increasingly gourmet food. But could the end of the trend be near now that Taco Bell has released its own truck? [ NY Times ] A vegan advocacy group is pushing for a New Jersey court to order Oscar Mayer, Hebrew National, and other food companies to place warning labels on hot dog packages advising that: “Consuming hot dogs and other processed meats increases the risk of cancer.” [ LA Times ] Red Mango will start selling three probiotic-fortified iced teas as of next week
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Taco Bell Enters the Food Truck Fray; Red Mango Adds Bugs to Its Teas & Yogurt
dodo-bird/flickr Fork in the Road has learned firsthand what happens when you publish something negative about high-fructose corn syrup : Audrae Erickson, the president of the Corn Refiners Association, writes you offering “science-based information on this safe sweetener,” such as the following: “There is no nutritional benefit gained by replacing high fructose corn syrup with another caloric sweetener.
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Listen Up, Kiddies: Don’t Bash Corn Syrup Or the Corn Refiners Association Will Get You
dyobmit/flickr Yesterday, a New York Times article about this Sunday’s Bike to the Bars ride to various Brooklyn and Manhattan bars raised a question: “…seriously, no good beer in Queens, the Bronx or Staten Island?” Jimmy Carbone, owner of Jimmy’s No. 43 and one of the creators of the Good Beer Seal and a ride organizer, tells Fork in the Road that it’s nothing personal. “We really just started this month,” he says of the Good Beer Seal gang’s efforts to recognize establishments that serve high-quality suds; so far, there are 15 of them
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Jimmy Carbone Explains Why He Won’t be Biking to Queens, Staten Island, or the Bronx
Last night, the good folks behind Spirited Cocktails attended an American Whiskey tasting at Louis 649 where LeNell Smothers announced that she’s leaving New York for Mexico. Since losing the lease on LeNell’s Wine & Spirits Boutique in Red Hook earlier this year, Smothers had denied numerous rumors that she was moving to London or Amsterdam, maintaining she was looking for another storefront somewhere in the city. But in the video on the Spirited Cocktails site, Smothers clearly states that “I’m moving to Mexico and hoping to open a cocktail bed and breakfast-type thing, very small and intimate.” After Smothers opened her store in 2003, it became a destination for spirits lovers, particularly those in thrall to its impressive bourbon selection
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Farwell, LeNell: Whiskey Queen Leaving New York for Mexico
Peter Baker/flickr On Monday, Mayor Bloomberg held a press conference to announce the city’s plan to invest more than $165 million into the revitalization of the Brooklyn waterfront. According to the accompanying press release , Phoenix Beverages , a large beer and beverage distributor whose brands include Guinness, Coca-Cola, and Smirnoff, will be responsible for much of the new activity on the Red Hook piers.
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Guinness Distributor Will Begin Building Red Hook Facility Next Month
This week in the Voice , Our Man Sietsema navigates the menu at inconsistent Anella , while Sarah DiGregorio reckons that Govind Armstrong missed the boat at Table 8 . Bruni found himself wishing for the “opulence” of A Voce dishes, yet still awards Locanda Verde a two-spot, surmising that, despite there “hardly [being] a false step among the cicchetti and antipasti,” Andrew Carmellini hasn’t yet hit his stride. [ NY Times ] Restaurant Girl slurps the sea at Marea, where the $45 brodetto is the best bowl of soup she’s had in years
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Under Review: Sietsema at Anella; DiGregorio at Table 8
EverJean/flickr After an Australian paper interviewed the “real” Max Brenner — who was previously thought to be a marketing creation — a manager at the Union Square location of the chocolate chain told Fork in the Road that he was indeed very real. Now comes official verification: the company’s rep e-mails that “Oded Brenner is the man behind the company who goes by Max. The company started 13 years ago by Oded Brenner and Max Fichtman but the current concept is not what it was then
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Max Brenner Coda: Yep, Definitely Real
Super Size Me ‘s Morgan Spurlock has teamed up with Dark Horse Comics for a graphic novel entitled Supersized: Strange Tales From a Fast Food Culture , set for publication in the spring and inspired by real life fast-food tales, such as a fat man whose cremation made a mortuary smell like fries. [ Reuters ] As Manhattanites get thinner, Bronxites are getting fatter. More than 62 percent of Bronx residents are overweight, which is more than any other borough, while just over 42 percent of Manhattanites are overweight, the lowest rate of obesity in the state
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Get Ready for Super Size Me, The Comic Book; Black Currants Legal & Delicious
Sony Pictures On Monday, Publishers Weekly cooked up a stir with an article in which Julia Child’s famed editor, Judith Jones, recounted what Child said of Julie & Julia ‘s Julie Powell: “I don’t think she’s a serious cook.” Slashfood tracked down Jones at her Vermont home to follow up on the comment, and now has posted an interview with the longtime Knopf editor, who helped craft Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking . Jones elaborated on her earlier remarks, telling Slashfood, “people are curious about what Julia thought of Julie.
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Following Publishers Weekly Dust-Up, Judith Jones Elaborates on What She Said About Julie Powell
When Tribeca’s Province Canteen closed, many were disappointed–not because the place’s mantao sandwiches were as traditional as they are at, say, Andy’s in Rego Park, or as impeccably sourced as the those at Momofuku, but because the place offered a wide range of flavorful, spicy, unusual sandwiches that could be eaten singly as a snack, or doubly as a meal. Luckily, Province Canteen has resurfaced as Mantao Chinese Sandwiches, in the relative culinary no-mans land of 53rd Street and Second Avenue. The heart of the menu remains the sandwiches, but dumplings, noodles, and soup are also offered
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The Early Word: Mantao Chinese Sandwiches
After the Australian paper The Age ran an interview yesterday with a man purporting to be the real Max Brenner, much head-scratching ensued. After all, the owners of Max Brenner, the chocolate shop chain with two locations in New York, had previously claimed there was no Max Brenner, also known as the Bald Man. Instead, the Israeli marketing men behind the chain, Oded Brenner and Max Fichtman, told New York Magazine that their company’s mascot was merely a composite of their names.
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Yes, Virginia, There is a Max Brenner: Store Manager Says He’s There "All the Time"
Jews for Jesus, perhaps borrowing a from the Jewish mothers playbook, is trying to find its way to your heart through, yes, your stomach. And it’s using the Food Network to do it. The organization’s latest pamphlet, picked up by a friend of Fork in the Road, uses crudely drawn cartoons of Network personalities Rachael Ray, Alton Brown, and Emeril Lagasse to get its message across
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Jews for Jesus…and the Food Network