Prose, essays, reviews, interviews & poetry with a focus on food:

1. Book Review: The Chocolate Diaries: Secrets for a Sweeter Journey on the Rocky Road of Life by April Decheine (SEATTLE PI)
2. Barbecue guru Steven Raichlen gets back to Portland roots at Reed College by Leslie Cole (OREGON LIVE)
3. America’s new culinary renaissance by Kendra Nordin (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR)
4. Lucky Peach in High Demand, Second Printing Coming by Paula Forbes (EATER)
5. Talkin’ Bout an Evolution by Bruce Palling (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
6. 10 Best Writings on Booze (THE DAILY BEAST)
7. Getting back the wild oyster by Necee Regis (BOSTON.COM)
8. Better Cooking through Technology by Corby Kummer (TECHNOLOGY REVIEW)
9. Harold McGee on Coffee and Tea (NEW YORK TIMES)
10. Recipes inspired by French markets: For delectable French-inspired treats, steer clear of restaurants and seek out local produce stalls instead by Stevie Parle (TELEGRAPH)

Let’s go shopping…

1. Store Profile: The Meadow – Portland, Oregon (THE KITCHN)
2. Strong Consumer Demand Pushes Greek Yogurt Into a Dairy-Aisle Battlefield (AD AGE)
3. How Should You Pick Your Fish at the Supermarket? (MARCUS SAMUELSSON)
4. Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver Launches New Cheese Line (YUM SUGAR)
5. Food Choices Transformed With Duct Tape (THE FOOD SECTION)
6. LED Lighting Makes Food Look More Appetizing (DISCOVERY NEWS)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food?

If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you!

1. Top 10 places to eat in Portland, Oregon (GUARDIAN)
2. Vegetarian Street Food in Mexico City (GO MEXICO GUIDE)
3. Lisbon’s Culinary Golden Age? (NY TIMES)
4. Morocco Menu Decoder – PDF (BUDGET TRAVEL)
5. How to Make a First Class Sandwich for a Flight (NEWSWEEK)
6. Madrid Heat Map: Where to Eat Right Now (EATER)
7. Why is the food so abysmal at Charles de Gaulle Airport? (DAVID LEBOVITZ)
8. Holy mole! Foodies fare well in Santa Fe (BOSTON HERALD)
9. Throwing fun food ideas to I-55 travelers (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
10. Getting Your Own Slice of Prince William’s Wedding (NY TIMES)

Video clips featuring culinary subject matter: your favorite chefs, the latest restaurant openings, food product releases and more!

1. Barbra Streisand Explains White House State Dinner Invite: ‘I Worked In A Chinese Restaurant’ (HUFFINGTON POST)
2. Kraft Store Kiosk Scans Your Face Then Knows What to Feed It (FAST COMPANY)
3. How I decided on the place, name & menu for Red Rooster (MARCUS SAMUELSSON)
4. Portlandia Premieres (IFC)
5. Berber Blend (DANIEL DELANEY)
6. Food Swap (COOKING UP A STORY)
7. Pro Chat: Rick Bayless (FOOD CHANNEL)
8. Epic Meal Time: A Bunch of Dudes, Just Making it Happen (EATER)
9. Spicy Orange Chicken Wings – It’s Not a Party Until the Panda Wings Come Out! (FOOD WISHES)
10. About Ming Tsai (HOW2HEROES)

Video clips featuring culinary subject matter: your favorite chefs, the latest restaurant openings, food product releases and more!

1. Pino Luongo Considers His Rivals (OZERSKY.TV)
2. Ben Dyer: Portland Chef, Food Entrepreneur, and Artisan Butcher (COOKING UP A STORY / BLIP.TV)
3. Holidays on the Half Shell: Oysters Rockefeller (DARIEN PATCH)
4. The making of Cut Brooklyn knives (TIME OUT NEW YORK)
5. Kim Alter’s Go-To Snack (CHOW)
6. Chefs Without Boarders: Char Koay Teow (LYDON WIEBE / YOU TUBE)