Macaron myths completely debunked. — The Kitchn A look at Alice Waters's Twitter press conference. — Inside Scoop SF What Food & Wine's Ray Isle eats over the course of one weekend. — Grub Street NY Putting Anthony Bourdain in his place. — Eatocracy The people behind the World's Best Restaurants list have named the best female chefs. — Eater Why it might become hard to buy your Read more

Jake Gyllenhaal, it appears, is quite the lover of food! On his recent visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live, the self-proclaimed "food aficionado" and star of the upcoming film The Source Code dished with the talk show host about taking a journalist out to eat at the Ikea snack bar in Burbank ("they have the best Swedish meatballs in Los Angeles"), who he turns to for restaurant advice (Alice Waters), and Read more

Taste tested: Taco Bell's Beefy Crunch Burrito. — Serious Eats Even without access to LA school cafeterias, Jamie Oliver pushes on. — Eater Ruth Reichl and Alice Waters will host the first Good Food Awards this weekend. — Grub Street SF Dining at Ina Garten's house. — The Hungry Beast Sustainable seafood ratings: are they all just marketing baloney? — Salon Food Warm up this Winter Read more

CasaSugar Community member Sourcherries recently wrote to me saying, "Hi Casa, I just found a peek into Alice Waters' kitchen on FitSugar, and I am totally looking for a butcher block like the one she has . . . only in my budget. Haha. Any ideas where I can look? I've also read John Boos' name mentioned on a few sites. Thanks!" Continue reading to see my suggestions. Read more

Apple butter! It's healthy, homemade, and seasonal — Eating Bird Food TV's hottest training squad — Physique Speak Three energy bar brands decoded, rated, and reviewed — Fit Bottomed Girls A lower-body workout to have you falling in love with your backside — Fitness Talk about good for you: red quinoa whole wheat muffins — Hangry Pants Why reading food labels may be better for you Read more

Earlier this year, Slow Food queen Alice Waters released her 12th cookbook, In the Green Kitchen. I recently got my hands on the small hardback tome and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it! Since the subtitle is "Techniques to Learn by Heart," the book focuses on teaching culinary basics like washing lettuce, poaching eggs, and roasting meat. The idea is that these simple methods are the Read more

Find out how the Hello Kitty wine actually tastes. — Serious Eats The top four worst coffeehouse faux pas. — Chow The latest food blogger to get a book deal? Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen. — Eat Me Daily Must read: David Lebovitz's new cookbook, Ready For Dessert. — The Epi-Log Are posted calorie counts really accurate? — Feast Alice Waters shares her mission with Martha.— Read more

Jamie Oliver will fund a school food revolution out of his own pocket.— Eater An Australian publishing company has accidentally printed a cookbook with a recipe that calls for "salt and freshly ground black people." — Huffington Post Food Five things you need to know about grass-fed beef. — The Daily Beast Can honey help alleviate allergies? — Chow The latest economic rebound is good Read more