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

The New York Times looks into the history of the Boulevardier – the marriage of a Negroni and a Manhattan (I was sold as soon as they said “1920’s Paris”).

The LATimes finds tasty hot house tomatoes, which is all kinds of shocking.

Out of the 500 odd recipes published last year, Saveur rounds up it’s favorites.

I deeply and passionately love fried chicken, and so does Bon Appetit.

Ned Bell gives out his chowder recipe in Van Mag.

Mia Stainsby learns about coffee, which is fantastic except for the slurping (I hate slurping).

Yet another reason to buy locally: 34 states have listeria contaminated eggs. I have trouble imaging that any of those states don’t have chicken farms. The Huffington Post looks into it.

Andrew Morrison falls head over heels with the food, service and look at Black & Blue, but loathes the soundtrack.

The North Shore News waxes poetic about honey.

Korean wings beat the more BBQ varieties in Alexandra Gill’s tastes. She finds them perfect at the Happy Day Metro House.

In Food52’s cookbook-off, the amazing Montreal restaurant, Joe Beef, wins.

Lastly, TheKitchn talks about what Fair Trade means, and asks if it exists any more.

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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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