Dancing Spoon

O’Reilly’s Most Excellent Scones

Scones Visionary

by Edie Freedman

Tim O’Reilly’s Most Excellent Scones
Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media (oreilly.com), is many things: visionary, writer, technology advocate, and much more. He also happens to be an excellent baker.

I have worked with my friend Tim for nearly two decades and I know that his scones are legendary; he makes them for friends, colleagues, and just about anyone who shows up around breakfast time chez O’Reilly. I can speak from experience: it’s hard not to wolf down more than your share of these wonderful pastries, especially when they’re just out of the oven.

Tim's most excellent scone recipe follows...

Locavore: An App for That

Technology Foodie
by J. Michael Wheeler

Eat Local? Yeah, there's an app for that.
Okay, I admit it, I’m an iPhone evangelist. I use my iPhone for every thing from organizing my shopping list to running my business to listening to an ever-changing mix of music to looking at the Eiffel Tower from space.

And now I can use it to find what foods are local, the nearest farmer’s market, food that’s in season and food that soon will be in season. This newest foodie app on the iPhone is called Locavore:

Eating local food when it’s in season is an increasingly popular goal amongst people who are interested in eating the tastiest, healthiest food while also being good to the environment.