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Twinkies Will Live to See Another Day
Whether some firm buys the entire Hostess company, or the individual brands separately, you can bank on the fact that Twinkies—and probably Ho-Ho’s and Ding Dongs, too--will not be departing from this world.
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Message on a Coffee Cup at D.C. Starbucks
Coffee and cappuccino fans in the Washington, D.C., area are getting a special political message scrawled on their drink cups this week, directed at members of Congress and the White House.
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What’s Hot at the Bar for 2013
Things have gotten a bit boring at bars, taverns and lounges in the past couple years, but it looks like those who want more fun with their cocktails may be in luck in 2013.
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Tennis Ace Buys Up Entire Supply of World's Most Pricey Cheese
It seems some people consider pule, also known as donkey cheese, to be a real—and rare—delicacy. Especially if your name happens to be Novak Djokovic, the world's top tennis player.
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Coke Finds Harmony with Music Streamer Spotify
Atlanta-based beverage behemoth Coca-Cola has become a major sponsor/partner of the up-and-coming music-streaming platform Spotify.
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Morning Eye Opener: Elephant Dung Coffee
In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee.
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This Idea Smells: Pizza Perfume
What began as a fun Facebook post has materialized into what could be the ultimate holiday gag gift idea.
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A Restaurant’s Revenge: Audio Clips of Bad Yelp Reviews Heard in the Toilet
One restaurant has found a unique new way of fighting back against bad Yelp reviewers. It has begun broadcasting audio clips of some of the very worst reviews it has received…in the restrooms.
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Purity Vodka: Countering the Flavored Booze Trend
The idea of plain vodka feels almost quaint these days, in these times when it seems almost every day we learn of an outrageous new flavored vodka being introduced.
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Insider's Guide Lets You Know Where Chefs Eat
Where Chef’s Eat, the Ultimate Insider’s Guide, does just what the title says: it lets you in on which restaurants chefs choose to dine when they’re not eating at their own places.
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Where's the Beef Going in 2013?
The Certified Angus Beef brand recently hosted a diverse group of chefs from across the U.S. at its new Education & Culinary Center in Wooster, Ohio, for some crystal ball gazing on the subject of ...
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Holiday Gift Idea for Him: Bacon Shaving Cream
Is there nothing these guys won’t make try to make bacon-y? First came bacon salt, then bacon-mayo and bacon popcorn. Then things got really nuts with bacon gravy, bacon-flavored envelopes, and bacon lip balm.
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Home Bakers Seek to Sharpen Skills for the Holidays
One of the best things about the holiday season is the wonderful aroma of holiday treats coming to life in the oven. And this year it seems many home bakers are striving to improve their ...
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Chicago Chef Hopes to Launch New Restaurant with Kickstarter
Chicago chef Jake Bickelhaupt is looking to build a new BYOB brick-and-mortar eatery, called Dyne, that he hopes will one day become one of The Second City’s finest dining destinations. To raise money for ...
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Game for Some Kangaroo?
It seems one of the growing trends this year, especially among adventurous upscale restaurants, is the presence of exotic game meats on the menu.
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Survey Says: Americans Love Burgers, Even at Breakfast
ZAGAT polled more than 1,000 U.S. citizens to find out what Americans think about burgers in 2012.
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Carryout Meals That Carry a Tune
Music plays a welcome part of the dining experience at many a nice restaurant. But wouldn’t it be cool if when you pick up a meal to go, you could also take a bit ...
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Doomsday Dining a Growing Trend
Is Armageddon around the corner, and if so, what’s for dinner? It seems more and more folks have answers to that question today.
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An Early Bird Food Forecast for 2012
International food and restaurant consultants Baum & Whiteman are out with their annual hospitality predictions for the coming year.
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Gingerbread! Man, What an Idea for Oreos
Last month, Oreos stunned the cookie-loving world with its Candy Corn Oreos for Halloween. Now we get word that everyone’s favorite sandwich cookie is coming out with Gingerbread Oreos for limited edition holiday run.
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‘Tis the Month for Turkey…Burgers
It’s November and maybe you’re already starting to crave the flavor of turkey. But the big feast is still a couple weeks off, so what can you do?
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What’s Hot for Thanksgiving This Year
Check out what's trending in 2012 for the big Thanksgiving feast.
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Sushi Gets Supersized
Looks like the super-sizing trend America is famous for has made its way to Japan. Over there, they call it “Nagoya sized.”
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NYC Restaurant Promotes Instagram Menu
Some restaurants are not crazy about diners/amateur photographers using their smart phones to snap pictures of their culinary creations to share with friends via social media. NYC restaurant Comodo fully embraces the idea.
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Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast: Steak
Hey, maybe the economy really is headed in the right direction. We’re starting to see steak showing up on the breakfast menu at fast food restaurants.
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Survey Reveals America’s Favorite Booze
The results of ZAGAT’s first-ever mixology survey are in, and American imbibers have spoken. Our nationally preferred hooch of choice is (drum roll, please)…
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ZAGAT Names Top Ten Most Annoying Cocktail Trends
ZAGAT, the respected restaurant review people, have come out with a new top ten list: the ten most annoying new cocktail trends. It’s part of the company’s first-ever mixology survey, and this list ...
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Ultimate Foodie Gift: Private Dinner Party for 10 from Neiman Marcus
Upscale department store Neiman Marcus has come out with its annual list of over-the-top holiday gifts: among them is a dinner prepared by some of the world's best chefs, with a price tag that ...
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In Search of a Tastier Tomato
Over the years, tomato breeders have been successful in developing tomatoes that are durable, good-looking, and available throughout the year. But, for ever more discriminating consumers, the taste is just too bland and watery.
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Rachael Ray Rolls Out Food Truck—for Dogs
TV cooking show star Rachael Ray has hopped aboard the food truck trend, but not as you might expect. Her truck won’t be dishing out any of the tasty creations you may have seen ...
