I want to learn better knife skills!

Quoted: Just as no figure skater ever won a gold medal solely for executing perfect figure eights, no one will become a great chef simply on the elegance of his brunoise. Beyond the purely practical value in good knife skills, there is a certain pride of blade—more often than not, a masculine pride—that goes with elegant handling.

Finally checking this place out! I have reservations for the deck and, of course, plans to see the burlesque show afterwards :)

Quoted: The Pink Door - Italian-American Restaurant & Cabaret Lounge - Seattle, Washington. Located in Pike Place Market. Enjoy outdoor dining on our deck with spectacular views of the Puget Sound.

Ick, not a good picture...

Quoted: Nobody thinks prison food is haute cuisine, but could it be so bad it's unconstitutional? The question comes up more often than you might think, and there's one dish in particular that so offends the palates of America's prisoners that it's repeatedly been the subject of lawsuits: Nutraloaf.

Fascinating, I had no idea! I've eaten "ants climbing a tree" - quite delicious.

Quoted: In preparation for this summer's Olympic Games, the Chinese government has recommended new English translations for more than 2,000 Chinese dishes to appeal to Western tourists. The menu items in question include "bean curd made by a pockmarked woman," "ants climbing a tree," and "chicken without sexual life."

Advice on what wines to serve with spicy food.

Quoted: You don't have to forgo wine while eating a hot ethnic dish. It used to be that people would drink anything but wine while eating a hot curry or a spicy chicken slathered in Jamaican jerk sauce. But now even connoisseurs of good taste like "Food and Wine" magazine are featuring stories on what wine to serve with which spicy dish.

My International Examiner review of Raj Patel's book about the global food crisis!

Quoted: The global food crisis certainly isn’t starved for media attention. Turn to any news organization and rising food prices are making headlines alongside the rising cost of gas. With all the recent coverage, it seems like a problem that came out of left field.

My friend Sean's story on out-of-the-ordinary NY street vendors, edited by yours truly. I love the shout-out to the famous dosa guy near NYU:)

Quoted: Space might be at a premium in New York, but these vendors have taken it to the streets with small food carts that are big on creativity and flavor.

Slate read my mind and answered my question about how veggies get salmonella. Gross.

Quoted: Federal health officials are still trying to pinpoint the source of the salmonella-tainted tomatoes that sickened at least 167 people in 17 states since April and claimed the life of a Texas cancer patient. How can salmonella, a bacterium that normally lives inside animal intestines, get on your tomatoes?

You could tell me monkeys baked a salmon quiche and I wouldn't be surprised - they're so smart! Mo, this one's for you...

Quoted: Long-tailed macaques have a reputation for knowing how to find food — whether it be grabbing fruit from trees or snatching a banana from a tourist. Now, researchers have discovered groups of the primates in Indonesia that fish.