One LA Korean Restaurant is honoring Korea’s first president, Syngman Rhee by serving up his favorite meals. Is ddokboggie on the menu? In the LA Times.

Mark Bittman examines the virtues of the Chickpea in his weekly column the Minimalist

The skinny on opening and the openings of NY restaurants from Florence Fabricant of the NY Times

Tips for making the most out of corn season from NY Times Columnist Melissa Clark

A cheeky recount of the San Francisco Slow Foods Conference this month in the NY Times by Christine Muhlke

Keep up with the latest in the cocktail revolution, big ice in the NY Times

Kim Severson of the NY Times offers a peek into the mind and the new restaurant of NYC’s chef’s chef April Bloomfield.

California’s food politics, calorie counts on the menu.

Tips for a trend that doesn’t appear to be going away soon, the cup cake.

Melon Madness, recipes too in today’s Washington Post

Bonnie S. Benwick reviews David Tanis’, of Chez Panisse, new book, A Platter of Figs in the Washington Post.

The modern lunchbox in the Boston Globe

Slow cocktails at Slow Foods National Conference

T. Susan Chang reviews Christina Arokiasamy’s new cookbook The Spice Merchant’s Daughter in this week’s Boston Globe

Sous Vide for the home Chef? In today’s Wall Street Journal
Whale sashmi in Iceland

The double edge sword of charcuterie.

Eric Feltin recalls the history of the Sherry Cobbler in the Wall Street Journal

The Slow Food Impact. Is it working?

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