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Debate Question: Would You Ask It to Get Free Pizza for Life?
Will one of the undecided voters attending this week's town hall-style presidential debate ask the BIG question? You know, the one about sausage vs. pepperoni. It'll be hanging over the proceedings like stringy ...
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Candy Corn Crazy
It's October, and the trendy flavor of the month is candy corn. Not a huge surprise. But Candy Corn Oreos? Seriously?
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Domino’s Takes On Pizza Hut with Fresh Dough Claim
Looks like the Pizza Wars are heating up again. Domino’s has launched a new series of TV ads promoting the chain’s new pan pizza, and calls out its chief rival, Pizza Hut.
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Pumpkin Becoming the New Bacon
According to market research firm Technomic, restaurant demand for pumpkin in menu items has jumped by 38 percent in two years. It’s becoming the new must-have ingredient…the “new bacon.”
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Pike Place: Farmers Market, Tourist Must-See
There seems to be no stopping the continuing expansion of farmers markets in cities large and small across the country. But how many of them can be called a top-tier tourist attraction?
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Localita & The Badasserie: Fast Food, Vegan Style
Right in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles’ fashion district is a tiny new eco-conscious restaurant with an all-vegan menu, and it’s already making its mark on the LA dining scene.
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Applebee’s, the Nightclub
The restaurant chain where your mom and dad probably enjoy dining seems to be trying reinvent itself as a late night hot spot.
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Putting the Fun Back in Brunch
Sunday Brunch at your average local restaurant can be a rather genteel affair. Eggs Benedict, carving stations, perhaps livened up with a bloody mary or mimosa. That image seems to be changing—or at least ...
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Pouches Getting Popular with Booze Makers
Plastic pouches have been a popular choice for infant brands such as Gerber for quite a while, but now they’re popping up all over the liquor aisle for products such as wine, premixed cocktails ...
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White House Publishes Obama Beer Recipes
Craft beer lovers, party supporters and just plain party animals can now try to brew up the same kinds of beers that President Obama is currently brewing up at the White House.
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Hardee’s Goes Over the Top with Hamburger-Pulled Pork Sandwich
Hardee's new creation is typical macho positioning from the chain that makes no bones about the fact that its “Eat-Like-You-Mean-It” campaign mainly targets carnivorous young males.
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McDonald’s Begins Posting Calories on Menu
McDonald’s is taking the action voluntarily, ahead of the government mandate for chain restaurants, scheduled to take effect next year as part of the Affordable Care Act.
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Red Robin's Beer Milkshake: Best of Both Worlds
Have you ever had that dilemma... you know, the one where you can't decide whether to have a beer or a milkshake with your burger? Oh, well, maybe that's just me. Anyway, Red ...
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McDonald’s to Open New Vegetarian Restaurants
McDonald’s has announced plans to open the company’s first-ever meatless restaurants.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul to Start Selling Soup
Chicken Soup for the Soul, the book publisher known for its heartwarming stories geared toward life improvement, inspiration and wellness is set to launch a line of comfort foods early next year.
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Generation-Y Shaping Future Food Trends
College students develop new eating habits and expectations that will stick with them long after graduation, influencing the food industry for decades to come, according to a new study just released.
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Sharapova Serves Up Something Sweet to Eat
Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova has been one of the top product endorsers over the past decade. Now the Russian-born beauty is getting in on the ground floor with a product of her own, a candy ...
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Salt Gets the Shake at Boston Market
Famous for its rotisserie chicken and homestyle (and often salty) side dishes, the casual dining chain has announced plans to remove salt shakers from the guest tables at its 476 restaurants.
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Top Ten Chocolate Trends for 2012
This year The Food Channel, CultureWaves and the International Food Futurists decided to take a deeper look into chocolate and see what the trends are showing us. Take a look at the trends, try the recipes, see our videos, and indulge in chocolate.
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Drought’s Silver Lining: Good Wine
The Great Drought of 2012 has not been kind to the vast majority of crops in the U.S., corn and soybeans in particular. But for growers in the Midwest wine country, the heat and ...
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‘Bizarre Foods’ Host to Roll Out Food Truck
Andrew Zimmern, TV host of the popular Bizarre Foods show on the Travel Channel, is getting ready to climb aboard the food truck trend with his own well-stocked vehicle.
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Complain About Triscuit, Get a Free Box
Kraft Foods’ Triscuit aims to expand use of its crackers with a humorous new ad campaign that lets “angry satisfied” customers vent about the fact that the product can be enjoyed without toppings--and complainers can ...
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‘Unpackaging America.’ Taking a Step Beyond Recycling
For Liz Brown Morgan, recycling just wasn't enough. After noticing her recycling container was overflowing with cardboard and bags that would take energy to be recycled, she created her own container labeling system.
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Record Lobster Harvest: Too Much of a Good Thing
While much of the world copes with waters that have been nearly depleted from overfishing, those in the lobster fishing industry in North America have more on their plate than they know what to do ...
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McDonald’s Targets Fast Food’s Final Frontier
McDonald’s has set its sights on the last untapped frontier of the fast food industry: the daypart between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
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Hot Trend in London: Caketails
It’s like having your cake and drinking it, too. Something called “caketails” has become a big hit in trendy London bakeries, coinciding with the arrival of the Summer Olympics.
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Top Trends Noted at ‘Tales of the Cocktail’ Conference
This was the 10th anniversary edition of the Tales of the Cocktail conference, held this year in New Orleans, and it was a lively affair as usual. A leading blogger in attendance spotted five key ...
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Farmers Markets Booming in U.S.
American farmers may be struggling through one of the worst droughts in U.S. history, but the number of farmers markets just keeps on growing.
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Seinfeld Food Truck Tours U.S.
Fans of the iconic sitcom “Seinfeld” can get a taste of some of their favorite episodes thanks to a food truck that’s touring the U.S. this summer.
