It’s old news by now that food is hot.  Not scald the roof of your mouth hot, but front page, all the rage, everybody’s talking about it hot.  Here are a couple of my favorite ”food in the news” stories from the week.  Come get them while they’re, well, you know… 

Israeli Slow Food
For a look into the emerging Slow Food movement in Israel, check out this article in The Jerusalem Post online edition called, “Taking time out from fast food game for some slow food” (the article is better than the title!) 

Kosher BBQ
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel talks Kosher BBQ, tailgating, and the Green Bay Packers in “Have prayers and Packers too.”

Carrots and Cafeterias
What happens when locally-grown food meets large institutions, like New York City’s public school system?  This week’s New York Times follows the trail of a farmer’s carrots to the lunch trays of school kids in ”Local carrots with a side of red tape.”