Food & Drink

Autumn is pumpkin-everything season in the US. But did you know cultures around the world use pumpkins in their cooking year-round? In Armenia, the inside of the pumpkin is stuffed with boiled rice, dried fruit, nuts, and honey for a dish called Ghapama. South African pampoenkoekies are tiny pumpkin fritters made with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Milwaukee ranks as the drunkest city in America. Clever Real Estate recently published a new composite study The Drunkest Cities in America: 2022 Data, and Milwaukee took first as the drunkest city in the United States, beating out New Orleans, which took second place; Portland, OR, which took third; Denver, which took fourth, and Providence,

Some folks have called Mark Reynier a rebel, some have called him a contrarian, some have called him a genius, and some have called him words that we can’t reprint here. Still, according to the man himself, they all got it wrong. “I am a flavor seeker, plain and simple,” he enthusiastically tells me on

#shark #fermentedshark #iceland #FoodInsider How toxic shark is fermented for eating

Grocery giants Kroger KR and Albertsons ACI are reportedly in talks to merge. The combination of the retail giants would mean up to a 15% share of the U.S. grocery market, second only to Walmart’s WMT 20% share. While analysts see some upside for the companies, there are many reasons why such a merger is

Beer aficionados can thank an unexpected decline in sales in 2015 for the recent release of Sierra Nevada’s booziest brew ever. That was the year that founder Ken Grossman and his team found themselves looking at a glut of their award-winning Bigfoot Barleywine-Style Ale that, for some inexplicable reason, did not hit their sales expectations.

For years, “blended” has existed as a dirty word in the world of American whiskey. That’s because the United States’ unique labeling laws allow for domestic blended whiskey to contain as little as 20% actual whiskey, with the remainder of the bottle often being filled by neutral grain spirit. Throughout the 20th century this gave

In November 2022, Caribbean small island leaders will travel some 10,000 kilometers to lobby for their economic rights before diplomats and dignitaries from more than 200 countries, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. As representatives of some of the most vulnerable nations in the world to climate change, regional heads of

Margate, on the south east coast of Kent, continues its revival as a seaside resort and popular art and foodie destination. With miles of golden sand beaches and dozens of posh hotels along the seafront, Margate was a favorite holiday spot for 19th-century Londoners. The town’s artistic connections also date back to this time when

Here’s a TikTok trend that you’d “butter” be careful about. It’s the “Butter board” trend that has folks slathering gobs of butter on cutting boards and dumping sauces, spices, fruits, and other stuff on top of said butter. People are then using pieces of bread or bread-like products to scoop up these concoctions off the

As the rum category continues to heat up in the US market, Brown-Forman Corporation has acquired Diplomatico Rum and all related assets, including a Panama production facility, from Destillers United Group S.L. “Diplomático Rum will join our expanding portfolio, giving Brown‑Forman a market leading entry into the fast-growing super-premium rum category,” says Lawson Whiting, President

Nitro Beverage Co. is having a restless year: From launching cold brew coffee into specialty retailers such as Whole Foods and Bristol Farms to optimizing its cold chain through decentralized warehouses, the New Jersey-based coffee marker is now making a foray into the kombucha territory. None of these were on their agenda when Mike D’Amico,

As the global supply chain strains to meet increasing demand, fair trade efforts become a low priority for many US corporations. October is Fair Trade Month, which highlights the efforts of businesses dedicated to a more equitable international trade system with respect and transparency. Throughout the month, consumers can #FindFairTrade products both in local stores

Despite being one the UK’s biggest names in frozen meals (see: 1,600 employees, 90 shops, and 900 concession retailers), COOK has taken a humble road to the top. And it’s paid off. Having filled the freezers of middle Britain for 25 years, sibling owners Rosie Brown and Ed Perry continue to operate independently, refusing to

There are beer festivals and then there’s the Great American Beer Festival. The largest beer festival in the world the event is part drunken festival, part serious beer competition with the nation’s best breweries battling it out for one of the events coveted gold, silver, and bronze medals. The event is hosted by the Brewers

In the process of generating the main component or components for which a crop is grown there are usually low value byproducts or even waste streams. One way to increase the sustainability of agriculture is to find ways to “up-cycle” these materials so that they increase overall food, feed, or fiber productivity without requiring any

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Back in 2016, I took one of my favorite reporting trips ever. In Denver, I found myself deep inside the headquarters of “the Willy Wonka of Cheese,” also known as Leprino Foods. The mozzarella was flying. Pie after pie was unveiled from ovens that replicate the

There’s no slowing down the ready-to-drink (RTD) category. A new report from the IWSR, a global leader in beverage alcohol data and analysis, notes that the category value will increase by an additional $11.6 billion over the next five years. The category’s massive growth is charged by consumer demand for more premium RTD products —

From gravy pizza to a sugarplum macchiato, we wanted to find out every difference between UK and US Christmas fast food specials. MORE FOOD WARS VIDEOS: US vs UK Papa John’s | Food Wars US vs UK Starbucks | Food Wars US vs UK Burger King | Food Wars —————————————————— #Christmas #FoodWars #FoodInsider Insider is

The U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP) brings together decision-makers from 200 national governments to discuss how to address the climate crisis. But since the first COP in 1995, the role of food and agriculture systems has been largely ignored. “The holistic approach required to transform food systems doesn’t sit easily with climate negotiations narrowly focused