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Latest Food TV: Time Machine Chefs
Soon we will all be able to get a vicarious taste of what it was like to be a top chef serving kings and queens centuries ago via a new reality TV show.
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Michael Phelps’ Olympic-Size Diet
U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, who has now won more medals than anyone in the history of the Olympics, eats like a champ, too.
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Long, Hot Summer Boosts Flavor in Some Produce
The heat and drought have brought an unexpected plus to some crops this summer.
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Your Face on a Chocolate Bar
They’re called Cocoagraphs…artisan chocolate bars that can be printed with edible Polaroid-style photographs, logos or other images of your choosing.
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McDonald’s Puts Calorie Counts Out Front in New Campaign
While some health organizations continue to criticize the hamburger chain’s overwhelming presence as a major sponsor of the London Olympic Games, McDonald's USA is this week introducing a "Favorites Under 400 Calories" campaign ...
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PepsiCo Takes Plunge Into Yogurt
Initiating (perhaps) a cease-fire from the cola wars, PepsiCo has decided to jump into the yogurt business, taking on new competitors such as Dannon, Fage and Chobani.
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Meet the Big Bac: A 100% Bacon Burger
Thought that bacon mania might finally have run its course? Not so fast, my friend. Leave it to those nutty people in Southern California to keep the trend sizzling and popping along.
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Message in a Chocolate Bar
Sting sings about a “Message in a Bottle”--a pretty cool song--but how about sending a message in a candy bar?
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When Food and Fashion Collide
A classic food magazine and a clothing retailer with a food in its name have teamed up for an innovative summer promotion.
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#1 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Craft Chocolates
This trend combines all the worries of the world and solves them with chocolate. Locally sourced. Green. Pure. Healthy. Artisan. Premium. DIY.
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#2 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Spreadable Chocolate
With memories of a trip many years ago where breakfast was served with a side of Nutella, let’s just say it’s about time.
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#3 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate with an Ethnic Accent
We’re seeing this across all desserts, not just chocolate. But it appears to have started with chocolate, as Mexican chiles and vanilla got called out in candy bars.
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#4 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate in Unexpected Places
Chocolate flavors are enhancing all kinds of food experiences. It’s not just for the dessert cart anymore.
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#5 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate For the Health of It
The point here is, if we can garner a few health benefits and eat chocolate at the same time, we’re all about it.
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#6 Chocolate Trend for 2012: The Cinnamonizing of Chocolate
Cinnamon is hot right now, and we’re not just talking about the stronger Vietnamese cinnamon (marketed as Saigon Cinnamon) or the Ancho-Chile Cinnamon.
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#7 Chocolate Trend for 2012: He Said/She Said: Chocolate
Can you tell your preference for type of chocolate by gender?
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#8 Chocolate Trend for 2012: A Chocolate for Every Dietary Need
It’s hard to think about flourless or sugar free or even dairy free when it comes to chocolate, but companies are responding to the need.
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#9 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Crowdsourced Chocolate
This trend says that chocolate is showing up with some unusual combinations in what we call a mash-up of ingredients. After all the ways Americans have reinvented chocolate over the last few years, what else ...
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#10 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate Pairings
Chocolate and roses, yes. Chocolate and cheese. Chocolate and wine. It’s not new to put chocolate with something else that complements it, but we’re seeing a lot more of it.
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Breakfast Treat Can Help You Lose Weight
A new study shows that having a little dessert at breakfast time can actually help you stick to your diet, shed pounds and keep them off for longer.
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Take-Out Service Offers ‘Pretend You Cooked’ Option
For those who like to host dinner parties but don’t want to cook or pay the high prices charged by a good caterer, there’s a new option that makes it look convincing that ...
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Next Hot Ethnic Food: Filipino
Foodies are always clamoring to know, what’s the next hot ethnic food? It looks like the hot newcomer for the upcoming year may be Filipino food.
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Noise Levels Noted in Restaurant Reviews
Does it seem to you that some of the hottest, hippest restaurants are also among the noisiest? Well, diners are noticing it, and it’s starting to show up in restaurant reviews.
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Burger King Testing Bacon Sundae
There has been an abundance of media coverage for Burger King’s $750 million makeover, the biggest menu upheaval in the burger chain’s 58-year history. Now comes word that the nation’s number three ...
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Cooking Grease Crime Wave
The high price of gasoline has wide-ranging impact on the economy. Here’s one effect you might not have anticipated: a nationwide wave of cooking grease robberies.
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Cake Boss Takes the Cake to a Store Near You
TV’s “Cake Boss” has announced that fans of his TLC reality show will soon be able to watch him make cakes and eat it, too.
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The New Disney Diet: No Junk Food
The Walt Disney Company has decided to go on a diet. The family entertainment juggernaut has announced plans to begin cutting out ads and sponsorship for unhealthy food and drinks on its TV channels, radio ...
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Non-Stick Coating Gets Ketchup Out of the Bottle
It’s always kind of irritating when you can’t get those last few bits of ketchup or mayo out of the bottle. Now multiply that by the millions (billions?) of bottled condiments purchased around ...
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Customized Recipes Right on Your Receipt
A new campaign from Hellmann’s Mayonnaise taking place in Brazil shows shoppers how to get more from their mayo...with recipes tailored to their grocery purchase.
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The Self-Stirring Saucepan
A new saucepan design from Japan may soon make it really easy to stir up dinner. This pan can actually do the stirring for you.
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The Resurgence of Retro Candy
Classic candies of the past, such as Ice Cubes, Nik-L-Lips, and Moon Pies, which were big sellers from the 1930s to the 70s, had been difficult to find in recent times. But lately, they’re ...
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Mayor Wants to Ban Biggie Drinks in NYC
New York’s Mayor Bloomberg is proposing to ban the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces at NYC restaurants, mobile food carts, movie theaters and delis. There's no doubt portion sizes of ...
