Jan Norris: Food and Florida

So if we all clock out at 6 p.m. May 21, here are the burning questions you need to answer for the Food Editor: 1. What’s your last meal going to be? (Some ideas here: www.lastmealsproject.com and deadmaneating.blogspot.com) 2. What’s the meal you’ll take with you as your favorite food memory?

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The USDA thinks potatoes aren’t the best choice for school cafeteria diners. Tater Tots and even mashed spuds could be a thing of the past in cafeterias, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Federally funded lunches (and breakfasts) are targeted by the USDA. Last year, the Institute of Medicine recommended that most [...]

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What a comfort food, and simple, too. Grilled cheese sandwich: White bread, butter the outside, longhorn Cheddar in thin slices or American cheese if you must, a hot iron skillet*, a spatula. Done in 5 minutes or less. (Or, an iron and tin foil, if you live in a dorm room.) I heard of kids [...]

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The big event this week is Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation Palm Beach. A wine-and-dine-around, with more than 30 chefs participating, this event promises to be the “must-do” dining event of the season. Chef Zach Bell of Cafe Boulud in Palm Beach, the culinary organizer, said top chefs from the area have rallied [...]

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The New York City Council is about to take up a bill that would ban toys from fast-food offerings. They’re talking about taking the happy out of the Happy Meal, for many kids, the free toy is, after all, the reason they order what they do when they go to a fast-food spot. Or is [...]

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