From the New York Times' Dining Section...
Welcome to the Country: Columbia County as a food destination outside of NYC that can be re-discovered again and again and again. (How many times have you been?)
Demand and Price Rise for Organic Almonds: The popularity of almonds is sky-rocketing; so are the prices.
Surprises From the Jura, Jagged in a Velvet-Smooth Universe: Asimov and his panel taste wines from the Jura region in Eastern France. The grape is Savagnin and the fermentation process often erroneously compared to sherry.
A New Tasting Menu in the Baby Section: The $3.6 billion a year business of baby food.
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i was very excited about the lead article. my own experience showed me that great food and great american food exists outside of the big cities. when i moved to la from ny, i drove the southern route. a near fatal accident outside of memphis convinced my friend and i to switch from the freeway to secondary and tertiary roads. it was like stepping back in time, especially in terms of food. i'm hoping to drive the northern route one day. i'm optomistic that it will be just as great!
The Canada route?
I tried the Ohio/Chicago/Wisc/Minn drive from NYC, and it was a little sad. MUCH better luck with the Southern states for me...
I'm interested to read the almond article. I've noticed almonds have reached some sort of critical mass in the USA. Almond butter everywhere, almond other comestibles...curious.
Almond butter is nothing but pureed almonds !
why pay when we can make fresh at home.
The same stands for cashewnut butter.
These nuts have oils so when crushed at faster frequency in a mixer ( Sumeet grinder is good for such things) they look like butter. In fact that is the way even peanut butter is made.
In fact one can make respective soups with such butters.
i've been away for a few days, actually spending 2 of them in Columbia Co. where I grew up
I went to school with the kids of some of these farmers
i always knew i grew up in eden... i'm glad the ny times has finally confirmed it ;-)