Food & Drink

Watch tonight’s Monday Night Football game and you’ll see the Kelce brothers on opposite sides of the broadcast. Travis Kelce will star on the field for the Kansas City Chiefs, and Jason Kelce will star on ESPN’s studio set. But they’ve joined forces on a new entrepreneurial venture: Garage Beer. “It was just an opportunity

You’ve checked in, you’ve critiqued the knives and double-washed the dishes, and now it’s time to get cooking. But where are the promised kitchen essentials included in your home rental listening? There’s no way that off-brand, definitely refilled bottle of olive oil is the only cooking fat in the house? And salt? Where? If you

At the end of September a prestigious judging panel consisting of beverage writers, trade experts, distributors and “influential buyers” convened along the Las Vegas Strip in order to pour through and ultimately evaluate thousands of adult beverages across dozens of categories. Entries were tasted blindly and assigned a numerical value out of a possible 100

McDonald’s made big news recently with something it didn’t want on its menu after at least 75 customers across 13 states contracted E. coli, leading to 22 hospitalizations and one death. Even now that the outbreak has subsided, most consumers still know little about the federal regulations and regulatory bodies charged with protecting our food

With Halloween being one of the busiest days of the year for pizza consumption, Gail Becker, founder of CAULIPOWER, has been gearing up all month long to celebrate and prepare for the occasion. And it’s no surprise that National Pizza Month also falls in October given the demand. While restaurants and delivery services can see

As London shifts into its least-lovely season (and I should be clear, I am a well-established member of Team I’m Going To Scream If I Leave Work And It’s Dark Again), I’ve decided to take on a new perspective this month. Sure, it’s cold. Sure, it’s dark. But, given we have the choice between staying

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In June 2023, Modelo Especial overtook Bud Light to become the best selling beer brand in America. Since then, the sales gap between the two brands has widened—and Michelob Ultra has also overtaken Bud Light to become the second-best selling brand in America—continuing a growth trend

Made of 100% Heida, a white variety in the Savagnin family grown in Switzerland’s Valais region, this exotic wine from Halter Ranch is sharp with tart lemon tones and then mellows to a more tropical-inflected character. It’s full and rich, intriguing, savory and sultry. There’s more lemon tart on the palate with some grilled pineapple,

Almost 30% of US citizens are not poor enough for food assistance, and not rich enough to afford their groceries. As the Presidential campaigns wind into their final week, both candidates are zeroing in on states they hope to win over. But foraging for votes on traditional demographics such as age and ethnic background misses

Minister Henry Musa Kpaka is in Makeni, northern Sierra Leone, having just completed a day-long engagement with farmers, braving relentless rain. Tired but determined, he settles in at the first stop of a four-day, cross-country tour. Connecting with local farmers and agro-processors has become a defining part of his role as Minister of Agriculture and

Retail media represents an $8.5 billion opportunity for U.S. grocery retailers in 2024, and executives are moving decisively to capture their share. According to research released last week from Grocery Doppio, 97% of grocers plan to deploy white-label or third-party solutions to deploy a retail media platform. Compared to the expense and time required to

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In the ever-evolving world of live events, few companies have experienced the explosive growth and made as significant an impact as a21. Founded by Brett Friedman, the event production company is celebrated for its innovative approach, expertly transforming bold ideas into captivating experiences that profoundly connect

Think about going to the grocery store, and anything that you’re buying. The packaging. Fossil fuel based. The transportation, how it got there. Fossil fuels. The refrigeration, probably fossil fuels. The equipment, the infrastructure… It’s all fossil fuels. I consider fossil fuels to be, and this isn’t a compliment, the lifeblood of the food industry.

The Mexican cocktail scene has been exploding to the top the last few years, with bars in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and other cities around the country consistently placing among the worlds best. Just last week, Handshake Speakeasy was crowned World’s Best Bar in the prestigious 50 Best Bars list, after previously being named Best Bar

Hard tea and kombucha brand, Jiant, is entering a new chapter of its business as it names actor Chace Crawford to Chief Creative Officer, the company tells me. As part of a new deal, Crawford will also join cofounders Aaron Telch and Larry Haertel, Jr. as part owner and shareholder of the beverage company, which

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Since its founding in 1820, Johnnie Walker has found success by leaning toward innovation and refusing to follow the straight and narrow. The willingness to try something new was baked into the brand’s DNA by its founder, John Walker, who began blending scotch whiskies in his

To address a growing global population, an increasing demand for protein, and issues related to Climate Change, there has been active discussion of and innovation around options for “Future Food.” This has included concepts ranging from from “Vertical Farming” to “Lab Grown” meat. As with any significant new development there are challenges, particularly as the

Netflix recently announced that its smash hit Culinary Class Wars—in which 100 skilled chefs compete for a cash prize of 300 million Korean won (approximately $220,000)—would be returning next year for a second season. That comes as no surprise, as the Korean cooking competition topped the streamer’s Global Top 10 list of non-English shows for

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This U.S. National Sake Appraisal, started in 2001, is an international sake competition conducted by Kokusai Sake Kai, the International Sake Association. The 2024 edition of the Appraisal saw 587 sakes evaluated from Japan and the United States, though in years past, entries have also been

In the United States, Election Day is less than two weeks away. No matter what happens, we need an administration and a Congress that support regenerative, resilient food and agriculture systems. We need bipartisan cooperation—at all levels of government!—if we want to create real progress. Now, voting with our forks means voting with our votes