Category: food writing
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A Taste of Persia: Iranian Community Rings in Nowruz

Photo by Nick Schnelle At 11:30 p.m. on March 19, Iranians from all over the world celebrated the Persian New Year, Nowruz. The word translates into new day, the first day of spring. Source: A Taste of Persia: Iranian Community Rings in Nowruz
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Sweet and Stout

With the recent microbrewery mania, beer experts have found ways to incorporate beer with almost anything — even dessert. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, Bonnie Watson, Craft Beer Cellar’s director of education and certified cicerone — a sommelier of beers — paired classic desserts with craft beers. Chocolate chip cookies?…
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From the South

When Aly Friend isn’t posting food photos on Instagram, planning events at the University of Missouri or keeping up with Food Network shows, she’s in the kitchen stirring up something that’s sure to be good and tasty. Source: From the South: Aly Friend inherits love of cooking from southern Missouri upbringing
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From Griddle to Campfire

Source: From Griddle to Campfire: Troop 707 celebrates 50th Shrove Tuesday pancake supper Twenty-one Troop 707 Boy Scouts manned 21 tables as Columbians streamed into the warmth of Calvary Episcopal Church’s Parish Hall. The 27-degree weather did not deter them. Heaps of steaming pancakes and savory sausages cooked by troop parents waited to be served.…
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Range Free café offers allergen-free foods

Range Free is the first allergen-free bakery and café in Columbia When Anna Meyer was diagnosed with 24 food allergies in 2009, she had to figure out an alternative diet. The journey wasn’t easy. Although many friends and family supported Meyer, others didn’t understand that certain foods could make her gravely ill. At restaurants, Meyer…