Author: hu3630

Glamorization of the Real World

Cooking and the media just fascinate me because I think it can really shape how our society views cooking and baking. I have never given much thought into the process of making food or decorating pastries until I started watching…

Tumblr as an Example of Relationships

I logged into my Tumblr this morning and on the lower right hand side where it suggests other blogs that I might be interested in, I noticed one in particular called “Vegan Skinny Bitch.”  Inside my brain went, hmmm…and I…

Preserving Food Culture

  Every restaurant has a story to tell. However, not every restaurant can boast that story is considered the longest of all of them. In the heart of Madrid resides a restaurant called Sobrino Botin and it holds the title…

Outdoor Summer Delight

  “Feast on Life” is the slogan for this popular blog called Reluctant Entertainer.  Be prepared to enter a lifestyle accompanied by the enjoyment of food and cooking.  The blogger, Sandy, provides and enthusiastic taste of life between the recipes,…

Where Stereotypes Bloom & Grow!

Every ethnicity, social group or sexuality has its own cultural stereotypes that have been around for sometime. Most of these generalizations get passed on through each generation, some thankfully dwindle, and these claims can be hurtful or just downright false.…

Eating Clean, Eating Fresh

Physical and mental health are essential for a long happy life. Even though you eat fruits and vegetables, frozen meals under 300 calories even diet drinks or snacks. Do you know what you are actually eating? Now a days many…

“I Still Use Cookbooks”

This post by blogger Sara Bir illustrates many of the reasons she still uses printed cookbooks. This list includes not only such items as liking the smell of books, but discusses some of the advantages of print books over those…

How to: Fuel Your Foodie-ness with Buzzfeed

Buzzfeed is a mecca for all people list-crazy and one of their sections that I always tend to gravitate towards is “food.” Buzzfeed is continuously publishing list after list of 29 Delicious Asian-Inspired Soups and 5 Cheap and Delicious Dinners…

Outrageous Food Culture: Epic Meal Time

For Harley Morenstein and his friends, “normal” cooking is too tame. With their Youtube Channel, blog, and spinoff Epic Chef, Epic Meal Time creates new, gluttonous recipes using the most “manly” of ingredients: copious amounts of meat and booze. This is…