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Top 20 Best Food Quotes: Part 2

Last week, we started the countdown. Now, as promised, here are the top 10: 10. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” Charles M. Schulz 9. “Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.” Mark Twain

The Top 20 Best Food Quotes: Part 1

20. “Food is an important part of a balanced diet.” Fran Lebowitz 19. “Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” Jim Davis 18. “Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” James Beard

Times Change. Food Is Forever.

Guest Post by Ann Marie Steib I’m at a point in my life where the word “transition” defines every facet of my day-to-day existence. I’m going to graduate from college on Saturday. Then I’m moving to a new city (good ol’ Saint Louie) to start a new job. In the […]

May Is National Barbecue Month

Smoky. Tangy. Yummy. That’s barbecue in a nutshell. May is National Barbecue Month—a call for celebration. But that’s where the agreeable fun ends. Barbecue typically refers to meat cooked “low and slow” away from direct heat and with the help of smoke. According to Wikipedia, In the United States, to grill is […]

Top 5 Foods That Scream Spring

Okay, so I realize it’s been spring for nearly a month already. Where I come from, however, the weather has been too “wintry” for me to declare a bona fide season change. But now that the weather forecasts are showing promise, I feel that I can safely unveil my list […]

That Time I Ate Europe

Guest Post by Ann Marie Steib I’d been itching to head across the pond for some time. The combination of a cheap flight, a “senior slide” mentality, and a thirst for Smithwick’s sent me on a St. Patrick’s Day excursion to the British Isles. A few weeks ago, this broad […]

Icons of St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Paddy’s Day, everyone. Before you invoke a combination of Irish tradition and Daft Punk (staying up all night to get lucky), enjoy our chronicle of the five most iconic St. Patrick’s Day cultural memes. St. Patrick the Man. March 17th is the anniversary of the death of St. […]

The Food Oscars

Yesterday, the Academy Awards recognized the best in film. Today, the Food Oscars will crown the finest in food. Best Actress Sauce in a Supporting Role The nominees:             Alfredo             Pesto             Hollandaise   […]

Top 5 Food Surprises

5. Fortune cookies were invented in America. “Opportunity is just around the corner.” Insert clichéd phrase here…The charming Styrofoam-like wafers that accompany every order of Chinese takeout are not, in fact, Chinese. At least they weren’t invented in China. They’re actually a purely American phenomenon, having originated on the West […]