Strawberries, Bees and Booze - The New York Times in 60 Seconds
by Monika Bartyzel (Subscribe to Monika Bartyzel's posts)
Posted Jun 24th 2009 12:00PM
Filed under: In Sixty Seconds
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| A strawberry reflects. Photo: Paraflyer/Flickr |
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- First the rise, then the fall. Australia's booming wine industry is starting to suffer as prices slide.
- Talk about tempting fate -- the food and drink industry can be a challenging place for alcoholics to work.
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- The history of the Pimm's Cup cocktail: one part Pimm's, three parts fizz.
- A new three-acre organic farm on Governors Island has lush veggies and a killer view of the Statue of Liberty.
- Dr. David A. Kessler, the onetime head of the FDA, has penned the new book "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite."
- To bee or not to bee: Revelers at last Monday's Beekeepers Ball hope to overturn New York's anti-beekeeping legislation. Despite the laws, there's beekeeping going on throughout the city.
- This week in Food Stuff: Bklyn Larder's prepared food, gins with attitude and Long Island wine tours.
- Even with Jean-Georges Vongerichten at the helm, Spice Market has gone downhill.
- Plus New York's openings and closings and a dining calendar.
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