Bourbon Distilleries Sued, Pepsi Recipe Change, New Burger King Menu And More

Friday, August 31, 2012 Major Bourbon Distilleries Sued Over Black Fungus A black, sooty gunk is at the heart of a new class-action lawsuit filed against five major bourbon whiskey distilleries by residents and business owners in and around Louisville, Kentucky. Diet Pepsi Tweaking Recipe Swedish Chef (Not A Muppet) Takes Over Sweden's Twitter Account Burger King Is Really Into Chicken, Adds 9 New Menu Items Mango Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 103 In 16 States Former Food Inspector Sentenced To More Than 2 Years In Jail For Taking Bribes BLOG POSTS Michael Zacka: We Must Win the Real World Hunger Games Everyone who engages in the business of growing, storing, packaging and selling food is being called on to creatively adapt to the tremendous food security challenges that are staring us in the face. That means we must all hunker down, collaborate and innovate to win the real world hunger games. Michael Schuermann: The Fields And Fears Of The Palatinate Wine Growers In one respect, the Palatinate (the southwestern corner of Germany) is a lot like Iowa: it has one crop and one crop only that dominates the countryside, local business, people's minds and people's fears. Luckily for the Palatinate, this crop is wine. Food & Wine: PHOTOS: Best Hotels For Food Lovers With artisanal picnic baskets, foraging tours and lobby vending machines that sell Pinot Noir (not Pringles), the best hotels have upped their food game. Julie Brothers: Farm To Fork Across America: Linus Pauling Institute -- It's All About Science Our discussions raised critical questions: How do conventional and organic farming and manufacturing processes impact food quality? What toxins are present in raw and processed products? How does milling and cooking alter nutrient composition? Fodor's: Weekend Guide To Walla Walla Wine Country The country's most exciting wine region isn't in California or Oregon; it's in eastern Washington.

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FDA Sued For Food Safety Record, Club Applebee's, Best Bloody Mary And More

Thursday, August 30, 2012 Health Groups Sue U.S. For Failing To Protect Food Supply Two U.S. health and environment organizations sued the federal government on Wednesday for what the groups say is a failure to implement and enforce a new food safety law that could help prevent thousands of deaths caused by food-borne illnesses each year. Chef Accused Of Sexual Harassment By 22 Female Employees Andrew Zimmern Fights Back After Tim Pawlenty RNC Joke The Best Beer Ad Of 2012? The Bloody Mary Ever Has Bacon, Tater Tots And A Beef Straw Applebee's Has A Club? BLOG POSTS Tamar Haspel: Don't Romanticize Small Farmers -- Some Are Jerks The destruction of topsoil, the reliance on monocrops, and the web of subsidies for corn and soy are indefensible. Painting big farmers as bad guys and small farmers as good guys doesn't help. Food Republic: Booze Or TV: Which Is Worse For Your Brain? It seems a recent article in Scientific American Mind suggests that hitting the sauce does not kill brain cells, but can damage them -- particularly in the cerebellum. Cary Kelly: What's in a Name: How to Buy Quality Olive Oil Extra virgin, cold-pressed, first-pressed, stone-pressed, unfiltered, low acidity... The lexicon associated with olive oil is confusing. I'll break down the vocabulary for you so you can focus on the pure, wonderful taste. Richard Jennings: Petite Sirah: Stealth Grape Approaching Its Moment? Petite Sirah as a small, passionate following; goes well with food; is one of the few big reds that works with cheese; has a point of view and is not overexposed. It's like a "St. Bernard that wants to sit in your lap." It's that big and friendly. Jay Weston: Lemons Are My Passion, and Our Trees Are in Peril! When I first moved to California, I marveled at the fact that I had a lemon tree in my backyard. As a sometime chef, I consider lemons the prime secret ingredient making most dishes sing-and-zing with flavor.

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Isaac Steers Clear Of Direct Blow To New Orleans

Thursday, August 30, 2012 Isaac Steers Clear Of Direct Blow To New Orleans NEW ORLEANS — Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to a levee system built after Katrina. Montana Wildfires Burn Homes, Cause Injuries Drought Eases In U.S. Midwest, Worsens In Northern Plains Over 100 Photos Capture Hurricane Isaac Devastation Yosemite Shuts Cabins At Center Of Rodent Probe Shark Attack: 'It Ripped His Arm To Pieces, But He Just Kept Fighting' BLOG POSTS J. Mijin Cha: The Role of Money in Politics: Extreme Energy Edition Keystone XL's job creation number and the idea that fracking creates great, local jobs are myths. But not only does money talk, it makes policy. In 2011, the oil and gas lobby spent nearly $150 million on lobbying. Vera Pardee: Five Dirty Little Secrets Behind the U.S. New Vehicle Mileage Rules How many single drivers pull up for lattes in all-terrain, heavy-duty SUVs made for eight people? Slick marketing may have made gas-guzzlers sexy, but the situation was exacerbated by years of mileage rules that favored SUVs and trucks, creating what's known as the SUV loophole. Stacy Bare: Return From Glacier National Park We did not come to save the glaciers; we came to see and discuss what the glaciers' size meant. And the hard truth is they are going away too fast. Tamar Haspel: Don't Romanticize Small Farmers -- Some Are Jerks The destruction of topsoil, the reliance on monocrops, and the web of subsidies for corn and soy are indefensible. Painting big farmers as bad guys and small farmers as good guys doesn't help. Robert Koehler: The Breton Fisherman's Prayer As the ice melts, and the vast polar reflecting surface diminishes, the planet absorbs more and more of the sun's energy and... grows warmer. More ice melts. So what?

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