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(Why a fast? Go here.) Tags: Virtual Hunger Strike, Troops Home Fast, Code Pink, blog fast for peace

I’m in New York with the family (we just came back from dinner at Pig Heaven and was it good) so posts will be far and few this week and next, especially with tomorrow’s Virtual Fast. Having said that, the deadline for RRC#2 (theme: outdoor swinging wingdings) is about one week away — all entries […]

The following is posted in conjunction with Bibliochef at Cooking With Ideas. Bibliochef writes: Troops Home Fast is a hunger strike organized by Code Pink and supported by others (e.g., Progressive Democrats of America) to begin July 4, 2006 in protest against the Iraq War. In addition to well known names, Code Pink is asking […]

Just got this email from Tim Karr of Free Press: Here’s the latest from the Senate Commerce Committee, where a “mark-up” on several amendments to Senator Stevens’ Telecom Act began today at 10 a.m.: The Snowe-Dorgan Net Neutrality amendment will probably come before the Committee by mid-to-late afternoon. If successfully passed, the amendment would put […]

Frank Bruni, head restaurant critic for the NYT, wrote a piece for the paper entitled It Died For Us. It’s a cursory, biased exploration of the increasing American consciousness regarding the meats we consume. Online, it’s listed under the heading “Critic’s Notebook” implying an editorial, but it’s not definitively categorized as such, thereby blurring the […]

At left, the flavors at Amber Cellars. Above, a “small” serving of Finger Lakes Grape, swirled in Vanilla. On our way back from attending a home inspection in Canandaigua (yep, we made an offer on a house and it was accepted!), Shane and I stopped at Amberg Cellars for a scoop of Finger Lakes Ice […]

There were a few vendors at the New York Wine and Culinary Center when Andrea and I visited on Saturday , and the wonderful guys from Finger Lakes Ice Cream were among them, dishing out samples. Each ice cream base (either chocolate or vanilla) features swirls of one of four flavors: Strawberry Cream Chardonnay (in […]

Today, the New York Wine & Culinary Center, “an experiential gateway to New York State’s incredible wine, food and culinary industries,” hosted its grand opening to the public. It’s located in Canandaigua, NY, part of NY State’s Finger Lakes region. I’ve been chomping at the bit to see this place, and I was fortunate enough […]

Flurry in all his glory. Thanks to Cate at Sweetnicks for hosting.

Last call — get your entries in! For Retro Recipe Challenge #1, recreate a recipe first published between 1920 and 1975. When possible, cite your source, the year it was published (or created), and take photos! Post the results on your blog and send me the link by June 9 (tomorrow) at 11:59pm EST. Full […]