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A Visit To Osceola Cheese

If you've ever had the privilege of driving to Branson, Missouri there's a good chance you've driven past Osceola Cheese. There's billboards for miles and miles around and planning to visit is at ...

Last week I was easing into our vacation with a working trip up to visit Margaret Roach and her fabulous garden in the westernmost Berkshires on the New York state side. Next stop was a hop over the s...

Recipe: Brownie Bites To Go!

There's a convenience store in town that sells freshly baked brownie bites at their register. Now living in the midwest, grabbing a snack and a drink at a gas station is a daily occurrence for most...

Souvenir from Japan: Salted Cherry Blossoms

A friend of mine went to Japan this past Spring with his girlfriend, and popped the question to her while there. They were in Japan during the cherry blossom viewings, and I can't think of anywhere m...

Recipe: Back to Basics Cherry Pie

When we were in Italy in June, we stayed at a friend's house that, as luck would have it, was down the road from a fantastically fertile wild cherry tree. Each morning we'd hike up to it and fill our ...

Food-Lover's Guide to Kansas City
The best markets, artisans, and shops for cooks

City: Kansas City Population: 476,000 (2 million metro) Local specialties: BBQ and meat in general, local produce, dairy When you think about chowing down in Cow Town, the first thing that comes to ...

A Food-Lover's Guide to Chicago
Markets, farms, artisans, and best shops for cooks

City: Chicago Population: 2.8 million (9.5 million in the metropolitan area) Local specialties: Deep-dish pizza, Chicago-style hot dogs, steak, beer, local produce, various ethnic dishes Perhaps best...

What Kind of Food Do You Look for While On Vacation?

We've asked you if you cook while on vacation, and what you eat after coming home, but now we're curious about your hunting and gathering habits when in a new city. Do you go looking for new markets, ...

What Foods Can You Carry On The Plane?

Tomorrow we're leaving to go to Switzerland for a conference, and it's going to be a long trip from San Francisco to Geneva - 14 hours! Airplane food is not known for being particularly tasty, and we...

Outdoor Grilling Inspiration: Chianti, Italy & Grillworks Grills

Me at the outdoor oven managing the fire and getting ready to cook up the pizzas. While in Italy over the past two weeks we did a ton of cooking, a lot of it on a grill, and some of it in a big outdo...

PlatyPreserve: On The Go Wine Storage

It's nice to bring a bottle of wine when you head out on your summer picnics and parties, but we don't always want to bring along the bottle. For starters, it can weigh your basket down and it also ...

FoodCamp

BarCamp, according to Wikipedia, is “an international network of user generated conferences." Now, there's a FoodCamp, which focuses on - yup, you guessed it - food....