Since the babies in bars debate is so two years ago, let's take up the latest baby-and-beverage craze in Brooklyn: Babyccinos, also known as steamed milk topped off with some froth. Burn your tongues, BABY!
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Beware: Brooklyn Babies Binge On Babyccinos
Organic Milk Shortage Ruining Breakfast Across Northeast
If your run to the fancy bodega for a pint of organic milk comes with a bit of sticker shock, don't be surprised: there's a huge shortage of organic milk acros the country (and particularly on the East Coast), with farmers getting screwed as customers demand more.
Brooklyn Factory Recalls Dumplings Tainted With...Milk
Watch out, cheap eaters: a Brooklyn company has recalled 11,000 lbs of dumplings because they may contain a nefarious undeclared allergen—milk.
Man Plans To Live Entirely Off His Wife's Milk
The price of milk is rising and interest in human breast milk seems to know no bounds, so you knew it had to come to this eventually: one man has decided to see how long he can survive on a diet consisting entirely of his wife's breast milk. And naturally, he and his wife are blogging their experience. Cause, really, what else are you going to do with a 22-cubic-foot freezer of milk that breast milk banks won't take?
The Price Of Milk Is Udderly Outrageous!
As if those recession-era shrinking cereal boxes weren't enough of a hindrance to eating an affordable breakfast, the price of milk just refuses to go down. And it has nothing to do with those silly PMS ads. The Daily News today digs into the cost of leche and finds things looking pricey, with no good news on the horizon. Taking inflation into account, the average price of a half-gallon of milk has gone up 11 percent in the city since 2000—while it dipped 2.1 percent in urban areas nationally.
Udderly Hot: NY Dairy Cows Stressed By Heat, Can't Make Milk
As unbearable as last week's heat wave was, at least humans are able to sweat. Unlike dairy cows—and NY State dairy farmers say their cows have been too uncomfortable. Douglas Aukema, of Chenango Forks farm, told the Press and Star Bulletin that his farm's milk production was "down by a third, probably, because of the heat stress."
Sexist Milk/PMS Campaign Comes To An Abrupt End
Remember that ad campaign called "Everything I Do Is Wrong?" The one that promised exasperated men that they could soothe their PMS-ing banshee women with milk? The one that got a whole lot of people really pissed off? Don't worry about it, because now it's shutting down early.
Men: Calm Your Crazy PMSing Girlfriend With...Milk?
Earlier today we were alerted to the existence of a new dairy-centric ad campaign from the same folks who brought you "Got Milk?", only this time, they're tackling the touchy topic of women. Specifically, women and their periods. Thirsty yet?
Starbucks Slammed Over Gay Bias Allegation, Queens Dairy Dismissal
Starbucks is in hot coffee today for two reasons: an allegation that a manager at a Long Island Starbucks berated a gay worker for his sexual orientation, and news that the chain's milk distributor plans to drop Jamaica, Queens-based Elmhurst Dairy and go with a non-union dairy conglomerate in Texas. The bias allegation stems from an incident witnessed by a customer at a Starbucks in Centereach, Long Island overheard a female manager allegedly forcing an employee, Jeffrey Warren, to resign because he is gay. In a blog post that has since gone viral and attracted widespread media attention, the witness writes:
Would You Drink Milk From The Men Behind Manolo Blahnik?
If you thought the pricey glass bottles of milk from Ronnybrook were hard to swallow (tip: take the cap off and pour the liquid in a cup) you just haven't noticed the milk from Arethusa Farms. See, the gentlemen who own that Connecticut dairy farm just happen to also be the top two executives at Manolo Blahnik and their milk, like their shoes, does not come cheap. In fact the white stuff, which has been in some local markets for the last few months, sells for $4.49 for a half-gallon. And it isn't even "organic"—they use antibiotics.
Mad Scientists Producing Human Breast Milk From Cows
First people were incensed when Chef Daniel Angerer crafted a cheese out of breast milk; then they were grossed out when a restaurant in London started selling breast milk ice cream. It seemed like there was no hope for breast milk enthusiasts to get their favorite product introduced into their normal diets...until now.
Japan's Spinach, Milk And Water Now Radioactive
Nuclear Boy's stomach is still hurting, and that ache is now starting to affect Japan's food supply. Japan's health ministry announced today that an abnormal amount of radioactive materials iodine-131 and cesium-137 were detected in spinach grown about 70 miles northeast of Tokyo, and in a dairy farm 30 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The iodine was also found in some samples of the country's tap water, though it did not exceed accepted safety levels. Ministry official Ryusuke Hagiwara said, "This is the first time ever that an abnormal amount of radioactive material has been detected in food in Japan."
