http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 2009-11-07T20:23:32-05:00 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_1 103a7b65d0ce1587803cce9637d6d56c   We have had the pleasure of working with Stove Monkeys in creating and designing an Ideas in Food shirt. Stove Monkeys is a t-shirt company created by cooks, really stove monkeys, for cooks. Our first shirt is exciting on many levels. First of all it is the first. The design process was not easy and that is a good thing. It takes time to take ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:59:59 -0500 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_2 647d84305f4c5fd52fb467ceb823f1a0 Two delicious Sabrett-style, natural casing hotdogs with their special chilli, which is more like a spicy onion relish really. I like it with a bit of mustard and wash it down with a Lime Rickey (Lime soda with grenadine-not the same as a Shirley Temple; much better). Boulevard drinks is, without a doubt, the best hotdog restaurant in Jersey City. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:59:59 -0500 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_3 30e7a9ba8c981193c781f094910b8bc0 Balls of macaroni deep fried with a tasty tomatoe sauce. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:19:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_4 4d36763a6fb0750051f5f6dee5991f62 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:42:16 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_5 628343855d58b1295de460ee729d08ce So many people here have been happy with this ciabatta recipe that I had to try it. I am definitely a happy customer. It was quick and incredibly flavorful, easily competing with ciabattas that I have made in the past that had to be started the day before. The only thing that I would change is that I would add a small amount olive oil to the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:42:12 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_6 d070fb0c20b61cc7d3b4adb4d44f5772 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T03:39:25Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_7 175daae221dba41630cbc515c9e48a2f Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T02:52:24Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_8 1eb49c4cd3afb64d9065a4adb62732da It isn't often that I put desserts on a silver platter. When these freshly baked bouchons au chocolat were delivered to my office in Cebu minutes before I hopped onto a flight to Manila, I popped one into my mouth in the airport departure lounge, I was instantly smitten. By the time I managed to take this photo, on a silver platter, only 5 out ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T19:13:00.001-07:00 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_9 aef0bc3cbb484a249d68c83852c82b3c (Updated, November 2009) This post is a yearly public-service announcement for those of you in the U.S. who might be cooking Thanksgiving dinner, or planning to make turkey stock or turkey soup after the holiday. I've shared how much I love Penzeys Turkey Base, and again this year I'm giving you a reminder so you can order Turkey Soup Base from ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T01:54:09Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_10 5d29ae3845e0425de1a6be7676ddd393 Looking for extra-cute Christmas gifts for the cooks on your list? Or maybe your looking for cute, new Christmas lovelies for your own home (I’m with you all the way!). You might want to check out Avon.com. They have an adorable Polar Bear (Bernard) they feature on lots of great items – from gift bags to spreader sets. I happen to ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:34:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_11 c6e86c4c55c8554da4a7f540a5cc3ad0 While out running errands this morning I stopped at St. Honoré Boulangerie in NW Portland. I took a bunch of photos but it was dark and crowded. These are the only two shots that came out. The croissant, pain au chocolat, and pain au raisin we split were all good. Nice treats on a rainy day. In baking news, I just came *this* close to ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:42:53 GMT http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_12 907237b2aa0344f2c38d5999b83806cb Is this thing on? I’ve been a bad blogger, my apologies. It’s been a month (!) since I’ve been back from a weekend in San Francisco with my blogger-in-crime Tami who has been blogging up a storm at Running with Tweezers. I’ll start off this November with a few shots from a little get-together at her place. Check out the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:42:53 GMT http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_13 04eb3a3a5344c0d3ea80106caf7adc9f We started out on the Saturday of our Swalloween dinner party with the best of dessert intentions: we were going to make pie. Let us not forget that neither Mike nor I are bakers - pie crust was one of two things (the other being fried chicken) that my mom couldn't cook. They were her kryptonite...and therefore, it's one of those things I ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_14 7cb056b33fd15a753c3f4c64719f0efb Studies highlight potential reasons people overeat to the