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First Lady's New Book Hopes to Inspire New Gardeners
Michelle Obama’s much-publicized White House garden was something the First Lady took on shortly after moving to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. She takes pride in it, but also worries over it, as she explains in ...
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New Cookbook Presents Recipes of Our Ancestors
We’ve all seen the images of King Henry VIII of England chomping on a big ol' turkey leg. But what other culinary delights did the folks enjoy eating back 500 years ago or more ...
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Chocolate Machine Exercises Your Self-Control Muscle
A team of German psychologists and designers has invented a machine designed to sit on your desk and strengthen your willpower...by feeding you chocolates.
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Hot Trend: Cold Cuts Get Upscaled
Looks like bologna and salami are going to be rubbing shoulders with some sophisticated new neighbors in the prepackaged meat case.
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Lunch Raves Boogie Across Europe
It seems the Europeans are having way more noontime fun than American workers—especially the Swedes. Employees there are getting away to do the lunchtime boogie at something called "Lunch Beat" events.
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Girl Scout Cookie Candy Bars Coming Soon
Soon, very soon, we’ll be able to sink our sweet tooth (teeth?) into Girl Scout Thin Mint candy bars! And if your classic Girl Scout favorite is the Peanut Butter Crème or the ...
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Subway: King of Product Placement
You can't say "Subway" without "Sub" and you can't say "subtle" when it comes to the company's product placement style either.
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Rediscovering a Taste for the Dark Side
It seems American consumers have a renewed appreciation for dark meat—chicken thighs and drumsticks have never been so popular.
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Introducing the Lion's Mane Mushroom
Lion’s mane, a mushroom treasured by the Chinese for its medicinal benefits, is now expected to provide exciting new opportunities for farmers and mushroom enthusiasts in the Western world.
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Edible Packaging Coming Soon
Soon you’ll be able to drink your wine and eat it, too. That is, eat the package it comes in. Within a year or two, edible packaging for a variety of foods will be ...
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Frozen Foam Keeps Beer Cold
People seem to spend a lot of time worrying about whether their beer is cold enough. Coors Light bottles and cans have a special designation on the label that lets consumers know whether the beer ...
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Pizza Hut Rolls Out Hot Dog Pie
Two of America’s all-time favorite foods are being combined by Pizza Hut, to create a new menu item: the Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Pizza.
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Giving Back By Going Halfsies
With the large portions frequently dished out in U.S. restaurants, diners are often given the option of taking home the leftovers in “doggie bags.” A new concept, called “Halfsies,” limits the amount of food ...
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Urban Hen Trend Brings an Egg-stravaganza
We reported a while back on the recession-driven trend of urbanites and suburbanites introducing chickens into the neighborhood. We’re here to bring you an update on the movement.
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Vanilla Shortage To Drive Up Ice Cream Prices
Steamed about the prices you’re paying at the gas pump? The price of vanilla is headed in the same direction: Up, way up.
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Trans Fats May Trigger Aggressive Behavior
A new study on dietary trans-fatty acids (dTFA) indicates that they could lead to aggressive, irrational behavior.
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The Dekopon: One Sweet Citrus
Have you heard of the Dekopon? It’s a Japanese hybrid of mandarin and orange that’s said by some to be the best-tasting citrus fruit on the planet. The Dekopon is native to Japan ...
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Let StumbleUpon Buy You Dinner
Use StumbleUpon to search out recipes for your next soire and StumbleUpon just might pick up the check.
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Popcorn’s Surprising Health Benefits
Popcorn has received a bucketful of bad press in recent years—movie popcorn in particular—but a new study confirms that popcorn has some surprisingly good nutritional qualities.
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Time Traveling with Cookbooks
You can really get a taste of America’s cultural history by flipping through the dog-eared pages of cookbooks published many decades ago, and now you have an opportunity to do that.
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Contraption Turns Fresh Fruit into a Juice Box
Having trouble getting your kids to eat health experts’ recommended servings of fresh fruit and vegetables? A cool new tool from Japanese company Takara Tomy makes it fun to eat and drink fresh fruit—fun ...
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Coors Light Iced Tea: An Oddi-tea?
Get ready for Coors Light IcedT. The beverage is a standard Coors Light blended with citrus and iced-tea flavors, with an alcohol level of 4 percent. A marriage of light beer and iced tea, just ...
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Cupcake ATM Opens in L.A.
Cupcake lovers in Los Angeles area can now satisfy their cravings any time of day or night thanks to a new cupcake ATM opened up by Sprinkles, the popular L.A.-based bakery chain often ...
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Rethinking Hospital Cuisine
The words “hospital food” used to automatically cause you to wrinkle up your nose or stick out your tongue and say “yuck.” Today, not so much. These days it may be more appropriate to call ...
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Crossing Snapple with Jelly Belly
Jelly Belly jelly beans and Snapple beverages—two brands known for their creative flavors—have joined forces in the rollout of five new jelly beans inspired by Snapple.
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Two Restaurants, One Kitchen
The two restaurants/one kitchen trend continues to gain traction. We’re beginning to see the business model being employed by other restaurateurs across the country
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Smoke Gets in Your Drink
Trendy tipplers in certain watering holes across the U.S. can now order cocktails that not only have a smoky flavor, but also have actual smoke in the drink.
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Surprising #1 Source of Salt
If you were to guess what the number one source of salt in the American diet might be, you’d probably guess potato chips or some other salty snack, right?
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Pump Iron While Eating
The classic solution for those wanting to lose weight has always been “Eat less, exercise more.” Now perhaps you can do both simultaneously with the help of a unique set of “fitness” cutlery that doubles ...
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'Chat 'n Dish' Wins 'Pitch Place' Video Vote
The online votes have been tabulated and we can now announce the winner of The Food Channel’s “Pitch Place” video contest. Karen (K.C.) Quaretti, and her show, “Chat ’n Dish,” is the big ...
