Food! Glorious Food!

Spring’s Opening Act
Mark Bittman Revels in California Produce
By MARK BITTMAN
Recipes:

English Peas With Grilled Little Gems, Green Garlic and Mint
Deep-Fried Spring Onions
Roasted Asparagus Frittata
More Spring Recipes

Layers of Spring
Vegetarian Lasagna Goes Green
Recipes:

Broccoli Rabe Lasagna
More Lasagna Recipes

Beyond Quinoa: The New Ancient Grains
A Good Appetite
By MELISSA CLARK
Recipes:

Whole Grain Granola
Spelt and Lamb Meatballs
Grains and Beans

With Bill Buford Around, It’s Never Dull
By LIGAYA MISHAN

U.S. Announces Plan to Combat Illegal Fishing
By RON NIXON

Lagers Enjoy a Renaissance
Beer Review: American Lagers
By ERIC ASIMOV
TASTING REPORT

FULL SAIL BREWING SESSION PREMIUM LAGER, HOOD RIVER, ORE. ★★★

Golden, beautifully balanced, clean, crisp and refreshing with a restrained bitterness. ($1.60, 11 oz.)

ANCHOR CALIFORNIA LAGER, SAN FRANCISCO ★★★

Golden, crisp and bracing with a malty aroma and snappy, precise flavors. ($1.60, 12 oz.)

BROOKLYN LAGER, UTICA, N.Y. ★★★

Amber, with a pronounced malt character, balanced by juicy herbal flavors. ($1.50, 12 oz.)

ATLAS BREW WORKS DISTRICT COMMON, WASHINGTON, D.C. ★★★

Amber, hoppy aroma but not overbearing; pleasantly bitter and deliciously refreshing. ($1.70, 12 oz.)

NINKASI BREWING VENN DORTMUND-STYLE LAGER, EUGENE, ORE. ★★1/2

Golden, aromas of malt and hops, balanced and refreshingly bitter. ($2, 12 oz.)

GREAT LAKES BREWING DORTMUNDER GOLD LAGER, CLEVELAND ★★1/2

Pale amber, lightly bitter, with lively flavors of malt and hops. ($1.70, 12 oz.)

CALDERA BREWING LAWNMOWER LAGER, ASHLAND, ORE. ★★1/2

Golden with grassy aromas, fresh, subtle and pleasantly bitter. ($1.90, 12 oz.)

SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER, BOSTON/CINCINNATI ★★1/2

Pale amber, crisp and bitter, with a refreshing, briny quality. ($1.60, 12 oz.)

RIVER HORSE LAGER, EWING, N.J. ★★

Amber, unfiltered, crisp and straightforward. ($2, 12 oz.)

NARRAGANSETT LAGER, ROCHESTER, N.Y. ★★

Golden, clean and light-bodied, with a slightly fruity, bitter flavor. ($1.30, 12 oz.)
Recipe Pairing:

Spicy Korean Temple Noodles

Secrets of Food Porn Photos
By Sam Sifton

Germany: Archaeologists Find 300-Year-Old Pretzels. (No Sign of the Beer.)

A Manners Manifesto

My tweets

• Tue, 14:05: Aaron Schock, Facing Questions on Spending, Is Resigning http://t.co/sjYXKw038v via @NYTPolitics
• Tue, 16:11: RT @NYTimeskrugman: Hungary Without Two Thirds http://t.co/Ob7maNALSk
• Wed, 05:21: RT @nprpolitics: Would Automatic Voter Registration Increase Turnout? http://t.co/MCUAEVRgBm
• Wed, 05:27: RT @TimLaheyMD: GOP claim to save money by icing Obamacare requires $1 trillion in new tax reforms to be true. Piece of cake. http://t.…
• Wed, 05:28: RT @andrewducker: Scientists discover how to change human leukemia cells into harmless immune cells http://t.co/nPXRMf3xy2
• Wed, 05:32: RT @LOLGOP: Unemployment rates in Michigan, Wisconsin & Minnesota. Guess which asked millionaires to pay a bit higher taxes? http://t.co/D…
• Wed, 05:32: RT @WhitlockAcademy: #TheWire's Isiah Whitlock, Jr. On The Origin Of His Famous #Sheeeeeeeeeit Catchphrase http://t.co/GuEKDFtWxp @UPROXX h…
• Wed, 05:35: RT @lindayueh: Sterling plunged to a 5-year low of $1.46 after UK wage growth & unemployment data disappointed despite unchanged MPC http:/…
• Wed, 05:38: RT @Dublin2019: We hope you enjoyed your #StPatricksDay 2015. Now imagine 5 days like this at a Dublin Worldcon. What’s not to love?
• Wed, 05:39: RT @andrewducker: DNA nanobots to undergo trial use against cancer http://t.co/Qc37sf1fnT

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