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foodFoodWhat to eat. What not to eat.6NA=1154&NC=1245&DI=4098&PS=58319&PI=7315FoodfalsefalsespacernotembeddedfoodDon't Buy Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French CookingRegina SchramblingfalseYou will never cook from it.noDon't Buy Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French CookingWhy you'll never cook from Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.noAnyone weary of the nonstop hype over Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia this summer had to be happy with this week's news that the fuss has not all been in vain: Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking has finally hit the top of the best-seller list, almost 48 years after it was first published. Unfortunately, that will probably send even more Meryl Streep wannabes straight to bookstores looking for food porn. And they will be sold bibles.truenotochyperlinkno200982852837PMFridayAugAugust178/28/2009 9:28:37 PM633870773170000000200982852837PMFridayAugAugust178/28/2009 9:28:37 PM633870773170000000foodPlu-What?Chip BrantleyfalseWhat's the difference between pluots and plumcots?noPlu-What?The whole truth about pluots versus plumcots.noIn late June, an editor at Bon Appétit appeared on The Early Show to talk about the pluot, a fruit available throughout the summer that she described as a plum-apricot hybrid consisting of "75 percent plum." She had three different fruits with her, which she identified as a Razmataz, a Mango Tango, and a Dinosaur Egg. "They're all pluots—just like you would have a McIntosh and a Cortland. They're varieties."truenotochyperlinkno2009819112043AMWednesdayAugAugust118/19/2009 3:20:43 PM6338627764300000002009819112043AMWednesdayAugAugust118/19/2009 3:20:43 PM633862776430000000foodThis Old StoveRegina SchramblingfalseWhy going vintage is better than modern.noThis Old StoveWhy vintage stoves are better than modern ones.noThe Bushwhacked economy has at least one upside: It has put crazy things that once seemed sane farther out of reach. Once upon a time, like a year ago, many cooks would not even blink at spending $10,000 or more on a stove better suited to a small restaurant than the average heat-and-eat home kitchen. Now that the near-depression and credit drought have taken hold, the gleam is off the stainless steel.truenotochyperlinkno200985113528AMWednesdayAugAugust118/5/2009 3:35:28 PM633850689280000000200985113528AMWednesdayAugAugust118/5/2009 3:35:28 PM633850689280000000foodHog Heaven?James E. McWilliamsfalseLife is no picnic for free-range pigs.noHog Heaven?What you should know about free-range pigs.noThe horrible fates of factory-farmed pigs are relatively well-known: They live crammed in drab confinement. Their tails are docked, they're castrated to reduce aggression, and they're stuffed with growth promoters and antibiotic-laden feed. In the minds of most, the humane alternative is the free-range cultivation of pigs, an arrangement that affords access to open space and the chance to behave like pigs. As a system of swine management, however, free-range—even though it mercifully allows ample pig mobility—is in many ways far from the ideal that most people imagine it to be.truenotochyperlinkno200962934255PMMondayJunJune156/29/2009 7:42:55 PM633818869750000000200962934255PMMondayJunJune156/29/2009 7:42:55 PM633818869750000000foodHow McDonald's Conquered FranceMike SteinbergerfalseThe fast-food chain's most surprising success.noHow McDonald's Conquered FranceHow McDonald's conquered France.noIn his new book, Au Revoir to All That: Food, Wine, and the End of France, Slate wine columnist Mike Steinberger examines the startling decline of French cuisine over the past few decades, explaining how a country that turned eating and drinking into an art form has lost its touch for cheese, wine, food, and fine dining. In yesterday's excerpt, Steinberger explained how the Michelin guide, which once celebrated the pinnacles of French culinary achievement, became a "millstone" around the necks of the nation's chefs. Today's excerpt, the second of two, explains how McDonald's conquered France—its second-biggest market in the world.truenotochyperlinkno200962514358PMThursdayJunJune136/25/2009 5:43:58 PM633815342380000000200962514358PMThursdayJunJune136/25/2009 5:43:58 PM633815342380000000200311442715PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:27:15 PM631781584350000000200311442715PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:27:15 PM631781584350000000falsetruetruetruetruetruetrue20011018111443PMThursdayOctOctober2310/19/2001 3:14:43 AM631390436830000000200181561629PMWednesdayAugAugust188/15/2001 10:16:29 PM631334961890000000