Food and Drink Articles

Food and Drink | By Rachel Yoshida @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 5:07 PM

When it comes to what the best and cleanest type of drinking water there is, many experts, scientists, doctors, and even consumers will disagree on what is the best for overall health. It's easy to see why buying water can be so confusing. Walking up and down the aisles of the water section at your local grocery can seem like a daunting task. There are many, many options, and every article you might have read will suggest that one is better than the other. There is regular filtered water, d... more...

Food and Drink | By Rachel Yoshida @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 5:04 PM

Chili peppers. You either love em or hate em. For some, the idea of a mouth that feels as if it's on fire, watery eyes, a runny nose, and even perspiration, is understandably not appealing at all. But for some, that burning sensation is anything but a nuisance. Some like that burning sensation and they acknowledge that the peppers help bring out a wonderful array of flavors in certain dishes and can turn any bland, dull meal into a hot one! Chili peppers have been used for centuries... more...

Food and Drink | By Rachel Yoshida @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 5:01 PM

Commercials on television for automobiles boast this slogan while claiming their vehicles are the most green in the nation. Common household appliances are now being made more energy efficient, helping to reduce the amount of electricity or water it uses. Household cleaning supply companies are using more natural ingredients to make their cleaning solutions friendlier to the environment. In the quest to save the world, a wealth of information is being thrown at us at lightning speeds. Am... more...

Food and Drink | By Rachel Yoshida @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 4:34 PM

It seems that everyone you see these days are carrying around a bottle of water with them everywhere they go. It might be that these people have finally gotten the message that water is more important to our good health than we realized. Of course, we have always known that water is essential to our survival we just might have lost sight of just how important it is in daily life. We drink many different things during the day, and the most of them contain a certain amount of water, but they also ... more...

Food and Drink | By Ki Gray @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 3:10 PM

Austin is full of originals from people to music to landmarks, this town has a personality all its own. Some things are bound to come and go. With any growing city, turnover is common in business (particularly locally-owned and operated establishments), but some businesses manage not only to survive. Kerby Lane Cafe is one of these Austin originals that has beaten the odds and firmly established itself as a culinary landmark in the Live Music Capitol of the World. No matter what time of ... more...

Food and Drink | By Chris Jensen @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 4:29 AM

The most common contains two bottles of wine and a complimentary snack such as cheese and crackers. Purchasing a wine gift basket is very easy to do. You can go online and search for wineries and buy them direct or buy them from a flower delivery site. A very inexpensive way to buy a quality wine gift basket is by visiting a winery and purchasing one while there. They might be on sale because most wineries like to feature their seasonal wines. You can also get a discount for buying more ... more...

Food and Drink | By Shaun Parker @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 4:23 AM

It's an odd scenario to be in, access to an almost unlimited amount of ice. Not the Icelandic glaciers or its famous Ice Hotel, or all the ice-skating rinks in Europe, and not even massive blocks of the stuff to carve as swans for dinner table centre pieces. Imagine having an industrial ice maker that produces 240kg of ice cubes a day, that's the equivalent to 615 cans of soda. To try and gulp that lot in the space of 24 hours requires a massive party and vivid imagination. T... more...

Food and Drink | By Ben Welch @ Sunday, 10th August 2008 @ 10:45 PM

"Antioxidant" is a word we are hearing more and more these days. Its connection with good health is continually being tested and proven in many labs. "Antioxidant" is the term for a group of nutrients with many health-promoting properties. They are found in raw foods and are associated with many desirable qualities - ranging from better eyesight to possible cancer prevention. If one were to make a triangle similar to the well-known Food Pyramid from the USDA, antioxidants ... more...

Food and Drink | By Phoenix Delray @ Friday, 8th August 2008 @ 8:19 AM

Being a bartender can be a very exciting and somewhat liberating thing, but it can also entail a lot of things that you were not prepared for. Being a bartender is so much more than just mixing drinks and deciding which cocktail shaker to use for each one. It is even more than figuring out the perfect amount of Worcestershire sauce and pepper to use in a Bloody Mary. The job and scope of a bartender is very large and it has many different facets to it. When you are a bartender, it requir... more...

Food and Drink | By James Copper @ Thursday, 7th August 2008 @ 11:04 PM

What is a celebration without dining and wining? Wine is synonymous with good times. If you want to impress your friends, family or business associates with a gift that is sure to make a memorable and long lasting impression, send to them wine gifts. A wine gift is perfect for any occasion as it suits all age groups and sexes. It is a tasteful gift that can be shared with friends or savored personally, and the gifting of good wine compliments the giver. Recent researches and studies have ... more...

