Thailand, the world's largest rice exporter, could face a shortage of rice after skyrocketing prices have encouraged traders to substantially increase their export volumes, Prasert Kosalwit, the director-general of the Rice Department, said yesterday.
Lots of good quotes from Alton, one of my favorites: Alton on why restaurant owner-operators rock: "No one is passionate about making a Big Mac."
For a Philly restaurant crawl, your best bet is surprisingly not Center City. Seems like an obvious choice with so many restaurants packed together, but most cater to tourists and the gems are separated by blocks of lackluster places. (Remember, we want stroll-friendly).
Here's the one he's currently working on. Grill It! With Bobby Flay will have its daytime series to debut in July on Food Network. Barbeque experts from around the country have been asked to submit tapes showing them grilling up their specialty.
There's more reality being served up by NBC: a food-based competition show in which couples vie to open a restaurant. British chef Marco Pierre White will be the judge. NBC has greenlit The Chopping Block for next season, calling it a sort of Top Chef meets Hell's Kitchen.
Drinking wine damages the brain more than beer or spirits, scientists claim.
They say it particularly affects the hippocampus, the part of the brain associated with memory and spatial awareness, and one of the first areas to be affected by Alzheimer's disease.
Ah, inflation. Everything costs more eventually, right? In the U.S., the average price of gasoline has reached an all-time high of $3.27 per gallon. And around the world, the cost of food is following suit.
The expert taster sat silently in the brightly lighted room, surrounded by 53 samples of ruby-red wine.
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday demanded the U.S. Agriculture Department release by next week a list of stores which received the 143 million lbs of beef recalled by a California company last month, but administration officials said that may not be possible.
One of the first chefs to be taken in by Jamie Oliver at a Fifteen restaurant has been found hanging from a tree just a few miles from the famous eatery.
This week the first cattle born to a cloned cow in Britain will be sold. Opponents say this is a leap into the unknown but scientists claim it holds the key to solving food shortages
The Chicago-based Quaker Oats Co. has announced a recall of several varieties of its Aunt Jemima pancake and waffle mix for possible salmonella contamination.
Meijer is recalling more than 2,000 pounds of the frozen entree "Discover Cuisine Red Curry Chicken & Jasmine Rice" due to possible Listeria contamination.
Philadelphia's BYOB scene has been well-documented in the past. They have good food and offer the opportunity to enjoy a meal out without a steep markup on wine, but not all BYOs are created equal.
Just a few weeks ago, TV Squad reported that Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia acquired Emeril Lagasse's media properties. Now, the Bam-man will be starring in a new daily cooking show.
According to the gossip site [TMZ], the Network has, "not renewed Robert's contract for future seasons" and "will be looking for a replacement host."
On a recent trip to the grocery store, a friend of mine living in the Midwest decided to put in a plug for grass-fed beef. They won't supply it if we don't ask for it, right? She approached the man behind the meat counter and asked if they carried it.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has told Congress he would not endorse an outright ban on so-called downer cows entering the food supply.
It's the biggest Food Network scandal since The Next Food Network Star show contestant Josh "JAG" Garcia was disqualified after it was exposed that he had lied about his military service.
"A person would have had to eat three apples in 1991 to supply the same iron content as one in 1940."
--Brian Halweil, senior researcher at The Worldwatch Institute and author of "Still No Free Lunch: Nutrient levels in U.S. food supply eroded by pursuit of high yields."
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