Yes, the news has been good of late, but I think the entire Meatless Monday team was dumbfounded when the data came back.
Food in New Orleans is serious business as our chefs continue to rack up James Beard Awards. A chef based on Spicer even has her own side plot in HBO's Treme as scripted by Anthony Bourdain. Speaking of Bourdain, alcohol is also a top draw.
About two months ago Kim and I set out to accomplish a long-held goal: to build a roasting spit in our backyard and spend no money doing it. The inauguration of our successful endeavor occurred Memorial Day weekend. Here's how we did it.
I've only recently twigged that making the most of a breakfast buffet is both an art and a science. Some people are very good at this. Sun Tzu has nothing on them.
In his new book, Barry Estabrook tells us why the modern factory-farmed tomato in most grocery stores is a poster child for nearly everything that is wrong with industrial agriculture.
Not eating animals is a smart, compassionate decision, regardless of whether those animals are furred, feathered or finned. What better time to let fish off the hook?
A new study, published in the May 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found that low-salt diets actually increase the risk of death from heart attack and stroke -- and in fact don't prevent high blood pressure.
One of my nutrition students ate at McDonald's every single day of her first trimester. She obviously knew better and fought it, at least for a little while, but the body wants what it wants.
Passing poorly conceived bills that limit Americans' freedoms and place an iron curtain between farmers and consumers is certain to backfire, only drawing more attention to agricultural practices.
Force-feeding prescription drugs to healthy people, just to make them grow faster, would be considered ludicrous by any doctor. Possibly even criminal. But the FDA allows factory farms to essentially to just that.
Can't bring yourself to buy a bag or box of wine? Get over it. You're going to see more of these alternatives to glass bottles.
If you follow USDA recommendations 100% you will be 100% safe and doomed to terrible steaks and lamb chops. And in its effort to make one set of easy to understand rules, the government has oversimplified.
Mezzaluna is the one place where I know I can always find authentic Italian cooking seven days a week, including holidays, for lunch, dinner and late into the night.
'm not the only one whose mind boggles at the globe-hopping mixological marvel that is Angus Winchester.
Knowing my grandmother, whom we called "Angel," I can say this: Today, Ethel Jennings Newton would be ashamed of the destruction her inventiveness is causing in the lives of those powerless to stop it.
We want the FDA to follow its own safety findings and withdraw approval for most non-therapeutic uses of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed.
Visiting traditional food markets in foreign countries is one of the best ways to peer into everyday life and understand the appetites and traditions of the local people.
Californians are known for discerning taste and deserve the right to be eco- and health-conscious "foodies." But to do so, the state legislature should make sure the industry reveals what's at the fish counter before it ends up on our plate.
The Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt was buzzing with excitement a few weeks ago. The resort, which has only been open three years, was at full capacity the day Gordon Ramsay arrived and it's no surprise: the man's got serious skills.
