Food and Drink

What would the Blogoshpere be without a little spice - A little boring if you ask me! The foods we eat and the drinks we thirst for have become more than just essential ingredients for life, they define our lifestyles. Whether you enjoy junk food or healthy meals, water or wine, there's no denying the huge impact that food and beverage have had on shaping cultures around the world. Culture can even be defined by the popular food and drink of any one geographic region.

One thing is for sure, there's plenty to write about when it comes to food and drink. It has become so easy in the digital age to turn to the vast Blogoshpere when searching for new recipes, health food tips, popular foods from various cultures, foods that will satisfy your sweet tooth, healthy drink ideas, and so much more. We may consume food and drink to live, but the seemingly endless variety of choices out there make eating and drinking a much more enjoyable experience no matter what your taste!

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Food and Drink”

• Yellowfin Lounge

  
  Ethel The Frog — Authority: 121
  Residents of and visitors to Playa Flamingo are blessed with some of the best restaurants and bars in Costa Rica. Marie’s and Mar y Sol are perennial favorites.  The restaurants at the Flamingo Beach Resort and Flamingo Marina Resort are wonderful!  Angelina’s is definitely a favorite of mine (even if ...
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• Jasmine Rice Commonplace in Asia

  
  Carl Parkes -- FriskoDude — Authority: 135
  I hate to break anybodys bubble, but jasmine-scented rice is commonplace around Asia and not unique to Thailand. The Thais have been upset over the creation of jasmine-scented "Jazzman" rice in the U.S., but even their nationalistic efforts to protect their famed product failed. And now, according the The Bangkok ...
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• Thinking Turkey and Zin for Thanksgiving, Zinsgiving Tasting at Le Du in NY, November 21

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  Want to make sure you are making the right choice? Still an undecided voter as to what wine you should pair your turkey with for Thanksgiving 2009, Jean Luc Le Du of Le Dus Wines (600, Washington Street, downtown New York) has a Free Tasting in progress, Zinsgiving , on November 21 from 3 to 6 PM. Wondering ...
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• The New Flamingo Pizza & Subs

  
  Ethel The Frog — Authority: 121
  Flamingo Pizza & Subs re-opened yesterday (Friday, November 20, 2009) in Playa Flamingo (next door to the Super Flamingo) under new ownership and management. Yesterday, the menu was limited to pizza . . . but this evening you can order subs, as well. The pizza was wonderful . . . as was the service and ...
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• Take a Sip, Grab a Bite, Get Lucky Maybe, 20Something Wine Event, Seattle, November 21, Sold Out

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  At Fremont Studios in Seattle on November 21 from 6 to 10 PM, 75 Washington State winemakers have a date with twenty something wine lovers for a sipping, grab a bite and get lucky (maybe) event, 20SomethingWine , the new vintage.   The winemakers will pour their favorite $30 and Under Productions. ...
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• Grocery Shopping Choices – (q&a)

  
  HEALTHY LIVING TIPS — Authority: 143
  Q:  Can you provide some ideas to help me to make the right choices in the grocery store?A: Gladly – after all, the choices you make in the grocery store will be directly related to the way your body looks. The one thing you should never do is head to the grocery store in a [...]
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• O.K. Then......

  
  The Sandwich Life — Authority: 425
  O.k........where were we?  First, I want to say thank you for all the supportive comments regarding my last post ----and thanks to some of you who had never commented before....it really helps.  Truly. In terms of the situation.  I have now gone through the checkbook and bank statements and it looks as though ...
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• Article about natto and the soy debate on Boing Boing

  
  TOKYOMANGO — Authority: 621
  On Boing Boing yesterday, I wrote a short article about natto . I personally come from a heavily natto-eating family and love the stuff, but some people think its the nastiest shit in the world. I also talk about the whole "is soy good or bad for you?" debate, and offer a simple recipe for natto spaghetti. Read ...
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• Buying The Best Coffee Beans Is Vital

