Didn't think pizza could get any more delicious? Plan a trip to Forcella Pizzeria in Brooklyn or PizzArte in Midtown Manhattan to sample the art of montanara pizza. The dough is lightly fried in hot oil, then topped and baked as usual. We can't wait to try!
The use of frying is subtle, and for that kind of refinement, America needed the Italians, who have been quietly frying pizza dough in Naples for years before anyone noticed.
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Raw milk from Foundation Farm in Wilsonville, Oregon, was officially connected with E. coli infections in four local children and intestinal issues in thirteen other people. The Oregon Department of Public Health conducted the testing at the farm and confirmed the connection, warning Foundation Farm shareholders to discard any remaining milk.
"He told his customers about it as soon as he knew there was a problem," Pokarney said. Foundation Farm, which distributes raw...
Folklore claims that eating cheese before bed can give you nightmares. In fact, cheese was the culprit behind Ebenezer Scrooge's lifelike, scary dreams in the A Christmas Carol. The BBC's Claudia Hammond offers some insight:
A few years ago there were reports that different types of British cheese gave people different kinds of good and bad dreams, though none of the study...
The New York Times visits with painter Mike Geno, who's spent years refining his particular art: painting portraits of food, particularly fine cheeses.
We featured Mike's work in our Winter issue, and we're very pleased that his art is getting the attention it deserves. You can read the...
Jeanne Carpenter of Cheese Underground, blogs about the environmentally friendly Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese: their farm is so green it's carbon negative!
When he's not making cheese, and not...
Oklahoma State University monitored milk production among cows that were being milked under LED versus fluorescent lights. The study was originally started because farmers and researchers wanted to make sure that cows were unaffected by the change. The results were surprising, however - the cows actually produced 6% more milk than under the original lights.
One theory: LED lights reduce stress, making for more contented and productive cows.
The results astounded...
In light of the recent E. coli outbreaks in Oregon, Bill Marler of Food Safety News answers frequently asked questions about raw milk safety .
On Friday, the Oregon Public Health Division, Department of Agriculture and several local Oregon health departments announced that they were investigating an...
According to a recent segment on the Today Show, cheese has moved from the "forbidden" foods category (because it's high in fat) to the "foods you should be eating" category. Sarah-Jane Bedwell, a blogger for Self magazine who was reporting on the segment, claims that cheese is chock full of calcium, and without calcium our bodies release a hormone that contributes to belly fat.
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CORPUS, a Canadian dance theater troupe, will start their first U.S. tour at the Long Island Children's Museum with a performance entitled Les Moutons - in other words, The Sheep. The performers combine dance, performance art, and slapstick to bring the world of sheep behavior to their audiences.
Audiences will observe a strange and hilarious universe as CORPUS re-enacts the results of their carefully studied overview of sheep behavior. Three white ewes (Julie, Marie-...
Cambray Sheep Cheese fills in the seasonal gaps of their production cycle by teaching the art of cheesemaking to eager beginners. Trevor Hay of The West Australian sits in on a class and reports back on his experience.
Before long we are scooping the curds into the moulds. Because the focus is on home cheese-making Jane points out that we don't need fancy equipment. Our brie...
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