Category Archives: IceBOX [Food and Wine]
2013 Oscars: Gordon Ramsay Cooking Up Menu for Elton John’s Star-Studded Viewing Party
Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Future-Image/ZUMAPRESS.com Elton John and David Furnish have chosen the chef for their annual Academy Awards viewing party benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. We can exclusively reveal … Continue reading
Gruesome Baby Heads Made From White Chocolate
Via TAXI Cake designer Annabel de Vetten of Conjurer’s Kitchen was recently commissioned to create a pair of creepy white chocolate baby heads for an undisclosed client. These gruesome, life-like … Continue reading
Smithsonian Honoring Food & Wine
Julia Child’s kitchen is returning to public view as the National Museum of American History opens its first major exhibit about food. Child donated her kitchen to the museum in … Continue reading
Guy Fieri Flogged and Flayed
Sure, the Food Network celebrity probably laments the lashings Pete Wells doled out this week to his 500-seat Times Square ode to down home grub, Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar. … Continue reading
The New Yorker endorses Obama, TheBOX endorses none
The number one rule of journalism is to remain neutral, to not take sides and to report the facts. Since when do top news agencies, publishers and television media take … Continue reading
Wine & Fracking (They Don’t Mix)
The hillside vineyards of New York’s Finger Lakes region make money producing fine Rieslings and inviting tourists to sip white wine by the water’s edge. Now winery owners are worried … Continue reading
Starbucks Baked Goods: Coffee Chain Tests New Products In San Francisco
NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp. is testing a variety of toasty croissants and baked goods in nine San Francisco stores, with plans to eventually expand distribution nationally. Among the items … Continue reading
FEATURE FOOD: The 10 Best NY Burgers, 2012
By Robert Sietsema This way-downtown burger is a paragon of juiciness. If America had a signature dish, what would it be? I think it must be the hamburger. And … Continue reading
Recipe of the Day: Quick Avacado Salad
Total Time: 15 min Prep: 15 min Yield: 6 servings Level: Easy Directions Soak 1/4 thinly sliced red onion in cold water, about 10 minutes. Whisk 1/4 cup orange juice, … Continue reading
London’s 6 Hottest New Burgers
By Malika Dalamal Food trends come and go, but it seems that gourmet burgers are here to stay. Click through the slide show below to find six of the buzziest … Continue reading
Fall Restaurant Preview: 10 New Hot Spots Coming to Philadelphia
By Danya Henninger While there wasn’t much of a slowdown for Philly restaurants this year, autumn still reigns as prime dining season, and there’s a full slate of exciting new … Continue reading
Dinner tonight: Grilled cheddar cheese with apple butter
Grilled cheddar cheese with apple butter. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times) By Noelle Carter Melted cheese on crisp bread — is it any wonder grilled cheese sandwiches are one … Continue reading
Food Photography
By TheBOX Seats featured writer: Mechelle Lyon I love food. Plain and simple. If it’s on a plate and not staring back at me {those fish at the super market … Continue reading
Chinese Bear Paws Tickle the French
Alice Dison for The New York Times Xiao Rong Coutin pulls noodles for the dish “pâtes vivantes,” or “living noodles. By ELAINE SCIOLINO I THOUGHT I knew a thing or … Continue reading
Fun Food and Drink Events
Nebraska: Capital City Ribfest (August 9-12) Minnesota: Brew at the Zoo (August 10) Washington, DC: Truckeroo Food Truck Festival (August 10) Oregon: Bite of Oregon (August 10-12) California: 20th Annual Winemaker’s Celebration (August 11) California: Woodland Tomato Festival (August 11) … Continue reading
