Toronto's eats scene mixes haute and ...
01.4.09, NY Daily News
The denizens of Toronto are a lot like New Yorkers. Like us, they consider their wildly multicultural home their nation's First City. And like us, Torontonians love to...
Favorite wines consumed in 2008
01.3.09, St. Helena Star
A local wine enjoyed at a Thanksgiving table, one in Italy, another in Switzerland, one at a Christmas party in Calistoga and a German wine from 1937 were all cited by locals as being their favorite wine consumed in the year just...
Hard times and full glasses
01.2.09, Burlington Free Press.com
When times get hard, hard liquor flows. At least that s the trend in Vermont. Sales of spirits, meaning hard liquor such as vodka, gin and whiskey, are expected to hit $60 million in fiscal year 2009, up about 5 percent from...
Healthy New Year!
01.2.09, Epicurious
January 2: It's the date when we've all recovered from New Year's revelry and start trying to make good on those resolutions. If you have resolved to eat more healthfully or lose weight (or if you just want delicious new healthy recipe ideas), check out these helpful features on Epicurious: Makeovers.
New Sparkling Wines from Italy to Aus...
01.2.09, Food and Wine
Sparklers are popping up in unexpected places. Here are three exciting new bottles. By Megan Krigbaum Lini 910 Labrusca Lambrusco Bianco ($15) Most people expect Lambrusco to be red, sweet and simple; instead, Italian cult favorite Lini 910 makes a white Lambrusco with a pretty herbal aroma and appealing..
Dairy boss knew of milk problems
01.1.09, The Washington Times
BEIJING | An executive for the dairy company at the heart of China's tainted milk scandal admitted knowing there were problems with Sanlu-brand products for months before she informed authorities and pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that could lead to the death penalty, state media...
A Youth Revival in Farming?
01.1.09, Washington Post
It's important to start the new year with good news, and there has been plenty of it in the gardening sector. For seed companies, 2008 was a bonanza, fueled largely by a national trend toward homegrown...
Superstition's on New Year's menu
01.1.09, Journalgazette.net
Justin Kimbro isnt sure whether eating pork, black-eyed peas and greens on New Years Day will change his luck in the coming year. But hell eat them just in...