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Produce and Meat's COOL Move
America is moving one more step closer to awareness of where its food comes from.
The US Department of Agriculture has mandated that all produce as well as meat, fish, and poultry sold in US retail stores will be required to have country of origin labels (COOL) beginning next Tuesday, Sept. 30.
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Do You Read Food Labels?
The discussion about whether or not soy sauce is actually soy sauce made me wonder about food labels in general and whether or not people actually read them. I'm fortunate enough not to have any major food allergies and have stupidly stopped counting calories years ago, so I rarely look at the actual labels (although I try not to buy too many processed food items, so in theory I wouldn't have that many labels to read). How about you?
Carrying Food From Kitchen to Kitchen? Label Everything
When preparing for my birthday dinner last week, I started cooking the food on Thursday, but planned to transport it to my grandfather's house (the site of the party) on Friday. To ensure that I wouldn't forget a crucial ingredient, I labeled everything I needed to take with a purple Post-it. Sure, it was a little obsessive compulsive, but when I opened my crowded fridge, it was easy for me to see what items were supposed to be packed.
Yummy Link: Words You Might Find on Whole Foods Labels Defined
If you've a few minutes to spare, this fun poke at words you might find on food labels at Whole Foods is definitely worth the read. — McSweeneys
Kellogg's Testing Logo Corn Flakes in the UK
From Chanel suckers to LV-inspired cupcakes, fashion labels and food have been teaming up in unusual ways. But this trend may be headed in a direction that even the most brand-beset consumers couldn't have comprehended.
In an effort to quash imitators, cereal brand Kellogg's is developing laser technology in the UK to burn its logo onto individual Corn Flakes.
How Long Has That Been In Your Fridge?
You've probably been here before: you're cleaning out the fridge and you get to that open jar of mayonnaise. You wonder how long it's been there, and when you opened it. Then you realize that even if you could remember when you opened it, you wouldn't know if it was still any good.
Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough Makes a Comeback
One of the food industry's more massive headlines occurred at the end of June, when a deadly strain of E. coli bacteria was discovered in a batch of Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. Two months later, Nestle is returning its dough batter to shelves — albeit with an important warning.
Yummy Links: From Bobby Flay to Chicken McConfit
- Bobby Flay may be the world's worst horse race caller. — Grub Street
- Find out where Bernie Madoff used to eat. — Eater
- Got old school photos of your parents partying?
Food Section Sampler — Aug. 12, 2009
- To stay competitive, grocers are training butchers to offer more cooking know-how. — Wall Street Journal
- For '60s advertising drama Mad Men, it's all about nailing the art of the bar. — New York Times
- 6 barely legal delicacies that are worth a special seeking-out.
Introducing Top Chef the Wine
Today at the Television Critics Association's convention in Los Angeles, the people behind Top Chef revealed a new TC branded product, wine. The collection, which was created in partnership with Rutherford Hill winery, is expected to be released soon, but won't make its debut on the show this season. Molly and BuzzSugar were lucky enough to taste the wine last night.
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