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I can haz upgradez?

Leo — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:26:19 +0000

I just about completed upgrading Food In The Fort from WordPress 2.6.2 to WordPress 2.7.1, along with any plugins that needed upgrading too. Why? Because that’s just the kind of crazy ass thing I do for fun. Oh, and I want to start taking Food In The Fort to the next level so it’s nice to be on the current codebase. WordPress 2.7.x is much improved over previous versions, and WordPress 2.8 is just around the corner. Of course, it meant saying goodbye to a couple of old favorite plugins (farewell Flexible Upload, we hardly knew ye) but I’m sure we’ll find adequate replacements. Anyhoo, there’s still some kinks to work out, mostly in CSS but I’m not going to fret over them too much because I thoroughly intend to build a new theme for FITF, sometime in the next year.

Upgrading Food In The Fort

Leo — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:33:53 +0000

I’m going to do a long overdue upgrade of Food In The Fort from WordPress 2.3.3 to WordPress 2.6.2 starting now. While FitF should generally remain available, you might expect a good deal of wonky behavior if you visit the site as I’ll be disabling plugins and moving back and forth between the default WordPress theme and the Freshy 2 theme that FitF uses. Hopefully this won’t take too long, and I’ve done a full backup in case of disaster. I’ll post when the upgrade is complete. See you on the flip side.

Old yeast. New Beer.

Leo — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:02:41 +0000

California Polytechnic State University scientist Raul Cano will go to almost any length to brew the perfect beer, and in this case he’s gone back in time. Well, not quite. Actually, he’s using a strain of yeast out of time.

Cano managed to extract a strain of yeast that has laid dormant for forty-five million years inside a Lebanese weevil trapped inside a piece of Burmese amber. And if that doesn’t peg the needle on your Cool’O'Meter, Cano has also managed to reactivate the yeast and is now brewing barrels of pale ale and German wheat beer. Don’t think that only scientists at California Polytechnic will be able to sample Cano’s pre-historic brew, because you can buy it through Cano’s Fossil Fuels Brewing Company.

“You can always buy brewing yeast, and your product will be based on the brewmaster’s recipes,” said Cano. “Our yeast has a double angle: We have yeast no one else has and our own beer recipes.”

The beer has been receiving good reviews and according to Cano the beer’s unique taste, described as smooth and spicy, is due to the ancient yeast’s ability to only consume a narrow range of sugars. Sadly, right now Fossil Fuels Brewing Company is only distributing the beer to select bars and pubs in the Northern California area. If Catherine and I can manage to get our hands on some, you, our dear readers, will surely be the first to know.

Source: Discovery News.

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Pervert candy?

Leo — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:46:57 +0000

Oh my! These candies should come with an R rating. What are those fruits doing with that green jelly bean looking creature? Do I even want to know? All I can say is that they certainly look like they’re having fun. Hat tip to Blame It On The Voices.

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Downtown Dining Club

Leo — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:59:40 +0000

Via What’s Going Down(town) we learn that the Downtown Improvement District is bringing back their popular Downtown Dining Club cards. The cards are meant to encourage people to visit the many great downtown Fort Wayne restaurants, and there are some wonderful deals to be had at some of your favorite Fort Wayne eateries.

Each time you visit one of the participating restaurants you’ll get a stamp for your card. Collect eight stamps and you’ll be entered into a contest for a VIP Party for you and all of your friends at Columbia Street West plus a night’s stay at the downtown Hilton.

To get your free Downtown Dining Club Card, just visit any one of the participating restaurants and you’ll get your card right along with your meal. Nothing could be simpler, and you get to save a few shekels while enjoying some seriously good eats and supporting your local restaurateurs. Everybody wins.

