Purple Yams And Baked Alaska: Cue The 2023 Food Trend Predictions
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Even before the Thanksgiving turkeys were thawed, the oracles of indulgence had cast their bets on the food we'll be obsessed with next year. Af&co. and Carbonate has been prognosticating for 15 years. Their top picks for 2023? Baked Alaska, ube (purple yam), maitake mushrooms, koji, Nigerian cuisine, and briny cocktails. Mintel also predicts that functional foods boosting our focus and improving our gut health will take center stage. "Space food" will also continue to capture our imaginations: Think powdered this and freeze-dried that. It's back to future next year!
James Beard Foundation Revises 2023 Awards
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The "Oscars of the food world" announced several changes to next year's Media Awards and Restaurant and Chef Awards. There's a new book award for Bread (in addition to Baking and Desserts) and a new book award for Food Issues and Advocacy. A new beverage-focused journalism award was added as well. To be more inclusive, JBF also expanded the awards for Outstanding Bar and Outstanding Wine And Other Beverages Program so that wine bars can win in the former category and cocktail-focused restaurants can win in the latter. Get your applications in by November 30. Good luck all!
It's Prime Cookbook Season: Here's A Preview
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The year's biggest cookbooks are published in the Fall. Critic Paula Forbes has insights on all the good stuff. A few highlights: Home Is Where The Eggs Are by Molly Yeh, Eat Plants B'tch by Pinky Cole, and Art of The Chicken by Jacques Pepin. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
How And Why To Cook With Citric Acid
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Ever taste Sour Patch Kids candy? That white powder on the surface is citric acid, a weak organic acid that occurs naturally in citrus fruits and makes you pucker. It's a staple in Arab cuisine (the secret ingredient in many shawarma sauces), and other chefs are starting to catch on. Pastry chef Paola Velez shares her tips for using citric acid to brighten up everything from tomato sauce and lemonade to cakes and ice creams.
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Diana Kennedy, Ardent Chronicler Of Mexican Cuisine, Dies At 99
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On July 24, Diana Kennedy passed away in her Zitacuaro, Mexico home, where she resided and worked since 1980. The British native and renowned cookbook author dedicated her career to Mexican food traditions. Throughout her life and in nearly a dozen cookbooks, Kennedy emerged as a towering authority on Mexican cuisine. In 1982, The three-time James Beard Award winner was named a recipient of the Order of the Aztec Eagle, Mexico's greatest honor for foreigners. Her native Britain also appointed her as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions to positive relations with Mexico. Her opinions on such dishes as guacamole are infamous to this day.
2022 Cookbook And Food Media Award Winners Announced
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Recipients of the prestigious James Beard Foundation Media Awards were announced in Chicago earlier this month. Eater has the full winners list here. The Gourmand "World's Best" Cookbook Awards, now in their 27th year, were given a few weeks earlier, and Eat Your Books has this roundup. Finally, the UK Guild of Food Writers announced its 2022 award recipients here. 👏👏👏 winners!