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Jack in the Box Rolls Out Bacon Shake
Just when you thought America’s bacon fixation was finally over, here comes word that Jack in the Box has added a bacon shake to its menu.
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Bar Snacks Getting an Upgrade
Patrons of restaurants, bars and taverns are starting to find that bar snacks have moved beyond the usual bowls of beer nuts and stale pretzels. There seems to be trend toward offering a higher grade ...
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Beer/Food Pairing Trend Keeps Growing
Restaurants have been offering food and wine pairing recommendations for many years, but today the growing trend of food and beer pairing seems to be on track to become just about as commonplace.
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LG Unveils the Fridge of the Future
Get ready for the refrigerator that does just about everything for your food except cook it for you. At the this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Korean company LG introduced its new ...
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Top Food Trends from Winter Fancy Food Show
The top food trends coming out of the 37th Winter Fancy Food Show have been identified, and they follow the movement toward gluten free, healthy, and just slightly decadent. These products were chosen out of ...
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Ice in the Spotlight at Tundra Restaurant
Fine food and fancy ice sculpture share center stage at a new restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., called Tundra.
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Crazy Soda Flavors on USA Soda Shop Tour
Want to return to those thrilling days of yesteryear when soda fountain drug stores and soda shops would be happy to whip you up an ice cream soda for 50ȼ? Well, you’re not going ...
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White Wine at White Castle?
The fast food chain best known for its little square “slider” hamburgers is toying with the idea of adding beer and wine to its fast food menu board.
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Worst Restaurant Trends of 2011
This time of year everyone’s looking ahead to 2012 and making their predictions for the coming year, including food and restaurant trends, of course. But taking a look back instead, what were some of ...
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Wonderful Pistachios Hop on Angry Birds Bandwagon
Wonderful Pistachios hopes to cash in on the continuing popularity of the Angry Birds video games, launching an online version of the game, called Hunt for the Golden Pistachio.
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This Show’s For You…from Budweiser
The King of Beers is brewing up its own reality TV series. Anheuser-Busch InBev will be producing an hour-long show for the ABC network that will feature amateur contestants going head-to-head in a variety of ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Smoke Gets in Your Scotch
Smoky flavors have captured our fancy it seems. Bacon has never been more popular. Southern barbecue is a trending taste. Smoked paprika and sea salt are hot now, too. The latest item to get the ...
Cari Martens
Trends
More Food Trend Predictions for 2012
One food trend forecast that we found rather intriguing was recently released by Andrew Freeman & Co., a San Francisco-based hospitality consultant group. Here’s what they see in the tea leaves for 2012.
Cari Martens
Trends
Poutine: The Next Hot Menu Side?
Ever heard of Poutine? It’s a big favorite in Canada, practically the official national side dish up there we’re told. But it’s yet to get any kind of foothold here in the ...
Cari Martens
News & Opinion
Vegan Cooking Class Teacher Wins Trip to Napa
Andrea Lambert is not only a practicing vegan, but also teaches a food processor class in vegan raw foods. Her winning recipe for Walnut Paté was chosen as the best among many great submissions by ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Chefs-as-Butchers Trend Growing
The trend of chefs dabbling in charcuterie appears to be gaining momentum. At independent restaurants across the USA, knife-wielding chefs are making their own ham, sausage, bacon and salami.
Cari Martens
Trends
#3 Food Trend for 2012 - Social Media: Finding Common Ground and Common Courtesy
What do you get when you mix social media with restaurants? Often a lot of frustration on both sides. This is the year we see a lot of that coming to a head, with a line being drawn in the sand(wich)…which is eventually crossed peacefully by both the restaurateurs and the patrons.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Wine in a Paper Bottle
In recent times we’ve seen lots of new packaging innovations in the wine business: plastic bottles and corks, boxed wine, screw caps on fine wine. What’s next…wine in paper bottles? Well, yes ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Parking Garage Tickets With a Hint of Mint
When you pull your car into a parking garage and grab your ticket from the machine, do you usually stash the ticket in between your lips for a few moments as you look for a ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Top Ten Food Trends for 2012
The Food Channel has released our 2012 Trends Forecast – the top ten food trends we see for the coming year. This report is put together in conjunction with CultureWaves®, the International Food Futurists® and Mintel ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Life in the Slow Lane
A grocery store in Finland has taken up the cause for shoppers who are not necessarily in a hurry, but who have other special needs. K-citymarket has introduced the slow lane.
Cari Martens
Trends
Thanksgiving: the Farmers’ Holiday
With today’s emphasis on being green and eating local, the focus of the Thanksgiving holiday has perhaps narrowed a bit, making the it an ideal time to celebrate end enjoy the cornucopia of fresh ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Heinz’s New Upscale Ketchup Available Only to ‘Fans’ at First
The H.J. Heinz Company is about to launch a new version of its ketchup, and this time it's not just the same flavor and formula in a different color. (Remember the green and ...
Cari Martens
Trends
McRib Mania Strikes Again
What is it about the McRib? McDonald’s boneless pork-and-barbecue-sauce sandwich is back again, available nationwide (until November 14) for the second time in the last two years—and its return is getting the kind ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Culture Decree: French Schools Ordered to Limit Ketchup
“Hold the ketchup!” That’s the new edict from the French government that went into effect this month, restricting the amount of ketchup that can be served in most primary and secondary schools in the ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Nathan’s Famous Invades the Snack Aisle
Nathan’s Famous, legendary for its hot dogs—not to mention its Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island—is bringing its brand to a grocery store aisle near you.
Cari Martens
Trends
Illinois Giving Asian Carp a P.R. Makeover
If more people can be convinced that the invasive fish makes for a decent meal, it will a) help prevent the plankton-eating species from entering the waters of the Great Lakes, and b) provide food ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Study: Coffee Drinking May Keep the Blues at Bay
A new research study suggests that daily consumption of coffee may provide more than a temporary pick-me-up. It may actually lower the risk of depression in women.
