"EarlGrey" news and stories

Earl Grey teabag. Photo: House of Sims, Flickr

• Could the Earl Grey MarTEAni become the next classic cocktail?
  
• In honor of "Julie & Julia," a look into the culinary highlights and lowlights of ten culinary films.
• Move over, haggis! A Glasgow restaurant claims to have invented chicken tikka masala, and the city wants to make it a local delicacy.
• Leftover sirloin steak? Turn it into part of a tasty salad.
• If looking for wine off the beaten path, investigate quirky LCBO selections such as Vignamaggio Suhaili Syrah 2006, Puglia, Italy and Concha Y Toro Winemaker's Lot No. 11 Riesling 2007, Chile.
• Vancouver's Le Crocodile offers the classic French cooking many restaurants have left behind.
• Backyard barbecues don't have to entail mountainous piles of food; they can be enjoyed bite-sized.
• A dish to "encapsulate the best of British cooking": summer pudding.
• Summer means fresh salads, but are the fast-food versions from spots like Swiss Chalet and Pizza Hut actually healthy?

Cherry...Vanilla...Green Tea...Lime... and now Earl Grey? As slashfoodies, chefs and beverage companies scramble to hop aboard with the next trendy taste, they may want to take a look at this one. Earl Grey is the toniest of British teas, redolent of the Empire, unmistakeable with its bergamot tang. I've been noticing the tea popping up on blogs all over the place, lately. It's partly because of July's IMBB theme, TasteTea (cute hmm?). And I think it's partly because of the Earl Grey mystique. Cybele at the Candy Blog reviewed truffles flavored with raspberry and Earl Grey. Earl Grey-themed entries for IMBB included truffles and gelato from delicious:days; Earl Grey Mixed Berries Cake from Renée; Earl Grey-infused Apricots from Il Forno; and Earl Grey and Satsuma Jelly from Lex Culinaria. What's next for Earl Grey? Well, if we see it as a flavoring in the Coca-Cola company's next new beverage, Earl Grey will have arrived.