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Yummy Links: From Avec Eric to The Gorbals
- Chef Eric Ripert brings his cool cuisine to PBS. — W
- Top Chef season two winner Ilan Hall has finally opened The Gorbals, a restaurant in Los Angeles. — Eater LA
- Meet Brooklyn's new backyard farms.
Is Cooking a Way to Heat up a Date?
Being single, I've had my fair share of online dating experiences. However no online dating service seems as exciting as this cooking show that FitSugar told me about. The interesting website — Feed Me, the Brooklyn Cooking Dating Show — invites two singles into the kitchen.
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What's Your Favorite Style of Pizza?
Having spent some serious time in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, I've had my share of love affairs with all kinds of pizza, from the giant, thin pies at Grimaldi's in Brooklyn to the sausage-stuffed deep dish at Giordano's to the organic, local ingredient-laden, egg-topped variety at Alice Waters's Chez Panisse. But if I had to choose, my favorite type of pie would be the one made in the ethereal Neapolitan style. It has a crisp, ever-so-slightly charred exterior and a chewy but light interior.
Miley and LC on Divas Carpet, Jennifer's Body, Love Happens and Informant Reviewed, Our Emmy Picks!
Miley Cyrus, Lauren Conrad and Paula Abdul were three of the highlights from last night's VH1 Divas event in Brooklyn, NY and we were there to capture the red carpet footage. This weekend three big movies are hitting theaters, so watch BuzzSugar's quick reviews of each of them. Plus, it was a big week for oversized record breaking food and check out our Emmy predictions before this Sunday's show.
Must-Read: The Sweet Melissa Baking Book
"The best food doesn't have to be challenging in its preparation, but should recall our fondest food memories," Melissa Murphy writes in The Sweet Melissa Baking Book. That pretty much sums up the philosophy of this cookbook ($17.82), penned by the brainchild of Brooklyn's popular Sweet Melissa Patisseries. Here, the French Culinary Institute-trained pastry chef reveals the secrets behind the refined, yet homespun, baked treats that the bakery's known for.
Yummy Links: From Michael Chiarello to Michael Ruhlman
- How chef Michael Chiarello deals with the crazies who come to his restaurant. — Eater SF
- Calling all hot girls: Carl's Jr. wants you to star in its next burger commercial. — Eat Me Daily
- Ten drinks that could only have been invented in America.
What's Cooking at Slashfood
We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:
- Enjoy a croque monsieur and all its different variations.
- Brunch cocktails that are sure to satisfy even the most finicky of mothers.
- Follow Slashfood's new editor to the Brooklyn Food Conference.
- Babycakes, the Manhattan bakery famed for its vegan cupcakes, has a new cookbook.
- The Skinny Chef's lightened up a comfort food favorite, pepperoni bread.
- Taste testing the new McCafé drinks from McDonald's.
Noteworthy Nibbles — May 5-12, 2009
Many of you are gearing up for Mother's Day, but if you've got some time to spare, there are plenty of enjoyable events worth checking out. There are two national events to note: You can celebrate American Craft Beer Week (find out what is happening in your neck of the woods) and on Saturday, help fight hunger at the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Here at Yum, we're all over the specials going on during Sexy Dishes Week and the new cocktails being showcased at SF Cocktail Week.
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.
Is Your Local Starbucks Closing?
By now you must have heard that Starbucks is closing 600 of its stateside coffee shops. Last week Starbucks released the official list of the closing stores with a grand total of 616 closures. The closing stores are company-operated stand alone locations; no bookstore, super market, or airport Starbucks will be shuttered.
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