Food and Drink | By Apurva Shree @ Thursday, 7th August 2008 @ 6:50 PM

Knowing a few things about the restaurants and the way they charge you will help you to get the best service and pay only a reasonable amount for it. While one would like to say that all eating spots are fair and list everything upfront, sadly, it is not so. There are a number of places that put a footnote in the menu saying tat a certain dish is only to be ordered for two. That means that either you end up wasting the stuff or that your companion eats something he or she did not really ... more...

Food and Drink | By Dave Russell @ Thursday, 7th August 2008 @ 2:07 PM

Google local restaurants and it is sure to return a dozen or more sites that host reader's reviews of restaurants. The likes of Yelp, city search, and active diner, all claim to allow patrons to give a critique of a particular establishment. This is all fine and dandy, except for the fact that the majority of reviews left on these sites are from people directly involved in the restaurants well being, or there competition. That is why the majority of the reviews are all five stars fluff t... more...

Food and Drink | By Mary Anne Durkee @ Thursday, 7th August 2008 @ 2:04 AM

What you eat has a direct impact on your health, this is a universally known fact. Are you ready to pay that little extra for good health is what we need to think about? Organic food is the new healthy choice that most of us are turning to considering the immense health benefits that it has to offer. Both for us adults as well as the kids it is the way ahead to a healthy energetic future. Children especially with their growth phase need to eat food that is good for them. If you can comple... more...

Food and Drink | By Mary Anne Durkee @ Wednesday, 6th August 2008 @ 10:43 PM

Cooking can actually be a lot of fun as compared to the tough, tedious and drab affair that it is made out to be by many. Yes, it does require some patience and effort; but surely there is no pain no gain. Think of all the delicious food that you can enjoy and also treat friends and family to. There are so many varieties of ingredients and cooking techniques like baking, frying, grilling, boiling and even steaming to explore.It is all worth it. I am sure the goodlooking pictures in the ma... more...

Food and Drink | By Chris Jensen @ Wednesday, 6th August 2008 @ 8:20 PM

Father asked her, Do you want a snack? "Yes". He took her to one of the small fruit trees and picked an apple for you. Here you go. Daughter said, "I don't want an apple." Father looked at the nearest trees, all peach trees not quite ripe. Well, we don't have anything else that's ready yet. "I want a banana." She pointed. "Make that tree give you one." That's not a banana tree, that's a peach tree. It only has peaches. Eventually ma... more...

Food and Drink | By Shaun Parker @ Wednesday, 6th August 2008 @ 4:43 PM

Are you tired of working for someone else? Are you thinking of starting your own business but do not know what industry sector? Well here are some interesting statistics about the hospitality and catering industry. The hospitality industry employs 1.7 million people about six percent of the total working population and commands an annual turnover of a massive 55-60 billion GBP, including all subsectors. Still interested? These statistics cover everything from public houses to hotels howe... more...

Food and Drink | By Jim Brown @ Wednesday, 6th August 2008 @ 4:17 PM

Many home cooks prefer to prepare meals ahead of time for families to enjoy later in the day. These relaxed cooking management styles will ensure that the homemaker has plenty of time left in the day to run errands and clean various parts of the house. The cooking management styles might be fast foods on certain nights when the family is attending sport events or the home cook will know that meals can be served when the family gets home because a crock pot is cooking a meal that will be piping h... more...

Food and Drink | By Phoenix Delray @ Tuesday, 5th August 2008 @ 3:14 PM

Bar accessories are the types of thing that can be a part of everyones life, whether you are a bartender or just someone who likes to have people over and entertain at your house. If you are someone who enjoys having friends and family over, then you are also someone who knows how important it is to have the appropriate bar accessories on hand. When you have people over you probably want it to be like they are at a bar where they can order whatever they want. While this may seem impossib... more...

Food and Drink | By Dave Russell @ Monday, 4th August 2008 @ 7:20 PM

In order to figure out who has the best, one must ask what it takes to make a great burger. Burgers really come in three parts a bun, patty, and toppings. As simple as that is, there are as many variations of burgers as there are people in this world. Everyone has a subjective attitude toward what is required of a good burger. In order to be able to crown a victor in the best burger category I need to set some ground rules, in order to avoid the subjectiveness of taste alone, I will describe... more...

Food and Drink | By Dave Russell @ Monday, 4th August 2008 @ 12:38 PM

This is a question I have found myself asking quite a bit recently. Having recently moved into the area, and in search of something "not manufactured", I have found it hard to find true authentic restaurants in Plano Texas. In a city that seems to be fueled by Starbucks, Brinkers chains, and other nation wide chains; whose passions seem to be marketing and not food, I find it difficult to weed out the few remaining Mom and Pop local restaurants. Who, unlike national brands, strive to ... more...