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Preparing a bowl of Sugar Snap Peas

VIDEO: How to Clean and Trim Sugar Snap Peas

by Peter La Fond | Apr 25, 2023 | Kitchen Hacks, Techniques

Trimming sugar snap peas removes tough ends and fibrous stringy parts, making them more enjoyable to eat. It also enhances their visual appeal in dishes where they are served whole. Here’s a video on how to trim sugar snap peas.

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Striped Bass Three10 Restaurant

Three10 Restaurant, a Contender for Best Seafood in Wilmington, NC

by Peter La Fond | Apr 21, 2023 | Cape Fear, Restaurants

Three10 is one of Cape Fear’s top seafood destinations for those who care about quality. This Brooklyn Arts district restaurant offers the freshest seafood and a cozy, historic atmosphere with an open kitchen. A must-try for those seeking the best seafood in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Is small organic farming the solution to corporate enterprise farming?

Are Local Organic Farms Able to Feed a Nation?

by Peter La Fond | Apr 10, 2023 | Food Chain, Food News, Foodie Post

While industrialized farming has enabled the production of massive quantities of food, it has led to fundamental issues with the environment and the quality of food it produces. Can other farming strategies, such as small organic farming, be the solution?

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Tuna Tostada Bowl at StrEAT Side Take Out

StrEAT Side Take Out: Best Lunch in Southport, NC

by Peter La Fond | Dec 19, 2022 | Cape Fear, Food Tourism, Restaurants

Southport has a copious restaurant scene; however, this lunchtime take-out restaurant is a stand-out.

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meatloaf is making a comeback

Interest in Old-Fashioned Recipes are Bolstered by the COVID-19 Lockdown

by Peter La Fond | Nov 15, 2020 | Food Chain, Food News, Foodie Post

The COVID-19 lock-down brought about food shortages and restricted many restaurants. The result is a greater interest in Depression-era recipes.

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NPR image food delivery people eat your food

Nearly 30% of Food Delivery Drivers Admit To Eating Your Food

by Peter La Fond | Jul 30, 2019 | Food Chain, Food News

Do you suspect there’s a missing BBQ rib from your meal delivery? According to one survey, it really could be that the delivery driver ate it!

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Summer Seafood

Summer Seafood to Lookout for & Destination Seafood Restaurants of the South

by Peter La Fond | Jul 22, 2019 | Food Tourism, The Great South

Summer is peak season for some of our favorite fish. Keep an eye out for great deals on these types of fish at your local market, from June through September.

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Wine Producers and U.S. Retail Wine Market

The U.S. Wine Market: an Illusion of Choice?

by Peter La Fond | Jan 21, 2019 | Food Chain

As of 2018, there are over 9,000 wineries in the U.S. Yet, retail shelves are controlled by just a few. Welcome to Big Wine, where wine choices may just be an illusion.

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Mother Earth Brewing Sampler

Winter Beers to Try This Holiday Season

by Peter La Fond | Nov 22, 2018 | Food Tourism

As the seasons change, so does our taste in Beer. Share and savor these darker brews I’ve picked for the Fall and Winter seasons.

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JBS Ground Beef Recall October 2018

FDA Issues a Massive Ground Beef Recall – October 2018

by Peter La Fond | Oct 8, 2018 | Food Chain

One of the largest beef recalls in U.S. history was announced October 4th, 2018. FDA states many beef products are linked to Salmonella infections.

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Is sweet fruit making us fat?

Does Fruit Have Too Much Sugar?

by Peter La Fond | Oct 7, 2018 | Food Chain

Do you ever wonder what our cultivated fruit is doing to us? Is sweet fruit capable of rotting our teeth? Is our fruit less nutritious than our ancestors? Science is slowly revealing the state of our food supply.

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Buttermilk Cheddar Bread from Taste of the South

Buttermilk Cheddar and Chive Bread

by Peter La Fond | Jul 31, 2018 | Food Chain

When you slice into a loaf of this, you’ll just want to have a bite. Enough said.

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2018 August Trader Joes salad recall

August 2018 – Trader Joe’s Salad Wraps and Other Pre-made Salads Recalled; Romaine Source of Parasites

by Peter La Fond | Jul 31, 2018 | Food Chain

If you’ve purchased a salad or a wrap with lettuce in recent days, it may have parasites. Prepackaged salads and wraps made for Kroger, Walgreen’s, Trader Joe’s and other outlets have been recalled.

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Japanese Street Food review

The Best Rundown on Japanese Street Food

by Peter La Fond | Jul 22, 2018 | Asia, Food Tourism

What is Japanese Street Food? Trevor James, The Food Ranger, explored the streets of Tokyo to see what true Japanese street food looks and tastes like. Unless you’ve visited Japan, it’s nothing you’d expect.

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Hormel Spam Recall

Hormel Recall: Injuries Suffered from eating Hormel Spam and Luncheon Loaf

by Peter La Fond | May 27, 2018 | Food Chain

After injuries reported, Hormel Food Corp. recalls over 228k pounds of pork and chicken products that may be contaminated with metal pieces.

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What it Takes to Cater a Royal Wedding Feast

What it Takes to Cater a Royal Wedding Feast

by Peter La Fond | May 19, 2018 | Food Chain

With reputations on the line, a lot can unexpectedly go wrong for the chefs preparing this year’s royal wedding. BBC’s Emily Thomas interviews the executive chef rumored to be catering Meghan and Harry’s wedding.

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Walmart and Food Lion egg recall

Massive U.S. Egg Recall, April 2018

by Peter La Fond | Apr 15, 2018 | Food Chain

Check your eggs to see if they’ve been recalled! On April 13, 2018 the FDA announced a massive multi-state chicken egg recall due to a possibly egg-bourne dangerous strains of Salmonella.

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Best Dry Aged Steak

This Dry Aged Steak is EPIC!

by Peter La Fond | Jun 24, 2017 | Chefs, Food Tourism

Angie Mar of The Beatrice Inn may have just raised the bar for dry-aged steaks! It’s dry-aged in Jack Daniels whiskey for 160 days.  Having this whiskey-aged steak at The Beatrice Inn (West Village, New York City) is definitely on my bucket list.

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eight-glasses-of-water-per-day-fight-hydration-and-cancer-myth

It’s Important to Drink Eight Glasses of Water per Day… Fact or Fiction?

by Peter La Fond | Mar 30, 2016 | Food Chain

Conventional wisdom about drinking eight glasses of water daily is mostly myth, perpetuated by bottled water companies.

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Maytag blue cheese 2016 recall

Multi-State Recall on Maytag Blue Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

by Peter La Fond | Mar 5, 2016 | Food Chain

Maytag Blue Cheese and other retailers have issued nationwide recalls due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes health risk.

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