Monthly Archives: January 2009

Bitten: Flavorful Pasta – and No Work

This easy pasta with gorgonzola is a good fast winter dish.

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Upper West Side Journal: Going Up? Don’t Be So Sure

Shoppers at the Fairway on the Upper West Side seem willing to put up with its notoriously slow, cramped elevator.

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Norway Wins the Bocuse d’Or Competition

After two days of cooking and judging that pitted chefs from 24 countries against each other, the chef from Norway won the Bocuse d’Or cooking competition.

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Throwing the Book at Salt

Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, New York City’s health commissioner, is waging a campaign to lower the amount of sodium America eats.

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A Good Appetite: Braised Rabbit, Easier on the Fat

A combination of rabbit, carrots and mustard, slowly cooked, eliminates the need for large amounts of fat.

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Bites: Restaurant Review: Mondo Konoba in Croatia

This is what eating in the Old World should feel like. Just be warned that you’ll have to work for it.

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Bummer of a week for Jessica Simpson

 No doubt about it. It’s been a tough week for country singer Jessica Simpson after pictures of her new “curves” while wearing high-waisted jeans sparked some cruel headlines. But friends and relatives have rallied round, including a vote of support from … Continue reading

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Madonna said moving the kids to the U.S.

U.S. pop star Madonna has won a bid to move her children to the United States from Britain, ending a battle in her brutal divorce with British director Guy Ritchie, London’s Evening Standard newspaper reported on Friday. The paper reported that Ritchie … Continue reading

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New Look at Food Safety After Peanut Tainting

A growing list of manufacturers and trade associations have joined consumer advocates in begging for stricter regulations on food companies.

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Bitten: Pork Belly Sandwiches at Home

A homemade version of steamed pork buns, inspired by Momofuku’s.

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Peanut Product Recall Grows in Salmonella Scare

Federal investigators said that a Georgia food plant knowingly shipped contaminated peanut butter.

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Manager’s luxury life on the line in Madoff case (The Journal News)

GREENWICH, Conn. – Walter Noel Jr. and his wife Monica had it all: Luxurious houses on Connecticut’s wealthy shore, Palm Beach and the Hamptons, a Park Avenue pied-a-terre and, most of all, a hilltop retreat on an exclusive island in … Continue reading

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