Milk Recall Affects Four Northeast Milk Brands
Four milk brands sold in New York and other nearby states are participating in a voluntary recall. The brands are Midland Farms, Corrado's Market, Jersey Dairy Farms and Trade Fair Premium. All those companies sell milk produced at the Midland Farms plant, located in Menands, New York, where yesterday, according to a press release, inspectors found "a failure of pasteurization equipment at the Menands milk plant. While the recalled products have not been found to be contaminated with any harmful pathogens, the company is voluntarily recalling all production as a precautionary measure."
City To Shed Archaic Milk Expiration Rules
New York City's milk cartons have always been somewhat shrouded in mystery because of their confusing expiration date system, which leaves city cartons marked with two separate "Sell By" dates. But that could all be changing—according to the Daily News, the city's Health Department wants cartons to get just one, later "sell by" date stamp.
Video: Rosanna Scotto Drops "Soy" Bomb
Rosanna Scotto, Good Day New York anchor and restaurateur, was a little frisky on the Fox 5 morning program today: When discussing whether milk not from a cow could be called mother's milk, her colleague Greg Kelly pointed out there could be "soy juice." Then Scotto suggested "soy jizzum." Really:
Lohan Sues, Says "Baby Lindsay" Is Making Fun Of Her
Are these adorable babies trash talking Lindsay Lohan? This E-Trade commercial shows a boyfriend baby and girlfriend baby video chatting, as babies in relationships do, when the girl baby asks if that "milkaholic Lindsay" was over his house the night before when he failed to call (men!). Then baby Lindsay pops up on screen, clearly lac-toxicated, and says, "Milkawhaaa?!" See for yourself:
Brooklyn Milk Traffickers Deal Raw Product
Swearing that a drink of raw milk beats a trip to the doctor, a Brooklyn woman has gotten in with an underground network that traffics the unhomogenized, unpasteurized product. According to the Brooklyn Paper, Hannah Springer and her fellow milk smugglers meet at secret "drop-off" points around the city, to collect bottles driven down from farms in Pennsylvania. Like many converts, Springer had her first taste after reading The Omnivore's Dilemma, and now she's addicted. “I no longer have to take thyroid meds, which every doctor said I would be on for the rest of my life,” said the mom, who feeds two glasses of the stuff to her 18-month old son daily. But if its curative properties are what she says, why does the FDA call it "inherently dangerous"?
Cops Look For "Killer Milkman" In Attempted Lovechild Slay
Investigators are hunting for the man who attempted to poison an infant by delivering "toxic" breast milk to the child in a Brooklyn hospital.
Hide Your Wives: The Milkman Returns
The milkman cometh! The nostalgic middle-of-the-night milk delivery service, complete with glass bottles, has returned to New York. The Daily News tagged along with the two milkmen, Matt Marone and Frank Acosta, who started their business a couple of years ago, and now deliver to around 50 households in Manhattan. They're also expanding to Brownstone Brooklyn next month—where surely the two good looking gents will quickly become a hot topic amongst Park Slope mom gossip circles.
Courtney Love Plays Gas Station
Hey, smoking at gas stations is dangerous! Last night Courtney Love performed for a crowd of around 1,000 at Alexander Wang's fashion week after party, which took place the Mobil Gas Station on 10th Avenue, of course. Thanks to WWD and Justin Rocket's Twitterering, we know that there was also free candy inside the gas station and "Pixie Geldof and Devon Aoki stocked up on Nerds" (hipster elite, they're just like us!). Soon after, Love was back to Twittering herself, saying, "we had way fun tonight for Alexander (Wang) sorry we mangled 'Unsatisfied' westerberg but they were so fashionista they didnt know dick." Sorry, but we sort of love her for that.
Milk Gouging Still Extreme, Cries Councilman Gioia
Remember how last year the City Council made a big stink about milk price gouging, calling on the Department of Agriculture and Markets to enforce price limits after a study showed that 86% of NYC retailers are breaking the law by overcharging for milk? The department regulates the price of milk with a monthly cost calibration, but many grocery store owners are unaware the law even exists. It's one year later, and Councilman Eric Gioia—who's running for public-advocate—is still crying over the price of milk. Though there's been an 83% drop in the wholesale price of milk in the past 18 months, some Manhattan stores are still charging as high as $6 a gallon. The Agriculture Department just can't get it together to publish the monthly threshold price on its website, and at a press conference yesterday, Gioia told reporters that the department's milk price enforcement is virtually non-existent: "We have a state agency that's not doing its job. The Department of Agriculture went from bad to worse." With an election looming on the horizon, you can definitely expect Gioia to milk this issue for all its worth.
