Friday, October 3, 2014

All-New! Cooking from The New York Times

Introducing our new Cooking website

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Welcome to New York Times Cooking.

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•	More than 16,000 recipes

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	Now enjoy unlimited portions of our recipes, journalism and expert knowledge absolutely free. Take your first taste at New York Times Cooking or download the app now.

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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Moby Chimes In With Hollywood Food Voices

by Paige Donner

Check out this new video, just dropped today, West Coast time, by Moby and Hollywood Food Voices:

"We Need Our Bees A Lot More Than They Need Us" - Moby paraphrasing Einstein
https://www.youtube.com/embed/8h2Qr_5gyN0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h2Qr_5gyN0
"If the bees go, we're next," Moby said during an appearance on TakePart Live. "A huge percentage of our food supply is dependent on ...
a guided tour of Moby's four-acre home atop the Hollywood Hills, where over 30,000 bees dwell

full interview with Moby where he discusses his passion for bees, airing on TakePart Live on September 25th, and see snippets of the video.

Airs 7pmPST/10pmEST on PIVOT TV.

honey bee colonies in the U.S. has dropped from over 5 million in 1940 to less than 2.5 million today

"Hollywood Food Voices" is an engaging and entertaining new platform whose goal is to create excitement, awareness, and a sense of empowerment within a wide demographic of viewers and concerned citizens.

BEES - indicator species - meaning their presence, absence, and their well-being is indicative of the health of our environment as a whole. So the plight of the bees is our plight as well.

Over the last several years, scientists have increasingly attributed pollinator declines to the indiscriminate use of systemic pesticides, most notably a class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoids are up to 10,000 times more toxic to bees than other insecticides, and their use can have both immediate and long-term effects. So while these bee-toxic pesticides are not theonly cause of declining bee populations, they are a primary contributing factor and certainly one we must do something about — fast.

The full video can be seen online starting September 26th at: http://www.hollywoodfood.org/bees

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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Winners of the 10th Annual Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards

Posted by Paige Donner

The jury is in, and the winners announced last week for the 2014 Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards.

Held in London's Piccadilly at the Royal Academy of Arts, the ceremony was attended by an international assortment of members of the wine trade and publishers from around the world as well as writers and journalists. It was noted that the event is becoming ever-increasingly more international.

To commemorate this tenth edition of the Awards ceremony, a special cuvée of Cristal 2006 was served in flutes, called Jamesse champagne flutes, that were designed by the head sommelier at Reims' Les Crayères restaurant.

WINNERS 2014

THE ARTISTRY OF WINE AWARD 2014

ADRIAN LANDER

DOMAINES SCHLUMBERGER
EMERGING WINE WRITER OF THE YEAR 2014

EMMA SYMINGTON

Various from thewinemonkeys.com

RAMOS PINTO ONLINE COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR 2014

TIM ATKIN

Reports from www.timatkin.com

DOMAINE FAIVELEY INTERNATIONAL
WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014

THE NEW CALIFORNIA WINE

Jon Bonné

CASTIGLION DEL BOSCO
INTERNATIONAL WINE COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR 2014

NINA CAPLAN

Columns from New Statesman

DOMAINES OTT INTERNATIONAL WINE
FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR 2014

RICHARD MAYSON

World of Fine Wine

INTERNATIONAL SHORT COPY
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR 2014

SUSY ATKINS

Articles from Stella Magazine, The Sunday Telegraph

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Chilled Avocado Soup

The Avocado tree is native to Mexico and Central America...

The vitamins and minerals contained in this recipe can do everything from speeding cell turnover (to reveal healthier skin underneath) to protecting skin from the sun's damaging rays. Get plenty of moisturizing vitamin E from the avocados. Not only does vitamin E ease dry skin, but studies show it also may reduce free radicals and protect against damaging UV rays. Cucumbers are a great source of silica which, as a precursor to collagen, can help fight wrinkles.

I like to serve this soup in individual glasses as a delicious appetizer. Sprinkle with a little dill and sprouted pumpkins.

Soup
In a blender, mix the following ingredients:

3 medium avocados, peeled and pitted and perfectly ripe
1 large cucumber, peeled and cut into smaller pieces
1 cup cold water (start with 1/2 cup; you can always add more)
3/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup packed mint leaves
1 small garlic clove
Salt to taste

Pour in individual glasses and chill for a couple hours.
If you have no time to chill, lower the water content and replace with ice cubes.

Sprinkle Options
Chives, dill, mint & dehydrated pumpkin seeds, roughly chopped.

Inspired by Green Kitchen Story

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Flora Springs Winery (St. Helena) Summer Movie Night Series

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Flora Springs Announces Summer Movie Night Series

St. Helena, Calif. – Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards has announced the return of its popular Summer Movie Night Series at The Room starting with an August 16^th showing of the movie Cement Suitcase.

The Series will continue with two more dates, September 20^th and October 18^th, and fans of the winery (and of the movies!) are invited to help select films for those dates on Facebook and Twitter.

Each Flora Springs Summer Movie Night Series begins with live music in The Room's Vineyard Courtyard overlooking the western vineyards and hills of St. Helena. Attendees can bring their own picnic or reserve a table by pre-ordering a Vineyard Courtyard Picnic or Flora's Dinner Pail, with many options all featuring delicious wine country fare. Flora Springs wines will be available to purchase by the glass or bottle. Movies are shown in The Room's comfortable Rooftop Lounge where fans can enjoy a selection of classic movie candy and a popcorn bar. General admission price is $20.00. Food and wine prices vary. The Room, Flora Springs' popular St. Helena tasting room is located at 677 St. Helena Highway (Hwy. 29). More information and tickets are available at https://www.florasprings.com/events/

Summer Movie Night Series Details:

Dates: August 16 (Cement Suitcase), September 20 (movie tba), October 18 (movie tba)

Time: 6:30pm – 8:30 pm

Place: Flora Springs The Room, 677 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena, CA

Admission: $20; food & wine prices vary

About Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards

Founded in 1978 by John and Carrie Komes and Julie (Komes) and Pat Garvey, Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards is located at the base of the Mayacamas Mountains in the northwest corner of Napa Valley's Rutherford appellation. Named after John and Julie's mother, Flora, and for the natural springs on the winery property, Flora Springs has been a family affair through three generations. As both artisan winemakers and growers, the family is committed to the traditions of fine winemaking and the responsible stewardship of its 650 acres of vineyards. Today, ninety percent of Flora Springs' red wines are sourced from its organically-farmed estate vineyards.

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

le Winelab by Bettane + Desseauve

by Paige Donner

What?! you say?! A new wine event for Paris?! Yes. And it's by Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve, the same wine experts/journalists who bring us Le Grand Tasting every year.

This inaugural event took place on Monday at the fabulous new Carreau du Temple. New venue, new wine event. Now how perfect is that?

You can catch my interview with Thierry Desseauve on my World of Wine program on World Radio Paris next week. Until then, a few photos from the event. By the way, le Winelab is designed to showcase and highlight smaller French (primarily) wine producers. The ones that people in the know, know about, before they get super expensive.