point of weight gain. From the RSS feed of CalorieLab News (REF3076322B7) The reasons we eat (and overeat) (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:18:34 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_15 e5154121c663913a13ea5ecb14ca41ab Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:14:50 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_16 4eea997012087d18e911a4a102c46639 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T14:07:00.000-08:00 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_17 55b28266a0d6c496b80a68b7f7f2300a I am very pleased to introduce a new feature on Cooking with Amy. If you scroll down the page on the right hand you will find a Google Calendar that lists local events that I have cherry picked. These are not randomly chosen, but only events I personally think will be well worth attending. I may even be attending some of them myself. Note: the ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T19:57:44Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_18 c6ffe4e205bdb062f749c8146e5dbce3 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T15:45:21Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_19 f713e1d4f484fa8722c34fe916aeaffa From our first to our most recent visit to Oceanos, we've noticed a continuous refinement in the cooking, and the overall approach. It might be our imagination, but it seems that Oceanos is blossoming into what it wants to, and should, be: a Mediterranean seafood restaurant with overtones of a classic Greek estiatorio. At first I thought the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:33:26 -0500 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/1#item_20 a3af9604db2ab9fcd0796faecdf64334 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T16:11:15Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_1 d765385cd607b217f9cfa187be9a4ac0 Summary: coconut ice cream; custard ice cream recipe; eggs are great in ice cream! (click on image for larger view and more photos) T is always experimenting with various flavours of ice cream. In June, he made this coconut flavoured ice cream, adding coconut milk to the cream and then toasting coconut to sprinkle [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T16:53:00Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_2 cfabde67d4b4290c257e6e20395d108d Can’t believe that the farmers markets are over for the season, but I’m still trying to catch up on posts from summer still. Oh well, at the very least, it lets me hang on to the illusion of warm weather for a couple of more weeks. This was a Wednesday market at Dublin, but I was in such a hurry to leave the house that day, I forgot ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T15:45:21Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_3 6e8e88ae8b50fcbc192e8efdd03939b3 Jac cooked up pork and leek sausages and some honey and soy chicken kebabs, all bought from the supermarket. The kebabs looked very black and I feared they were burnt - but they tasted great! Jac also fried up onions and mushrooms. She toasted bread rolls and I buttered them. We piled onions, mushrooms and sausages on top. She also baked ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:33:26 -0500 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_4 241e18c3b80e7d5f15824b25d1fd7215 So it goes like this: Andy Comer, who’s our boy at GQ, is asking for David Chang to blog about what goes down on our tour to promote the book we’ve written. Dave agrees. No budget, no contract, just, “We want to be on Jim Nelson’s good side—we’re doing it.” (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:37 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_5 d493c99983cc1373f7f00aa833684b59 I bought a ceramic bowl with lid a few days ago and I intend to use it for cooking rice dishes with ingredients on top. It is similar to claypot rice but the rice dishes would be steamed instead of getting cooked directly with fire. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_6 e75e5dd0936db66f8afd17f5a2b2d15e Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T11:56:28Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_7 01d54d01594ff68ae8ed6001b52bf5f7 You need to be a bitter green fan to enjoy this dish. Or at least enjoy strongly flavored greens. We served this braised gai choy with some leftover lechon, presumably to help temper the evils of cholesterol overload, and it worked flavorwise. But I can see how this would also be a rather tasty vegetarian dish on its own. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:58:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_8 9b3757f2d44d3c306b69cf70261199bd Blurry reflections Of someone he almost knew Across a spilled beer Written by Captain Hops. Thing of the day: Mermaid Whispers, Island Songs, and Oyster Dreams Sponsor: How to buy a used car. Related haiku:Just do it…Night CapMy Favorite Brewpubthe islandOops Related haiku: Just do it… Night Cap My Favorite Brewpub the island Oops (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:29:34 -0500 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_9 6e665513d8804288a821a10a91503409 I was perusing the cereal aisle when I came across Quaker Honey Graham Life Cereal. The regular version of Life cereal is one of my favorites for its simple yet tasty and healthy nature, so I wanted to see how... