Craft Beer Beginnings | The Boozephile Files. This was actually a comment I left in response to another blog about how one begins their love of craft beer by @TheBrewthedral at My response: I remember well my first foray into the world of craft beer. I was an eighteen-year-old high school senior nearing graduation. It was a dark and stormy night; the sultry Texas air enveloped my face like one of those hot towels you get when you fly first class. I was taking a creative writing class. Being a high school kid, my experience with alcohol was limited to whatever the hell I could get my hands on. Then I got divorced and met an incredible woman. I came home from that trip and started making frequent trips to the local beer store to try anything I hadn’t had before. ~Hudsonphotog Like this: Like Loading... Grace. The Daily Meal: Sweet Finds And Major Disappointments At Trader Joe's. If you love Trader Joe's -- the colorful shirts, the name tags, the friendly atmosphere, all its quirky products -- then you've probably done product recon on What's Good at Trader Joe's?
, the four-member team review site that has been rating the store's best and worst products since August of 2010. Nathan Rodgers, his wife Sonia and their friend Russ Shelly and his wife Sandy set out almost two years ago to review the cult grocer's some 4,500 products. They've been going at a pretty good clip, and with this installment of The Best and Worst Products at Trader Joe's are narrowing in on having reviewed 10 percent of its products (more than 275 reviews covering about 325 products).
That's no joke. (Photo Credit: Flickr/cathyse97). Click here to see The Best and Worst Products at Trader Joe's: Volume 4 While the reviewers are fans of Trader Joe's, they take reviewing seriously -- their first review was even negative. Click here to see The Best and Worst Products at Trader Joe's: Volume 3. The Best and Worst Products at Trader Joe's Volume 1. What's good at Trader Joe's? What's not? These are questions that fans and detractors of the store are very passionate about.
Last August, Nathan Rodgers, his wife Sonia, and their friend Russ Shelly and his wife Sandy decided to systematically review every product to find out. Click for The Best and Worst Products at Trader Joe's Slideshow. The team reviewed 75 products on their site, What's Good at Trader Joe's? The last laugh is on haters. With 2011's midpoint nearing, it's time to check in again with the trio to get an update on the best and worst products. "The Blueberry Vanilla Chèvre kinda scares me a little," Nathan admitted. "We’ve had fans swear by it, though," said Russ. And with that, it's time for some best-ofs. Top 5 Vegetarian 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Karen Hatfield on the LA Restaurant Scene and the Move Towards Casual Dining.
Oklahoma City. OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma City (Sprouts) in Oklahoma City, OK - Sprouts Farmers Market. Oliva Italian Eatery. 10 Useless Kitchen Gadgets. Kitchen tools that make life easier are a small joy -- we're totally down with slow cookers, nonstick pans and microwaveable Tupperware. But every time we see an infomercial for the Slap Chop or the Perfect Brownie Pan, we just can't help wondering why there are so many useless kitchen gadgets out there. In fact, there is such a plethora of inane kitchen items that we had trouble narrowing our list down to just 10. So make sure to check back in the coming weeks for more renditions -- we've got quite a few up our sleeves.
Counter space is valuable; there's no need to clutter it with objects that a chipper salesman is hawking. Check out our slideshow of useless kitchen gadgets below. Loading Slideshow Garlic PeelerCertain kitchen tasks are so laborious and annoying that they deserve their own tool, but peeling garlic isn't one of them (just <a href=" target="_hplink">shake it</a>!). Hide Thumbnails. Recipes. Welcome back {* welcomeName *}! {* loginWidget *} {* #userInformationForm *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} {* traditionalSignIn_password *} {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *} {* /userInformationForm *} Please confirm the information below before signing in. {* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_firstName *} {* socialRegistration_lastName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_postalCode *} By clicking "Sign in", you confirm that you accept our terms of service and have read and understand privacy policy. {* /socialRegistrationForm *} We have sent a confirmation email to {* emailAddressData *}.
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Best Food Towns: The Top 20 Small Towns By Michelin Stars Per Capita (PHOTOS) In August, HuffPost Food crunched the numbers and gave you a list of the 20 most Michelin-starred cities in the world. At the time, we limited ourselves to cities with more than 100,000 people, because we were really interested in major cities. But the response to that ranking was so fantastic that we wanted to give you more. So we decide to crunch even more data -- much more data -- to give you the 20 small towns with the most Michelin stars per capita.
Skip the next few paragraphs and head straight for the slideshow if you just want to know the winners. Small towns proved a much bigger task than large cities, for the simple reason that there are far more of them to monitor. We found a strong negative correlation between the number of stars per capita and the size of a town. To see this trend in action, compare the per capita star rates for the 20 towns below with those in the 20 big cities from the August post. Loading Slideshow 20. Dallas Restaurants | Reviews of the Best Restaurants - The ZAGAT Guide.
The Daily Meal: America's Best Tables. Finding the best table in a restaurant involves a complex interaction of interests, and varies according to what a customer is looking for at a given moment. At least, that's what restaurants would have you believe. Ask gatekeepers at some of America's most-heralded restaurants and you'll hear a similar refrain. There really is no such thing as "the best table. " Customers' preferences, they claim, are never the same. Sure, intimate, private tables are highly sought after, but some diners want to get as close as possible to the kitchen for a front row view of the action. Still, some tables are inherently better than others. There have to be tables that the maître d' keeps free, or clears fast when a boldface name strolls in. But, surprise, it's tough to get restaurants to cop to the truth.
Jean-Jacques Retourné, maître d' of Citronelle, shared a telling example: "Guests should understand that the seating [at Citronelle] is broken down into four sections. . - Michelle Kiefer, The Daily Meal.
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