Jan 26th, 2013 at 12:00PM: A big topic around the water cooler Twitter this week is a New York Times story on restaurants and food photography. Some chefs like David Bouley encourage snapping photos of your dishes, even going so far as letting you in the kitchen to get the best shot, while others like Momofuku's David Chang have outright banned cameras. Restaurateurs argue that constantly whipping out your phone to document ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Instagramming Food: Fun Or Faux Pas?
Jan 26th, 2013 at 12:00PM: A big topic around the water cooler Twitter this week is a New York Times story on restaurants and food photography. Some chefs like David Bouley encourage snapping photos of your dishes, even going so far as letting you in the kitchen to get the best shot, while others like Momofuku's David Chang have outright banned cameras. Restaurateurs argue that constantly whipping out your phone to document ...Travel App: Rome For Foodies By Food Blogger Katie Parla
Jan 17th, 2013 at 9:00AM: If you are planning a trip to Rome this year and want to be sure to eat well, download food blogger Katie Parla's Rome for Foodies app for iPhone and iPad. The Rome travel app features short and sweet reviews of everything delicious, from best bakeries for breakfast to wine bars. All of the app's maps and features can be accessed offline, and you can filter by budget, category and distance. What ...Think Globally, Eat Locally At Culinary Backstreets
Jul 28th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Budget-savvy and food-loving visitors to Istanbul have found an excellent resource in Istanbul Eats for several years, and now can find more authentic and off-the-beaten-path tips in Athens, Barcelona, and Shanghai, with Mexico City on the way. Culinary Backstreets was launched this week as an extension of IstanbulEats.com, a blog reviewing Turkey's best street food, hole-in-the-wall restaurants ...Whiskey and chocolate: the next big food pairing?
Mar 22nd, 2012 at 12:00PM: Whiskey and chocolate are two of my favorite things -- but together? I was suspicious. That is, until I attended a pairing event at Union Square Wines here in New York City, hosted by Pacari Chocolate and Compass Box Whisky. Somehow, the flavors came together perfectly, and not just because of my whiskey buzz and sugar high (though those were there too).
The tasting consisted of five pairings, ...10 best smartphone apps for food enthusiasts
Oct 10th, 2011 at 12:00PM: Nowadays, there is a smartphone application for anything and everything. Food enthusiasts, wine connisseurs, and beer buffs will love these 10 handy smartphone applications. From beer and meal pairing to restaurant finding to where to eat that spicy burger that Adam Richman inhaled on Man vs. Food last night, there's an app here for you.
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With food trucks being such a popular trend, ...Turkish tea truck offers Istanbul version of food truck trend
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 9:00AM: The food truck craze is nothing new to many Americans. Long a popular foodie option in New York, Los Angeles, and even Cleveland, it's a food trend that's constantly evolving to bring new ideas and tastes to the, er, table. The Turkish food blog Istanbul Eats, who launched a book version last year and now offer food tours of the city, spotted a very local version of the mobile eatery trend along ...'Thirsty Dudes' drink up beverages from all over the world
Jun 13th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
Tired of drinking the same old stuff? Three Thirsty Dudes are on a liquid journey to taste test the world's refreshments, one beverage at a time. Together, the team of Buffalo natives has reviewed over 1,200 drinks, ranging from mass produced soda pop and iced tea to more obscure drinks that fall into categories such as 'chunky drinks' and 'elixir.' They're like foodies, except they steer ...Photo of the day - Walk this way in Malaysia
May 26th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
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Photo of the Day is from Malacca, Malaysia, a nice slice-of-life from Flickr user Don Wright of a local family out on a walk. We're intrigued right now with Malacca after following the tweets and dispatches of the bloggers at Eating Asia, who are currently eating their way through Malacca. Malaysia is becoming increasingly well-known as a culinary hotspot and with colorful lakma, ...Book review: A Moveable Feast
Dec 13th, 2010 at 11:00AM: When did the words travel and food become one and the same? These days, food tourism has worked its way to the tip of every well-heeled traveler's tongue, whether it's a search for Hong Kong's best wonton noodles on foodie-travel favorite website Chowhound or the neverending food voyeurism of Travel Channel favorites Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern. It's at exactly this zenith of food-focused ...Beyond the kebab: Foodie blog Istanbul Eats now in print
Jul 28th, 2010 at 11:30AM:
Last night in Istanbul, a side street in the Galata neighborhood on the European side of town was packed with people eating Turkish street food such as çiğ köfte, salted cucumbers, and börek pastries, and drinking cold Efes beers and Turkish wines. The occasion was the publication of the book Istanbul Eats: Exploring the Culinary Backstreets,
a compilation of food and ...Photo of the Day (7.11.10)
Jul 11th, 2010 at 7:30PM:
Does all this sweltering Summer weather have you feeling sweaty this week? Why not cool off for a second with today's refreshing Gelato photo, courtesy of Flickr user Leslie at The L-List. Taking photos of your food while you travel can be a fun way to remember a particularly great meal or a special ingredient you just don't want to forget. In the case of today's photo, there's also plenty of ...16 great farmers' markets
Apr 15th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
Farmers' markets are not only a great way to sample a community's natural bounty, they're also a unique setting to experience its culture. While each farmers' market is different, a really good farmers' market brings a sense of community to the cities and municipalities where they operate. Wondering where you can experience some of the freshest produce, tastiest snacks and friendliest people ...Airlines try for more edible food options
Apr 13th, 2010 at 3:30PM: Let's not even bother with the jokes - we all know airplane food is awful. But these days, with most carriers looking for new sources of revenue, several of the major airlines have been stepping up the quality and taste factor of their on-board food offerings.