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:21:33 -0500 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_10 7cd1a2b7eb50cbc46c4b4d5363bf89cb Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:19:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_11 87a9d961a886b39d58d5e55bbde10eb2 As soon as you walk in you are hit with a greeting of "Hi, may I help you?" Of course, if you're new here then at least a quick scan of the overhead menu will be necessary. So step aside and listen to the regulars place their orders: it's like another language. Folks here are very specific about how they want their meats cut, their meals prepared. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:22:26 -0800 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_12 722cfb4c262158b7e974534c516c75ef Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0400 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_13 c57b5876c6fe50e119d27d191af8c3cb Believe me, I have devoted many long hours to deciding the question, especially during a trip to Ireland in June. The best version of this classic I came across in my travels was in Gaynor's pub in the village of Leenaun in western Ireland, near Connemara National Park. The cozy bar was welcome sight after a day of cold, wet hiking along an ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0400 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_14 ec527e6c8e50916bf53185a4a0ca41e6 Restaurants don't have the lock on creating communal staff meals. Places like Woori Meat Shop make them, too. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:48:58 +0000 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_15 74d61ab8f26342efbc3c1b0b96b8e861 I have to admit, I’m a bit stumped as to how to approach this month’s Session: Framing Beer, hosted and suggested by Andy Couch. For better or worse, in everyday situations beer comes with a label. This label very really ‘frames’ the beer inside. The fact that the beer comes commercially-produced signals the presence of investment [ (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:25:08 GMT http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_16 aef9da087bef5192d0f72eb23d2e092c Sorry, I’ve been neglecting Wandering Italy these last few days. It’s because I’m spending a week in Provence . Peter Mayle’s Provence, meaning the Luberon. This would be a good time to discuss the differences between the two regions, Tuscany and Provence, since they seem to be many people’s favorite regions in ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:25:08 GMT http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_17 cce28dc990d829f56cdd5c3222434efe I cannot remember the last time I was this grumpy.  In the making of this pie  every possible thing that could go wrong,  went wrong.  From the pastry, to the oven, to the photography. I swore, I cursed, I cussed. Everyone that had ever upset me in my entire life copped it today. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:17:42-05:00 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_18 5d821bb15480501129bb2d9d63ecab33 The idea has been growing on the counter for about a month. It just took a different angle to see it in front of us.   (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_19 4c6ead63c07ff561ce27787650deefad In Naples an excellent cup of coffee can be found twice on every block. If you ask for coffee and want something that comes in a cup larger than the length of your thumb, Neapolitans either look confused or smirk. For them, coffee is caffe and caffe everywhere else in the world is called espresso. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T03:39:00Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/21#item_20 f99017b8667ab2cfc4f20c2bc77122b3 Winner of the Michael Symon cookbook, as you can see by the screen cap, is commenter #15. That’s Foodphotog. Congratulations, I’ll be contacting you soon to get your address. Thanks to everyone that participated. Winner of the Michael Symon Cookbook Some other posts you might enjoy: Michael Symon’s Live to Cook – Book Review ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:50:18 -0500 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_1 15dc3f1a6de92d7ed5b6d11fe3132af6 I have recently gotten really into making my own yogurt again. A few years ago I was regularly making it with the little Donvier device, but I was never super happy with the results. Although everyone said homemade yogurt tasted... