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Food from the French vineyards - Financial Times Food from the French vineyards - Financial Times Posted: 14 Aug 2015 12:00 AM PDT Soon the wine regions of France will be at their busiest. Unexpectedly hot weather means that the harvest is likely to be earlier this year. In the coming weeks there will be the smell of wine in the making, and, underfoot in little towns and villages, a mess of discarded stalks and grape skins. Behind the names and vintages are real people. They work long days, suffering from blisters, backache and the odd hangover. They meet old friends, make new ones and are determined to get the most out of their two weeks' escape from routine. It is the memory of the convivial harvest meals that stay close to the hearts of these pickers. Salads with bacon or smoked fish, homemade terrines, red-wine daubes, gratins, all kinds of chicken dishes, guinea fowl and duck, fruit tarts, cakes, custards, fruit poached in red win...

By Frank Shyong Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 | 2 a.m. The first was an up-close look at overwhelmed hospitals around Southern California bracing for a post-Christmas wave of COVID-19 cases, describing hospitals running out of oxygen they need to keep people alive, patients waiting up to eight hours in ambulances before entering the emergency rooms and doctors making impossible decisions about which terminally ill patients will receive care. The second was a story about an indoor, “speakeasy”-style New Year’s dinner being organized by the Beverly Hills restaurant La Scala. The restaurant slipped invitations into takeout bags that encouraged diners to “keep this discreet, but tell all your friends.” The articles seemed to describe worlds in direct contradiction. One story described a group of incredibly brave people facing down the terrifying, lethal reality of the pandemic. The other was an unapologetic, even playful, attempt to escape from that reality. To the organizers of the dinner,...

click image Instagram / fogo Brazilian churrascaria Fogo de Chao is discounting its Fogo Churrasco Experience dinner during San Antonio Restaurant Weeks, knocking the price down to a cool $35 per person for nonstop table-side service of fire-roasted meats, mySA reports. The restaurant typically charges $54.95 for the flesh feast. The meal includes table-side service of ten meat options — such as sirloin and bacon-wrapped steak — selections from its feijoada bar, sides and dessert. Those with expensive taste take note: beef ribs, ribeye, filet mignon and lamb chops are excluded from the Restaurant Weeks offer. Restaurant Weeks is a bi-annual event hosted by restaurant-focused nonprofit Culinaria. The month-long event — extended from its original two-week iteration to assist with businesses' COVID-19 woes — highlights San Antonio eateries with prix fixe multi-course menus for lunch and dinner Fogo de Chao, located at 849 E. Commerce St., inside the Shops at Rivercenter, will...

10 Unforgettable Savory Plant-Based Fig Recipes! - One Green Planet 10 Unforgettable Savory Plant-Based Fig Recipes! - One Green Planet Posted: 25 Aug 2020 07:07 AM PDT We've done sweet figs, now it's time for some savory fig recipes! While the robust flavor of a fig is fruity and nutty, figs are actually a matrix of many flowers and seeds within a rotund stem. Because of their unique flavor, adding figs to a recipe provides a unique flavor that is sure to please! These 10 vegan recipes perfectly display the versatility and beauty of figs! We also highly recommend downloading the  Food Monster App   — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help you get healthy!  Advertisement 1. Slow Cooker Tempeh Braised With Figs and Port Wine Source: Slow Cooker Tempeh Braised With Figs and Port Wine Slow Cooker Tempeh Braised with Figs and Port Wine is from Kathy Hester's first cookbook...

Good Morning, L.A. This week, we’ll be looking back at our coverage of 2020, one of the strangest, most difficult years through which many of us have ever lived. Reporting on it was hard, and at times painful. But amid the tragedy of the coronavirus, there were some bright spots. Today, we’ll take a look at our coverage of L.A.’s food world, which was flipped upside down by the pandemic. 2020 was a wild year for food coverage — and not in a good way. It was, by far, the strangest, hardest and saddest year I've ever experienced as a journalist. We don't yet have any precise data on restaurant closures and job losses, but some industry experts think that fully one-third of Southern California restaurants and bars might close permanently before life returns to normal. Whatever the exact numbers, they don't tell the stories of the thousands of servers, line cooks, dishwashers, general managers and restaurant owners who have — and are still — struggling to scrape by, waiting...

The most popular food stories that Dallas Morning News food reporters wrote in 2020 were often explanatory pieces about dining during the coronavirus pandemic. We consulted doctors on what’s safe in bars and restaurants, and we explained how (masked) chefs would feed us during a year when eating was all anyone wanted to do. But you know what we also wrote about? Queso and corny dogs. Torchy’s Tacos announced they’d start selling their queso in grocery stores, and wow, we needed that. And the Fletcher’s family announced it would sell corny dogs at Golden Chick after the State Fair of Texas was canceled. We needed that, too. It’s been a tough year for chefs, bartenders, servers, and it’s been tough and for their customers, too. Here’s a look at the food stories you gobbled up in 2020. See you in 2021. We asked 3 doctors: Would you eat at a restaurant right now? Queso Beso was closed in downtown Dallas when we strolled by March 16, 2020. (It has since reopened.) Restaurants across ...

7 snacks to ring in the New Year - The Washington Post 7 snacks to ring in the New Year - The Washington Post Posted: 28 Dec 2020 10:00 AM PST The below recipes can be easily set up for socially distant outdoor gatherings, if that's the route you're taking, and will make a tasty start to the New Year. Check out our Recipe Finder for even more snackable ideas. Spicy Caramel Popcorn . A bit sweet, a bit spicy — it's almost like a wish for the New Year. Portion into bags so no meet-cutes occur at a popcorn bowl. Figs With Goat Cheese, Pistachios and Mint . If you're looking for something that sparkles, this pretty appetizer fits the bill. Bright citrus and mint, plus a drizzle of glossy honey hits the light — and the palate — just right. Warm Spinach and Artichoke Dip . Is it really a party if there isn't spinach and artichoke dip? This lightened-up version, from Nourish columnist Ellie Krieger, is ...

