Food News

New York Butcher Shoppe Now To Serve Dinner - November 29, 2011

The New York Butcher Shoppe  is extending its hours to meet customer requests to offer its lunch items for dinner. The Dunwoody location will stay open until 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for diners looking for daily ground hamburgers, award-winning …


Five Point Snacks Help Veterans - October 29, 2011

Five Point Snacks recently announced the launch a line of salty snacks with a pledge and commitment to helping U.S. veterans. The company will donate the greater of 11% of its profits or up to 3¢ per bag sold to …


Snooze, an A.M. Eatery – Fort Collins, CO - October 20, 2011

Just like Tom (Patrick Dempsey) in Made of Honor said while waiting in a long line “This is the best bakery in the world. That’s why it is worth waiting for,” I have found an eatery worth waiting in line …


Juice It Up! Expands Presence in California - October 13, 2011

Juice It Up! a California-based smoothie and juice bar chain known for serving blended-to-order real fruit smoothies, fresh-squeezed juices and healthy snacks, is increasing its presence in Southern California by opening up to five new locations over the …


Kibo, New York City Now Open - October 7, 2011

Chef Joel Robuchon is consulting chef for Steve Hansen’s new just-opened Flatiron Japanese restaurant Kibo with Darrell Raymond (from Buddakan) as the executive chef. The restaurant features theJapanese Robata grill, a sushi bar along with noodle and small plate …


Women Chefs Cook Up a Successful Fundraiser To Support SHARE - September 23, 2011

What’s behind a successful event? A group of great women, naturally.

On September 19, Bite of the Best attended “A Second Helping of Life,” a fundraiser for SHARE, a “lifeline” that provides peer support to women fighting breast …


First Fifty to FoodPop


“FoodPop is like Facebook for the food world” says Saveur’s Editor-in-Chief James Oseland.FoodPop

FoodPop claims to be revolutionizing the way people share food online. Their new beta-site is by invitation only. Now, I don’t know much about how it works yet (I’m just playing with it now as well), but I will give them credit for one thing, they’ve got good taste ;) The people at FoodPop are apparently big fans of our blog, so they’ve sent a group of invitations to us for our BiteoftheBest.com readers to join their new site. Get ready for your sneak peak at what they’re up to, but you better hurry as we only have 50 invites!

Join the FoodPop(ulation) where people who love all things food unite to interact with other food lovers, share photos, videos, recipes and delicious experiences.
-bryan

If you’re interested in joining, be one of the first fifty readers to enter our exclusive code “BestOf” at www.FoodPop.com. Be sure to come back and post comments, we’d love to hear what you think!

You must be logged in to take a chance on the Marketplace deals.

Fairytale Brownies - August 25, 2011

Fairytale Brownies have added new varieties to their cookie line, Peanut Butter and Mint Chocolate, that had included Double Chocolate, Caramel Pecan, Toffee Chocolate Chip and Coconut Walnut. The products are certified kosher


Aqua Blue Catered Events Come to Atlanta - August 5, 2011

Aqua Blue Catering Events was recently announced by the owners of  Aqua Blue Restaurant & Bar & Sterling Hospitality. They created the company to bring the same food and service for which their parent companys are known.

Aqua Blue Catered …


Ground Turkey Recall: Nationwide - August 4, 2011

Cargill is recalling approximately 36 million pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with a multi-drug resistant strain of salmonella Heidelberg.  The ground turkey products bear the number “P-963” inside the USDA mark of inspection.  To …


Be My Friend? Here’s $1… - July 25, 2011

Let’s face it, it’s a rough economy. Are you looking for ways to save money on food this summer? Hoping those savings can even be on wholesome food products maybe? Well, Coleman Natural Foods (a leading provider of organic chicken) …


British Beer Experience at London’s Quilon - July 14, 2011

London’s Quilon has recently unveiled an authentic “British beer experience” — a 5-course British beer and Indian cuisine pairing menu by Chef Sriram Vishwanathan Aylur.

Appetizing combinations include: Baked Black Cod paired with Innis & Gunn Blonde Oak Aged Beer …


Help Needed: 1,000 Cooks for the Cure - July 10, 2011

Love to cook?  Interested in supporting the fight against breast cancer?

Invite your family, friends or colleagues for a get-together from July 15-24, 2011, asking them to bring a donation in any amount for Komen for the Cure in lieu …


Online Butcher - July 1, 2011

What’s better than heading down to the local butcher shop to pick out a nice steak for dinner? How about if you could just order it up online, and not from just any meat purveyor, but from a highly respected …


Grilling Good Ideas - June 28, 2011

It’s grilling season! All ravenous meat-eating enthusiasm aside for a moment, it’s important to remember to think about some of the finer points of keeping safe during this summer’s outdoor cooking-fest. I’m not talking about overloading your turkey fryer and …


The Fry King - June 8, 2011

A national survey released in April might alter the perception that McDonald’s has the best tasting French fries. Call it common knowledge, call it a preference, call it American folklore, but somehow the myth of the Micky-D’s french fry lives …


The James Weird Awards - June 6, 2011

Curious about foodies stories that just don’t make the normal headlines? Well, for all of you out there looking for a food-related laugh, there’s the James Weird Awards. James Weird is basically a catch-all posting tag that ‘Grub Street’ (NYMag’s …


MyPlate is In, Food Pyramid is Out‎ - June 2, 2011

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), with the assistance of Michele Obama, just introduced an icon to replace the food pyramid. The MyPyramid tool was first introduced in 1992 and revised in 2005 — many thought it was too …


Pink Pork Okay, Says USDA - May 26, 2011

The USDA made an announcement about the safety of cooking pork just in time for this weekend’s barbecues.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just announced  that pork can be safely cooked to medium rare (145 degrees F, as …


UCook with Chef Bob (and Eric) - May 13, 2011

A new National Public Television cooking show, Ucook! with Chef Bob, debuted at the Tribeca Film Center on March 28. The show was developed by W.J. Deutsch (one of the biggest sellers of wine in the USA) in order to …


Avocado wants to be Friends - May 12, 2011

With a pitchfork in one hand and an iPhone in the other, today’s more tech savvy farmers are turning their computers on in attempts to win the Facebook and Twitter generations back to produce. Hey, attention spans are shrinking. The …


James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards 2011 - May 10, 2011

The 2011 James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards were awarded last night at Avery Fisher Hall. Here’s a rundown of the major ones:

Best new restaurant
A restaurant opened in 2010 that already displays excellence in food, beverage, and


Gonnella Baking Company 125th Anniversary - May 6, 2011

To celebrate Gonnella Baking Company’s 125th Anniversary in 2011, the company’s founding families are asking customers, current and former employees, and friends to share their favorite Gonnella memories from over the years.

“We constantly hear from families who have grown …


Champagne Sabering - April 5, 2011

Got at least $500 to throw away and really want to make it rain? Well, you’ve still probably got nothing on Zane Lamprey, who just happen to set the world record for Champagne sabering during the most recent Superbowl. In …


Allergy-Friendly Restaurants - March 12, 2011

In just a year the website www.allergyeats.com continues to help  individuals with food intolerances. The site lists over 600,000 US restaurants with their menus, helping to take the guess work out of restaurant dining for those dealing with food allergies.…


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