Yes! We agree Stargate SG-1! Gjetost is wickedly tasty. This Norwegian goat's cheese has been on all our minds lately with two pieces in our Spring 2012 issue - "Norse Discovery" and "Grandmother's Choice" - featuring this caramel-y, brick of goodness and a recent blog post from Susanna also featuring this cheese.
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The current Farm Bill is set to expire in five years, and the conversation surrounding the new bill is certainly heated.
By the time the next Farm Bill expires in five years, 125,000 American farmers will have retired. This fact may well be the biggest threat to national food security, but you wouldn’t know it if you’ve been following this year’s Farm Bill hearings...The committee’s worst move was a 50 percent cut to the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program....
The Oscars of the food world presented more than twenty awards to various culinary aficionados on Monday. Among the top winners were Christina Tosi, a crafter of eccentric sweet treats, Daniel Humm, head chef at widely-acclaimed Eleven Madison Park, and Wolfgang Puck, "a pioneer of California cuisine."
The James Beard awards honor those who follow in the footsteps of Beard, considered the dean of American cooking when he died in 1985. Monday's ceremony honored chefs and...
Check out this great info-graphic video on the role of dairy farmers in the US economy, community and environment:
Thanks to advancements in genetics, nutrition and animal care, U.S. dairy farmers are able to produce 65% more milk with 1/3 of the cows, all while reducing dairy's carbon footprint. Support U.S. dairy farmers. For more information email Info@DairyFarmersCare.com.
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Alex James, the former bassist of the Brit-pop band Blur, and current cheesemaker, has become the face of the British Cheese Board campaign and their quest to find Cheddar its theme song.
Mr James, a former Colchester schoolboy, said: “It’s important to be buying British right now, and cheddar truly represents the best of British cheese as it was invented right here in the UK.
“This is a fun way to support British Cheddar and combine two of the best things in life,...
Great article by Pete Wells about Craig Claiborne, the New York Times' first restaurant critic who pretty nigh invented the job. As is noted in the article, Claiborne created the seed that grew into the modern-day "foodie," reviewing restaurants based on the food above all, and skipping the well-worn approach of only visiting the poshest spots:...
Gordon Edgar doesn't like the word "artisan" and after reading his reasoning, you may find that you don't like the word either. Check it out, it's a great post:
In the natural foods world, many small companies became hugely successful creating products in opposition to the processed foods that dominate U.S. supermarkets. Now, of course, many of those companies are owned by the huge corporations* that also make that processed food. Also, increasingly the “artisan” American...
Attention all design buffs! Craft beer cans are the new venue to sport your talents. Check out this year's winners of the "Canny" Awards and keep your eyes peeled for more craft beer tidbits in our summer issue!
Top prize, Craft Can of the Year, went to Bitter American Extra Pale Ale by 21st Amendment Brewery, with second place going to The Corruption IPA by DC Brau and third place to Johnny’s America IPA by Moab Brewery.
The other awards, broken into seven...
Here are some familiar cat antics, but we love how the baby goat leaps and bounds to keep up with his new wily friend.
The winners of the 2012 World Beer Cup were announced on May 5 in Boulder, Colorado. The competition, also called "the Olympics of Beer," was hosted by the Brewers Association.
Brewers from around the world received awards from an elite international panel of judges in the 2012 Brewers Association World Beer Cup. The ninth bi-annual competition boasted the strongest field of entrants on record, with 799 breweries from 54 countries and 45 U.S. states entering 3,921 beers...
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