Links from the Food Universe - Weekly Compilation NO.4/13
January 29th, 2013

News from the food universe that are informative, will make you laugh or simply scratch your head.

Sweets

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What you see above is what I keep handing out to people who ask about my upcoming cookbook Sweets – gotta love MOO cards, they can be so much more than just business cards! The front side provides a sneak peek into some of my favorite photography from the book to wet the recipient’s appetite, with more information on the book on the flip side.
I already received my very first book copy (*insert a happy dance here*) – delivered to my door step by my beloved editor Sabine – and I couldn’t be any happier!  Expect more about Sweets and a new recipe next week!

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Starting today – tune in to watch the most prestigious culinary competition in the world:
Bocuse D’Or [live stream]

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Food TV: a crop of lemons –  The current batch of food programmes is dreadful, all manufactured drama and monkey tennis. What’s on your wish list for the future of food TV? [Guardian]

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Restaurants Turn Camera Shy  “There are even those who stand on their chairs to shoot their plates from above.”  [NYT]

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On Japan’s school lunch menu: A healthy meal, made from scratch [Washington Post]

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McDonald’s Now Serves Certifiably Sustainable Fish, But Does It Matter?  It’s a big move for the fast food giant and for the sustainable fish industry, but does it change McDonald’s impact? [Co.EXIST]

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Food shopping is full of ethical grey areas. Be careful what you buy — or fish will be a luxury  In the great mackerel row, consumers are caught in the middle desperately trying to work out what they should and shouldn’t be eating [Guardian]

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Goldman bankers get rich betting on food prices as millions starve  Bank criticised for making £250m after destructive spikes in global food market [Independent]

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When Spilled Food Makes A Huge Mess (In A Tunnel Or On A Road) [NPR]

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Why Fruit Juice Is the Real Health Killer [Huffington Post]

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The Gift of Hunger  by Sadie Stein (via NYT)
“And yet. A part of me has always fetishized those relationships in which a couple was joined in their pursuit of all things sybaritic. I fantasized about finding someone who would be the Michael to my Jane Stern, so we could, like them, devote our lives to tracking down blue-ribbon pies and oyster shacks. (I cried when I learned that they were divorcing.) I pored over those parts of Julia Child’s memoirs devoted to her relationship with the supportive gourmet, Paul. I swooned over cookbook editor Judith Jones’s tales in The Tenth Muse of cranking out boudin with her husband, Evan, and traveling the French countryside in search of authentic regional cuisine.” [Paris Review]

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And last but not least – sign now:  Proposed European Citizens’ Initiative: Water and sanitation are a human right! Water is a public good, not a commodity! [right2water]

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