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The Incredible Edible Chocolate Box
Today is National Chocolates Day, and since it's not chocolate but chocolates, I can only assume that it's referring to individual confections. While it seems a bit clichéd, sometimes the best thing is a box of mixed chocolate treats. You get the gooey caramel centers, the flavor infused truffles, and everything in between.
What's Cooking at Slashfood
We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:
- Bordeaux producer Chateau Lafite has begun developing vineyards in China.
- Marry Peeps with crackers and chocolate, and you'll wind up with S'Meeps.
- In PETA's latest campaign, Cloris Leachman dons a stunning red leaf lettuce gown.
- Camilla and Prince Charles were spotting sipping Cabernet Sauvignon on a recent trip to a Chilean vineyard.
Meet the 2009 James Beard Award Nominees!
Last month, we introduced you to the semifinalists for the 2009 James Beard Awards. This morning, the short list of final nominees was unveiled, and the winners of the awards — nicknamed the "Oscars of the food world" — will be revealed at an awards gala at Manhattan's Lincoln Center on May 4. In addition to the highly anticipated nominations for outstanding restaurateur, outstanding chef, and outstanding restaurant, among others, the foundation's other honors — in cookbooks, newspaper writing, restaurant design, and blogs — were also announced.
Who's Going to Win This Year's James Beard Awards?
A little over a month ago, we tipped you off to the 2008 James Beard Awards Long List, and well the time has come: the long list is now a short list. This morning the official list of nominees was released. There are 52 categories including cookbooks, journalism articles, television, radio, web, restaurant design, and most importantly the restaurants and chefs themselves.
Cheers To Peanuts
On today's date in 1965, the characters of the popular cartoon comic strip, Peanuts, were on the cover of Time magazine. Peanuts was arguably the most popular of comic strips, and created solely by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz.
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