07.2.09, ABC News

Food Editor Sara Moulton Shows You the Latest Trends in...

Hot Dog Road Trip: A Patriotic Party ...

07.1.09, The Huffington Post

Every dog has its day, and for hot dogs that day is July 4. About 150 million hot dogs were wolfed down last Independence Day, enough to stretch from DC to LA more than five times, according to the National Hot Dog & Sausage...

Debate continues over an American cui...

07.1.09, Newsday

Frankly, it depends whom you ask. We've posed the question to cutting-edge chefs, revered authors, hungry hell-raisers and ordinary folks. Their answers ranged from broad statements about what we eat in general across the country to regional cooking styles such as Carolina barbecue to specific foods such as..

The Perfect Burger and All Its Parts

06.30.09, The New York Times

THE simple hamburger isnt so simple any more. Multimedia Interactive Feature Elements of an Ideal Burger Over the last decade or so, there has hardly been a serious chef in America who hasnt taken a shot at reinventing or improving...

Eating History

06.30.09, Saveur

In his new book A Short History of the American Stomach, journalist Fred Kaufman turns a critical eye on the cultural and digestive history of the United States, drawing connections between current culinary trends and the extreme food philosophies of our nation's...

Organics have redefined fine dining

06.28.09, The Seattle Times

Chefs who broke away from the mainstream of industrialized foods have initiated the New American Cuisine emphasizing local, organic and otherwise sustainable products that they say are more wholesome and...

Joe Sixpack: Big-name chefs embrace l...

06.26.09, Philadelphia Daily News (AP)

ANOTHER CELEBRITY chef has seen the light. This time it's Iron Chef and 2009 James Beard Award-winner Michael Symon who's embracing beer in a big way, partnering with Pilsner Urquell to promote the lager's compatibility with...

Study: Consumer Confidence in Food Sa...

06.25.09, SN

ARMONK, N.Y. Less than 20% of consumers trust food companies to develop and sell foods that are safe and healthy, according to a new IBM study. Also, 60% of consumers are concerned about the safety of food they purchase, and 63% are knowledgeable about the content of the food they buy, according to the...

The Pour - The Pour - Good Beer Deman...

06.23.09, The New York Times

ALL seemed right on this misty Thursday evening. The rain was holding up, and at Studio Square, a sleek 21st-century German beer garden near Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, the reggae-funk band was setting up outdoors, where people could sway to the rhythms from a field of picnic tables or multiple...

Fat wrongly given bad rep, author says

06.23.09, News-Press (AP)

In her new book, "Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes," Jennifer McLagan effectively makes the case that fat is not only essential to good cooking but to good...

Top Five Most Dangerous Recipe Mistakes

06.21.09, Suite101.com

Errors, Misunderstandings, And Misidentifications With Bad...

Nestle recalls Toll House cookie doug...

06.19.09, Orlando Sentinel

NEW YORK - Nestle USA on Friday voluntarily recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough...

Competition fierce as world's biggest...

06.19.09, Breitbart.com: Agence France-Presse

Vinexpo, the world?s biggest wine and spirits fair, opens Sunday as 40,000 professionals from around the globe gather to ply their beverages in markets made fiercely competitive by the economic...

'Food, Inc.' can throw a scare into a...

06.19.09, The Philadelphia Inquirer

They're not called barns. They're not called sheds or sties, coops or pens, either. The places where most of the chickens, cows, and pigs we eat come from are called...

House panel passes food safety reform...

06.17.09, Reuters US News

Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House Committee on Wednesday passed legislation that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been tarnished by a series of high-profile outbreaks since...

Cookbooks will clue Dad in on latest ...

06.17.09, The State

Each season, the newest cookbook titles reveal the hottest trend in cooking, and this year its all about barbecuing. Heres a look at whats new. Who wouldnt be impressed with a book that arrives in an oversized matchbox with matches on the cover? Barbecue by Thomas Feller (Hamlyn,...

Trends in flavor creation for soft dr...

06.16.09, Food Pacific

FLAVORS from natural ingredients and flavors that provide functional benefits are the two key areas of soft drinks flavor development, according to market...

Ag Groups Attack Food Safety Bill

06.15.09, The Progressive Farmer

By Katie Micik DTN Staff Reporter and Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent OMAHA (DTN) -- Calling it unacceptable, onerous and with deficiencies that need correction, the American Farm Bureau Federation and other groups have attacked a food safety bill that was passed by the House Energy and Commerce..

Review: `Food, Inc.' offers plenty to...

06.15.09, The Seattle Times

You put food in your mouth every day. But do you know exactly what you're consuming when you pick up chicken breasts at the grocery store or drive though a fast-food restaurant for a cheeseburger? Or do you even bother to...

Take a Drive Through Texas Wine Country

06.12.09, Los Angeles Chronicle

If a trip to visit the famous vineyards of Napa Valley, California isn't in the budget this summer, try a scenic drive through some local wine...

How women are heating up the restaura...

06.11.09, CBC.ca News

Move over, Mario. Take a hike, Emeril. Look who's cooking now: A handful to ambitious and talented female chefs who are running their own restaurants and creating compelling brands, that's...

Chefs share their shamelessly common ...

06.10.09, The York Dispatch

NEW YORK -- The flat rice noodles with braised beef shin at AZ on West 17th Street raises the bar on a common dish. It is cool and stimulating with the precise flavor of fresh coriander, needle-thin slices of red pepper, lemon grass and lime...

House panel passes bill to increase f...

06.10.09, The Des Moines Register

Washington, D.C. Food processors would be charged a yearly fee and face tighter government scrutiny under legislation approved by a House subcommittee...

In search of the world's best coffee

06.10.09, Action 3 News

By Janet Newcomb Provided by There are about 200 million coffee drinkers in America and, like wine drinkers, they have firmly entrenched opinions about their favorite...

Look Beyond the Pizza Parlor for Topp...

06.9.09, The Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register

Pizza is one of those chameleon foods: It can be whatever you want it to be. But most people - even chefs - never reach beyond the cheese, pepperoni, vegetables and red...

It's back to basics as grocery lists ...

06.9.09, Times Union - Albany NY News

New food rituals, coupons get clipped, hold the...

CAPITAL CULTURE - World Hangs on Obam...

06.9.09, The New York Times

Filed at 12:02 a.m. ET At the bustling Pi pizza restaurant in St. Louis, the staff has come up with a new mantra: ''It's just pizza!'' Just pizza, and yet still, they marvel, customers are happy to wait well upward of two hours at peak time for a...

The 10 best lobster shacks in Maine

06.8.09, MSNBC

Tie on your bibs for the juiciest claws, tenderest tails and overstuffed...

Cloned cows prove costly

12.20.06, The Dallas Morning News (AP)

Voluntary ban on sale of milk they make puts dairy farmer in a...