Food & Drink

Why pay a dietitian hundreds of dollars a session to tell you what to eat when you could just take yourself to dinner at Philadelphia’s latest show-stopping restaurant … one that offers menu suggestions based on your body type? At what appears to be the first high-end Ayurvedic herbal eatery of its kind, patrons of

Kora, a bakery in Queens, is known for doughnuts filled with traditional Filipino flavors. Kimberly Camara runs Kora out of her small apartment where she, her boyfriend, her mom, and some extended family work tirelessly each week to pump out over 500 donuts to eager customers. While the doughnut flavors change week to week, the

There’s yet another Salmonella outbreak, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling it a “Salmonella Outbreak with Unknown Food Source.” The outbreak has already left at least 279 people ill and 26 hospitalized in 29 states. Now, typically, when you ask, “where did you get this food,” and someone responds, “an

To be clear: There are many very compelling wines in Sonoma right now in addition to the four that I describe below. These four do, however, take the pulse of Sonoma’s current goings-on. They are the wine equivalent of catching someone’s eye from across a crowded room. And, as I wrote in Part One of

Papaya King has cemented itself as a cheap-eat institution in NYC. But before it became a New Yorker’s go-to for hot dogs, it sold something else entirely. Insider’s Taryn Varricchio headed to Papaya King to find out why New Yorkers flock to the 80-year-old location for its hot dog and tropical drink combo. For more

Ready for some weekend wine? See if you can find these Sonoma wines (or, if not, their producers) on wine lists, restaurant shelves or online. They were four of the most compelling wines I tasted recently, when I visited northern California for the Sonoma County Wine Auction. 2018 Fort Ross Vineyard Pinot Noir from Gary

As the sun began to rise and shine its rays of warmth on the hot southern coast of Iran, a Range Rover started to drive towards the cooler areas of the country before the heat started to accumulate. In the backseat with his sleeping bag was a young civil engineer, Darioush Khaledi, who had started

In New Orleans, many people grow up eating beignets. And if they aren’t enjoying them at home, they’re likely heading to Café du Monde in the French Quarter for a fresh plate served hot from the fryer. The café is the indisputable source of NOLA’s most famous beignets, which, after more than a century, remain

Life isn’t easy for creatures at the top of the food pyramid. Louise Shimmel, executive director of Cascades Raptor Center — a nature center and wildlife hospital in Eugene, Oregon — understands this reality well. She says that raptors sometimes find their way into the hospital due to starvation, but the majority of cases are

The producer of the nation’s first African-American beer festival is still waiting on the launch of an investigation more than a week after he and others say the general manager of Pittsburgh’s franchise of the international Hofbrauhaus brewery/beer garden chain verbally abused his vendors with racist language and potentially caused the peaceful fest to shut

The Halal Guys first came to the streets of New York City in 1990, when the three founders opened up a hot-dog cart in Midtown. They realized there was a demand from Muslim cab drivers looking for a halal meal, so they began serving American halal food from the cart. The Arabic term halal means

“Keto” was the most Googled food-related term in 2020. Within the bars, cereals, baking mixes, cookies and snacks category, dollar sales have grown over 21% in the past year. People on ketogenic diets avoid carbohydrates and sugar, and consume large amounts of protein, attempting to drive their bodies into a ketogenic state, which some believe

Sixteen months after laying off half its workforce, restaurant software firm Toast completed a whirlwind turnaround Wednesday when it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange at a $20 billion valuation. Shares of the Boston-based company were priced at $40, and opened at $65.26, a dramatic rise from initial forecasts for Toast, which earlier

The Francesinha was invented in the 1950s at a Porto restaurant called A Regaleira, when a French customer asked for a croque monsieur. This indulgent sandwich now has many variations, but they all include a stack of ham, steak, sausage, and cheese, covered in a tangy tomato sauce. We visited Cafe Santiago, who makes Francesinhas

Topline A new survey has found that 17% of Americans have been “drinking heavily” amid the pandemic, joining a chorus of other studies that have raised alarm bells about the toll Covid-19 has taken on mental health and addiction issues. Key Facts Nearly one in five respondents aged 21 and over to the online survey

Guinness has just announced the launch of a 15,000-square foot, community-driven taproom in Chicago’s Fulton Market. It is the second location of new neighborhood ‘hub’ concept the Diageo-backed beer brand will be rolling out across the United States. Ground will break this fall, with an expected opening date of St. Patrick’s Day 2023. Fitting—“St. Patrick’s

Ray’s Candy Store, an East Village institution, has served late-night munchies since 1974. Owner Ray Alvarez, 86, is well known for his deep-fried Oreos, egg creams, milkshakes, and chili cheese dogs. The store has kept street wanderers and New York University students well fed into the night as they hang around Tompkins Square Park. Cult-like

But, there’s no reason to stop drinking pink today. Many rosés are sturdy enough for fall drinking. There are those of you who still believe all rosé drinking stops at Labor Day, and then there are those of you (savvy) drinkers who know better. “In American we view rosé largely as a seasonal wine,” writes

Covid-19 has led many people to rethink their careers. As a result, the number of new business applications in the U.S. is up 38% compared to the year before the pandemic. Unfortunately, only 25% of new businesses survive 15 years or more. In other words, most founders could benefit from some extra help. This is where Samuel Adams’

Fugetsu-Do Confectionery first opened in 1903. It is now considered the oldest shop in LA’s Little Tokyo, and the oldest Japanese-American business in the country. The family-owned bakery is famous for one thing above all: mochi. Making this Japanese confection has been a long tradition for the Kito family, one that started over a century