Hmm… And lunch is only an hour away…

Read on for the full list of participating restaurants…

Downtown Dining Club Participating Restaurants

1020 Bistro
1020 S. Calhoun Street
Buy one entrée, get one FREE.
816 Pint ‘n’ Slice
816 S. Calhoun Street
FREE soda with purchase of pizza slice.
Bourbon Street Hideaway
135 W. Columbia
FREE appetizer or dessert. Tues/Wed/Thurs only. Limit one per table.
Casa D’Angelo
3402 Fairfield Ave
FREE bottle of Casa salad dressing with the purchase of any monthly feature.
Cindy’s Diner
830 S. Harrison Street
The “Garbage” Breakfast special, buy one get one HALF PRICE.
Club Soda
235 E Superior Street
$10 OFF Dinner for two. Valid Monday–Thursday 4-10PM.
Columbia Street West
135 W. Columbia Street
Buy one menu item, get 2nd item of equal or lesser value HALF OFF.
Cut’z Restaurant
1020 S. Calhoun Street
Buy one entrée, get one FREE.
Dash-In
814 S. Calhoun Street
FREE fountain drink with purchase of a lunch entrée.
Deli 620
620 S. Calhoun Street
Buy one sandwich and get $2.00 OFF the second sandwich.
Don Hall’s Gas House
305 E Superior Street
FREE dessert with purchase of entrée.
Henry’s
536 W. Main Street
Buy one dinner entrée and get $2 OFF the second entrée. Sunday or Monday only.
Higher Grounds
101 W. Wayne Street
FREE drip coffee or HALF OFF any espresso drink.
JK O’Donnells
121 W. Wayne Street
One FREE regular dessert with minimum food purchase of $12.
Lincoln Tower Soda Fountain
116 E Berry
Free soda fountain drink with purchase of a sandwich.
Loaf and Ladle
817 S. Calhoun Street
Buy a lunch entrée and get a cookie for 50¢.
The Oyster Bar
1830 S. Calhoun Street
FREE slice of Banquet du jour cheesecake with purchase of a lunch or dinner entrée.
Park Place
200 E Main Street
FREE white chocolate symphony, our signature dessert, with purchase of entrée.
Peony Tea House
503 W. Wayne Street
FREE pastry with purchase of a lunch.
Takaoka of Japan
305 E Superior Street
FREE dessert with purchase of entrée.
Toscani Pizzeria
120 W. Wayne Street
Lunch: Buy one lunch special, get the second HALF OFF.
Dinner: Buy one pasta entrée, get 2nd HALF OFF.
Window Garden
1300 One Summit Square
Buy one lunch special and get a 2nd of equal value FREE.

Lunch At Casa D’Angelo

About Food In The Fort

Leo — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:50:05 +0000

Because our entire world doesn’t revolve around food we took the day off from Food In The Fort to go tour the Indiana Alpaca Invitational at the Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum. In case you missed your opportunity to see these gorgeous creatures up close and personal, this free show runs through tomorrow, March 6th. But we did finally take the time to update our About page. So if you’ve been wondering who Catherine and Leo are, and what Food In The Fort is all about, now is your opportunity to satisfy your curiosity, if not actually be informed. But do go see those alpacas. You’ll be glad you did.

Guys cooking for a good cause

Leo — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:24:53 +0000

Saturday, April 12th you can sample the cooking of 70+ local businessmen, including Councilman Mitch Harper and Mark Carboni, all the while supporting a good cause. The Parkview Foundation’s Cookin’ Men 5 will be held 7 pm at Fort Wayne Memorial Colliseum, Expo 1. Proceeds of the charity event go to support Parkview Hospital and Francine’s Friends mobile mammography unit. If you’d like to reserve tickets give the Parkview Foundation a call.

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You bet your farfalle

Leo — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:42:10 +0000

Would you know your fusilli from your orecchiette? How about the difference between linguine and fetucine? Maybe not, but I’d be willing to bet that you’d know pasta is delicious no matter what the shape. Still, if you’d like to impress your friends and family with your command of all pasta, great and small, then this fun and informative quiz is just what you need to shore up your shaky knowledge of pasta shapes. Alas, I only scored 71% but you can probably do better. Let us know in comments. Hat tip goes to Slashfood for this enjoyable time waster.

Photo credit: Rachel Been, AOL.

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Hello world!

Leo — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:32:43 +0000

Welcome to Food In The Fort, a food blog from two serious foodies living in the bustling metropolis of Fort Wayne, Indiana. We’re still building the site but in future days you’ll be able to find recipes, restaurant reviews, and general commentary on all things food and Fort Wayne right here.