I have a feeling that not many Americans really know what Sangria is all about. I see it on a drink menu very rarely and often times it could be better. Sangria is that drink you dream about sipping on during a long hot summer day with friends and family. Let’s discover what Sangria is all about.
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Americans, like myself, I believe underestimate the power of a large plate of Fish and Chips. Personally I find it very difficult to even find on a menu, let alone on a menu of an establishment I trust not to screw it up. So I hear that England and the surrounding locale seems to be the hot-spot of the World for this Ultimate Gut Bomb. Well then, I am going to promote it some so that hopefully some day I do not have to worry about not finding it on the menu of my favorite local pub.

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When Escoffier began to catalog his culinary expertise into books in a sense he created many standards for recipes and methods to prepare food in the French tradition. By doing so he modernized the culinary arts and made it possible for the common man to prepare dishes like he could.

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Photography: Jack O Lanterns by Jooliree

Food is apart of our life. We have a plethora of choices in our day to day lives. If we wake up hungry, with an empty refrigerator like myself, we think to ourselves “Hmm. I’m hungry, where can I go to get a bite to eat?”. If we want to have a fun time at a neat restaurant with some people that are close to us, this is a different decision. Cook at home? Meet at a Sushi restaurant? Today I throw down some options of gaining knowledge about food in general for everyone, this way you will know exactly why you have that pink shredded stuff called pickled ginger on your plate at that Sushi restaurant.

1. Food Blog Blog - A great site for discovering new food blogs and ideas
2. B Feed Me - Fun ideas and recipes, amusing injections by the author
3. Fast Food Facts - Cool site about fast food
4. Becks and Posh - Interesting and Intelligent posts, helpful for restaurant professionals
5. FX Cuisine - Some exciting angles on recipes with an Italian prospective
6. Everything Rachel Ray - Not an official site, which keeps it within interest
7. Coffee Works - Coffee and everything in between, good ideas to keep you away from the plain egg
8. The Old Foodie - Catch up on your food facts, history, and oddities
9. Smitten Kitchen - Yummy recipes, great pictures, and refreshing ideas
10. 101 Cookbooks - A great site for new recipes and new ideas
11. Dads Dish - Interesting quips from a mans trials and tribulations with food
12. Leftover Queen - Thoughtful ideas on food in general, not just that 3 day old Chinese takeout
13. Aphrodisiaka - Recipes, thoughts, and beautiful women cannot go wrong
14. Chocolate and Zucchini - Fun and intuitive recipes with a French accent
15. Food Pornographer - Rated XXX, that is if you are hungry with no food in house
16. Cooking with Amy - A great resource for chefs and wannabes
17. Cooking for Engineers - Simple layout with a ton of learning potential
18. Food Timeline - Get into the history of the food on that plate
19. Worlds Healthiest Foods - Letting you know what food is naughty and nice
20. Epicurious - Irresistible site dedicated to all things food
21. Copy Kat - In attempt to discover that secret recipe
22. Appellation America - Find wines from all over
23. Zagat - THE source for restaurant reviews and information
24. Delicious Days - A beautiful site about food and how to enjoy it
25. Curious Cook News - Keep yourself updated in the world of food
26. Fermentation - A great daily blog about a wonderful beverage called “Wine”
27. Law for Food - Very informative site about the lawful and controversial aspects of food
28. Obsession with Food - Quality content about food, ideas, and news topics
29. Knifes Edge - Insightful scriptings of a fellow foodie
30. Chez Pim - Beautifully written prose about one persons mission to discover food
31. Is My Blog Burning - Events, discussions, and cautionary tales of food