Published December 17, 2014
Traditionally the kids’ menu offered a few simple items in smaller portions, but now restaurants are taking it up a notch and offering variations on adult dishes with more flavor and healthier options.
In the NRA’s 2015 What’s Hot culinary forecast, healthy, sophisticated meals for kids topped the list.
Read the full article here: NRA: Better kids’ meals top trends list
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Published December 17, 2014
Rats are misunderstood creatures. They get a bad rap based on a lot of misinformation and parents pass down phobias to their children. They actually make great pets, and while pet store rats are called “fancy,” their wild relatives in South America are called something else – delicious.
For Cambodia, rats are a protein staple, and a healthy one at that. The rats are reported to taste similar to pork, which makes sense since rats and pigs (and people) eat similar diets. Cambodians are exporting rat meat to places like Vietnam where it fetches a high price.
Farmers report catching up to 25 kg of rats in a single night, and export up to two tons to Vietnam daily.
I recently wrote about crickets as an inexpensive, viable alternative protein source that’s starting to trend. Maybe rats are next! Would you try it?
Read the full article here: The Rat Meat Business Is Booming in Cambodia
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Published December 17, 2014
One could call bartending an art, with each bartender bringing his/her own style to the table. Now with easy access to a variety of resources it’s easier than ever to learn the trade.
A pioneer named Jeffery Morgenthaler began a blog to share bartending techniques with other enthusiasts, and has recently come out with a book – The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique.
The ideas and methods in the book are the result of a collaborative effort – many bartenders lent their expertise. The focus of the book is on the professional, working bartender with an emphasis on technique.
Read the full article here: The Bar Book Guides the Craft Bartender
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