Tag: food
Award-winning chef makes plea for families to cook, eat together
John Besh is tired of Americans — himself included — making excuses for not eating at home, and not eating together. He's put together a book, My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking, that he hopes will give families strategies for reversing that decline....
Congress acts quickly to make sure pizza remains a vegetable in school lunches
Congressional leaders have once again found an area where they can agree: french fries and pizza should still be considered vegetables on school lunch menus....
Thanksgiving dinner will cost you considerably more this year
If you're planning to eat a traditional Thanksgiving meal next week, it'll cost you a little more this year. Prices are about 13 percent — the biggest jump since 1990....
Peruvian researchers studying power, potential of native crops
In Peru, the ascendancy of cooking with local ingredients and flavors has fueled a resurgence in local crops. Couple that with climate change that necessitates hardier plants and all of the sudden the native tubers and grains are becoming popular not only in Peru, but around the world....
Belgium Beer Cafe: Coming to an American airport near you
Anheuser Busch-InBev, the global brewing company, is hoping to bring the Belgium bar concept to the United States, with 10 locations opening over the next few years. Some Belgians, however, aren't so impressed with the idea....
Coors beer owner launches pink beer, targeted at women
Animée, a new beer from Molson Coors, is targeted squarely at women. The company said fewer women drink beer in the UK and they're hoping their new beer, which comes in pink and two other flavors, will boost marketshare....
What's for dinner? Edible insects on the menu in San Francisco
A chef in San Francisco is hoping to encourage more people to eat insects rather than or as a supplement to meat. They've been on menus for centuries....
Some Chinese buying organic to avoid food contamination -- but is it enough?
The Chinese are becoming more and more fond of purchasing organic produce--but not so much for the health benefits but because it can help them hopefully avoid tainted foods....
Teacher goes undercover, anonymously blogs about a year of eating school lunch
Sarah Wu, a teacher in Chicago Public Schools, ate school lunch for a year and blogged about it anonymously. She's revealed herself and is now out with a new book, Fed Up With Lunch....
Boston man launches urban composting program
Andy Brook couldn't find a job so he created his own — and he's helping his neighbors too. He created an urban composting program to help city dwellers compost their food waste....
