Category: Food Facts – Food History

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Rare Artisan Fruitcakes From Robert Lambert

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[1] Robert Lambert’s artisan fruitcakes are available in dark and white (shown) styles. The candied fruits are made by hand (all photography courtesy Robert Lambert). Three vintages of Robert Lambert fruitcakes: 2018 at top, 2017 in the center and 2016 at bottom.   Some people cringe at the word “fruitcake.” That’s because their experience is…
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WORLD BREAD DAY: Make An ‘Everything Bagel’ Savory Babka

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October 16th is World Bread Day, and our colleague Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog has created something new: the Everything Bagel Babka. First, a bit of history: A Queens bagel maker lays claim to having “invented” the Everything Bagel around 1980. There was nothing like it among New York Bagels. Seth Godin came forward to…
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