The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

Chefs learn how the names of dishes can influence sales.

Although there aren’t many great taco places in Orange County, El Granjenal makes a damn good grilled fish taco, says Professor Salt. And hey, it’s Gustavo Arellano’s favorite. Don’t forget the salsa...

The Motor City’s home to one hell of an urban gardening program.

if you can contact this fellow: http://www.americanwaterbuffalo.org/ Hugh L. Popenoe: Member at Large, cattle and water buffalo rancher in Alachua and Levy Counties and Professor of Soils, Agronomy, and Geography at the University...

Tiny Fort Ross Vineyard experiments to perfect a South African varietal.

, but we sauted that evening’s repast into one of a mushroom lover’s dream. Fast forward a few years to another May where I find myself in Japan, on a Saturday mushroom hunt with horticulture professors. The operative...

" Associate Professor of History Texas State University Austin, Texas Michael Pollan Author, “In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto” (Penguin Press HC, 2008) Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine Knight...

below. Link: http://www.agr.gov.sk.ca/docs/crops/horticulture/onions01.asp?firstPick=&secondpick=Horticulture&thirdpick=Production

I’m editing a newsletter about the food industry for an association in my university. We are having difficulty coming up with a name for it, any suggestion?

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Animal grading is a completely voluntary process. While it is performed by the USDA, it is paid for entirely by the meat producer or packer. It seems likely to me that given the very small market for game meat the costs...

Pro cake bakers' supplies mainly. Emphasis is on wedding cakes and associated tools and decorations. Anyone who goes should ALSO check out Paramount Foods on Crestlawn just west of Dixie(thanks for the map, gnuf!)—great...

on the California BBQ Association, which will announce BBQ events across the state http://www.cbbqa.com

The Sam Adams rep was referring to the definition of a craft brewery according to the Brewers Association: http://www.beertown.org/education/craft_defined.html If you read the beer industry trade publications, they typically think...