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Fresh Crumbs : Taylor Rea

Fresh Crumbs are the tidbits at the table—conversation topics, recent news, upcoming events. In this new addition to our website, we keep abreast of the latest “crumbs” to help you get the most out of your next dining experience. See what crumbs our writers have uncovered lately!

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Post Type: Web CrumbsTopic: Food November 18, 2009

FDA Suspends Ban on Raw Gulf Oysters

Posted by Taylor Rea

Adventurous diners have gone out of their way to sample deadly dishes from around the world, most of which have been outlawed in major countries; but there’s a widely consumed deadly food that the FDA is now attempting to ban:  Raw Oysters.

 
Post Type: Web CrumbsTopic: Dining Out October 19, 2009

Critic Tricks: Keeping Anonymity While Critiquing Restaurants

Posted by Taylor Rea

The life of a restaurant critic might seem like a pretty sweet deal; eating out at some of the finest restaurants in the world and making a comfortable living at it to boot. But as New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni recently revealed in a CNN article, keeping one’s anonymity while reviewing restaurants can be a daunting task for even the stealthiest of secret agents. 
 
Post Type: ArticlesTopic: Around Town October 05, 2009

Hollywood Restaurants from Yesteryear

Hollywood Restaurants from Yesteryear

Posted by Taylor Rea

Over its two hundred year history, Los Angeles has risen out of the dry dust of the desert to become one of the largest metropolises in the world. The city’s initial success can be attributed to the discovery of oil and the development of railroad industries. However, L.A really started to boom when D.W. Griffith relocated his film company there to avoid patent fees in New York imposed by Thomas Edison. 
 
Post Type: Web CrumbsTopic: Food September 30, 2009

New Government Food Safety Website

Posted by Taylor Rea

Are you worried about the recent swine flu outbreak?  Do you check the internet for food recalls on a weekly basis? Are you concerned that mad cow disease could return at any time?  Fear not, a new government website called FoodSafety.gov is here to help. 
 
Post Type: NewsTopic: Food September 23, 2009

Mmm, Diplomacy

Posted by Taylor Rea

According to a recent New York Times article, while world officials and leaders met at the UN summit in New York City on Monday, a more delicious kind of diplomacy went on in the nearby town of Great Neck: Culinary diplomacy served up by Kim Yoon-ok, wife of South Korea President Lee Myung-bak, in the form of traditional Korean cuisine.  
 
Post Type: NewsTopic: Nutrition & Diet September 18, 2009

White House Farmers' Market Opens

Posted by Taylor Rea

Michelle Obama’s first official act as first lady, her White House garden, evolved yesterday with the opening of the White House Farmers’ Market, located on Vermont Street just outside of the White House.
 
Post Type: NewsTopic: Food September 16, 2009

Chinese Tax on US Chicken Feet

Posted by Taylor Rea

China announced on Sunday that it is considering imposing huge taxes on imported American chicken wings and feet in response to President Obama’s approval of a tariff on Chinese made tires, according to a recent New York Times article.  The tariff of up to 35% on tires was approved by Obama in an attempt to promote the American auto industry and, in a larger sense,  to lower the deficit by focusing on national production instead of importing.  
 
Post Type: Web CrumbsTopic: Nutrition & Diet September 14, 2009

Bento Boxes Win Lunch Fans

Posted by Taylor Rea

Although it took a little longer to get to America than other Japanese trends, bento boxes are rising in popularity here in the states, according to Samantha Storey’s New York Times article titled “Bento Boxes Win Lunch Fans.” 

 

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