With winter in full spring (Southern California-style: rain anywhere in the Inland Empire and snow in the local mountains and Mammoth), local roads and freeways pose more dangers to drivers, especially those driving up to the mountains. It’s also possible that more people will be driving to local snowy destinations this winter for some outdoor weekend fun to escape amid the COVID-19 pandemic, so area roads might be extra busy on weekends. From time to time, On the Road shares driving safety tips. Here are this year’s top rain- and snow-related driving safety tips, from Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol. Prepare your vehicle Make sure your vehicle’s brakes, windshield wipers, defroster, heater and exhaust systems are in top working condition. Check your antifreeze and prepare for colder temperatures. Drive slower and leave more distance Leave extra distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you and drive slower. “A highway speed of 55 miles an hour may be s...

2 On Your Side reached out to Spectrum Health and Human Services for advice on setting healthy goals managing expectations for 2021. BUFFALO, N.Y. — 2021 is just two days away and that means for many people right now is the time to iron out their New Year's resolutions. However, even in a new year, there's still a lot of uncertainty moving forward due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  2 On Your Side reached out to Spectrum Health and Human Services for tips on setting healthy goals and managing expectations for 2021.  "Whatever is important to you that you really want to work on in 2021, making sure that you have a plan and steps that you can work on to achieve that. A goal without a path to get there is gonna be really difficult and it kind of sets you up for failure," said Shannon Schwarberg, the director of peer supportive services and the senior program manager of special project development at Spectrum Health and Human Services. Schwarberg also stressed ...

40 Sweet and Savory Apple Recipes for Fall - Food & Wine 40 Sweet and Savory Apple Recipes for Fall - Food & Wine Posted: 24 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT Fall is peak apple season, and if you find yourself with a large quantity, we have plenty of ways you can use them. Try Granny Smith apples in a skillet apple-ginger crisp for dessert, whip up a baked bourbon-apple butter (using Braeburn or Fuji) to spread on biscuits or toast, and use Honeycrisp or Pink Lady apples in a simple roasted merguez sausage sheet pan dinner. Whether you're looking for something on the sweet or savory side, there's an apple recipe for you. You are subscribed to email updates from "whatcan imake withfigs" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

Christmas pudding adapts tradition to modern tastes - CapeGazette.com Christmas pudding adapts tradition to modern tastes - CapeGazette.com Posted: 18 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST With some extra time on my hands, I decided to look for a new holiday cooking adventure. I thought of the music we play when we trim the tree each year – John Denver and the Muppets singing holiday classics, including "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." There's a point in the song when Miss Piggy interrupts, thinking she's heard "Piggy Pudding." Kermit tells her not to worry, it's Figgy Pudding made with figs (then he whispers "and bacon"). While the exchange always makes me laugh, it turns out they're both correct. Also known as plum pudding or Christmas pudding, the dense, fruit-studded and alcohol-rich dessert was originally made with beef or mutton. According to food historians, the dish originated in 14th century Britain and...

CYRIL, Okla. (KFOR) – A thief stole multiple items from a Cyril, Oklahoma church early Monday morning and even made food to eat in the process.  It was apparently a long night spent inside the small town’s First Baptist Church. After a day of Sunday services, it became the target of the criminal.  “When people get desperate, they do desperate things,” said Pastor Donny Crittendon.  Crittendon said he came in Monday and knew something was wrong.  “Sometime Sunday night, I forgot to lock a door,” he said. “I got distracted when I was walking back there and just flat forgot.”  According to Crittendon, this was the only time the side door of the church was left unlocked. If he didn’t lock it, he said someone else usually would. He said he isn’t sure if the thief has been checking the door for a long time, or if they got lucky and checked it the night it didn’t get locked.  Crittendon said he checked his office first. He saw items rearranged on a shelf b...

I’ve paired them with cabbage, apples and caraway. Cabbage is a cheap and cheerful winter vegetable, often overlooked for the supermodel of superfoods, kale, or its country cousin, collard greens. Apples and pork are a classic combination. This simple skillet supper is pure down-home comfort, just what we need to close out a challenging year and start anew. Virginia Willis is an Atlanta-based Food Network Kitchen chef, James Beard Award-winning food writer and author of seven cookbooks. Follow her at virginiawillis.com . Explore Recipes: Taking New Year’s Day meals beyond hoppin’ John Skillet Supper Pork Chops with Cabbage and Apples. Virginia Willis for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Credit: Virginia Willis Credit: Virginia Willis Skillet Supper Pork Chops with Cabbage and Apples 4 bone-on pork chops (2 ½ pounds) Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon pure olive oil ½ cabbage, cored and chopped 1 onion, sliced 4 cloves garlic, sliced 1 tea...

What to Cook This Week - The New York Times What to Cook This Week - The New York Times Posted: 27 Dec 2020 07:30 AM PST Then, on Wednesday, if you're not totally stressed by all the cooking, the endless weeknight responsibility of it, you might make three-cup vegetables with rice. But if you are stressed, if it's all just Too Much here at the end of this horrible, no-good year, I absolve you: Get the best pizza you can and eat it on the couch watching whatever it is you want to be watching. (For me, this week, that's "Deadliest Catch.") Thursday night's New Year's Eve, of course, and we'll all be glad to end this year, even if we won't or shouldn't be doing so in a crowd of strangers (or even friends!). Which is anyway a great excuse to make and savor a caviar sandwich, if you're in a position to do so: "All at once a little messy and a little decadent and a little modest," is how ...