http://www.theurbangrocer.com A tasty bitesized blog for foodies! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:16:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maite Gomez-Rejón is a one-time private chef who has cooked for the likes of Aerosmith and KISS. On that same resume, she’s also boasted years of experience in museum education working for other big names like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Getty Villa. In fact, it was at ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/09/06/maite-gomez-rejon/ Political awareness is not exactly your standard ice cream topping, but it’s what you’ll find when you line up at New York’s new Guerrilla Ice Cream street cart. This pioneering mobile project has paired gourmet frozen custards to political movements around the globe in an effort to temper the trendy ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/09/03/guerilla-ice-cream/ If there was any doubt that beer is the new wine, it can now be put to rest with the introduction of this new wine packaging: wine in a beer bottle. That’s right, we’re talking about a Swartland Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend out of South Africa cheekily disguised within a kitschy ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/09/02/with-bobs-your-uncle-bobs-your-uncle/ With the end of summer and the start of fresh, crisp autumn days, there’s no better time to enjoy hot popovers straight out of the oven, airy and light, with a solid pat of melting butter. Whether paired with a soup for cooler nights, or with some fresh strawberry jam ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/09/02/poppin-popovers/ We’re a sucker for packaging. But it’s the lack of it at Unpackaged in London that has us in deep swoon. Almost none of the organic market’s products, from the extensive range of bulk grains, oils and dried fruit and nuts, to the baked goods, fresh products, or cheeses, are ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/09/01/unpackaged/ So you think you’re all cupcaked- out? Had enough of the trend, eh? Well get ready for more because at American Cupcake, their red velvet is all the rage – on fried chicken, that is. Yup, at this San Francisco-based eatery, chicken is marinated in red velvet cupcake batter (um, ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/08/31/red-velvet-fried-chicken/ So maybe you’re a sucker for design and you just can’t get over the aesthetic flaw of wine in plastic bottles, or perhaps you adhere to the school of thought that believes plastic tampers with a wine’s quality? But did you ever consider the carbon emissions involved in carting around ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/08/30/full-circle-wine/ If you have an affinity for all things pickled – and you’re not alone – then Brooklyn Brine is an absolute must-have. Based out of, well, Brooklyn, this budding company owned by vegetarian 20-somethings enthusiastically leapt onto the independent food scene just over a year ago to heaps of rave ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/08/27/brooklyn-brine/ There is something irresistible about a beautifully designed coffee shop. And Balzac’s Coffee in Toronto’s Distillery District is just such a place. Located in an antiquated warehouse, the ambience exudes an industrial-chic meets French bistro aesthetic with its worn brick walls, pressed tin coffee bar, checkerboard tiled flooring, and 20ft ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/08/26/balzacs-coffee/ Cibi, in Japanese meaning “a little one,” is exactly what you feel like when taking your chopsticks to your breakfast on a sunny Saturday morning in the backstreets of oh-so-cool Collingwood, Melbourne. It’s an exciting new experience tucking into a bowl of soba noodles for breaky or wandering around the ... http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/08/25/cibi-cafe/