Cari Martens
Trends
Using Peels Instead of Petrol
A chemist at the University of York in the UK has piloted a project that uses high-powered microwaves to convert orange peels into power. The technology captures gas from fruit peels that can be converted ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Publix, Red Lobster Pitch In to Help Replenish Fish Stocks in the Gulf
Publix Supermarkets, along with Darden Restaurants, parent company of the Red Lobster chain, are teaming up to help to finance a program to revive red snapper and grouper fishing waters in the Gulf of Mexico ...
Cari Martens
Trends
All My Children Replaced by Something New to Chew On
After more than forty years on the air, ABC’s All My Children series ended its run last week. The classic soap opera has been replaced in the afternoon time slot by, what else, another ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Conservative Moms’ Group Calls for Boycott of Ben & Jerry’s ‘Schweddy Balls’
The newest ice cream flavor from Ben & Jerry’s—“Schweddy Balls”—is not going over well at all with the national conservative group known as One Million Moms.
Bill Bailey
News & Opinion
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee . . . Take Me Away
Ever had Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee? Then you might know what our editor is talking about when she says: Sometimes it’s not the food itself that matters. Sometimes it's the memories.
Kay Logsdon
Trends
New Beer Targets Chicks
Beer has, forever it seems, been man’s domain. Marketed to and consumed by manly men. Guys who, if you go by the ads, watch football, travel in packs, and try to pick up chicks ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Creating Your Own Custom-Made Liqueur
A company in the UK has now made it possible for consumers to create liqueurs blended to suit their own personal tastes. The firm, Alchemist Dreams, believes it is the first in the world to ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Wine Aged in the Depths of the Sea
Piero Lugano is an Italian artist-turned-wine-merchant who’s discovered an unusual way to let a fine wine mature—he sinks the bottles deep into the Mediterranean Sea.
Bill Bailey
Trends
Lab-Grown Meat May Be on the Table Soon
Scientists in Europe appear to be on the verge of growing artificial meat in laboratories, which could eventually eliminate the need for animal slaughter. One expert predicts a stem cell sausage grown in the lab ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
L.A. Pizza Joint Sells Pies Cold and a Day Old
It's a college student's dream deal. Downtown LA-based Pizzanista! is selling multi-slice packages of last night’s leftover pizza for a dollar. Three chilled slices are sealed in plastic wrap the same way ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Food & Music Pairings by Turntable Kitchen
Lots of people enjoy listening to music when they eat, whether dining at a fancy restaurant while a pianist tickles the ivories in-person, or at home with the iPod ear buds plugged in. But what ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
The Most Expensive Places to Eat in America
Got lots of money burning a hole in your pocket? Want to spend a few hundred on a memorable meal at one of the finest restaurants in America? We have the itinerary for you. Bundle ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
New Natural Preservative Could Keep Food Fresh for Years
Scientists at the University of Minnesota have discovered a natural preservative that appears to prevent foods from going bad. Sell-by dates for some foods may soon be listed in the distant future, or they may ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Sea-to-Table Initiative Gets Fresh Fish to Chefs, Minus the Middleman
Trace and Trust is the name of a new boat-to-table program that gets fish to Rhode Island-area chefs within hours of catch, and without the need for a seafood wholesaler.
Bill Bailey
Trends
Jiggly Gelatin Trendy Again?
Remember JELLO salads and gelatin desserts made with lemon JELLO and sliced bananas, peaches, or berries? These humble culinary creations were a staple of pot luck suppers, especially in the summertime back in the 50s ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Into the Mouths of Babes: Emerging Restaurant Trend
We recently relayed a story about an emerging trend that finds some restaurants implementing a “No child under 6” policy. Now we’re seeing that there’s another restaurant movement that’s trending in the ...
Cari Martens
Trends
To Eat Less, Use Bigger Fork
Want to shed a few pounds? The answer might be as simple as changing the fork you use. A new study concludes that people who use a larger fork tend to eat less during a ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Milk vs. PMS Ad Campaign Comes Under Fire
The California Milk Processor Board, the people behind the long-running and award-winning “Got Milk?” campaign, has run into trouble with their latest marketing effort that ties milk consumption to relief of PMS symptoms in women.
Cari Martens
Recipes
Fresh Raspberry Caipirinha Cocktail
This on-trend Brazilian cocktail features the classic flavor of cachaca. We updated this traditional drink with fresh raspberries and a splash of raspberry flavored syrup. Enjoy the flavors of summer.
Chef
Recipes
Watermelon-Infused Water
Serve this spa-inspired fruit-infused water at your next girlfriend gathering. It's a refreshing sugar-free alternative to lemonade.
Chef
News & Opinion
Finalists to Compete for Best Butcher Title in NYC
On the night of July 23rd one knife-wielding man will be able to call himself the Best Butcher in the Whole USA. Or at least the best butcher for Whole Foods. After weeks of regional ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Top Ten Beverage Trends 2011
The Food Channel presents its Top Ten Beverage Trends for 2011. The list is based on research conducted by The Food Channel in conjunction with CultureWaves®, the International Food Futurists®, and Mintel International®.
FoodChannel Editor
News & Opinion
Food Channel Editor Speaks at Chicken Marketing Seminar
Food Channel Vice President and Editor in Chief Kay Logsdon is set to speak on food trends at the 2011 Chicken Marketing Seminar, sponsored by the National Chicken Council in cooperation with the National Poultry ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Craft Brewing Boom Reaches L.A.
Until recently, well-stocked bars in Los Angeles were loaded with voluminous varieties of barley-and-hops beverages, both in bottles and on tap. The only thing missing were any beers brewed locally--because L.A.-brewed beer was ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Vegetable Orchestra Developing Gourd Guitars
Have you heard about the Vegetable Orchestra? Checked them out on YouTube yet? It is just as the name implies: an orchestra that plays music using fresh vegetables. Talk about playing with your food.
