Food News Monday November 30

Restaurant smokes going, going, gone in Virginia - NBC Washington
U.S. Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades - The New York Times
French Oyster Farmers Suffer Wave of Thefts - The Guardian U.K.
You CAN Eat Healthy in Air and Airports - The Washignton Post
A Better Way to Raise Food - ABC News
Son's food allergies mean big business for mom - The London Times
Happy ending for Capricious goat cheese - The San Francisco Chronicle
In coffee culture, barista training offers hope - The Oregonian
His bakery makes cupcakes by the thousands - The Los Angeles Times
Men eating more processed meat - The Press Association
Inventors Seek Better Bagel Cutter - The Wall Street Journal
Now cooking in the school cafeteria: a top chef - The Daily Mail

Food for Thought

Truffles on a Budget - Bon Appetit
Get more food from your garden - The Oregonian
Meat Sweets in San Francisco - The New York Times
Making Junk Food Junkies - The Utne Reader
Getting Serious About Chocolate: Hotel Chocolat - EDGE
SF's Dennis Herrera stands up to Kellogg - The San Francisco Chronicle
Vegetarians are murder - The Guardian U.K.
Ladies who lunch - The London Times
Rocky Mountain Haute Cuisine - The Wall Street Journal
A market qualified to be called a big cheese - The Boston Globe
Tasty, tasteful holiday gift ideas - The San Francisco Chronicle
Chicago's Great Culinary Middle Ground - The New York Times

Best of the Blogs

Personal acceleration equals personal velocity over time - Lemonpi
Beetroot: from garden to plate 3 - Pikelet & Pie
Cheesipedia: a missed opportunity - Frogsmoke
One Sweet Free-For-All - BitterSweet
When I Say 'Pumpkin,' You Say 'Pie' - Alien's Day Out
Michelin-Star Dining on a Budget - Eating the Road
Fleur de Sel Praline - Former Chef
Sushi! (A primer) - Guilty Kitchen
Food Fight - Mission Local
The Parts: The Pate - A Thinking Stomach

Wine and Spirits

Pointless points make a wine fan whine - The Boulder Daily Camera
Books on drinking offer good value - The San Francisco Chronicle
Wines, With Notes of M.B.A. - The New York Times
Red, white...and blue - The New Zealand Herald
Oregon winery's 'White House wine' sells out - KATU
This Winery's a Big Hit with Seismologists - The Wall Street Journal
Savennieres: not as well known as it should be - The Guardian U.K.
Making Boutique Spritis in a Big Beer City - The New York Times
Gift Wines - The San Francsico Chronicle

The Business of Food

Cadbury chief prefers Hershey to Kraft - The London Times
Clients eat up custom cookies - The Boston Herald
How much is a farm's milk worth? - The Concord Monitor
Tony Gibbs: kiwifruit crusader - The New Zealand Herald