Learn more about the food you eat with these tasty links…

1. James A. Beard: The father of modern American cooking (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
2. The Squishy History of Baths Buns (SMITHSONIAN MAG)
3. Lost Foods of New York City: Charlotte Russe (CAPITAL NEW YORK)
4. Shad Are Angling To Once Again Be The Tasty Harbinger Of Spring (NPR)
5. Barbecue Styles Across the United States (HUFFINGTON POST)
6. Catalan Cuisine Through History (TELEGRAPH)

The Chef Recommends…

1. One chef’s personal Cinco de Mayo (NJ.COM)
2. An Eric Ripert Dinner Fetches $200,000 (NY TIMES)
3. Who’s Rocking to the Music? That’s the Chef (NEW YORK TIMES)
4. ‘Give Me Butter! Always Butter!’ Thomas Keller Takes on the Recipes of a French Master (EATER)
5. Even celebrity chefs get the munchies – VIDEO (CNN)
6. Why chefs yell, according to Mario Batali – VIDEO (CNN)

Delicious new recipes from Internet resources:

1. White Chocolate Sorbet with Warm Clementine Sauce (COOKING LIGHT / MY RECIPES)
2. Red Velvet Cheese Ball (TASTE & TELL)
3. Lobster & Gruyere Puffs (THE TRITON)
4. Broken Spaghetti Risotto (FOOD WISHES)
5. Michelada (BON APPETIT)
6. Egg Biscuits with Coffee Wash (ROASTED)
7. Chilled Carrot and Orange Soup (EPICURIOUS)
8. Loaded Baked Potato Salad (LICIOUS FOOD)
9. Tangy Roasted Chicken Thighs with Artichoke Panzanella (FOOD & WINE)
10. Pork Souvlaki with Honeyed Apricots (FOOD NETWORK)

On the menu…

1. Coffin-prepared hot dogs even a vampire would relish (MERCURY NEWS)
2. 16 Reasons to Take Celery Seriously (NY TIMES)
3. Eating nuts can help stave off obesity, says study (DAILY MAIL)
4. Martha Stewart announces PBS cooking show (INSIDE TV)
5. 7 Foods You Really Should Eat Before You Die (TIME)
6. Paula Deen on SNL?? (RADAR ONLINE)

A roundup of new products…

1. PlanetBox Lunch Box: Lunch Transportation for the Green Generation (PLANET BOX)
2. Reading glasses designed for the kitchen (CHEF SPECS)
3. Black Steel Dishwasher from Electrolux Eurocucina (THE KITCHN)
4. Tactical Canned Bacon (UNCRATE)
5. Refrigerator Magnet Lets You Order Pizza with the Push of a Button (INCREDIBLE THINGS)
6. Electrolux Mobile Induction Heat Plate (I TECH FURNITURE)