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Douglas J. Peckenpaugh is a managing editor of Food Product Design and the editor/associate publisher of CULINOLOGY magazine. He has worked in food and agricultural publishing as a writer and editor for books, magazines and websites. He also worked as a cook and kitchen manager while earning his B.A. from Purdue University in Professional and Creative Writing.

11/17/2009

The Forest and the Trees

When simultaneously putting on and covering a show like SupplySide West, it’s easy to periodically miss the forest for the trees. Each new moderated educational session or meeting with an exhibitor brings new insights, often honed into carefully carved niches—specific ingredients, combined flavor and fortification strategies for set applications, and so on. Glimpses of cactus fruit, esoteric botanicals ...
11/11/2009

Immersed in Our Healthy World

I’m currently in the throes of healthy ingredient nirvana here at SupplySide West in Las Vegas (and still reeling from the outstanding breakfast I had at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon this morning—a baked egg and veggie gratin swimming in deliciously decadent Mornay sauce with thick toast for dipping and a side of perfectly executed potatoes Lyonnaise). The show is gearing up to really blow the doors ...
11/05/2009

What's in a Name?

Well, quite a bit, actually. Nevertheless, when it comes to an iconic product like Vegemite, a rose by any other name smells just as stinky. When I ran across a piece on the recent hubbub down-under on Vegemite, I couldn’t help but think that the whole business reeked of creativity—after all, it certainly worked for Coke back in the 1980s. Even though this Vegemite business didn’t involve ...
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10/28/2009

Inside the All-Candy Diet

If you’re one of those people who hands out little baggies of pennies tied shut with miscellaneous mismatched bits of string come Halloween, prepare to receive your do-gooder handouts, more often than not, instantly—and directly—regifted in the form of a torrential, shotgun-like spray back at your house. Ditto for any “healthy” proffered snacks. Halloween treats are all about candy, lest you’ve ...
10/20/2009

Still Logically Extending Into Infinity

As many of you already know, whenever I have the luxury, I thoroughly enjoy meandering through the supermarket—and when I say meander, I mean it. Aimless. Rambling. Without fixed direction. Think about the circuitous route of a lightly windswept bumblebee and you’ll get the gist of where I’m coming from. Such meandering retail excursions invariably lead to worthwhile discoveries. I’m pretty ...
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