Eats & Drinks
All about that broth
This is a story of soup interrupted. Stripped down stock that will never see a bowl. Bone broth – the liquid resulting from the long, slow boiling of animal bones usually in a combination of water, apple cider vinegar and a few vegetables (carrots, celery and onion, among them) – has gone from classic to chic.
Is the local-food movement growing up?
After more than a decade of explosive growth in the local food economy, the most visible portion of food sales within that sector has seen a slowdown. A new report from the U.S. Department ofAgriculture shows the growth of sales of local food at farmers markets, farm stands and through CSA models has lost momentum. Even the rate of growth in the number of farmers markets nationwide has slowed in recent years, rising just 1.5 percent from 2013 to 2014, after several years of rapid growth. But that’s not necessarily bad news for farmers. In fact, it could mean the entire local food movement is growing up.
Hold the eggnog, bring on the hot sauce
The holidays bring us together around tables of all shapes and sizes. While the kids may think this time of year is about presents, the grown-ups know that it is really about what goes in your glass or on your plate. Flatland blogger Jonathan Bender reached out to the folks usually responsible for filling your bellies with holiday cheer to find out which foods they’d consider to be merry and bright and which they’d ship to the North Pole. Here are the excerpts from their conversations with Jonathan.
Students Solve Old Problem with New Ketchup Cap
Video: John McGrath — The Hale Center for Journalism High school seniors Tyler Richards and Jonathan Thompson have spent a lot of time thinking about ketchup. As students in the Project Lead the Way program at North Liberty High School, Richards and Thompson have researched and developed a bottle cap that prevents that first squirt…
Boulevard’s Chocolate Ale returns to Kansas City
Kyle Geary — The Hale Center For Journalism Boulevard Brewing Company has teamed up once again with Christopher Elbow Chocolates to make its seasonal Chocolate Ale. This beer is infused with cocoa nibs, or chopped roasted cocoa beans, in the brewing process to create the drink, which has been in high demand. Shipments of Chocolate…
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