It’s 10 pm on a Wednesday night and I’m standing in Blessed, a south London takeaway joint, half-listening to a fellow customer talking earnestly about Jesus. I’m nodding along, trying to pay attention as reggae reverberates around the small yellow shop front. But really, all I can really think about is: What’s in the bag? … Read more
John R. Tyson speaks on stage during The Fight for Food: Value Chains and Partnerships at The 2022 Concordia Annual Summit in New York on September 21, 2022. Leigh Vogel | Getty Images Tyson Foods said on Thursday it has suspended its chief financial officer, John R. Tyson, after he was charged with driving while … Read more
World Champion Joey Chestnut during the weigh-in ceremony ahead of the 2023 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, on July 3, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Netflix is preparing for a showdown on Labor Day. The company announced Wednesday that it will live stream … Read more
Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest contestant Joey Chestnut stands next to the Nathan’s mascot Frankster, ahead of the official weigh in ceremony in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., July 2, 2021. Angus Mordant | Reuters The Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest will … Read more
CHICAGO — From Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday at a ceremony in Chicago. More than 100 restaurants are finalists in 22 categories for the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars. … Read more
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Recent outbreaks of bird flu—in US dairy herds, poultry farms in Australia, and elsewhere, and isolated cases in humans—have raised the issue of food safety. So can the virus transfer from infected farm animals to contaminate milk, meat, or eggs? How likely is … Read more
CHICAGO — An East African eatery in Detroit, longtime family owned Seattle pho shops and a Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques in Washington, D.C., are among the dozens of finalists for this year’s prestigious James Beard Awards. The culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars will recognize restaurants and chefs in 22 categories at a … Read more
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight loss drug has seen a meteoric rise in popularity. Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — The rapid rise of weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro is generating a host of new product lines as companies hope to land on the right side of the health care disruptor. Industries spanning food … Read more
Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks during the 2024 CNBC CEO Council Summit in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 2024. Shannon Finney | CNBC The Federal Trade Commission is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against the largest U.S. alcohol distributor, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, two sources familiar with the matter told CNBC. … Read more
Odette is named after a revered matriach in Chef Julien Royer’s life: his grandmother. “She is really someone very important to me, and the person that actually showed me how much passion, pleasure, happiness and emotion you can give to people through food,” he told CNBC. Originally from central France, Royer rose to the top … Read more
