Ann Arbor Restaurant Week starts Sunday.This is an exciting time for Ann Arborites who love food. We've got food carts, a hot new osteria and a new Prohibition-themed Main Street restaurant. The Ann Arbor Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays again, and has added Wednesday evening hours. The Westside Farmers' ...
Here's a roundup of some recent food items in the news. Follow the links for the full stories. The Telegraph: 'Exploding' watermelons hit farmers in China Watermelons treated with what turned out to be an excess of a growth-accelerating hormone have begun exploding on farms in China. A melon farmer ...
The Brinery Featured on My Fox Detroit: Ann Arbor-based pickling business The Brinery was featured today on My Fox Detroit. Owner David Klingenberger explained the health benefits of lacto-fermented foods and showed how people can pickle or ferment their own vegetables. You can see the video from Fox 2 here ...
LA Times: Taco Bell's meat at center of class-action lawsuit. A class action lawsuit has been filed against fast food chain Taco Bell alleging that the company's seasoned taco beef contains less than 40 percent actual meat. Taco Bell denies the claims, and have released a statement claiming that: "Our beef ...
Here's a round-up of food news from around the web: NPR: The Day The Internet Threw A Righteous Hissyfit About Copyright And Pie The internet has been abuzz this week over the story of Cooks Source, a small East Coast food magazine that has been regularly lifting content from the ...
Here's a round-up of food news from around the web:NPR: Kimchi Crisis Leaves South Koreans In A Pickle. A freakish combination of weather conditions has led to a shortage of napa cabbage, the main ingredient in the South Korean food staple kimchi. The South Korean government has relaxed a tariff ...
Bon Appétit: Bon Appétit Names America's Foodiest Towns 2010. Last year it was Ann Arbor, this year it's Traverse City. Bon Appétit has released its annual list of five of the nation's "foodiest" towns, and thanks to cherry festivals and Mario Batali, Traverse City has made the cut. According to ...
NPR: Calorie Counts Are Coming To The Menu NPR reports that calorie counts are starting to pop up on menus as chains begin to comply with the the Food and Drug Administration's new nutritional labeling regulations. The new regulations, which are part of the new federal law overhauling health care, ...
Food Network star Alton Brown was spotted filming at Zingerman's Roadhouse. Zingerman's marketing manager Pete Sickman-Garner has the scoop: "I can confirm that Alton Brown did come to the Roadhouse to shoot an episode of America's Best (In this case, America's Best Comfort Foods) and we're expecting it to air ...
LA Times: China's fight against disposable chopsticks. China's government is promising stricter regulation over the production of disposable chopsticks. "Companies making disposable chopsticks will face local government restrictions aimed at decreasing the use of the throwaway utensil.... Production, circulation and recycling of disposable chopsticks should be more strictly supervised." The ...
WDIV: Times Square gets Pop-Tarts store. Kellogg Co. opened a Pop-Tart store in New York's Times Square district today, joining the Hershey Store and M&M's World as a confectionery tourist destination. The store will feature a cafe where patrons can order a variety of Pop-Tart-themed dishes, including Pop-Tart "sushi" and ...
Here's a roundup of some local food news: Sabor Latino has its liquor license: Janet Miller reported last month that the owners of Sabor Latino were waiting for state approval on a liquor license they acquired from the Firefly Club, which closed last year. Yesterday, the restaurant tweeted: "Sabor Latino ...
Here's a sampling of links to news about food in other media: NPR: U.S. Is A Spicier Nation (Literally) Since 1970s. Sales of spices in America have ballooned since the 1970s, increasing at nearly three times the rate of population. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans are consuming ...
The Washington Post: Keeping food safe when the power goes out. Power outages have been a common problem during this summer of severe weather. Washington Post food blogger Jennifer LaRue Huget has a list of helpful hints on how to keep your food safe, and when to throw it out. ...