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Reports on the popularity of the herb lovage to cooks in Europe and the United States. Addition of the herb to soups served with potatoes; Pairing of lovage with carbohydrate-rich foods; Advantage of the celery flavor without the crunch.

The article focuses on the growing concern over horse meat of retired or damaged racehorses from the U.S. due to potential presence of drugs which are too toxic to eat safely. Tufts University's veterinarian Nicholas Dodman mentions that one would be reckless if one wants to have drugs administered to racehorses in one's food chain. Meanwhile, spot check of drug use and random residue tests were done in the slaughterhouse run by Stephan Giguere in Quebec.

Opening AMORINO Here gelato will be scooped to create a flower shape, and the petals can be made of different flavors from a list of more than 20, all in the same cup or cone. It's the signature of the chain, which has stores in 50 locations in Europe, and now New York. Free cones from 4 to 7 p.m. on opening day (Thursday): 60 University Place (10th Street), (212) 253-5599. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkey may be an uncomplicated food, but the history of the bird is far from simple. The commercial breeds that grace the Thanksgiving table trace their roots to southern Mexico, where a wild variety was domesticated 2,000 years ago. Mexican turkeys were transported to Europe in the 1500s, more varieties were developed, and in the 1700s these turkeys made it back across the Atlantic, to the Eastern United States. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article discusses the popularity of a warm weather drink that is popular in Europe but not in the U.S. The drink is called by different names in England, Germany, and France, but it consists of the same ingredients: a half-and-half mix of beer and lemon-lime soda. In Spain a popular drink combines Coke with a tannic red wine. The author wonders why the Americans, who are the standard bearers of the cocktail culture, are obsessed with not mixing anything with beer and wine.

Examines the truffle and its status through the ages. From ancient Romans to today's Libyans, the frenzy for truffles which peaks at Valentine's Day each year; What is actually in a truffle; Concern that their easy availability makes them less alluring; Shortages of European truffles which is forcing some restaurants to seek alternatives; North Carolina truffle growers, Betty and Franklin Garland who harvested 50 pounds of black truffles last year and who are selling them today for $100 per ounce.