The days of free (and terrible) airplane meals are coming to an end. With Continental, the last carrier to offer complimentary in-flight ..."Best restaurant in the world" El Bulli to close for two years
Jan 27th, 2010 at 3:30PM: Dedicated foodies with dreams of dining at El Bulli, long considered to be one of the best (and often the best) restaurants in the world, are in for some disappointment. The mecca of molecular gastronomy will be closing for two years, in 2012 and 2013.
The restaurant, which is located on the Catalan coast of Spain and has received the coveted Michelin 3-star rating, was named the best ...Papa Gino's: a Massachusetts pizza that defies substitution
Jan 18th, 2010 at 4:00PM: Massachusetts can be a strange place. It took forever for the major national chains to work their way into the state. I didn't see a Target or Wal-Mart in my area until I got out of the army in 1999. Tastes and attitudes tend to be more than a tad provincial, so even the chains are usually local. When I left Boston several years ago, I was able to find replacements for just about everything I ...Gadling's tribute to foodie travel
Jan 18th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Ask any of my friends and they'll tell you that I'm probably the worst foodie traveler on the planet. I stood by while my companions ate horse sashimi in Tokyo, politely declined the boiling hot oyster balls in Osaka, ordered the steak instead of the borscht in Russia, and definitely skipped the chicken feet in Hong Kong. Andrew Zimmern makes me uncomfortable, my first tuna roll was in Bangkok ...Ground-level intelligence on the top restaurants in the country
Oct 19th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Everybody loves to publish lists, but few have so much data as OpenTable upon which to draw. So, when that site puts out a list of top spots, it's definitely worth a look. The latest, "Fit for Foodies," is the result of 3 million restaurant reviews, which ultimately led to 50 restaurants that are definitely worth your time. Upon quick inspection, I haven't been to any of them (which probably makes ...The Abbey Resort and Spa: A surprise foodie retreat in the Midwest
Oct 16th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
When you stay at a resort like The Abbey Resort and Spa on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, chances are that you'll eat many of your meals at the property's on-site restaurant. This can sometimes mean dining on uninspired dishes like rubbery "hotel chicken" or resigning yourself to the fact that you'll be spending a fortune on each meal in order to avoid heading offsite in search of better or cheaper ...A Self - Indulgent Interview With Mike Lee of Studiofeast
Nov 19th, 2008 at 2:00PM:
Last year, Gadling's own Grant Martin wrote about Studiofeast, a New York-based underground eating club. Since then, Studiofeast has thrown several more semi-secret culinary events that have occasionally included guest chefs such as Ilan Hall (winner of Top Chef Season 2). This past weekend, Studiofeast joined forces with four other eating clubs to throw the two-night Undergrounds Unite event at ...One for the Road: A Tale of 12 Kitchens
Nov 13th, 2007 at 10:00AM: This cookbook gem came out last year but, I stumbled across some rave reviews recently, and thought it deserved a mention, especially as the holiday cooking season heats up! A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries follows Jake Tilson on food adventures around the world, including stops in New York, Tuscany and Scotland. Tilson used his artistic eye (he's a photographer and painter) ...
