This Weekend in 'New York Times' Food News

Posted by tressa eaton, October 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Celebrating an Earthquake with BBQ: This Saturday, San Franciscans are commemorating the anniversary of the deadly 1989 earthquake (and getting ready for the next Big One) with events all over the city including "emergency preparedness bingo...barbecues and world-famous potato salads."

Farmers vs. Deer: The state is stepping in to help Long Island farmers protect their crops by starting a deer-fencing program.

More Bad News for High-Fructose Corn Syrup: A new study shows that heat can produce a potentially toxic substance in high-fructose corn syrup (which some commercial beekeepers feed to their bees) that can kill honeybees.

Generation B: A piece on the restaurateur Billy Gilroy, his six restaurants, and five marriages.

Solemn Bartenders: The wave of new cocktail-centric bars has brought with it serious bartenders who are less interested in chatting than in practicing their craft.

Thrifty Grandmas: A memory of frugal recipes, like beef barley soup, from a former era of economic uncertainty.

A Really Old Bone: A bone that was unearthed in Israel gives clues as to how our ancestors hunted, shared, and enjoyed meat 400,000 years ago.

Travel: Local wine and apples discovered while biking through Vermont, 36 Hours in Richmond, VA, B+B's in New Delhi homes serve up home cooked lentils and raita, poppy seed danishes and some of Israel's best hummus in Jaffa, decadent food in Charlevoix, Quebec, Singapore's new food scene, Eric Asimov explores wine lists in San Francisco, and Terence Conran's new places in London.

Questions for Ruth Reichl: The editor of Gourmet talks ant-egg salad and the conversation that closed the magazine.

Recipe Redux: This week a recipe for Worcestershire sauce from 1876 and a new one for 2009.

Recipes for Health: This week it's pasta recipes packed with veggies.

Regional Dining: A look at the booming meal-delivery business in New Jersey, Union League Cafe in New Haven, an all-duck dinner in Yorktown, New York, Le Chateau in South Salem, New York, and Amarelle in Wading River, Long Island.

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