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This Weekend in 'New York Times' Food News

Posted by Hannah Howard, June 7, 2009 at 3:30 PM

“Food, Inc.:” A documentary on the state of the nation’s food system paints a scary picture.

Rhubarb, 3 Ways: Try a rhubarb raspberry cobbler, or rhubarb sauce with chicken or duck.

American Pastoral: Tim and Liz Young left their "boring jobs" to sustainably raise pigs, cattle, and chicken.

Tropical, Not Typical: A coconut cocktail can actually be sophisticated.

Ambassador Hot Dog: The United States United States "has developed over the years a disarming way to put its foreign guests at ease:" serve them some hot dogs.

Food Safety Bill: Margaret Hamburg says she supports a food safety overhaul, but that the Food and Drug Administration needs more money to carry it out.

Persian Flavors in Los Angeles: Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have settled in L.A., so it's no surprise you can find good kebabs and flatbread fresh from the tanoor.

Business of Blueberries: The United States produces the biggest share of the world’s blueberries, a fruit native to North America.

Travel: Fresh seafood and opulent breakfast buffets on the Tuscan shore; 36 hours at Williamsburg, Va.; Barracas, Buenos Aires is home to trendy wine bars and roast suckling pig; late-night revelry in New York's Koreatown.

Bohemian Pizza: In this Litchfield pizza shop, canoes hang on the ceiling and the thin-crust pies are irregularly shaped.

Dylan’s Candy Bar: Dylan Lauren learned business lessons from her father, Ralph. But the store is her vision, and she taste tests all the sweets.

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