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in Apps & Gadgets

Food App Review of the Week: Pocket Cocktails + Halloween Recipes

Pocket Cocktails + Halloween Recipes Developer: Pocket Cocktails, Inc. Cost: $0.99 Runs on: iPhone Website: http://digitalnomadgirl.com You never know what you’re going to get when you download a holiday app. Most of the time I feel like the developer is simply trying to make a quick buck by capitalizing on the buzz and lack of competition. When I saw this…
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in Eating & Cooking

The Food Aboard Pan Am

Once upon a time, about 50 years ago, travel by air was an elegant experience, a journey to be relished from start to finish. The accommodations were luxurious, the service was superb, and the meals, served on fine china, were divine. Just imagine dining on filet of sole with lobster sauce, prime ribs–rare, medium, or well done (your choice)–duckling, or…
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in Apps & Gadgets· Eating & Cooking

Food App Review of the Week: The Recipe Project

The Recipe Project Developer: Atom Apps Cost: Free Runs on: iPhone Website: www.therecipeproject.com What an odd little app! For a little background, The Recipe Project app was created by the group who put together “The Recipe Project,” a book with recipes and essays on food and famous chefs’ music playlists. It included a CD with the band One Ring Zero…
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in News

The Top 10 Worst and Best Foods

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the consumer nutrition advocacy group based in D.C., it’s time to just say no to that seemingly innocent can of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup, that hot n’ crusty biscuit you were considering baking up from a roll of Pillsbury Grands, and 8 other fare-thee-well friends from your ‘fridge, cupboard, and daily…
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in People

Yianni Arhontoulis: Chef, Farmer, Butcher, Scientist

By Laurie Wiegler At 24, Yianni Arhontoulis should be out clubbing, bungee jumping or maybe inventing a mobile app. Instead, this son of a Macedonian immigrant is happily braising tenderloin or bacon-wrapping swordfish at a Pennsylvania inn. The kid is no flash in the saucepan, though. Indeed, Arhontoulis’s mature culinary skills brought him to the attention of proprietor Al Granger…
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