Links from the Foodiesphere for Monday, July 4th 2005

An appetizing evening with M.F.K. Fisher - The City of Chicago celebrates a food writer who used words like pictures in a July 11 program titled "I Was Really Very Hungry: A Portrait of M.F.K. Fisher."

Fight back against salt overload - It's tougher to get rid of salt overloads in the processed foods that account for as much as 80% of the sodium we consume.

Obese in despair about their size - Two-thirds of overweight women say they feel that life is not worth living because of their size, a survey reveals.

Campaigners oppose beer with caffeine and ginseng - US brewer Anheuser-Busch is to launch the first energy beer in Britain, despite an industry code prohibiting the promotion of alcohol as enhancing physical or mental capabilities.

Cook a 646-Pound Catfish! - Today's Washington Post Kids Post section had an AP photo-story that made the grown-up section of most other papers around the world: fishermen in Thailand caught a catfish officially weighed at 646 pounds!

Overweight in Mexico - The worldwide surge in overweight is affecting Mexico.

Canada's 35-Pound Burger - A Compacted History of the Bigger Burger War.

regional coffee culture, part xxxxv - "in the past five years norwegians have increased their coffee intake an average of eight liters per year and a new record level of 166 liters (701.6 cups) per person per year was set. . ."

Posted by Ant @ Monday, July 4, 2005 | Permalink