FoodWire™ Vol. 1 Num. 4

By FoodChannel Editor | October 21, 2008 7:05 pm

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Good German food and cold German beer dominated our home page this week. We saw how Beer Gets Serious with restaurants making “beer lists” part of their menus. We also looked at the humorous side of beer with our Top 15 funny brand-name brews. You’ll find a complete Oktoberfest menu of food ideas, plus food/beer pairings, and 110 Ways to Taste Beer.

Johnny Appleseed Was Here
We’ve got a bushel of Delicious (red and golden) apple dessert recipes this month. They’re scrumptious to the core.

Comfort Recipes

Stock market’s meltdown making you wobbly? Chill out with some tasty culinary creations from our Food Channel Kitchens. Our Sweet Apple Dumplings evoke memories of a simpler time. This home-style dessert is simply divine.

Oktoberfest Submarines
A hearty sandwich of Black Forest ham, honey-roasted turkey breast, salami and mayo.

Black Forest Trifle
A traditional Black Forest Cake, decadently delicious and beautiful to behold.

Apple Butter Tarts

Here’s a luscious use for crisp fall apples. These terrific tarts are a surefire crowd pleaser.

Get the very latest on what’s happening and what’s going to happen.

• Sink Your Teeth Into Politics
• Boiling Water in an Instant
• The Banana Diet Sweeps Japan

Surfing the Channel

V8 Launches $1 Million Charity Initiative
The maker of V8 has teamed up with Feeding America food banks, pledging to donate up to $1 million to hungry American families. Consumers can contribute simply by buying the brand’s products.

First Fair Trade Certified Organic Honey Enters U.S. Market
Organic honey collected by Mayan beekeepers in Chiapas and Yucatan, Mexico, is now available on a Fair Trade basis for the first time in the U.S.A.

New York City Wine & Food Festival Sizzles in Gotham
Rachael Ray’s Burger Bash got things cooking at the New York City Wine & Food Festival and The Food Channel was there. Stay tuned for lots of on-the-scene video reports and chef interviews.

COMING THIS WEEK: Meet the Hell’s Kitchen Winners from 2007 and 2008.
Our own Food Channel Chef Dennis Pitchford goes one-on-one in interviews with chefs Christina Machamer and Rock Harper, victors in the two most recent seasons of FOX Network’s reality TV series.

PLUS! Plenty of frighteningly delicious Halloween recipes for kids of all ages.

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