Bill Bailey
Trends
Pulque: Something Old, Something Hip to Sip in Mexico
The latest hip drink among the twenty-somethings in Mexico is also one of the oldest beverages in North America. The current libation of choice among the young urban hipsters of Mexico City is pulque.
Bill Bailey
Trends
Rock Band Lays Down Track on Chocolate Disc
You've heard of records that have gone gold or platinum, but now there's a song that's gone chocolate.
Bill Bailey
Trends
California Steamin'. Can't Flip a Burger Without a Permit
As of Friday, July 1, 2011, California’s 900,000 foodservice workers are required by law to pass a food safety test and earn a California Food Handler Card. Other states may soon follow that ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
New Food Trend Buzz Word: Transparency
Farmers markets have grown 17 percent in the last two years. One major reason why: people like the idea of knowing where, exactly, their food comes from. The concept is becoming known as transparency--and this ...
Cari Martens
News & Opinion
Cooking Videos of the Week: How To Make Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Fried Ice Cream and Parisian Pork Tenderloin
This week's selections include "how to's" on making Fried Ice Cream and Buttermilk Fried Chicken--including chef's tips on cutting up a whole bird, plus a video recipe for Parisian Pork Tenderloin.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Bread World Is Getting Flatter
A new Menu Insights report from Food Channel research partner Mintel International tells us that the world is flat. At least the bread world seems to be going that way. Flatbread is the hot fashion ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Trend Update, One Year Later: Panera’s Pay-What-You-Want a Success
It’s been more than a year since Panera CEO Ronald Shaich opened the first nonprofit outlet of his 1,400+ Panera restaurant chain in Clayton, Mo. Back then, lots of folks thought his pay-what-you-want ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Hotel Lobbies Try to Mimic Starbucks
A while back we reported on a Chicago bar and grill that was becoming kind of like a mini hotel. We also made note that some Starbucks were trying to be more like a tavern ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Creators of Angry Birds Hatch Plans for Egg-Centric Cookbook
If you’re one of the millions who play the occasional round of the Angry Birds video game, or has bought an Angry Birds t-shirt or plush toy, you soon will have a new way ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
What Wine Pairs Best with a Big Mac?
Blogger Gregory Dal Piaz of the wine website snooth.com took on the challenge of pairing wines with an assortment of choices from McDonald’s menu—and he took the job seriously, not as some ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Food Trend Watch: Extreme Cooking on YouTube
You can find some pretty weird stuff on the Internet--and a lot of cooking videos. Okay, that’s news to no one, but…have you seen some of the bizarre cooking videos running these days ...
Bill Bailey
News & Opinion
Head to Camp This Summer--Pastry Camp
Ah, summer camp…carefree times when you’d run around, go swimming or hiking, play baseball or badminton, and camp out under the stars. Good times, great memories. But for a foodie, what could be ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Would You Buy Wine or Sushi at Walgreens?
As I strolled through Walgreen’s the other day to pick up some photos—or maybe it was cough drops--anyway, I was startled to find a rather extensive selection of wines for sale there. Then ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
New Fad Diet: CSA Farm Box Plan
Taking nothing away from Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers or Nutrisystem, there's one sure way to force yourself to start eating better this summer. Sign up with a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).
Cari Martens
News & Opinion
Cooking Videos of the Week: A Trio of Grilling How-To's
To celebrate the arrival of summer, this week's video picks are all about the thrill of the grill. We learn how to grill a whole lobster, how to make a an amazing spicy mango ...
FoodChannel Editor
News & Opinion
Jerusalem Newspaper Posts Feature Story on Food Channel Store’s Israeli Products
When The Food Channel Store opened earlier this year, we were excited to make specialty foods made in Israel the first items for sale in the World Market section of the online shop. It seems ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Top Ten Signature Cocktails on American Menus
What’s hot at the bar these days? Well, our research partners at Mintel International keep track of food and drink trends and things like that, and have released their report for the first quarter ...
Bill Bailey
Trends
Trendwatch: It’s a Bloody Revolution
The Bloody Mary has been around since the days of Great Depression of the 1930s—it celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010 at the bar that claims to be its U.S. birthplace, the St ...
Bill Bailey
News & Opinion
What's Cooking Uncle Sam? Exhibit Coming to Nation's Capital
Have plans to vacation in Washington D.C. this summer? In addition to your White House tour and visit to the Smithsonian, you may want to add a new exhibit at the National Archives to ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
New Hangover Remedy Passed Out at 'Hangover 2' Screening
With "The Hangover Part II" topping the box office this week, and perhaps inspiring copycat benders the world over, guests at a recent screening of the film in New York were treated to a dose ...
Bill Bailey
News & Opinion
FREEBIE ALERT: Celebrate National Flip Flop Day with a FREE Smoothie
On Friday, June 17, Tropical Smoothie Café will celebrate the 5th anniversary of National Flip Flop Day, by offering customers free 24 oz. smoothies at any of its participating locations nationwide. The smoothie chain encourages ...
FoodChannel Editor
News & Opinion
Replacement for Food Pyramid Unveiled
The Food Pyramid is history. It’s been replaced by a simplified new icon that resembles a partitioned dinner plate.
Bill Bailey
News & Opinion
Food Channel Editor Interviewed on Radio Show
Food Channel Editor in Chief Kay Logsdon will appear on Internet radio show Conversation Crossroad, premiering June 2nd at 7 p.m. ET. You can tune in starting at that time by clicking on this ...
Bill Bailey
News & Opinion
Oregon Chefs, Farmers and Winemakers Converge for Farm-to-Fork Dinners
Portland chefs are set to prepare a fabulous feast in Medford, Oregon, on June 11, kicking off the first in a series of state-wide farm dinners that will celebrate family farmers and craft winemakers this ...
