Food & Drink

Since 2004, the Environmental Working Group has published its annual “Dirty Dozen List” which purports to be a “shopper’s guide” about which produce items consumers should buy as “Organic” to avoid pesticide residues. They base this list on a scientifically unsupportable interpretation of a valuable and transparent public database, which actually documents the excellent safety

As new homes and hotels go up every day across the U.S. in a sustained construction boom, despite rising materials costs and supply chain disruptions, another reality must also be considered: Buildings currently account for 45% of greenhouse emissions. While carbon-neutral construction has increased in recent years, it is not enough to slow climate change.

Waking from sleep with an increased heartbeat and overall sense of panic, the woman would often relive her typical nightmare of finding herself falling in various situations, although this time, the nightmare involved her riding a bus that fell off a cliff during an earthquake and that terrifying slow-motion moment of being in midair overwhelmed

Today Mars is announcing a pilot program to double the income of 14,000 farmers in its cocoa supply chain by 2030. The program will focus on Cote d’Ivoire and Indonesia, regions in which the bulk of the world’s cocoa is grown. The programs were designed in conjunction with USAID, the Fairtrade Foundation and farmer organizations

How do you quantify dignified, essential work? For food retail and hospitality workers in the age of Covid-19 and rising food prices, this descriptor does not translate into better wages. A new report from the Economic Policy Institute and The Shift Project of Harvard University details the low wages at dozens of firms throughout the

Amped. UP. That’s the best phrase I can think of, to describe the general sense of things at last week’s Vinitaly trade fair in Verona, the first such large-scale fair I’ve attended since March 2020. “Amped up” isn’t by definition a bad thing, nor is it unexpected. People are coming together again, and there’s an

In the hot spring town of Laugarvatn, Iceland, the most pristine rye bread is baked in volcanic, muddy ground. Siggi Rafn Hilmarsson from Laugarvatn Fontana takes us through the making process step by step and welcomes us into his bakery, aka the hot springs of the lake in Laugarvatn. The sand by the lake can

When you shop at Walmart, Whole Foods and Target, you probably assume the greens you buy are grown on sprawling farms stretching across the great outdoors, that they only reach the indoors when they hit trucks or trains and store shelves. The reality, however, is that large volumes of greens also are being grown indoors.

Topline The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that global economic growth will be “severely set back” by the fallout from Russia’s war with Ukraine, the effects of which will be felt “far and wide” as the conflict adds to global pricing pressures and fuels inflation. Key Facts The IMF issued a “significant downgrade” to

The Food and Drug Administration created the Nutrition Facts label in 1993. The serving sizes that appear on labels today were originally determined by how much food people consumed during the periods 1977-1978 and 1987-1988. Now that’s about to change – and possibly not for the better. This iteration of the label is based upon

For millions of devoted Parks and Rec fans, Ben Schwartz and Jenny Slate will forever be linked as the mercurial Saperstein siblings. But in real life, the two enjoy a slightly less chaotic camaraderie. In fact, their friendship predates the NBC sitcom (they first worked together on Showtime’s House of Lies) and flourishes long after

Bread is known to be convenient, nutritious, and, of course, delicious. From naan in India to the French baguette, we take a look at 29 types of bread around the world. MORE AROUND THE WORLD VIDEOS: What Pizza Looks Like Around The World Fast-Food Restaurants From 12 Countries Around The World 20 Comfort Foods From

The U.S. is increasingly multiracial and urban, according to the 2020 Census. Population growth is being driven by people of color, and, it is happening in metro areas. A whopping 33.8 million people are identified as being of two or more races, up from 9 million in 2010, while the white population is ageing and

The International Wine and Spirits Competition is among the biggest—and oldest—annual awards show in all the alcohol industry. In late March, the 53-year-old confab announced its 2022 results, consisting of more than 4,000 liquor entries from across more than 90 different countries. Liquids are judged by a 100-point system, although no expression received higher than

Well, diarrhea would probably qualify as a surprise after you’ve had some Easter chocolates. In this case, it would be an egg-stra bad surprise. Ferrero is recalling several different kinds of its Kinder Surprise and other egg products due to a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that’s already affected at least 150 people, mostly young kids, across

Wingstop’s WING latest promotion is certainly blunt. Just in time for April 20, a day acknowledged by some to celebrate marijuana, Wingstop is offering a new limited-edition flavor, Blazed & Confused. As the company notes, these wings won’t get you high, but the “sticky, sweet, smoky and herbal flavors will ignite your senses and create

115 years ago, Ginger and Ale met at a mutual friend’s wedding in Toronto. One asked the other to a dance. And they still argue about who asked who, but the smart money is on Ms. Ginger. She was always the spice to their relationship. The two burgeoning lovebirds danced hand in hand, and as

With pavilion after pavilion of wineries from all over Italy pouring samples of literally thousands of their wines, the Vinitaly trade fair can be overwhelming. Even more so, perhaps, after two years away from the springtime event that typically happens every year in Verona. This past week, Vinitaly – with all of those wineries and

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Crop doesn’t wait. And American agriculture has been facing a labor crisis for decades, resulting in the wastage of $3.1 billion worth of food. Farm labor employment has fallen by 75% in the past seven decades, according to the USDA. Filling in a crucial gap, migrant

Eli’s is a story about the classic days of old Chicago. The Chicago of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr., and the first and second Mayor Daley. Eli’s The Place for Steak was a Chicago institution for more than 40 years, from 1966-2005. It was frequented by regular folk on special occasions, influential Chicago journalists