"Mayans" news and stories

Armenian cucumbers. Photo: e.t., Flickr

• Thin-skinned Armenian and Asian cucumbers are a curvy new veggie treat. Here are tips on how to pick and use them.
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• Eat Real's event in Jack London Square falls somewhere between a county fair and a highbrow gourmet food fest.
• San Francisco's Tadich Grill suffers a fire sparked by its wood-burning stove, but its owners hope to be back in operation soon.
• Graham Greene might have been a notable scribe, but the mixed drink named after him is "heinous."
• From vegan to gluten-free, the Plant Cafe Organic -- located on the Embarcadero -- seems to do it all.
• On making a roasted tomato soup with a young tyke.
• An American Cheese Society competition declares Wisconsin the cheese state, followed by California and Vermont.
• Writer Tara Duggan revels in leftovers to whip up tasty lunches for kids.
• A new -- and currently nameless -- new dining hotspot gears up to take over the old Quince digs.
• The culinary achievements of the Mayans that changed our foodie world: chocolate, vanilla, corn, chiles, tomatoes, black beans, avocado, sweet potato, squash and papaya.

I haven't seen this at my local supermarket yet (though admittedly I'm not really in "summer mode" yet so I haven't explored the ice cream section as much as I should), but Haagen-Dazs has introduced a new flavor to its line of premium ice creams: Mayan Chocolate. And what makes chocolate ice cream "Mayan?" It's premium chocolate ice cream, with a hint of cinnamon! Sounds rather interesting.

I guess it's an old recipe, the way that the Mayans used to make chocolate 2500 years ago. While the advertising has a bit of hyperbole ("We went back to explore history. To pinpoint the genesis. And to discover the true flavor."), I'm going to the store tonight and see if they have it.

Has anyone tried it yet?