Food & Drink

If you reach for a bag of chips before lunch or grab a candy bar between meals, you are among the millions of Americans who snack throughout the day. It is estimated that more than 90% of all Americans eat one to three daily snacks. Now, a new study reveals the large number of calories

Imagine walking into a fast food restaurant and placing an order for a burger and fries… The Wagyu beef for your burger is immediately fresh-ground, formed into a patty, cooked to the perfect internal temperature. At the same time, a fresh basket of fries is dropped into a fryer and, at the precise second when

The world of fine wine is built on prestige, exclusion, and perceptions of difference (differences in class, differences in quality, differences in provenance…), and while wine has been around for thousands of years in some places, and for centuries in most others, the reigning classifications and rating systems have been around for far shorter durations.

Edgar Román is serious about food; and serious about Los Cabos, where he’s been living for the last 20 years, fusing his gastronomic knowledge with his region’s local ingredients. Román’s restaurant Don Sanchez was born in the adversity of the pandemic. He built a large, new alfresco restaurant around a palapa, aiming to reproduce the

As we’re in the throes of the holiday season, now is the perfect time to refresh your kitchen gear or find the perfect gift for the chef in your life. Whether for seasoned cooks or culinary novices, these must-have kitchen additions make for thoughtful and practical gifts. These selections infuse excitement and joy into any

What’s trending on land eventually makes it to the skies. While drinking a glass of wine to nod off on an overseas flight is a tried and true pastime by many jetsetters, not everyone wants a sip or refill of alcohol with the loom of jetlag ahead. Just like plenty of beverage menus at bars

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin After last week’s scoop, I’m closing out the year with a sweet exclusive. Mars Inc. is notoriously one of the most private companies in the entire food industry. It’s also one of the largest, though the candy, packaged food and pet food company rarely shares details

Drones have a growing range of useful applications, but there has been a lot of attention given to their increasing role in modern warfare. We can hope that individual military conflicts will come to an end, but there is one form of warfare that will probably never cease – the “war on weeds.” Drone-based technology

Here are two words that you don’t want to hear together: norovirus and sushi. Actually, there are very few things that you want to hear along with norovirus. But a norovirus outbreak has been linked to the Sushi Nine restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, according Shelle Jackon reporting for WRAL News. And way more than

Here’s one thing that doesn’t go with a granola lifestyle: Salmonella. That’s why the Quaker Oats Company has issued a voluntary recall of some of its granola bar and granola cereal products, according to a company announcement posted December 15 on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) web site. There is the chance that

Earlier this year a panel of expert judges convened in a nondescript hotel convention hall in Brooklyn to assess merit across all major categories of spirit. It was part of the annual New York World Wine & Spirits Competition, which in just several iterations has already grown into one of the city’s premiere tasting events.

Greek yogurt pioneer Chobani has acquired La Colombe for $900 million just a few months after Keurig Dr Pepper’s (KDP) announced its $300 million sales and distribution deal with the ready-to-drink coffee company. The transaction included the combination of a newly issued $550 million term loan, cash on hand, the exchange of KDP’s minority equity

Most Saturdays in Charleston, South Carolina, locals, and visitors intent on picking up a box of pastries from Welton’s Tiny Bake Shop know to arrive early and join the queue. Limited by its cozy space, the bakery often sees lines stretch out front during busy times, but owners Zachary and Hannah Welton make sure customers

If you are a bourbon aficionado, times have never been better. Global demand for the spirit that for decades was deemed inferior on the world whiskey stage has never been higher. This has led to an explosion of new distillers; there are over 800 in the United States nowadays, producing exceptional bottlings that continually redefine

The plant-based meat industry was the next big thing in food and beverage for many investors and consumers a few years ago. You could, it seemed, get the flavor and feel of meat without some of the health concerns. These days, stories of struggle are more common than success. Beyond Meat BYND , a public

Mionetto, a leading brand of Italian prosecco, has entered the non-alcoholic space with a new product: a zero-proof sparkling wine that mimics the flavor of the brand’s flagship Prestige Prosecco Brut. The bottle will be available across the United States in 2024, at an SRP of $15. Enore Ceola, CEO of Freixenet Mionetto USA, noted

Whole Foods Market’s annual 12 Days of Cheese returns from Dec. 13 through 24, highlighting some of the highest quality, world-renowned cheeses that will elevate any charcuterie or cheese board this festive season. Handpicked by Whole Foods Market’s Specialty Cheese team, which includes Certified Cheese Professionals (CCPs) recognized by the American Cheese Society for their

The Court of Master Sommeliers minted its first Master Sommelier in the United Kingdom in 1969, and “by April 1977, the Court of Master Sommeliers was established as the premier international examining body” (according to the American arm of the organization’s “About” page). Since then, the Court of Master Sommeliers has often set the standards

Last month, a new PSA-style ad dropped featuring Queen Latifah speaking out on the very serious subject of…people judging other people for drinking cow’s milk. If it sounds like an SNL sketch, that might be because two of the creatives who worked on the campaign are actual alumni of the comedy show. It’s not the

The U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP) dedicated an entire day to food and agriculture — a first in the 28-year history of the event, which brings together decision-makers from 200 national governments to discuss how to address the climate crisis, hosted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year. “We will make sure that COP28