Food News Friday, January 28

Michelle Obama checking out Army food, fitness - Washington Post
Chefs hate the (other) 'F' word (attention, foodies) - Eatocracy
Gardinier family buys Taillevent restaurant - Decanter
Allergic fear beer lobby could kill new food labels - Globe and Mail
TV chefs take over royal kitchen - Press Association
Eating Trans Fats Linked to Depression - Web MD
USDA will allow planting of modified alfalfa - Washington Post
TV: A Sneaky Part of the Food Pyramid - Bloomberg

Food for Thought

My Last Bite: Jo's extreme eating challenge - LA Times
Top 10 Supersized Cookbooks (Hope Shipping's Free) - LA Weekly
Four Reasons to Hate Girl Scouts - Broward New Times
A Broadening of the Mind - Wall Street Journal
Powder Trip: Alta, Wyoming - NY Times
How to Make Cavolo Nero Pizza (à la Pulino's) - Serious Eats
NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine - The Kitchn
The Mega Super Bowl Hot Dog - Dallas Observer
French toast: the classic and the custom-made - LA Times
Q & A with Offal Chef Chris Cosentino - Vanity Fair
How to Charm and Do Business Over Dinner - Wall Street Journal
10 Crucial Cooking Techniques to Know - Yum Sugar

Best of the Blogs

Daring Bakers January: Entremets (Dessert) - Eat. Live. Travel. Write.
Korean Fried Chicken - Cooking the Books
My Sons and the Magical Red Fairy - A Life of Spice
Gourmet Chick Talks to Antonio Carlucci - Gourmet Chick
Panic at the Dinner - Good. Food. Stories.
Hunka, Hunka Burning Cupcake - Culinary Concoctions by Peabody
Date Night: Night + Market, West Hollywood - Ravenous Couple
Cinnamon Walnut Fig Waffles - Post Punk Kitchen

Wine and Spirits

Is Zinfandel a serious wine? - San Francisco Chronicle
Walgreens diving into beer, winemaking business - Chicago Tribune
Jefferson's Monticello makes ale inspired by past - Washington Post
Bartenders tap new inspiration: beer cocktails - AP
Wine Industry Looks Forward to Fruitful 2011 - Sacramento Bee
Koch settles suits with Zachys, Chicago Wine Company - Decanter
Fewer people drinking as recession hits - Guardian UK
Oh bartender, there's chocolate in my beer - Jacksonville
8 Unexpectedly Awesome Wine Regions - The Daily Meal

The Business of Food

Cashing in on the cupcake craze - CNN Money
Trump Tavern On The Green? It Could Happen - Gothamist
Wendy's to open in Argentina - AJC
Cow guts and energy: Seeking biofuel's holy grail - MSNBC
McDonald's No Match for KFC in China - Bloomberg