
Could you imagine waking up at dawn each morning to knead and shape dough, letting it rise for a few hours, then take it to a centrally located oven where it is baked alongside everyone else's? This is the norm for many families in places like Morocco, though with modernization the tradition is beginning to fade.
In Pixar's latest film Ratatouille, Remy the Rat learned his culinary skills from the best of the best - Thomas Keller, owner of French Laundry in Yountville, California.
Is your organic food really all organic? The Department of Agriculture is preparing to approve a list of non-organic ingredients that could make the cut in food stamped with their organic seal
Eric Asimov takes a look at the delights of Beaujolais in 'The Pour'
Frank Bruni asks some of the more prominent names in the food industry which meals or moments in their pasts were "pinnacles of carnivorous gluttony." Yes, pig snout made the list.
This week's recipes:
Lamb Schnitzels With Mint-Horseradish Pesto, Confit Byaldi, Lamb and Bulgur Kibbe With Garlic Yogurt Sauce, Chicken With Couscous, Moroccan Anise-Flavored Bread (Khubz), Tagine of Fish, Pea and Crab Salad

The Department of Agriculture has proposed some changes to the standards currently in place for
Last fall, Congress passed legislation that ceased federal, tax-generated funding for the
inspections of facilities used to slaughter horses for human consumption. Because all facilities must be inspected to
operate, this effectively shut them down. They could not pay the inspection fees themselves. While not illegal in the
US to eat horse meat, it is a disgusting idea to many diners, so the horse meat produced was typically exported to
Japan or European countries, like France, Belgium and Italy.
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