Travis Williams, The Roanoke Times Nikki Sprecher is hoping to create a buzz in the New River Valley when she opens her Wine and Design art studio next month in the Food Lion Plaza shopping center on North Franklin Street in Christiansburg. The studio will be one of 36 locations
Jennifer Gish, Timesunion Anne Manzella, from Guilderland, is an art teacher, and we can see why after she submitted this sushi platter cake for our Cute Food Art Contest. About two dozen amateur food artists entered our contest, and the entries were both cute and creative. But the winner is Manzella … READ
Daily Gazette Edible art was on the menu at Colchester’s Firstsite gallery when chef Charlie Stocker gave visitors a taste of food foraging. Charlie, who recently opened a pop-up restaurant in the waiting room of Colchester bus station, was the guest at the gallery’s Free Family Saturday … READ MORE
Jacob Miller, SouthCoast Today The Food Research and Action foundation found that, one in six Americans struggle with hunger leading anti-hunger initiatives to grow increasingly. Through art, SouthCoast Serves is raising awareness and funds for local food pantries with the opening of the Art, Food, Justice Exhibit … READ MORE
John Gibb, Otago Daily Times Dunedin’s rapidly rising status in food design circles will be reflected in a international conference being hosted by the Otago Polytechnic later this year, organisers say. High-profile culinary artists and designers from throughout the world will converge on the city for the International Food Design Conference
Emily Murphy, Joonbug Are you a take out junkie? Try making the dishes at home! Cooking Light’s Global Kitchen: The World’s Most Delicious Food Made Easy is a new cookbook covering the greatest culinary hits across the world. Penned by David Joachim, a New York Times best-selling author in collaboration with
Carolyn Classen, Tucson Citizen This event is being held at the Maker House (former historic Bates mansion, now an art event venue & coffee shop) at 283 N. Stone Avenue (SW corner of Franklin St. and Stone Ave., just south of the Stone Avenue underpass). Maker House describes themselves as
Rochelle A. Shenk, Lancaster Online The phrase “American as apple pie” took on a new meaning Friday night as the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society kicked off its folk art series with an event that was as much about learning as it was about tasting. “Pies in the Mennonite Tradition” offered a
City of Geneva, Illinois After wrapping up a 5th season of the lauded Dancing with the Geneva Stars in 2013, the GCAC is excited to introduce its new annual gala event, Eat Your Art Out! For the first time in Geneva, art will be paired with food and wine as
ART-idea’s Director, Diane Dodd participated in the World Summit on Arts and Culture that took place in Santiago de Chile, 13th-16th January 2014. The theme of the summit is Creative Times – new models for cultural development. Nearly 500 participants from diverse countries and cultures from around the world are
Liz Balmaseda, Palm Beach Post Downtown Miami’s splashy new Perez Art Museum (PAMM) has wowed art lovers with works of a diverse range of palettes. Meanwhile, its onsite bistro has pleased an ample range of palates. The museum’s restaurant and bar, Verde, is the domain of Stephen Starr Events … READ
Thomas Himes, News Press Fried food and painted toilet seats caught people’s eyes Saturday at Cape Coral’s Festival of the Arts. After eating a generous-sized Gyro, Cape Coral resident Tommy Holohan lamented stumbling across the festival on his way to buy vegetables at the nearby farmer’s market … READ MORE
Jody Feinberg, The Patriot Ledger It’s easy to assume the potato – the word’s fourth most important staple crop – has always been around. But 7,000-10,000 years ago, people living in the South American Andes bred it from a poisonous plant into dozens of varieties with aptly descriptive names: cougar
Chicago Business, Daniel Alonso, a partner in Wicker Park’s Black Bull and formerly in Hubbard Inn, is merging art and food in the West Loop with Fulton Market Kitchen, scheduled to open in March. The restaurant, in the former Victor Hotel space at 311 N. Sangamon St., is the brainchild of
Cara Hutt, HLNtv Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle’s art is striking, whimsical and appetizing all at once. The married artists use everything from avocados to peppers to create tiny worlds where equally tiny figurines go to golf, sculpt or even play a casual game of tennis. They then take a series of
Anna Dubuis, London Evening Standard Forget pop singers — chefs are the new rock’n’roll stars, according to Boy George. The Culture Club frontman said today’s pop stars are “just lightweights” … READ MORE
