Monthly Archives: January 2010
Food, Folks, Fun…and you’re fired! McDonald’s chucks employee over cheese.
According to the BBC News, an employee of a Netherlands McDonald’s was dismissed for adding cheese to an employee’s hamburger and not charging for the slice. The fast food chain argued “this turned the hamburger into a cheeseburger, and so … Continue reading
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Loud praise for Saint Felicien
Someday I hope to eat my way through all the delicious and diverse cheeses of France. Preferably I will do this in France, but for now I must settle for my local cheesemongers to guide me. I am lucky to … Continue reading
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Buffalo mozzarella mayhem in Italy (again)…
Italy’s prized Buffalo mozzarella is once again thrown into a negative light after the Italian food police found 25% of the samples from Campania had been cut with cow’s milk. An embarrassment at the very least, and a heavy blow … Continue reading
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A small town and a small cheese…both big on character
Ypsilanti, Michigan gets kinda a bum rap. Referred to as the “Brooklyn” to Ann Arbor’s more affluent “Manhattan,” Ypsi (as it is commonly called) has a small population ranging from artsy hipsters to “Ypsitucky” country folk. I personally like Ypsi, … Continue reading
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Food Network “Best Thing I Ever Ate” is all Cheesy!
Just a quick note to let everyone know about the new episode of “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” on cable’s Food Network. It’s all about cheese! Chef Alexandra Guarnaschelli talks about a cheese souffle made at La Goulue Bal … Continue reading
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Mild and wild selections at Zingerman’s Roadhouse
One of my favorite places to eat in Ann Arbor is Zingerman’s Roadhouse on Jackson Avenue. Part of the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, the Roadhouse cooks up amazing down-home goodness and even encourages customers to “try it before you buy … Continue reading
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All’s well with Berkswell
I’m a particular fan of cheese produced by Neal’s Yard Dairy. From the intense Stinking Bishop to the tongue grabbing sharpness of Lincolnshire Poacher this dairy does it all with amazing taste texture. Not surprising that I became an instant … Continue reading
The perfect mac and cheese. Thank you, Michael Symon! *UPDATE*
I grew up on Kraft® Mac and Cheese. Seeing that blue box on the counter would start me singing and dancing around the kitchen anticipating that powdered-cheese goodness! Over time we switched to Stouffer’s®, because only little kids ate Kraft® … Continue reading
Ticklemore no laughing matter!
I was a pretty ticklish kid. So ticklish, my mother would just have to say “Tickle Tickle Tickle” in my general direction and I would be on the floor, rolling with laughter. To be honest, it was agony and I … Continue reading
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