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Sounds of Spring

07 Mar 2010, Posted by Jennifer Iannolo in food

My palate is responding to the sounds around me with cravings for spring vegetables and sunnier flavors. How about yours?

A Toast to Ayn Rand

02 Feb 2010, Posted by Jennifer Iannolo in non-food

Today is Ayn Rand’s 105th birthday. I wish she were alive right now to see how many hundreds of thousands of people are reading her books. And so she could say “I told you so.”

FP88: The Double Shot Coffee Company

25 Jan 2010, Posted by Jennifer Iannolo in beverages, podcast

http://blip.tv/file/get/Culinarymedia-FP88TheDoubleShotCoffeeCompany705.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIf you have any preconceived notions about coffee, this is a good time to cast them aside. After talking with Brian Franklin, I certainly have. Brian is the owner of The Double Shot Coffee Company in Tulsa, OK, and he is roasting the best coffee that has ever touched my lips, bar none. He has changed my whole world. In our chat we discuss everything from picking, roasting, grinding and brewing to why most of the commercial coffee you buy (including from that big chain) is burnt, and why those enticing-looking, oily…