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:45:00.001-07:00 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_2 28b8553fa43ebe3dfbc3613fc958ca50 Sometimes when I love a certain dish at a restaurant I'll order it over and over for years, until in my mind, that particular dish is something I *must* order there. At Cafe Trio (just ten blocks from my house in downtown Salt Lake) Rosemary Flatbread is the appetizer that defines the restaurant for me. Who wouldn't love to start a meal with ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T02:40:50Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_3 4cfa62d5127827ce57173750056262d8 I was messing around in the kitchen, trying to come up with a sandwich that was first delicious, and second, used lechon somehow. First I made a paksiw na lechon and shredded the meat and placed it in a pan de sal. It tasted great, but it looked pretty boring. I think if the paksiw were darker and I threw in some greens it might look more ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T19:48:00.000-06:00 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_4 af336a9540e6c56ede07f9dfbd9d99da I was itching for tonight to come along so we'd be able to try out a new recipe for this evening's Friday Pizza Night. While the name, Green Pizza , certainly describes this pizza to a "T", I do have to admit it doesn't exactly get the taste buds juiced up. With that, it certainly made up for it taste wise! I fell back into my usual groove and ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T01:27:30Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_5 04ee3941c29fec4a4c2d4585157354b5 I did that thing the other night, Halloween actually, where you're invited to a party and can't decide exactly what to bring. At first I said I'd bring a hearty salad of some sort, but as soon as I heard the word salad leave my mouth, ideas for savory tarts started flitting around my brain. And wow, is that a pâte sucrée tart shell in the ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:25:30-08:00 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_6 e3451b76e6b8b346eed5e04d787524c6 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T01:18:08Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_7 09d97fa5ef7710fc1d29a8d771c8b085 Verizon iPhone release coming in 2010. Fortune mag has a bunch of odd articles about Microsoft. I comment on them. Mein Kampf approved by App store. SSD’s now bricking up. Blamed on firmware. The Sun is in trouble with the EU now. Intuit-online killed. Flash once again under attack. Cell phone inventor does not like the current direction ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:45:45Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_8 262e29f2b8d7ad98697fcff0acafa289 NEW ORLEANS —The latest jewel in the burgeoning New Orleans restaurant empire of Josh opened today, and it's housed within the WWII Museum there. Called American Sector Restaurant , it's billed as a "replica canteen and cafe with a 1940s-inspired menu." More details on the restaurant's official site . [Times-Picayune] NEW YORK — ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T16:20:11-08:00 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_9 1885ead853c63e4f8ca9ae727f6eafc0 A dear friend of mine just returned from Africa and brought me a wonderful gift: a literal bag of whole vanilla beans! Apparently vanilla beans are much less expensive in Africa (no doubt due to the vanilla bean powerhouse Madagascar)... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST 2009-11-07T00:18:00Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_11 e1dc19465be185dbe9c4a2abc3892e2a ​Did you know Emmy-winner, author, and celebrated French chef Jacques Pépin will be here in our very own city November 13 to take on Mr. Michelin 3-star Eric Ripert in a cook-off? Damn, it's going to get really hot in the Arsht Center that night, especially since our favorite kitchen pirate, Anthony Bourdain, will be hosting. (Keep those ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:11:39 -0800 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_12 14dfa1f084b6ac30189529ef1642d577 What happens when dragonboaters go curling, and wearing kilts? The Scots may have invented the sport of curling, but Canadians dominate at the worlds. At Simon Fraser University, we invented "Human Curling" for the SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival, organized by the SFU Recreation Department. On October 25th, the Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:11:17 -0800 http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_13 4fb925f44deda07a0ee5befa2de4a26f Fearless TV shows highlights from Heart of the City Festival Here's a message from Fearless TV producer Sid Tan FearlessTV #33 Heart of the City Festival 2009 (An ACCESS-TV/DTES-CAN co-production with the assistance of the Community Television Cluster of the W2 Community Media Arts Society) "...shamelessly promoting our friends, neighbours and ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_14 34992128a5cf35966822b9737f00df5b Filed under: Celebrities Photo: Ray Kachatorian Who doesn't enjoy having dinner prepared for them by someone else? Even better if that someone is celebrity chef Curtis Stone. Enter the GMC Trade Secrets Sweepstakes and you could win a dinner party at your humble abode prepared by the Australian 'Take Home Chef.' Even if you don't win the grand ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T22:30:46Z http://www.megite.com/food/1257661561/41#item_15 39f540105c42e417085b7519e62fc9d4 AAA has released its annual Five Diamond Awards for the country's top hotels and restaurants, and, fun fact, according to AAA, the five diamond designation is " North America’s most coveted symbol of excellence in the hospitality industry ." Of special note for our purposes here is the restaurant side of the list, which is in itself is a ... (Read on Source) ]]>