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Josh Stone's Articles in Food and Beverage

  • A Sweet History of Chocolate
    It starts with the cacao tree, which is about as far away from a Hershey bar as you can get. It is a small evergreen tree native to the deep tropical regions of South America, ranging from far southern Mexico to the Amazon. You pick a big, green, almond-shaped melon off of this tree and split it open.
  • The Origins of Tea
    Besides water, green tea is the most consumed beverage in the world. It is estimated that over one-half of the world's population drinks tea in some form. Although England and other Northern European countries share a liking for tea with the rest of the world, they don't actually call it by the same word. It is instead called "cha", the Chinese word for it.
  • A Guide to Exotic Fruits For Chefs
    We will explore the fruit varieties of the world which are far removed from the usual fare. For the bold, the creative, or the daring gourmand...
  • A Chefs Guide to Sweeteners
    The Industrialized world is obsessed with diets, and yet has the raging sweet tooth of a child. Everybody wants non-fattening food that tastes fat. And so here we are in the industrial age, working our laboratories round-the-clock to come up with a way to have the taste without the calories. This has given us a host of sort-of, one-off-from, and flat-out substitute sugars.
  • Commonly Used Spices A Chef's Spice Guide
    This guide is a quick look-up table for the commonly-used spices.

    Oregano - A peculiar leafy green herb, in that it is one of the few which is more potent dried than fresh. Taste like a cross between mint and lemongrass.
  • A Unique Chefs Spice Reference
    This guide is a quick look-up table for the commonly-used spices.

    Fenugreek - This is native to India and southern Europe. The part used is the hard, yellow-brown seeds that come from the plant's pods.
  • A Chef's Spice Reference
    This guide is a quick look-up table for the commonly-used spices.

    Allspice - Comes from the unripe berry of the Pimienta dioica tree. It has a flavor that is similar to cinnamon, pepper, cloves, and nutmeg, and so it gets its name from the effect of combining those flavors.
  • A Guide to Coffee Beans
    Comedian Bill Maher once observed that if your favorite drugged state is "wired" and you live in the United States, you are set for life. Starbucks on every corner, coffee aisle in every store. Energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster in every convenience store, and a coffee pot on the burner at every job.
  • Alcoholic Beverage Safety How it Effects Guests in the Food Service Industry
    While we all learn by rote the principles of safety in an establishment that serves alcohol, not much is said in this environment about what exactly alcohol does. In dealing with customers, it helps to understand exactly what effect alcohol has on the system, which not even many drinkers of alcoholic beverages are aware of
  • The Bar Manager's Guide to Fictional Bars
    Fictional bars can provide one with a sense of the bar's place in culture. Drawing on the public's perception of bars, we can choose to import certain elements of these watering holes of film and myth in either a serious or playful way.
  • A Comprehensive List of Food Safety Tips
    Whether you have a career in food preparation, entertain privately, or just cook for your family, food handling has some science to it that you should know.


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