"veggie burgers" news and stories

Each Thursday, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week.

• Tired of the high price of grocery store veggie burgers? Make your own!
• In both the U.S. and the United Kingdom, organic farmers are having a very tough time making a go of it, despite increasing interest in organic products.
• Looking to be satisfied and comforted by your meal? Check out this slideshow of seven very comforting foods.
• How do you feel about the growing trend of restaurants charging for bread?
• In search of an easy dinner? How about Shrimp and Scallops en Papillote!
• When you get a party invitation that says "Significant Other Welcome," do you assume that to mean that children are also invited?
• Iron Chef Wine - yay or nae?
• YumSugar takes a look at plastic wrap and foil, trying to determine which will keep her food fresher.

Source

Today, the Dining & Wine section of the New York Times website featured a link to restaurant critic Frank Bruni's new blog,  "Diner's Journal." According to the introductory post, Bruni hopes the blog will be a light and accessible way to give readers a greater insight into the experiences and trials of a restaurant critic. So far, the tone isn't exactly conversational, but it looks to be a good way for readers to learn about restaurants that aren't yet ready to be reviewed.

Other articles today:

• The evolution of the bottled water industry.
• Mark Bittman does veggie burgers.
  
• A return to dining in New Orleans.
• Eric Asimov gives some background on brunello di Montalcino.
• Tasting the chocolates of Turin.
• Florence Fabricant talks brown butter.

[Photo: NYT]