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Food Media Omnibus #553: On Resolutions & Seeing Japadog Make It In The Big Apple

by Claire Lassam | Presenting Scout’s weekly Food Media Omnibus, a collection of links to the local and international food stories of the day…

As we reported back in September, Japadog has expanded to NYC. The Georgia Straight checks in with the local food cart sensation’s progress.

TheKitchn talks about boxed wine. I could get into that.

Check out the top food trends according to Alexandra Gill in the Globe & Mail.

Mia Stainsby talks about her favourite cookbooks of 2011 in the Vancouver Sun.

Andrew Morrison vows to eat more innards and drink more whiskey in the Westender. Now those are resolutions I could get behind!

The North Shore News goes to Kamloops and gets tipsy at the Icewine Festival.

The New York Times rounds up the best cheap eats in the Big Apple. Can someone make that list in Vancouver please? Also, Eric Asimov writes a great article about what it was like being the paper’s restaurant critic.

Did you hear that the FDA is trying to limit the use of salt in restaurants? Ridiculous, I know. The Atlantic takes a strong stand against.

Design Sponge gets excited about schnitzel, because…well, who wouldn’t?

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Claire Lassam is a baker, blogger, and freelance writer based in East Van. She has been cooking and baking her way through the city for nearly five years, working in restaurants ranging from Cioppino’s to Meat & Bread. She currently toils at Beta 5 Chocolates and runs the baking blog Just Something Pretty.

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