Drunken Josh Brolin Moons Times Theater Critic, Trashes Russell Crowe
While accepting the best supporting actor prize from the New York Film Critics Circle on Monday night for his riveting performance in Milk, Josh Brolin lashed out at the Times's chief theater critic Ben Brantley, who negatively reviewed Brolin in True West on Broadway. Sure, that was over eight years ago, but Jo Bro does not forget a slight: "As much as actors like to say they don't read reviews, I do. Ben Brantley—honestly I hate that motherfucker! And I don't think he's a good writer." (We do.) Then Brolin turned to his Milk co-star: "Quite an actor Sean Penn...Amazing. Not an asshole like Russell Crowe."
Alison Pill, Actor
In Gus Van Sant's new film Milk, which opens Wednesday, Alison Pill plays Anne Kronenberg, the brassy lesbian hired by gay rights activist Harvey Milk to take charge of his fourth, ultimately successful, campaign for city supervisor. The 23-year-old's performance was cited by the Times as one of five to watch out for this year: "Women are rare in this movie, but as the campaign gathers momentum, this one holds the screen like a channel swimmer chugging steadily along in a sea of testosterone-fueled flamboyance."
Milk Cast Spills: Penn Calls Prop 8 "Manslaughter"
Gus Van Sant’s new film Milk tells the story of Harvey Milk, who in 1977 became the first openly gay man to be elected to a major public office in the United States, only to be assassinated within his first year of serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. At turns tragic and exhilarating, the film chronicles the last eight years of Milk’s life (played by Sean Penn), when he worked on campaigns for public office and the protection of gay employees.
Melamine Found in White Rabbit Candies
The Chinese dairy scandal has reportedly spread to candy. Dairy manufacturers had added melamine to watered-down milk to boost protein levels; melamine, an industrial chemical, produces kidney stones and has killed a number of babies and left tens of thousands of others with kidney issues. It's also the chemical in the tainted pet food last year. The Singapore Straits-Times reports that melamine has been found in White Rabbit candies, which are popular across Asia and also found in Asian grocery stores in the U.S. (sometimes they are treats at Asian restaurants). And today, the Chinese agriculture minister admitted the country's dairy system was "out of control" sayiing "milk stations began only in recent years, the country now has no specific method of supervising them."
Start Crying Over Expensive Milk
The state-controlled price for a gallon of milk went up another 44 cents this morning, bringing the maximum amount that a retailer can charge to $4.37. But an investigation last month revealed that many retailers haven’t even heard of this law and charge whatever they want. The rising prices are due to high fuel costs, corn shortages and floods in the Midwest, according to WABC. And at $4.37 a gallon, inventors’ dreams for a milk-powered car are now cost-prohibitive. Time to switch to rat milk?
Most Retail Milk Prices are Udderly Illegal
86% of New York City store owners who sell milk are breaking the law by overcharging for their product, according to the “Milk Money” report released yesterday by the City Council. The 17-year-old law, intended to stop price gouging on what many believe to be a vital source of nutrients, regulates the price of milk with a monthly cost calibration. This month, store owners cannot legally charge more than $3.93 for a gallon, $2.01 for a half-gallon, and $1.04 for a quart.
Got Fried Milk?: Pamplona's Citrus Leche Frita
Now that Chef Alex Ureña is reintroducing leche frita to the menu at Pamplona, one might assume it’s a riff on café con leche, considering his Dominican heritage. Sure there’s plenty of leche, and yes it's a riff, but the dessert whose full name is citrus leche frita, is a spin on a traditional Spanish sweet that translates to fried milk.
NYC's Milk Expiration Date Mystery
After looking at the nitrogen tanks that live on city sidewalks, a reader asked us to look into another city mystery. She wanted to know "Why is the expiration date on milk different for New York City? Does it really take that many more days for the milk to get here?" The NY Times looked into this in another shelf-life (1982), and reported:
New York City is the only place in the state and one of relatively few in the country that has its own dating system for fluid milk, which may legally be sold only up to 96 hours after 6 A.M. on the day after pasteurization. The rule is the same for whole, skim or low-fat fortified milk.more ›
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