THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, October 2, 1996 TAG: 9609280091
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You're wandering through the produce deparment and see jicama on
the shelf. The sign tells you what it is, but you haven't the
faintest idea what to do with it. Or, you're trying to cut your food
budget and wonder what the best buys are. Or, you're planning a trip
to the mountains and want to know where there's a good place to eat.
Starting today, the Flavor staff will try to answer all these
questions and more.
``Try This,'' a new feature by food writer Betty Douglass, will
introduce you to uncommonly purchased but commonly seen ingredients.
Beginning today, ``Try This'' appears weekly in Wednesday's Flavor.
``Market Report'' will start next Wednesday, giving you tips on how
to save money. This new weekly column will feature the best buys,
special offers and new products.
As always, ``Desperation Dinners'' and ``Joan McCormick'' will
remain weekly features of the Wednesday Flavor.
However, to make space for the new features, something had to go.
In this case, it was Morsels. But it didn't go far. The weekly
column moves to Sundays starting this weekend.
Most Sundays we'll review a local restaurant but when we don't,
you'll see ``Miles to go Before I Eat,'' Stephen Harriman's
occasional, and popular, series on eateries worth a road trip.
And finally, since the Humble Steward, Jim Raper, left for the
south of France, we've hired M.F. Onderdonk to write a bi-weekly
column, not just about wine but other beverages as well. ``Wines and
Spirits'' makes it's debut this Sunday.
- Ruth Fantasia, Flavor editor by CNB