Happy Halloween!

 

Colcannon is traditional Irish Halloween fare.  It is made with mashed potatoes and chopped kale or green cabbage.  There are many recipes for colcannon online, such as this one from Brenda Hyde for Old Fashioned Living.

According to Ireland Now,

Colcannon at Hallowe’en used to contain a plain gold ring, a sixpence, a thimble or button: finding the ring meant marriage within the year for the person who found it, the sixpence meant wealth, the thimble spinsterhood and the button bachelorhood. 

Follow this link for more Halloween food traditions.

Fresh Books!

Check out our new books!

You’ll find them on display and on the shelves in the library.  Is there a book that you would like to see in the library? Suggest it here by leaving a reply.

The CHIC Bleusletter

Allow me to present the October issue of the new student newsletter:

All credit for this great new publication goes to the staff:

Matt Satow, editor; David Wylen, Dru Cochran, Michael Russell, Christine Slavick, Jerry Tapia, Marielle Hendren, Shara Dotterer, and Meg Genow, reporters; Emmanuel Mensah, photographer; Chef Tom Beckman, design and layout.

Read it online or pick up a copy today. You will find the Bleusletter at the LRC and Reception desks.

(no more) CHANGE

Starting Monday, October 29, you will use your student ID to pay for all printing and copying.

We have a great new Canon copier/printer that produces high-quality black & white and color prints. All printouts/copies will be .05 per sheet - color, too.  LRC staff will be ready and willing to help you navigate our new system.

So take your coins to Coinstar and get ready for the 29th. Adding value to your student ID card requires paper money.

Travel Deals for Students & Faculty

Student Michael Zito discovered this gem while planning his upcoming externship to Italy: http://www.studentuniverse.com.

All verified college students and faculty are eligible for the discounts. When you register at the site, you provide information to verify your status. StudentUniverse negotiates with the major airlines to secure exclusive discounts. Bon voyage!

Food for Thought: Culinary History

Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 10.

As part of the Newberry Library’s À La Carte series, Riva Feshbach, Exhibits Manager, will present Food For Thought: Culinary History at the Newberry Library.  This two-hour session will explore various topics in culinary history and give participants “a taste of the Newberry’s diverse resources (from early books of etiquette to handwritten party menus) for learning about culinary history.”

Cost for the seminar is $35. Online registration is available.

CECybrary: Oxford Reference Online

The next time you access CECybrary, click on Electronic Books and then Oxford Reference Online.

This collection features 170+ Oxford reference titles including An A-Z of Food and Drink, Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise, and A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition.

When you select a subject reference search, you are searching across multiple titles.  The Food and Drink subject searches the three titles listed above. 

On a related note, in our print collection here at CHIC, you will find The Oxford Companion to Food, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, and The Oxford Companion to Wine.

Online reviews challenge the old guard

Move over Anton Ego. The foodies and bloggers are on your heels.

Do Michelin and Zagat still matter? Should they?

Online reviews eat at restaurant guides NPR Marketplace Morning Report 10/10/2007

Will blog for food Redeye online edition 10/10/2007

Michelin Musings NY Times 10/8/2007

The Price of a Four-Star Rating Wall Street Journal 10/5/2007

Restaurant critics are blowing their own covers L.A. Times 9/12/2007

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100-Mile Thanksgiving

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Alisa and James over at The 100-Mile Diet are gearing up for Thanksgiving.

Are you up for the challenge of preparing and eating a Thanksgiving meal using only ingredients raised or grown within a 100-mile radius of your home?

Traveling for Thanksgiving? Try a combination of 100 miles from your departing city and 100 miles from your destination city.  

Check out their site to get started on your 100-mile diet.

Gingerbread House Competition

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Chef John Montanile announces the 2nd annual

Student Gingerbread House Competition.

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The competition will be held at CHIC on Saturday, December 1, 2007.

For additional information, or to enter, download the entry form:

gingerbread_form-07.doc

No entries will be accepted after Friday, November 16. Good luck!