July Recap
Photo by Srichand Pendyala
With the 4th of July paving the way for some serious eating, July was a month full of guiltless indulgence. From boudin to French fries, our experts kept our appetites satisfied. In case you may have missed any articles from the past month, help yourself to a serving of this month’s article highlights!
Meet the Experts
• Meet the Experts: Kim Thompson of Seafood for the Future – Editor Kim Kohatsu interviews Menuism’s new sustainable seafood expert, Kim Thompson
Food and Wine
• Boudin and Cracklins in Cajun Country – BBQ expert Jay Ducote talks about two staples of South Louisiana cuisine
• Guide to Italian Regional Cuisine (Part 1 of 3: Northern Italy) – Marla Gulley Roncaglia delineates general differences among Italy’s 20 distinct regions, and begins her three-part series with Northern Italy’s regional cuisines
• Burger’s Best Friend: French Fries – Burger Expert Mr. Lew teaches us about French fries’ origins and offers up little-known fry fact
• July is Bristol Bay Salmon Season – Kim Thompson explains how a large mining operation may put Bristol Bay fishery at great risk
• Decoding the World’s Most Expensive Wines – Wine expert Etty Lewensztain discusses how fine wine has become a financial asset among certain circles of society
• Cheese Lit: Books for the Cheese-Obsessed – Kirstin Jackson offers a list of her favorite Cheese Lit books
The Week’s Best Reviews
We love our users so much we decided to highlight some of our favorite reviews every week, beginning with these:
• July 11th – July 18th – Featuring reviews from MotherGrizzly, traderdt and soccerpup712
• July 18th – July 25th – Featuring reviews from Embersigh, FareCritique and rwarren69
Food Holidays
• Celebrate National Ice Cream Month – Community Manager Marisa Miyasaki discusses ice cream’s history, Menuism’s favorite ice cream spots in the US, and more
• Celebrate National Hot Dog Month – Explore hot dog’s mysterious lineage, and check out some of America’s favorite hot dog joints
Food News
• Independence Day Edition – Joey Chestnut wins Coney Island’s hot-dog-eating contest, the Chinese women’s Olympic volleyball team suffer from meat deficiency, and Sacramento deputies uncover a marijuana dispensary in a restaurant
• The Culinary Legends Edition – The culinary world mourns the passing of Marion Cunningham, and PBS announces a special Julia Child broadcast for what would have been her 100th birthday
• Cooks, Crooks & Catastrophes – A Burger King employee gets fired over a 4chan post, air passengers discover needles in their sandwiches, and a hungry thief mistakes plastic sandwich props for real food
• Costly Acts of Clumsiness – A man shatters one of the world’s priciest cognacs, a shopkeeper is ordered to pay big bucks after a customer slips on grapes, and a restaurant claims Groupon put them out of business
