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Jelly Bean Menu, New Domino’s Pizza Review, David Chang and More
Apr 21st
Filed under: On the Blogs, News
Photo: Michele Humes
- Alinea's Tasting Menu Expressed In Jelly Beans [Michele Humes]
- Jim Lahey Reviews The New Domino's Pizza [Ozereky.TV]
- David Chang on the Late Show With David Letterman [Eater]
- Starbucks Faces Challenges in Recycling Efforts [NRN]
- Can the Cooking Channel revamp food TV? [Salon]
Bartending Schools – LeNell It All
Apr 21st
Filed under: Drinks
Photo: LeNell Smothers
At the tender age of 21 and fresh out of college, I flipped open the Yellow Pages to find a bartending school in hopes of supplementing my meager income. A lady high in sales pitch drew out diagrams and calculated numbers showing how much money it was possible to earn if I invested in the small registration fee.
Most programs like this put you through a total of 40 hours of training for around $500 to $600. You learn basic skills like free pouring and garnish cutting. You'll learn the basics of wine, beer and liquor. Several cocktail recipes must be memorized. There are written tests to check your learning, as well as drills in a mock bar setup to test your speed and efficiency using real liquor bottles often filled with colored water. After successful completion of the course, the program grants access to job listings the school has culled from newspapers, websites and friends in the business. I landed my first bar job as a cocktail waitress, not a bartender.
Learn more about bartending schools after the jump.
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Soniccian ‘Borscht’ – Fancy Fast Food
Apr 21st
Filed under: Fancy Fast Food
Photo: Erik Trinidad
Unbeknownst to most of the world, there is a tiny Eastern European nation named Soniccia, a country whose traditions have carried on through the ages, even before the bleak days of the Soviet Union. So small that it is barely mentioned as a former Soviet republic, Soniccia strives to sustain a unique national identity in the post-Cold War era, much like its sibling nations -- including Latvia, Ukraine and Georgia. This distinction of national identity is most evident in Soniccian cuisine; while other former Soviet republics' variations of the staple, beet-based soup of borscht remain in the savory category, Soniccia's palate is bit more on the sweet side.
Find the recipe for Soniccian "Borscht" after the jump.
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Emeril’s Back, Thanks to Martha
Apr 21st
Filed under: Television/Film, Chefs
AP
Emeril Lagasse, who became one of the first stars on the fledgling Food Network and introduced "Bam!" to the popular lexicon, nearly went broke a few years ago. His unlikely knight-in-shining-armor was none other than domestic diva, Martha Stewart.
Hurricane Katrina was the culprit. Lagasse has three New Orleans restaurants and lost at least one million dollars, with profits dropping by a third. Also, his 17-year run on Food Network was over. Adding insult to injury: his Mississippi home was destroyed. It was precipitous times for the celebrity chef who opened his first restaurant over twenty years ago. But in 2008 Martha swept off her white horse (with a perfectly braided mane) and purchased the rights to Lagasse's empire of cookbooks, televisions shows and kitchen products for $45 million in cash and $5 million in stock.
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Blue Crabs Are Back in Chesapeake Bay
Apr 21st
Photo: Tattooed JJ, Flickr
Government officials in Virginia and Maryland are ecstatic over reports showing the Chesapeake Bay's blue crab population has rebounded as the result of a conservation program implemented in 2008.
A release from Va. Governor Bob McDonnell's office characterized the findings as "great news for everyone who enjoys genuine Chesapeake Bay crab cakes and she-crab soup."
According to a survey released last week, the population has spiked 60 percent since last year, bringing the total blue crab count to 658 million.
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