Food
Ultimo coffee master gives fast-food joe a try – Philly.com
COFFEE expert Aaron Ultimo doesnt do drive-through java. He cant remember the last time he had Starbucks. And, until very recently, he hadnt drunk a Dunkin. Or even a Wawa. Ultimo and his wife, Elizabeth, own and run two South Philly shops. Foodie website The Daily Meal recently rated Ultimo Coffees locations the best in [...]
For Oregon Food Bank, an award and a mission
Oregons struggle against its deep-rooted hunger problem has extended to food stamp outreach, canned food drives and 18-wheelers of produce donated by the states dedicated farmers. And portable gardens and kale smoothies. Oregons struggle against hunger involves strategies and weapons that many other states have never imagined. Its that resourcefulness, along with commitment, that last [...]
New food, drink playground proposed for Nationals Park area
The team behind the redevelopment of the Florida Rock industrial site immediately south of Nationals Park wants to set up temporary bars and restaurants on the property while the developers wait for the larger project to start. FRP Development Corp. and MRP Realty, partners in the 1.1 million-square-foot RiverFront on the Anacostia mixed-use project in [...]
BK Flea Team Bringing Food Court/Beer Garden to Seaport
Community Board 1 voted unanimously last night to allow the Brooklyn Flea to open an outdoor food court and beer garden at the South Street Seaport. The mini Smorgasburg will be a permanent fixture through October, and will take up the entire pedestrian-only block of Front Street between Beekman and Fulton streets. The 40-table, 497-seat [...]
143 tons of food collected at March Against Hunger
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) The fifth annual March Against Hunger generated $55,455 and 10,065 pounds of food for local food banks. The food drive competition was between 44 participating law groups from Indiana and Kentucky. To help coordinate the donations, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller teamed up with the Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) and the [...]
Sharing your food photos? Make that dish look as good as it tastes
The choice of background and props in a food shoot can go a long way in giving a photograph a sense of place. Other elements include lighting and focus. Together, these elements work to give the image a proper mood and look. A mixture of texture and color of the props must complement the food [...]
Measuring food with the palm of your hand – USA Today
Measuring food with the palm of your hand Simin Levinson, lecturer at Arizona State University’s School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, shows how to use your hands as a way to control the portion of food you eat.
True Food Kitchen — Healthy, Hearty and Delicious!
My Huffington Post readers are well aware that I abhore any thing or any place smacking of the words healthy, low cal or no cal, diet, or even in most cases, organic. My mantra is delicious, great ingredients, fabulous flavors, exquisite tastes and stunning visual presentation. Fifty years of writing about food and restaurants and [...]
Pantry seeks grant to help more children with food for weekends
The West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge has recently begun a pilot program that provides needy children with food on weekends. The program assists 40 students at William F. Murphy and John L. Sipley schools in Woodridge. It includes distributing backpacks with food worth $15 inside that can feed three people over a weekend. Pantry [...]