Watch it wiggle
Once billed as the most popular dessert in the United States, Jell-O had lost its luster by the turn of the 21st century. Sales of the gelatin product slumped, and people shared - and mocked - images from garish and…
Antipasto
Food news antipasto
Because of the Easter holiday, food news is on the light side this week, but there are a few tidbits to share. In the mashups you didn't see coming department: Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Natural Light beer, is selling…
Pizza chains are feeling the pinch
Pizza is almost as iconic as hotdogs and apple pie in the American lexicon of food. From chains to local artisanal pie shops to the frozen food aisle, pizza is everywhere. Not everything is rosy in the land of pizza,…
Give me a break: Thieves make off with tons of KitKats
This story seemed appropriate for me to discover on April Fool's Day because it sounds made up. Food conglomerate Nestlé confirmed a report that thieves pilfered a truck carrying over 400,000 specially crafted KitKat…
New Le Creuset + Nigella's Easter Egg hunt
Today I discovered that Le Creuset dropped another color on us; this one is called Riviera, and it absolutely speaks to me. I thought Sea Salt was the perfect color to complement my kitchen cabinets, but this one would…
Food news antipasto
Recent years have been bad for wineries, especially in the US. A 56-year-old winery, Kenwood Vineyards, recently closed its doors with no plans to reopen. Other major wineries, including E. & J. Gallo and Jackson Family…
Food as medicine
Chicken soup to treat a cold, ginger for nausea, tea with honey for a sore throat, a mustard poultice for muscle pain - these foods and more have been used to treat ailments for millenia. While these home remedies vary…
How accurate are food labels?
Before I buy any packaged food product that I haven't purchased before, I first look at the nutrition information and ingredient list. My husband gets exasperated when he accompanies me on shopping trips, grumbling…
How much have food prices really gone up?
You can't scroll through any news site without seeing at least one story about inflation, and often the focus is on food prices. One issue after another has hit different sectors of the food supply: cold weather, hot…
How thick is too thick?
Visiting diners is one of my favorite things to do when traveling. I adore a stack of fluffy pancakes with a ball of whipped butter melting into the top as I pour thick syrup over the stack. One of my favorites was in a…
Food news antipasto
Trader Joe's just announced that it will begin selling its coveted limited-edition lavender and pink canvas totes on Monday, March 23. Nakia Rohde, Trader Joe’s public relations manager, provided the scoop to the Reno…
It's not just you, foods are getting worse
I've written before about how I think butter has changed in recent years, and not for the better. The shift to feeding cows more palm oil products (probably alongside other feed and nutrition changes) has resulted - in…