FoodChannel Editor
News & Opinion
Chance to Win: Jet Fighter Experience or a Year's Supply of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
It's summer blockbuster season and that usually means superheros in 3D, big on-screen explosions, and product tie-ins. Reese's has a high-flying one lined up, teaming up with Warner Bros.' new "Green Lantern" movie ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Burger King Sends Creepy King into Exile
Say “so long” to the creepy cartoonish King mascot that has been so prominent in Burger King advertising in recent years. He’s headed for an extended and indefinite vacation.
Cari Martens
Trends
Trend Watch: Cows Line Up for Stand Up Comic
Advertising has told us about “happy cows” and there’s a cheese brand called Laughing Cow, but would cows actually laugh at a stand-up comic?
Cari Martens
Trends
The Remarkable Gluten-Free Food Trend
Only about one in a hundred of us suffers from celiac disease, a condition that prohibits the ingestion of foods containing gluten. And yet food products proclaiming to be gluten-free are flooding the market, and ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Stones That Keep Your Coffee or Tea Just Right
Does it seem like your coffee or hot tea is inevitably either too hot to drink, or too cold? Well, someone has finally stepped forward to solve this dilemma with a new invention they call ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Pork With a Bit of Pink Is Perfectly Fine
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced this week that it has lowered its recommended minimum cooking temperature for pork to 145°F—the same level as recommended for beef, veal and lamb.
Cari Martens
News & Opinion
Interview with Robert Irvine, Star of TV's Restaurant Impossible
The Food Channel had the opportunity to visit with Chef Robert Irvine, star of the new Food Network reality series, Restaurant Impossible. We asked him about the state of the restaurant industry from his viewpoint ...
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Meat the Future: Lab-Raised Burgers Are Coming
Are you ready to chow down on a nice juicy hamburger that came not from a cow in the field but from a laboratory test tube? It may sound like science fiction, but that day ...
Cari Martens
Recipes
Margarita Mousse Recipe
Margarita Mousse Recipe. This is an adults-only dessert, perfect for summer evenings when presented in a margarita glass with sugar on the rim. The tangy flavors of tequila and lime give this creamy mousse an unexpected kick.
Chef
News & Opinion
Food Pyramid Reshaped Into a Plate
The USDA is coming out with new guidelines aimed at changing the way we look at food. Part of an overall campaign to fight America’s growing obesity rate, the new food pyramid is actually ...
Kay Logsdon
News & Opinion
America’s Top Ten Highest-Paid Chefs
Who are the chefs earning the biggest bucks? As you might expect, many are people you’ve heard of—names that have become brands in the culinary world. But some you may not be as ...
FoodChannel Editor
News & Opinion
Restaurateurs Will Get More Social at NRA Show 2011
With 80 percent of restaurant operators saying social media will be an increasingly important marketing tool, the National Restaurant Association will feature leading social media players at its convention, which begins this weekend in Chicago.
FoodChannel Editor
Recipes
Brulee Cheesecake with Lavender Honey
This delectable cross between creme brulee and cheesecake has a hint of lavender, the crunch of brulee and the richness of cheesecake. Of all the recipes we’ve made at The Food Channel, this one may rank as our best ever.
Chef
Trends
Food Trend Watch: Even the Hotel Mini-Bar Is Going Local
That hyper food trend known as “eating local” has truly gone mainstream. It’s now penetrated the hotel minibar. You know, that little junk food section of your hotel room that charges triple the normal ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Coke Celebrates 125 Years with 125 Flavor Choices
Coca-Cola celebrates the company’s 125th anniversary this month, and to mark the occasion the soft drink giant is releasing a torrent of new soda flavors available on its Freestyle vending machine—including 19 brands ...
Cari Martens
News & Opinion
Lavender in the Limelight as the Hot Color in Food
Last year purple was big on the food trend scene. On farmers markets and restaurant menus we saw lots of heirloom and specialty vegetables in various shades of the color purple—purple potatoes, tomatoes, carrots ...
FoodChannel Editor
News & Opinion
Scoping Out the Top Trends at the Sweets & Snacks Expo
We spent our time checking out some of the newest products and trends in candy, so we can tell you what is coming and what is just now hitting the stores. And, in typical Food ...
Kay Logsdon
Trends
Gals at the Grill
With accessories like griddles, woks, and built-in steamers, grills have become so sophisticated now that their makers claim you can prepare nearly any kind of meal—including dessert—with the BBQ grill. As a result ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Food Trend of the Future: Fat-Bottomed Ants
The global population is expected to grow to 8 billion people in less than 20 years, and meat consumption is increasing drastically. Finding new sources of protein will become vital. Perhaps it’s time, environmentalists ...
Cari Martens
Trends
Top Ten Dessert Trends 2011
The Food Channel® presents its Top Ten Dessert Trends for 2011. The list is based on research conducted by The Food Channel in conjunction with CultureWaves®, the International Food Futurists® and Mintel International.
FoodChannel Editor
News & Opinion
Top Ten Dessert Trends 2011
The Food Channel presents its Top Ten Dessert Trends for 2011. The list is based on research conducted by The Food Channel in conjunction with CultureWaves, the International Food Futurists, and Mintel International.
Christen Nehmer
Trends
Trend Watch: Daze of Wine & Donuts Coming to TV?
Remember that old line about "Days of Wine and Neuroses"? Well, there's a new reality TV series in the works that could be called "Days of Wine and Neuroses...and Donuts.
Cari Martens
News & Opinion
Wine to Your Mom, and Other Mother's Day Gift Ideas
Is your mom a foodie? Here are a half-dozen last-minute gift ideas for Mother's Day.
FoodChannel Editor
Trends
Food Truck Finder Rolls Into the App Store
A new app from Roaming Hunger enables iPhone users to navigate street food vendors all over North America, locating the nearest gourmet food trucks and carts with a simple touch of the screen. Perhaps best ...
Cari Martens
Recipes
Mascarpone-Stuffed Challah French Toast with Banana Pecan Butter Sauce
This recipe was a finalist in the Plugrá Magnifique Recipe Contest.