This week’s Hot Plate Monday report:
*Babycakes NYC has your vegan chocolate cake
Bourdain better watch out
*Bret’s Trop-a-Rocka Diet Snapple flavor
*No sign of the “V-word” on Top Chef DC
*Design trends: kitchens of the future
*Productivity boosting foods and…
*SMILE! you’re on the internet!…
…and much more in Hot Plate, Hot Plate News…
QUOTE of the week
“Does anyone need a Double Chocolate Crumb Cake? Call us, we can hold it for you: 212.677.5047.” -BabycakesNYC on twitter
I do, I do!… 🙂
NEWS
Top Chef Season 7: Washington DC
The chef-testants are announced, and once again there is no whisper of the “V-word” in the Chef bios. I read through every last one and though a few of the Chefs speak highly of organic and/or local cuisine – vegetarian or vegan chefs are nowhere to be found.
Cuomo’s Home Cooked Companion…
Uh-Oh! Look out Tony Bourdain..it looks like your blond-haired, blue-eyed, Food Network nemesis may be stepping into the spotlight of *power* in the near future. Maybe all those Sandra Lee jokes weren’t such a good idea afterall…
Things that make me go Hmmmmmmm?…
Paula Dean Leads Brighter Days Natural Foods ..Healthy Kids Culinary Program
I love the Celebrity Apprentice, I just do. And the drama with Bret Michaels’ brain injury is so sad. He will be on Oprah on Wednesday, FYI. And I’m cheering for Bret Michaels to 1) get better and 2) do well in next week’s season finale show. His Diet Snapple Trop-a-Rocka Tea looks fun – check it out here…
Would you buy Trop-a-Rocka or Compassionberry??
ZICO Goes Plastic and From Concentrate...
If your ZICO coconut water tastes a bit different from its new-fangled plastic bottle, there’s a reason why. And the coconut water brand wars have begun…
Meatless Monday: The Meat Hits Back
First the Coconut Waters brand wars, and now the meat vs. meatless wars. Food fights all over the place!
Yuck and Yuck.
Pizza gets a baaaad makeover…..this makes KFC’s Double Down look like a kiddie ride.
The Internet Makes Us Happier 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Using her celebrity for good and not evil…
