More Non-Food Mags For The Foodie

'Tis the season, I guess. The November 1st issue of the New York Times Magazine is also its Food Issue. And the cover story of the new November 9th issue of Time is "The War on Delicious," probably kicked off by that recent World Health Organization report on processed meats and cancer. I haven't looked at a hot dog for most of a lifetime, but charcuterie, that's a different thing. It's a spooky article about meat in general.

New Yorker Food Issue

Fans of food and the New Yorker magazine might appreciate that the current November 2nd issue of the New Yorker is the Food Issue. You could always buy it or check it out at the local library, but if you're lucky enough to have a Longmont library card, you can also download it for free to the device of your choosing. The service is called Zinio, which the Boulder library also has, but interestingly the New Yorker is not among the titles offered by Boulder through the service.

Happy National Sandwich Day

Thanks to those fine folks at Mile High on the Cheap for pointing out in their daily email that today is National Sandwich Day, and there are deals to be had. The one appealing to me is sandwiches half price at Modmarket if you say the magic word "Sammy" when ordering. I don't see anything about it on Modmarket's website, but you could always call ahead to be sure.

Farmed Salmon Passing As Wild

Catching up on some reading over the weekend, I found the New York Times reported a few days ago on a study that found a rather stunning amount of salmon labelled as wild is actually farmed. It looks like restaurants are more likely culprits than supermarkets, but those are in the game as well. I just hope (and rather don't think) the stores I shop at aren't among the transgressors. You can read the NYT article here.

What's In Your Halloween Candy?

Might want to think twice about what's in those trick or treat bags and bowls of candy that are everywhere. The cover article of the new issue of Science News is an interesting one regarding the safety of nanoparticles that are added to foods for color enhancement and the like. There's a chart showing levels of titanium dioxide in a bunch of foods, and M&Ms and Good & Plenty candies are on the list (chewing gum is also well represented). Glad I stick with at least natural and largely organic foods, although it seems some nanoparticles can appear naturally as well.

Boulder Farmers' Market Today

On yet another beautiful fall day, it's hard to believe there are only four more markets left for this year's Boulder Farmers' Market season. Put on something Halloween-ish and stroll the fall colors of the market. There will be pumpkin carving for the kids, and I bet more than a few costumes too. Here's the produce the Market says to expect:

In Season Now

beets, apples, cauliflower, pumpkin, delicata, butternut squash, acorn squash, spaghetti squash, carrots, onions, Brussels sprouts, peppers, beets, eggplant, potatoes, kale, turnips, radishes, chard, arugula, celery and lettuce.

Spooky Halloween Foods

If you are still looking for ideas about what to serve (besides candy) for Halloween, here's a reminder of the post I did with guides to help you out.

Vitamin Cottage Sale

Just a heads up that tomorrow is the last day of the current sale at Vitamin Cottage. My post about it a few weeks ago is here. Bear in mind that stocks do tend to run low at the end of the sale, and who knows what we'll see from them next.

Weekend Sales At Whole Foods

Our local Whole Foods stores will offer us a trio of special sales for tomorrow through Sunday, plus a sale for tomorrow only. For tomorrow only, since the Whole Foods on Pearl has its liquor store next to it, that's presumably participating in the 20% off all beer sale. Well timed for anticipation of Halloween and recovery from the influx of Republican presidential candidates. For tomorrow through Sunday, Mrs. Meyer's very nice liquid hand soaps are $3 each (the 12.5 ounce size), Crunch! cookies by FancyPants Baking Company are $3.99 each (I'd hope that would be for a container, not for a single cookie), and Creminelli Tartufo six ounce varieties are $9.99 each, and I believe that's a type of artisan sausage that's particularly good.

Five-Day Sale At Whole Foods

Whole Foods is really mixing it up these days. They are doing a five-day sale with a quartet of specials for today through November 3rd. Fresh asparagus is $1.98 a pound, organic Fuji apples are $1.99 a pound, organic raspberries are $2.99 for a six ounce container, and Rio Star grapefruits are 98 cents a pound (note that Sprouts is about a dime cheaper on both the asparagus and organic raspberries for the whole week).