Iconic Deli Closes, Creepy Chocolate, White House Gingerbread House And More

November 30, 2012 Subscribe · Forward Iconic Deli Closes After 75 Years The New York Times brings word that New York's famous Stage Deli closed at midnight on Thursday, November 29. The restaurant, which had been open since 1937, was known for its massive sandwiches and Jewish American deli fare. Continue reading... PHOTOS: The White House Unveils This Year's Gingerbread House PHOTOS: Creepily Realistic White Chocolate Baby Heads McDonald's France Puts Burgers On Bagels 'Decadence Staircase' Dish Costs $1200, Contains Caviar, Lobster Wagyu Beef And More Starbucks $7 Coffee: Chain Introduces Cups Of Costa Rica Finca Palmilera Annabel De Vetten Creates Creepy Baby Heads Made Of White Chocolate (PHOTOS) FOOD INTEGRITY CAMPAIGN New Whistleblower Law Empowers Voice of Federal Food Safety Employees Now, more than 110,000 USDA and FDA employees enjoy solid whistleblower protections, and can feel more secure to speak up when they see something wrong with the food we eat. Continue reading... COLM MULCAHY Ratio: A Recurring Theme in Food, Art and Graphics Thinking about food can sometimes lead to artistic and mathematical insight. Suppose we wish to make a smoothie from apple and blueberry purees. While the question of the perfect balance of flavors is a personal one, we can describe all of the possibilities using elementary math. Continue reading... PARTY EARTH Historic Hotel Bars Around the World Strip away the concierge, heated pool and freshly made beds. Lose the velvety bathrobe that "mysteriously" ends up in your luggage. In fact, pare the hotel down to one element: its bar. Continue reading... REBECCA GERENDASY A Critical Head Start for Pre-Schoolers: Eating Healthy Foods (video)  Continue reading...  Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.

What We Know About Sandy, One Month Later

Thursday, November 29, 2012 What We Know About Sandy, One Month Later Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the U.S. East Coast a month ago Thursday after tearing through the Caribbean. In the weeks since, the storm's scope has come into sharper focus. Secretary Of State Candidate Reportedly Has Financial Stake In Canadian Tar Sands No End In Sight For Midwest Drought Senators Push Obama To Propose Cleaner Gasoline Rules Landowner Sues State Over Keystone Pipeline Congress Examines Storm 'Reality' BLOG POSTS Jacob Devaney: Environmental Education Initiative in California and Beyond If we are lucky enough to see this emerge as a cultural revolution that honors nature, raises eco-literate children, and embraces the whole human community as one global family, then we can enjoy the comforts of our cozy modern life without the threats associated with a warming planet. Nina Wegner: Ecuadorian Indigenous Elders Make Plea to Developed World on 11th Oil Round In the southern Amazon basin of Ecuador, the air is filled with the sound of macaws and the distant sound of thunder. But as soon as next year, the metallic hammering of oil drills may join the chorus. Local indigenous leaders are dead-set on not letting that happen. Molly Rauch: Breathing Queasy: My Carcinogenic Couch Today, a team of scientists from Duke and UC Berkeley told me what's actually inside those cushions I so carefully selected. Despite the clean lines and comfy factor, it turns out that what's inside those cushions is not so pretty. Nick Hayes: The Rime of the Modern Mariner (PHOTOS) I first had the idea for the Modern Mariner as I sat in an office block eating lunch at my computer, rifling through ecological blogs. I came across a certain picture, a penny dropped, and I ran round the corner to the park with a pen and paper to write the first few verses. Julie Brothers: Farm to Fork Across America: Soulful in Seattle On this list was world-renowned chef Jerry Traunfeld, formerly of The Herbfarm just outside of Seattle. The venue was a converted cottage seating just 32, literally the nucleus of an herb farm on 17 acres near the Cascade mountain range.

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Buzziest Burgers, Fast Food Strike, $1200 Dish And More

November 29, 2012 Subscribe · Forward The Burgers With The Most Buzz The inquiring minds at NetBase, who previously enlightened us with news that candy corn was this year's most buzzed about Halloween candy, have new insights into American palates. Continue reading... NYC Fast Food Workers Go On Strike For Better Pay Restaurant Offers Dish For $1,200 Joe Biden Went To Costco And It Was Perfect 'Sofa King Juicy Burger' Restaurant In Chattanooga, Tenn. Has A Hidden Expletive In Its Name Paula Deen Yearbook Picture: Southern Celebrity Chef Reveals High School Cheerleader Past (PHOTO) Starbucks $7 Coffee: Chain Introduces Cups Of Costa Rica Finca Palmilera 'Sofa King Juicy Burger' Restaurant In Chattanooga, Tenn. Has A Hidden Expletive In Its Name Starbucks $7 Coffee: Chain Introduces Cups Of Costa Rica Finca Palmilera 'Sofa King Juicy Burger' Restaurant In Chattanooga, Tenn. Has A Hidden Expletive In Its Name Starbucks $7 Coffee: Chain Introduces Cups Of Costa Rica Finca Palmilera First Look: The Hobbit Menu from Denny's Coming November 6th ANNA BRONES Dissecting The Formula For Food Porn Oh you individually wrapped your tacos in twine? They look delicious! Continue reading... TONI COLLETTE The Lucky Seven For most of us, it is almost impossible to imagine food being hard to come by. The harsh reality is that hunger and malnutrition are the biggest public health threats in our world today. We lose a child every six seconds because of hunger. As a mother, I can't accept that. Continue reading... LESLIE HASSLER Brilliant Documentary Bitter Seeds Illuminates Plight of the Indian Farmer Bitter Seeds shows us how little we know about genetically modified seeds. But farmers have an advocate in quantum physicist and activist Vandana Shiva, India's leading opponent of genetic modification and the patenting of seeds. Continue reading... JULIE BROTHERS Farm to Fork Across America: Soulful in Seattle On this list was world-renowned chef Jerry Traunfeld, formerly of The Herbfarm just outside of Seattle. The venue was a converted cottage seating just 32, literally the nucleus of an herb farm on 17 acres near the Cascade mountain range. Continue reading... JUDI ROAMAN Charlotte Neuville Creates Divine Desserts for Barneys Internationally renowned fashion designer Charlotte Neuville has had a long career trajectory. At the urging of her friends, she took her lifelong love of food on her next journey. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.