Gowanus is the latest Brooklyn neighborhood to boom with restaurants, having almost a “restaurant row” with Runner & Stone opening last month. DNAinfo.com gives us a tour.
Brooklyn Specialty Startups Succeeding
January 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Brooklyn’s explosion of homemade treats shows no signs of stopping. The culinary economy is booming, reports DNAinfo.com.
Starbucks Launches a Reusable Cup
January 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The public clamored for a greener solution, and they answered. Starbucks is rolling out a novel possible solution today: a $1 reusable tumbler.
USA Today reports, the Seattle-based coffee company will start selling the plastic cups, bearing its logo and resembling the paper version, at all its company-owned stores in the USA and Canada in an effort to get customers to kick their disposable habit. It will 10 cent discount for each purchase, so the cup pays for itself after 10 uses.
Iphone as Food Lab
January 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Soon, your iPhone can test food for allergens. Two new mobile apps are launching for Smart Phone peripherals that will allow you to test, as you would in a lab, for a variety of allergens.
Food Trends for 2013
January 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Just out of the gate, food trends to watch for 2013 from the New York Times. As Julia Moskin writes, “our newly omnivorous nation, restaurant trends often have the same viral spread and short life span as boy bands — witness 2011’s crispy pig ears and sea buckthorn berries. Eating around the country on reporting trips in 2012, I saw food lovers everywhere embracing new interpretations of farm-to-table and nose-to-tail as fast as they came along.”
Online Subscription Food Services Gaining Following
January 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A new crop of online food services are offering everything but the chef, reports All Things Digital‘s Lauren Goode.
December is a Month of Tops: is 2012 Year of the List?
December 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Every page we’ve turned this week featured a list. After all the events, parties, and working around food daily, these lists still make us hungry for more. 2012 may just be the year of the list.
Food Republic‘s Editor writes of memorable meals, while the New York Times‘s Critic writes about some (sleeper and standout) hits of 2012. New York Magazine’s Adam Platt simply tells us where to eat in 2013.
Eater ran a list, by a large number of food journalists, on Chefs and Restaurateurs to Watch in 2013.
Serious trade journal Nation’s Restaurant News ran down top stories of 2012, which is a good summation of trends.
For those of us who can’t get enough recipes or recipe reading, Huffington Post scours the media for the Best Recipes of the Year .
30 Under 30
December 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Forbes has released its 30 Under 30 lists, and the food and wine selections are rife with internet and sandwich mavens. The well edited list is chosen by a panel that includes Danny Meyer.
Food Incubators are taking cues from Tech Incubators
December 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
Reuters reports: A new group of food-focused startups are applying tricks learned from the technology industry to grow a new wave of businesses to cash in on the growing food movement across the U.S. Like tech entrepreneurs starting out in a Starbucks, foodies who find themselves needing space to prepare boutique treats are turning to shared programs called incubators and accelerators that help them launch by offering communal business spaces and logistical assistance.
Learn more about Successful Food Incubators
The Art of Tipping
December 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How do you tip?
Zagat surveys its readers for some interesting results. From the stingy to the extreme, the how and why are covered. ‘Tis the season to tip, and many question “how much?”
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