La Boqueria market: Tourist groups banned from Barcelona market

cookingmelbourne: The Spanish get it – the primary function of their fresh food market is for local shopping not a theme park for tourists. City of Melbourne redevelopment of QVM would place the emphasis on tourists who want snacks, cheap leather goods and a photo op not potatoes, beans and fish.   Be warned: Security…

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Consumers willing to pay premium for local pasture-fed chickens – ABC Rural (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

South east consumers are willing to pay a premium for sustainable pasture raised chickens. Source: Consumers willing to pay premium for local pasture-fed chickens – ABC Rural (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Quince charming

In this story Poached quince and porridge This quince recipe is simple enough, although it does take some time. That is the rule when poaching quinces: the slower the better. But the finished poached quinces can be used for a number of preparations. Source: Quince charming By Andrew McConnell The Saturday Paper

How Flavor Drives Nutrition – WSJ

By Mark Bittman For more than 50 years, our food has been getting blander—and as flavor fades, so does nutrition. Source: How Flavor Drives Nutrition – WSJ  

Michael Pollan Cooks! – NYTimes.com

By Mark Bittman Cooking is not only a democratic pleasure, it is also daily creativity, it’s economic, it’s healthy, and it’s a link to the natural world. Source: Michael Pollan Cooks! – NYTimes.com