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This Weekend in 'New York Times' Food News

Posted by tressa eaton, November 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Ice Cream, For Dogs: Christian Liendo, a teenager from Queens came up with the idea for canine ice cream made from carob powder, soy milk, and lactose-free milk while enrolled in an entrepreneurial program. Early tests reveal that dogs prefer corn and carrot ice cream to chocolate and vanilla. Who knew?

Tuna's Death Spiral: An editorial condemning the international commission that set catch limits for bluefin tuna this year, even though many countries and scientists consider it an endangered species.

The Cheat: This week a lobster bisque and chicken hash inspired by menu favorites from the Cafe Carlyle on the Upper East Side.

Another Suitor for Cadbury: Hershey Chocolate is considering a bid for the British candy maker Cadbury, which would challenge Kraft's existing bid of $16.7 billion.

Agro-Imperalism: Fearing food shortages, investors from countries that rely heavily on imports like rice and wheat are buying up land in poor countries like Ethiopia in order to grow food there.

Thanksgiving Emergencies, Solved: Over on the Diner's Journal Blog, Sam Sifton is answering questions on making gravy, frying turkeys, and in-laws.

Flu Shots that Go Down Easy: Bartenders are marketing alcoholic drinks like the Flu Shot (a mixture of garlic-infused honey, jalapeño-infused tequila, orange-lemon-ginger purée and liquid echinacea) and the Throat Coat (honey-and-pepper-infused vodka and B&B combined with a spoonful of honey) as a kinder way to get over the sniffles.

Global Chicken Soup: Comforting chicken soup from Korean, Chinese, Greek, Dominican, and Jewish spots around the city.

Complaint Box: Picky Eaters at Thanksgiving: Dealing with a table full of people with varying dietary requirements including vegans, lacto-vegetarians, no-carb eaters, and those who are gluten-free makes one writer feel that she needs a nutritionist and an Excel spreadsheet to have a dinner party.

Recipes for Health: This week, five healthy Thanksgiving recipes including Savory Cornbread Stuffing and Sweet Potato, Pumpkin, and Apple Puree.

Travel: Estado Puro tapas bar in Madrid, thin-crust pizza, food carts, and baked-to-order date pudding can all be found in Marfa, Texas; eating through Paris using the Zagat guide of the Napoleonic era; Lyon for the food, dining suggestions in Hong Kong, dabbawallas serving Continental and pan-Asian food in Mumbai, shwarma and sushi in Jordan, and 36 Hours in Rajasthan.

T Travel Winter 2009: Buenos Aires seen though food served up at bodegones, San Francisco's Mission District is experiencing a surge of Italian eateries, gamey meat dishes and experimental chocolate in London's Islington neighborhood, margaritas and blackberry cobbler in Franklin, Tennessee, a hotel in the German countryside serves homemade jam and vegetarian meals at its communal table, Afghan food, artisanal ales, and crab cakes in Baltimore, MD, Asian fusion and French colonial dishes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, local seafood, meat, and produce in Friesland, chophouses and cafe con leches , dining with a water view, and a Latino and Asian food face-off all in Miami, and where to eat in Tobago and in Geilo, Norway.

Regional Dining: Dearborn Market in Holmdel, New Jersey, Erini in Ewing, New Jersey, Chimirri's Pastry Shop in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Ola in Orange, Connecticut, the Lobby Lounge at the Ritz-Carlton in White Plains, New York, Bistro Rollin in Pelham, New York, Christina's Epicure in East Norwich, Long Island, Sripraphai in Williston Park, Long Island.

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