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June 24, 2011
Whiskey drinkers and polar exploration buffs around the world were enthralled by the 2010 retrieval Scotch bottles frozen in Antarctic ice. What makes these bottles extra special is that they once...
May 18, 2011
Foodista is participating in a class project with a group of students at the University of Washington. Designed to give real world experience working with operating companies, the Marketing 455 class...
April 18, 2011
Miller Lite just unveiled a new video campaign. The humorous ads feature the "Liteguards" who's mission it is to help men avoid "unmanly situations." Here's one of the new spots: There's also a "...
April 18, 2011
We're always hearing about how jobs are being lost to China, but when it comes to pecans, the opposite is true. As the Chinese economy grows, so does the demand for higher quality food stuffs, and...
April 14, 2011
Colgate-Palmolive announced today that Iron Chef Cat Cora will be the new spokesperson for Ultra Palmolive® Antibacterial Dish Liquid. The campaign includes a series of recipes and kitchen tips from...
April 13, 2011
Though it may seem odd, America's largest chain of Chinese restaurants Panda Express is looking into expanding to China. This, according to a recent interview with the company chairman Andrew Cherng...
March 24, 2011
We love a good joke as much as the next person and regularly enjoy The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. However, we don't agree with some of the products he has placed in their "Pantry of Shame." For...
March 11, 2011
Disasters like the earthquake in Japan get us all thinking about how prepared we are for the unexpected. While most people pay for a variety of types of insurance, including auto, home, health...do...
February 25, 2011
We've noticed a trend toward more and more aggressive naming schemes from the snack and fast food industries. It's not an entirely new thing, the Dairy Queen Blizzard has been around for a long time...
February 21, 2011
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be held this Sunday, February 27th, which has caterers scurrying around L.A. and everyday folk planning home parties. The Oscars award show is one of the most...
February 20, 2011
Even the most adventurous eaters have foods that intimidate. Some sound funny, others look ugly, and in most cases we just can't imagine how to prepare them. The produce section of supermarkets is...
January 20, 2011
Kale In the past year I've been trying to cook locally and seasonally. At first I thought it would be difficult and limit me to a diet of only a few foods, especially in winter. Instead, I've found...
September 2, 2010
During the 2010 International Food Blogger Conference Amy Sherman of Cooking with Amy displayed a slide in her presentation on "The Art of Recipe Writing," where she declared to food bloggers: "DO...
April 25, 2010
Greetings from Portland, OR! We just finished attending and presenting at the 2010 conference of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. It was a wonderful experience getting to...
December 7, 2009
We're live blogging from the Sorrento Hotel here in Seattle tonight in a holiday sesion of Night School's Drinking Lessons. Anu and Zane are the guest instructor/bartenders tonight and they are...
November 9, 2009
Christopher Kimball threw down the proverbial glove and issued a "Wiki vs. Test Kitchen Challenge" on October 15th. I publicly accepted within hours, but after 3 weeks, we still haven't heard back. I...
November 1, 2009
A couple of weeks ago I visited with Heath Putnam of Wooly Pigs at our local West Seattle farmer's market. We caught up a bit and discussed the development of our respective businesses. Just like...
October 15, 2009
Foodista has recently been covered in both the New York Times and TIME Magazine. I was quoted, and to provide a counterpoint, so was Christopher Kimball of Cook's Illustrated. Between these two...
July 29, 2009
I'm from New York City, my mother and grandmother were born in Rockville, Maryland. They always told me to never eat oysters in a month without an R (May, June, July, and August). Originally one of...
April 19, 2009
We released a new set of Linkback Widgets and Foodista Badges. Both are designed for food bloggers and should work with just about any design and color scheme. Linkback Widgets Want more traffic and...
April 17, 2009
Our friends over at Zeer have been hard at work building their iPhone app to allow you to access product reviews, nutritional information, photos and more about grocery items on the go. With all the...
April 11, 2009
Note: I'll be talking about Mamen's Recipes on "In the Kitchen" tonight at 5:00pm PT on Seattle radio station KIRO 97.3 FM. The podcast will be available here after the show. My grandmother was born...
March 19, 2009
My favorite Mexican breakfast dish is Chilaquiles, but Machaca con Huevos is a close second. Part of why I love this dish so much is the incredible memory I have of the first time I had it. When I...
February 15, 2009
When we launched Foodista last December we included thousands of photos from the Flickr Creative Commons image matched to our Food, Cooking Technique, Kitchen Tool, and Recipe pages. As part of our...
February 7, 2009
I was raised on the Upper Westside of Manhattan and my all time favorite breakfast has always been bagels with lox and cream cheese. Since childhood, favorites purveyors have included Zabar's, Russ...