  
  Low Carb Diet Secrets — Authority: 144
  People who are not familiar with whole coffee beans and coffee often ask what so special about coffee beans in the first place when jar of regular coffee can be easily purchased and is much more convenient. That would be absolutely true if you’re all about convenience. But good taste is a whole other matter. What ...
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• Mcdonald’s Retro Ad Bewitched Lookalike

  
  JapanSoc / Top Stories — Authority: 484
  Is that Samantha Stevens selling burgers? "Bewitched" aired in Japan. Posted by LetsJapan in Food and Drink | Socs: 8
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• get your tales of the toddy tickets here!

  
  diva in a carry on — Authority: 146
    [IMG: http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vbV6k8RzF2M/Sv7rwwZjSpI/AAAAAAAADlE/V9EI5OsR_GY/image%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800]
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• A great hunt and a great Onion Pie

  
  Maggie's Farm — Authority: 662
  A repost from last November - A great hunt this morning at a pals rod and gun club. Heavy snow flurries and a stiff breeze made things interesting. Had two good Labs working for us today. Had to break the ice in their water tubs. Being Labs, naturally one insisted on climbing into the water tub to play with ...
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• Alex Marshall: "Community--the network of formal and informal relationships that binds people together--is a thin, tepid brew in this country."

  
  Sprawled Out: The Search for Community in the American Suburb — Authority: 507
  "Downtown" Franklin, Wisconsin. An excerpt from HOW CITIES WORK: SUBURBS, SPRAWL, AND THE ROADS NOT TAKEN by Alex Marshall. See if you agree (more excerpts here ): Coming Home Its a Saturday night and my house is filling with people. Some carrymusical instruments. Some have sheets of poetry or fiction by ...
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• Reports of Canned Pumpkin Shortage Lead to Coverup

  
  BostonZest — Authority: 515
  Feeling exposed on the front steps of a Back Bay home, these pumpkins decided that going incognito was the best way to avoid becoming holiday pies. Unfortunately, the make-up ran out before they disguised their pal on the other side of the stairs. Our online investigators have looked into this rumored shortage and ...
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• Moby Plays for a Packed House at WIRED Store Opening

  
  NYConvergence - A digest of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut digital media technology news — Authority: 134
  NYConvergence ORIGINAL Wired magazine welcomed friends and fans of the magazine to its temporary Fifth Annual WIRED Store in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District last night, a space occupied by Phillips de Pury & Company for an off-site preview of the auction houses Modern and Contemporary Editions ...
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• Arepas and Sweet Local Shrimp at Shine

  
  Upper King Charleston — Authority: 133
  Shine Restaurants   now legendary Arepas. A traditional South American street food, the shell made with corn instead of wheat. They play a major role in the cuisine of many nations includingColombia, and Venezuela. This fine specimen is pulled pork with saffrito (a traditional Spanish cooking sauce with ...
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• American Thanksgiving...

  
  snickerdoodles — Authority: 126
      Being Canadian, we dont normally celebrate the American Thanksgiving, it seems so close to Christmas.   This year my sis and her new hubbie will be away on their honeymoon at Christmas and we do love turkey dinner so I am thinking we just might have to hop on the American Thanksgiving bandwagon.   In ...
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• The Saturday Morning Post

  
  DCist — Authority: 720
  Photo by Satirenoir . Good morning, Washington. The Brookland-CUA Metrorail station was closed for about ninety minutes last night after another person intentionally placed themselves on the tracks in front of an oncoming train. Last nights incident pushes the number of suicides in Metrorail stations this year ...
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• DNA Testing Reveals That Over Half the "Tuna" Sold in Sushi Restaurants Was Not Real Tuna

  
  Herculodge — Authority: 146
  Citing a PLOS One report, Wired apprises us of fraudulent tuna sales at sushi restaurants in which biologists scrutinizes the alleged tuna from 31 restaurants with DNA testing.
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• Turkey on the grill

  
  Maggie's Farm — Authority: 662
  Re-posted from last Thanksgiving - We did one turkey in the oven, stuffed with cornbread stuffing, and the other one on the grill with occasional doses of soaked apple wood chunks and with white wine in the steam water. Both brined 24 hrs before cooking, and each around 18 lbs. We had plenty of family and ...
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