Check Out Some Hot Web Sites
Sometimes it seems like the handiest piece of barbecuing equipment these days is a modem. Among the grilling Web sites recently cited by The New York Times:
* The Better Homes Kitchen Grilling Guide (www.bhglive.com/survival): Detailed instructions by type of meat or vegetable, along with marinade and rub recipes.
* The BBQ Pit (novaplaza.com/ bbqman/hints.shtml): Tips and recipes from Chicago cable TV host Larry Gerber (“The Barbeque Man”), as well as information on ordering some snazzy tie-dyed chef’s hats and aprons.
* Kansas City Bar B Q Connection (www.rbjb. com/rbjb/ bbq.htm): Short on recipes, but plenty of information on barbecue history and restaurants, a chat group and mail-order sauces and equipment.
* Barbeque’n With Bobby Seale (www.bobbyseale.com/bbq.html): Primarily pitches the former Black Panther’s barbecue book, but includes sample recipes and generous doses of Seale’s “Bobbyque” philosophy.
Hit the market
Next week has been declared “Farmer’s Market Week” in Washington, and the Spokane MarketPlace plans to celebrate in style starting Saturday.
The focus will be on the farmers themselves, with photos of their operations, recipes from their kitchens, displays of farm equipment and appearances by a few farm animals, along with contests and other entertainment.
The MarketPlace is at First and Jefferson downtown. Look for the farm displays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. the next two Saturdays and next Wednesday.
Canned music
If you’re more in the mood for music, Seattle blues dynamo Duffy Bishop and Her Palace of Culture tops the attractions at this year’s Blues For Food concert Sunday in Riverfront Park to benefit the Spokane Food Bank.
Music begins at 1 p.m. in the Clock Tower meadow. Requested donation is two cans of food or $2 per person. For more information, call 534-6678.
And trying harder
Finally, we thought you should know that IN Food is no longer the third-best food section of its size in the country.
In awards presented at the recent Association of Food Journalists national conference in Portland, we moved up to second place in our circulation category following two previous third-place finishes.
While awards are nice, what really matters is what our readers think. If you have a suggestion, a comment, or a criticism, we’d like to hear it. You’ll find the address and phone number below. Feel free to use them. We’re always looking for fresh food news. Write to: The Fresh Sheet, Features Department, The Spokesman-Review, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210. Call 459-5446; fax 459-5098.