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A Meal Fit For a Doctor
Fish Sticks with Custard (Tardis Sauce) The Sticks: 1 pound haddock or Pollock fillets 1 3/4 cups panko, divided 3 eggs, divided 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 cup all purpose flour 3 to 4 tablespoons canola oil (depending on the [...]
Food Stories We’re Reading 8/23/12
China Is Building an Army of Noodle-Making Robots Paula Forbes, August 17, 2012 In the face of rising labor costs, Chinese restaurateur Cui Runguan is selling thousands of robots that can hand slice noodles into a pot of boiling water. The robots cost $2,000 each, as compared to a chef, who would cost $4,700 a year. [...]
Food Stories We’re Reading 8/14/12
‘Sweet Child O’ Mine,’ Julia Child Mash-Up Honors America’s First Top Chef Julia Child Turns 100, Amateurs Still Rule John Birdsall “She was a tall, exuberant woman who could make lobster bisque look as easy as toast,” as The New York Times expressed in her obituary in 2004. She became the resolutely cheerful face of [...]
Food Stories We’re Reading 8/10/12
Apple Slices Sold at McDonalds, Burger King, Recalled Over Listeria Risk Amanda L. Chan No illnesses have been reported, but listeria was found on equipment used to produce apple products by Missa Bay LLC, owned by Ready Pac Foods Inc. of Swedesboro, NJ. Packaged apple slices distributed to McDonald’s and Burger King in some states [...]
Food News For The Week of 8/3/12
Headlines 08.03.2012 Trader Joe’s Recall: Chain Pulls Chicken Salad, Onion Products for Potential Listeria Risk http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/30/trader-joes-recall-listeria_n_1718845.html?utm_hp_ref=food July 30, 2012 Onion Listeria Recall Expands to Multiple States, Canada http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/31/onion-recall-expands_n_1724987.html?utm_hp_ref=food July 31, 2012 Listeria Onion Recall Expanding Daily http://www.foodproductdesign.com/news/2012/07/listeria-onion-recall-expanding-daily.aspx August 2, 2012 Gill’s Onions, which provides diced, slivered and whole-peeled onions and celery mix to several [...]