Mexico Puts Its Children on a Diet
Mexico's children are among the world's fattest, with one in three children overweight or obese. Last year the country's education and health officials attempted to limit what schools could sell at...
View ArticleIndian Haute Cuisine at D.C.'s Kennedy Center by Chef Hemant Oberoi
"Washington, D.C., is in the midst of a celebration of all things Indian: A three-week festival at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts called maximum INDIA, has imported a slice of the country's...
View ArticleFood Contamination Fears Could Harm Japanese Brands
"The Japanese Health Ministry said Saturday that it had detected elevated levels of radiation in spinach and milk at farms up to 90 miles from Japan’s crippled nuclear reactors. The ministry did not...
View ArticleFlavor trends favor novel tastes and unique combinations
"Americans are always interested in new flavors as long as they are not 'too far out,' and will pay attention to edgy flavor combinations as long as they taste as good as they sound interesting."
View ArticleAlliance to Feed the Future informs opinion makers about conventional food...
"A new alliance comprised of multinational U.S. food and biotechnology trade groups has formed to 'balance the public dialogue on modern agriculture and large-scale food production.'""The Alliance to...
View ArticleAustin, Tex., keeping it weird
IACP member and The Washington Post Food Editor, Joe Yonan, shares some of his favorite spots in Austin, Texas, a city known for its quirky, independent spirit. This weirdness is directly tied to the...
View ArticleWhat the FDA menu-labeling regs really mean
"Don't want to struggle through all 183 pages of the proposed federal menu-labeling regulation? Don't worry. National Restaurant News did. Check out some frequently asked questions and answers."
View ArticleCoconut Oil Charms
Coconut oil "has recently become the darling of the natural-foods world. Annual sales growth at Whole Foods 'has been in the high double digits for the last five years,' said Errol Schweizer, the...
View ArticleTaste buds are just one reason why we love some foods and hate others
"Sweet means energy; sour means not ripe yet. Savory means food may contain protein. Bitter means caution, as many poisons are bitter. Salty means sodium, a necessary ingredient for several functions...
View ArticleThe best baguette in Paris
" . . . It's surprising to discover that the world's leading expert on French bread—and the baguette in particular—is not a Frenchman, but an American, born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn."
View ArticleKids' food market set to boom with products for generation XL
According to a new report from the marketing research firm Packaged Facts, the next five years will see manufacturers portraying themselves as the solution to the childhood obesity problem."While the...
View ArticleGeneration trends to dictate future eating patterns in Canada
"The market research organization The NPD Group said in its latest report, A Look into TheFuture of Eating – Canadian Marketplace, that eating patterns over the coming ten years will be influenced by...
View Article50 most important women in food from Gourmet.com
"Men have the big toques, but when you think about it, it’s women who may have exerted the most influence over our foodways—especially since there’s been mass media to record their feats." With how...
View ArticleWhen food is what makes you sick
This year one in six Americans will get sick from eating contaminated food, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The most troublesome combination is campylobacter-laden...
View ArticleFood makers resist lawmakers’ proposal for guidelines in marketing to children
“The food and advertising industries are pushing back against an Obama administration proposal that calls for food makers to voluntarily limit the way they market sugary cereals, salty snacks and other...
View ArticleAt USDA a plate instead of a pyramid
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday unveiled a plate-shaped icon representing the government's new dietary guidelines, replacing the nearly 20-year-old food pyramid that was often...
View ArticleCalifornia's grape farmers support childhood nutrition program
"Hundreds of chefs and culinary professionals converged on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol this week to mark the first anniversary of Chefs Move to Schools (CMTS). This celebration also...
View ArticleCalorie labels on restaurant menus don't stop diners from overindulging
"Evidence is mounting that calorie labels— promoted by some nutritionists and the restaurant industry to help stem the obesity crisis — do not steer most people to lower-calorie foods. Eating habits...
View ArticleFat babies at risk to become obese adults
“'A lot of conventional thinking has been that a big baby is a healthy baby,' said Leann Birch, director of the Center for Childhood Obesity Research at Pennsylvania State University, who chaired the...
View ArticleCulinary tourism: a reflection of the destination's culture
"Culinary tourism doesn't just mean travelling to sample food at high-end restaurants; it's about enjoying the food that represents a region. 'Food reflects the destination's culture,' according to Dr....
View ArticleSome up-and-coming chefs are skipping culinary school
"The cautionary tale of a would-be chef goes like this: A starry-eyed youth dreams of helming a restaurant kitchen and enrolls in a $60,000 culinary program but upon graduation still qualifies only for...
View ArticleGet juiced with summer mocktails
"Eating fruits and vegetables is good-for-you nutritious. But did you know drinking them can be fun and delicious? To judge by restaurant menus, more and more people are imbibing fruit- or veggie-based...
View ArticleScientists find new superbug strain of salmonella
"Scientists have identified an emerging 'superbug' strain of salmonella that is highly resistant to the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin, or Cipro, often used for severe salmonella infections, and say they...
View ArticleHalf of U.S. adults will be obese by 2010
"A team of international public health experts argued [in a recent report in the British medical journal the Lancet] that the global obesity crisis will continue to grow worse and add substantial...
View ArticleU.S. Ag Secretary Vilsack calls for innovation in food supply
"There is a need for greater diversification of the American food supply and US diets need to change, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in his keynote speech at the launch of the Barilla Center...
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