Rosé is the harbinger of summer. Around mid April, as the days begin to warm up, there is an perceptible shift in our wine drinking habits. Red essentially disappears from our glasses and fruity,...

Sometime back, I found a news article on various foodstuff found in state fairs. There's this one peculiarity, fried Coke. It has been a few weeks and the coverage hasn't let up. Fried Coke...

I found these two posts via megnut.com. Is eating at home cheaper? and Is Eating Out Cheaper Than Eating In? both try to find the more cost effective solution. In my personal experience, whether...

The panel discussion was held in 2003 but the proceedings have been recently made accessible to the public through Google Video. FYI but more as a 'bookmark' for my future reference: The...

I have been eagerly following the recent adventures of Julie (A Finger in Every Pie) in teaching a cooking elective for 15- and 16-year olds in a small public school in the Bronx. A lot of the things...

Major beverage distributors and anti-obesity advocates have agreed not to sell non-diet sodas in schools across the nation. Cadbury Schweppes PLC, Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and the American Beverage...

Eating on the run, that I'm very familiar with! I used to hold a job that was theoretically office-bound but had me running from one end of the city to the other almost 4 out of 5 days in a......

"Long, long ago, in the 1990s, a new invention was unleashed on an unsuspecting world, an invention so loathsome, so corrupt that it would come to undermine the health of millions. This...

I keep talking about healthy eating as if it was effortless. In reality, it takes a lot of deliberation - from grocery shopping to planning meals and even snacks. The upside is, it becomes second...

Remember the news about school cafeterias on their way to serving healthy food? There's more of the same! Schools in Arizona, Oklahoma, Michigan and Tennessee, and Texas are implementing an...

Aha! It seems school children will finally eat better snacks and lunches. Two news features made me smile this morning. One is for banning sodas and other junk food in school vending machines and...

Even people who love to cook can be busy at times. Are instant TV dinners and take-away meals the only solution? Apparently not. Nutritious, delicious "chef-created menus, which include chicken,...

Dining at very intimate settings has a certain allure. One of the hottest trends in the foodie scene may just be exclusive venues that require an invitation to get in. If you are thinking of elite...

What is a cute little piggy doing heavy duty work?! I've been fascinated with Mexican food lately. It never fails to perk up my tastebuds. Almost everyone I know likes fresh and robust flavours,...