Farmers and urban culinary experts build bridges Oct 25, 2009
Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 2:14 AM EDT COLUMBIA COUNTY The culinary arts wouldn t exist without the farmers who provide the building blocks for everything from Beef Bourguignon to baba ganoush. On Saturday those training to become chefs and others who simply love food came to Columbia County on a day trip from New York City to taste and see where many of those building blocks come from. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Vidas Italian Steakhouse now has more to offer during lunch Oct 4, 2009
Appetizers begin at $4 and include a smoky roasted eggplant dip called baba ganoush and fresh hummus made from blended garbanzo beans, sesame seed paste called tahani, lemon juice and garlic ... For $10 you'll be served a plateful of falafel, dolmas, hummus, baba ganoush, pita bread and salad. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
10 best bargain bites in Sydney Mar 30, 2009
Going all out on mezze could take you over your budget but don't miss the ultra-crunchy falafel ($13), fattoush (summer salad with toasted pitta, $12) and a plate of hummus, baba ganoush and labneh (thick yoghurt-like cheese, $20). A post-prandial stroll to Sea Sweet patisserie at 354 Church Street will snare you baklava in bite-sized pieces ($24 a kilogram). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
You say potato, I say tomato Feb 26, 2009
This year's recipes feature baba ganoush (Egypt; appetizer with mashed eggplant, garlic and tahini); hinurnong isda (Philippines, baked white fish topped with sauted vegetables); flat cakes (Tanzania, a potato pancake with carrots, cinnamon and curry); plantain turnovers (Honduras, an empanada filled with fried beans and cinnamon); groundnut stew (Ghana, a mix of vegetables served over rice, sometimes called peanut butter soup when groundnuts are replaced by peanuts or peanut butter). QED cooks. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Dining Out: Quick to Go Feb 19, 2009
I've been in there a few times getting food to go either from the fridge case where she has stuffed grape leaves, spinach and meat pies, hummus and baba ganoush, or from the grill area where she makes sandwiches of the more familiar type, like cold subs or a meat ball parm, and, of course, of the Mediterranean type, specifically Lebanese ... The baba ganoush is also very smooth, the eggplant whipped up to a very light spread. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
