Food & Drink

A fan favorite whiskey is back on the shelves this season, and it’s re-launch coincides with a renewed effort to help wildfire firefighters and other causes. High West Distillery recently released its Campfire blend of rye, bourbon and scotch to coincide with the Park City, Utah distillery’s new campaign, “Protect the West.” “Just last year,

Born in California, fast food is a truly American institution. It suits working peoples’ hectic schedules and is a cultural and dietary fixture thanks to decades of advertising. Yet many of the costs of fast food are externalized, such as the climate footprint of animal agriculture, the health consequences of frequent consumption and the low

Inside El Pica 1 in Texcoco, Mexico, the original barbecue of the Americas is still being cooked low and slow inside of pit ovens. The restaurant’s lamb barbacoa recipe starts with wrapping lamb in long maguey leaves, and cooking it overnight for 11 hours to create a tender barbacoa full of sweet and smoky flavors.

It seems that this summer has invigorated food marketing, especially for iconic brands that have been challenged during the pandemic and rising prices. While some brand managers and advertising creatives have created smart campaigns – others, well, haven’t hit the mark nearly as well. Here are some notable new campaigns. First two of the worst!

One of Manhattan’s last Michelin starred restaurants on pandemic pause is reopening. September 8th, acclaimed chef Alain Verzeroli and The Bastion Collection will reopen Michelin-starred restaurant Le Jardinier, a modern ‘greenhouse’ in the heart of Midtown Manhattan (610 Lexington Ave., at 53rd Street). Less than a year after a highly celebrated opening in May 2019,

From calorie count to portion sizes, we ordered everything on the UK and US Papa John’s menus to find out the big differences between the two. MORE FOOD WARS VIDEOS: US vs UK Domino’s | Food Wars US vs UK Burger King | Food Wars US vs UK Starbucks | Food Wars —————————————————— #PapaJohns #FoodWars

The drought has dragged on for a long time. Last year, orchard farmers in California’s Central Valley destroyed trees that were dying due to lack of water. This year, many more farmers did the same. Extreme weather and high fuel prices have been daunting obstacles for American food producers, but the good news is wheat

Agroecology has several definitions, but in essence, it is farming with nature rather than against it. It promotes diversity, resilience, social values, cultural practices, and circularity. Sounds great, right? At a recent event by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Pierre Ferrand of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization asked an illuminating question:

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Drought wears on you mentally. Nebraska organic farmer Kevin Fulton told me that earlier this week, as I asked him about his 28 years in the business for my latest feature, out this morning. What he shared with me was serious: “You’re working hard to keep

Topline The stock market tanked on Friday despite the August jobs report coming in slightly lower than expected and dropping significantly from last month, which did little to ease investor concerns about more aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve plunging the economy into a recession. Key Facts Stocks gave up gains in the

Topline Yogurt giant Chobani scrapped plans to go public, the company revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday, giving up on an initial public offering once reportedly valued at more than $10 billion amid the cooling market. Key Facts Chobani did not give a reason for the reversal in the filing, but a

Digitally native consumer brands touting flashy 3D rendered product images and interactive Instagram posts seemed to enjoy a great party during the peak of the pandemic when shoppers flocked to purchase online. Then Apple’s AAPL iOS 14 update in 2021 that restricted advertisers’ usage of consumer data, coupled with high logistic costs, supply chain constraints

Matthew Stafford’s 2021 NFL season was a bit of a fairytale. After spending 12 years with the Detroit Lions, the 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick was traded to the Los Angeles Rams and promptly led his new team to a Super Bowl title. That’s not to say there are hard feelings for his old

London’s Italian-restaurant scene is rich and varied, from traditional trattorias to chic new eateries, from fine dining to homemade pasta and pizza. Here’s a selection of the best to suit a range of tastes and budgets. 1.Norma, Fitzrovia Linguine with Cornish crab at Norma, London Norma Norma occupies three floors of a beautifully restored 18th-century

Sedona is many things to many people: sacred Native American land, geological wonder, place of spiritual healing, and New Age energetic field. All of these interests converge and commingle in diverse and fascinating ways. What is often under the radar of the red rock drama is the gentle but equally confident presence of Oak Creek,

A food festival like no other is slated for this fall in Sedona, Arizona. The first-ever Mystical Pizza Festival, hosted by chef-owner Lisa Dahl, will celebrate the grand opening of her second Pisa Lisa location in Sedona’s Village of Oak Creek with a three-day hyper-local pizza party. From Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18,

Topline Stocks fell for a third day in a row on Tuesday as the recent summer market rally continues to fizzle out, with investors growing nervous about more big interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, which signaled last week that it would continue to tighten monetary policy for “some time” in an effort to

When it comes to exciting food and drink, the San Francisco scene always delivers in spades. But this fall feels like a particularly auspicious time for the city as a number of relative newcomers are just starting to hit their stride. Whether you’re a longtime local or an eager tourist you ought to take note.

Pickle people, rejoice! An Australian artist is selling a McDonald’s pickle “sculpture” for $10,000 NZD ($6,150 USD). Currently flung onto the ceiling of The Michael Lett Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, the aptly-named Pickle was removed from one of the fast food chain’s cheeseburgers (which normally sell for $1.81) and installed in early July by

It’s an auspicious time for Japanese cocktail culture here in the United States. The style, celebrated for its elegance and attention to technical detail, has been flourishing in the bar rooms of New York and Chicago for the better part of a decade. Earlier this year, two separate books on the subject collected top honors;