Last week I had the pleasure of attending the annual conference for IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) and if there was one hot topic in food media right now, it's mobile. People are looking for recipes and food media on more devices than ever: the phone, the iPad, and any device you can access from the grocery store. Read on for a few interesting tidbits from folks like Tanya Steel, editor-in-chief of Epicurious — but first! We'd love to hear a little more about how you use your phone and tablet. Have they changed how you find recipes and read about food? 

You may already be in the habit of tweeting and Instagramming your visits to the farmers' market, but wouldn't it be great if there were an app to tell you best things to look out for, an app that could compile everyone's market recommendations for that day? Where you could see, in real time, what's happening at your local farmer's market — what people are buying, what they're making, what sales and specials are going on. Now there is. New iphone app Farmstand lets you quickly find your closest farmers' market and check in on everything that's happening. See a video of how it works below:

Q: Can someone recommend a good app for sharing a grocery list? My partner has become a savvy food shopper (we both work a lot, he shops, I cook), but the chains of messy emails sharing grocery lists has gotten out of control! Surely there's an app for that...

Sent by Erica

On March 12, 1967, Walter Cronkite gave his viewers a tour of a 21st century home, and it's a fascinating look at what captivated the imaginations of Americans in the late 60's. It's even more interesting to see what really has come to pass (videophones, newspapers delivered by satellite) to what still seems kind of bizarre (molded on-demand plastic plates?!). The plates were a major feature of the futuristic kitchen, which also has a 'no dirty dishes' policy. Why? Because the used plates are melted down again! Watch the video for more of Cronkite's 2001 vision, and see a transcript below: More

The latest weight-loss tool to hit the market is staying pretty close to your plate... literally. The HAPIfork ($99) is a "smart fork" that uses sensors to track the number of forkfuls per meal, per minute, and the time intervals between them. If it senses fewer than 10 seconds between forkfuls, it lights up and vibrates, essentially telling the diner to slow down and/or eat less! More

If you're looking for a clever yet easy-to-understand Italian cooking app, we think we've found it. Sara Jenkins' New Italian Pantry is built around the idea that once you have 16 basic Italian ingredients in your pantry, you can create almost any meal with whatever other ingredients you have on hand. Picked up some gorgeous greens at the market? Have a little pork you'd like to use up? Just plug in what you have, and the app will show you what you can do with it. Watch the video below to really be impressed: More

Panna is a brand new bi-monthly digital cooking magazine that comes to your iPad through a free app and it is, quite frankly, amazing. In my opinion, app-based cooking media has so far been clunky and too derivative of print media. Panna founder David Ellner, on the other hand, created a video-based cooking magazine that takes full advantage of up-to-the-minute technology to give the kind of hands-on instruction that's often needed to make a recipe truly useful. Read on for more on how Panna works and for why I think this magazine is so terrific. More

Item: Eco-Friendly, Dishwasher-Safe iPad Stand from Chef Sleeve
Price: $34.99
Overall Impression: Smart design, slim and light-weight, looks equally classy on the kitchen counter or in the coffee shop.

I use my iPad constantly in the kitchen—double-checking a recipe, looking up a weight conversion, reading email while the water comes to a boil. Having a stand to hold the iPad upright and keep it out of harm's way when whisking and stirring is essential. With this new stand from Chef Sleeve, form meets function in one of the most beautiful designs I've seen yet. More

Of course you're craving pie right now. How could you not? Beautiful rosy apples are rolling into the markets. Pumpkins and pecans are begging for some brown sugar. The last summer fruits are so ripe, they hardly need to be cooked. It's pie season and Evernote is hosting an virtual cook-along to help us get cooking. More

Here's a question to ponder: when considering the long history of food and the many ways we now cultivate, cook, and control it, what are the top innovations that come to mind? An eminent group of Fellows from the UK's Royal Society recently named the Top 20 most significant inventions in food and drink. Can you guess what they are? More