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2009-01-05 Pompeii today: Site of volcanic devastation reveals history at every turn

Pompeii today: Site of volcanic devastation reveals history at every turn

With their terra-cotta containers sunk into masonry counters, where people would have bought hot food and drinks (it was customary to eat lunch outside the home). The House of the Baker, with its machinery for grinding wheat and giant, vaulted oven. The richly decorated walls in the atrium of the House of the Small Fountain. The colorful, oh-so-erotic murals depicting the various services offered in the 10-room Lupanare, the best organized of Pompeiis many brothels. (Not surprisingly, the line to get inside this building was 40 people deep. )

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2009-01-05 Bush blames Hamas for Gaza violence -DAWN - Top Stories;

Protests were held in Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain as the Israeli offensive entered its second week. Kuwaitis also took to the streets, a day after bigger Middle East rallies.

They later marched to the Egyptian Embassy to urge President Hosni Mubarak to open the Rafah crossing for sending food and other emergency supplies to the Palestinian people.

People were dying even before the bombings started, said another speaker. They are dying because they are not getting food and medicine.

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2009-01-05 Iron Chef" Steels Sabrina - Seattlest: Seattle News, Food, Arts and Events

Shot a segment of his TV show at the original La Spiga. He may have passed along Tinsleys name to the producers at Food Network. At any rate, the call from Iron Chef came out of the blue, inviting Tinsley to compete. So, this past June, off she and Pietro went to New York along with two of her sous-chefs to prepare for the smackdown in Kitchen Stadium. Her adversary:

The shows "secret ingredient," revealed on-air, beans ("all fresh, still in the pod"). The judges: restaurateur Joe Bastianich (Marios business partner), TV personality Jenna Wolfe, and food critic Jeffrey Steingarten.

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2009-01-04 Italian G8 2009 presidency faces tough challenges_English_Xinhua

The summit will focus on the financial tsunami that hit global economy. Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti has talked on several occasions about the need to "redesign the Bretton Woods" agreement. The global financial structure established after World War II seemed "out of date facing the current global challenges. The issue will be discussed in this years summit. The G8s goal is to strengthen financial institutions, restore confidence in the financial system and provide a sound economic footing for citizens and businesses. But the solutions cannot be limited within G8 members and must involve other countries and international institutions, observers said.

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2009-01-04 A La Carte - Scampi Into the Kitchen - Waterford Times

This holiday season, Doug and I gave each other the best present ever: We took a train to New York City, had dinner at a restaurant called Celeste on the Upper West Side (amazingly inexpensive place that serves fabulous Italian food), then took a cab to the magnificent Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Amsterdam Avenue.

More holiday season has passed, and now its time to make fires in the living room fireplace, hunker down, snuggle under a couple of fleece throws, read lots of books and magazines, and, when Im tired of reading or napping, scamper into the kitchen (which is pretty nippy after the warm living room) and make some good comfort foodsoup for lunch, meatloaf for dinner or, a White House favorite, grilled cheese sandwiches on Arnold white bread and Campbells tomato soup made with milk.

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2009-01-03 Tough times bring enticing deals as restaurants vie for customers Detroit Free Press

Plan to entice diners with unprecedented price cuts and special promotions this month. Other owners are keeping their seats filled through different means: offering new but less-expensive dishes, rewarding regulars with more attention and special prices, and giving customers more food for the same money.

Last year, he sent them to 75,000 homes, offering 25 pct. off the total food bill for one visit to each of his four fine-dining restaurants.

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Many cant afford to eat out as often as they did a year ago. But metro Detroiters can expect to find good dining values this winter as owners compete for their business. Look out for special promotions and more. - Dining Out Detroit Michigan News local news headlines stories world news

2009-01-03 Plan New Years Eve dinner around foods for the 2009 fete /

The Swedish and English who settled along the Delaware River began the tradition of the "Mummers Parade of Philadelphia," which is still held each New Years Day. Groups dressed in fancy costumes sing and present plays along the streets while "mumming," which means begging for money, food, drinks or belated Christmas gifts.

In Italy, pigs feet or pork and lentil beans are eaten. The lentil beans symbolize "coins" to bring wealth in the new year.

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2009-01-03 Slow is Beautiful (and delicious)

Lax is leading the charge for a rethinking of our relationship with food in Madison, Wisconsin, one of the movements most active centers. People have forgotten how to taste, laments Lax, who recently opened Harvest, a new local restaurant featuring regional cuisine. Slow Food is really about reawakening the senses. The movement originated in Italy, where fast food has been less than successful at puncturing long-standing culinary traditions; fast food accounts for only 5 percent of food eaten away from home in Italy, compared to 25 percent in the rest of Europe and 50 percent in the United States. Founded in 1989, Slow Food is the brainchild of Carlo Petrini, an activist who began preaching his lefty food views back in the 70s via pirate radio and organized protests against the first McDonalds in Rome. Today, he presides over

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In response to the blanding or world cuisine, Italys Slow Food movement is now sweeping the United States. - Slow is Beautiful (and delicious) slow food Ark of Taste Trade Lake Cedar Cheese slow down

2009-01-01 Cook up classic Italian at home

By Nate Appleman and Shelley Lindgren (Ten Speed Press, usd. 35) offers up a rustic take on cooking. Appleman and Lindgrens San Francisco restaurant, A16, is named for a highway in Italy, known for its earthy Italian fare.

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2009-01-01 Marins luscious food scene for 2008 from A to Z - Marin Independent Journal

Y Yosenabe of seafood and tofu, big iron pot full of onion-scented broth with chunks of tender tofu, salmon, shrimp, glass noodles, Savoy cabbage and onions, Mikado Sushi, 248 Northgate One, San Rafael; 446-5537.

Bollito misto, Italian boiled dinner of assorted meats and sauces, offered several times during the year as a special, Poggio Ristorante, at 777 Bridgeway in Sausalito, 332-7771.

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