Food & Drink

On weeknights, I love to watch old episodes of Made in Spain, the PBS PBS show hosted by Chef José Andrés. This series ran in 2008, before World Central Kitchen was conceived. The trouble with that show — during which viewers travel with Chef from his home kitchen in Washington DC to his Spanish homeland

When Angelica de Vere Mabray took on the position of CEO at Donum Estate winery in mid 2019, little did she know that the visitor’s center and tasting room would effectively be shut down for nearly a year during the pandemic. But thanks to her 20+ years in the wine industry, a strong background in

Some say it takes three data points to make a trend, so it may be time to examine why several non-pizza restaurant chains are adding pizza to their menus. Consider Panera, which launched a new flatbread pizza lineup in late 2020. More recently, Buffalo Wild Wings introduced a Buffalo Boneless Bar Pizza and a Honey

One could wax poetic about the drink of the summer or the newest whiskey release to grace the market. But while booze trends ebb and flow, it seems one bar staple remains: the soft drink. According to CGA by NielsenIQ’s BeverageTrak service, 43% of US consumers drink soft drinks when in the on-premise. The average

Inside El Pica 1 in Texcoco, Mexico, the original barbecue of the Americas is still being cooked low and slow inside of pit ovens. The restaurant’s lamb barbacoa recipe starts with wrapping lamb in long maguey leaves, and cooking it overnight for 11 hours to create a tender barbacoa full of sweet and smoky flavors.

Critics of modern agriculture often cite its dependence on “synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.” They point to the carbon footprint of the natural gas used to make it and the fact that nitrogen from farms can end up as a water or air pollutant. Also there is the issue that under certain circumstances a fraction of farm

Harry Styles has turned Madison Square Garden into Harry’s House for the rest of the summer, and New Yorkers are eager to celebrate (and capitalize on) the pop sensation’s 15 show lineup. To kick off the pre-show energy, Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge, about three blocks from MSG, launched its own “Golden Hour”. Pre-show

Aimee Yang has crafted her entire career around the pursuit of one day being an entrepreneur. Today, the CEO and Founder of BetterBrand has taken those building blocks to redesign traditionally non-nutritious foods that we crave into delicious, guilt-free versions of themselves. I sat down with Yang to discuss the inspiration behind BetterBrand and her

Sicily has it all. From archeological sites and hilltop villages to islands, volcanos, and excellent food and wine. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Sicily is a continent, and there’s much to discover each time you visit. While the Sicilian coastline steals the show with iconic destinations like Taormina and Cefalù, the

Topline The stock market continued to plunge on Monday after the summer rally on Wall Street fizzled out last week, with investors once again growing nervous about aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve as experts warn that the “textbook” bear market rally has run out of steam. Key Facts Stocks were on track

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In the movie The Martian, the stranded astronaut played by Matt Damon was able to stay alive thanks to a crop of potatoes he grew with the help of an unpleasant ingredient: the waste left behind by his fellow crew members. But real-life Martian astronauts might

We’ve all heard the jokes about book clubs and wine: there’s usually a lot of the latter, and sometimes the beverage overshadows the books. That’s what happened with Kyndal Easter’s book club, but on a whole other level. The wine became so important to this group of best friends that they created their own wine

Sauvignon Blanc is Chile’s second-most widely planted variety, with over 35,000 cultivated acres, primarily in the Coastal and Central Valley regions. Vineyards aren’t like sports or elections, however, because second place is definitely a good place to be — particularly for Sauvignon Blanc, which is responsible for around 40% of all white grapes grown in

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning of a new Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 outbreak that so far has left at least 37 ill and 10 people hospitalized. While the CDC hasn’t yet confirmed a specific food source behind the outbreak, “lettuce” beware. Because lettuce is right now the leading suspect.

Taco Bell finally has a plant-based meat alternative to add to its robust vegetarian menu. The company announced today it is testing a proprietary plant-based protein in the Birmingham, Alabama, market. The soy and pea blend has been in the works since 2019 and is making its debut on a new Crispy Melt Taco, made

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Kwame Onwuachi has the news leading my week: The Bronx-born chef is making a big return to his hometown, with a restaurant set to debut inside the revamp of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center this fall. Afro-Caribbean cuisine will get the spotlight. Anticipated dishes include

Topline With the S&P 500 surging 17% since a low point in mid-June, big names like Ford, Tesla and Netflix have been among the top gainers, while several energy and consumer stocks have slumped despite the broad stock market rebound in recent months. Key Facts The benchmark S&P 500 index has erased most of its

Miguel Garza knew he was onto something when his grandmother first tried an almond flour tortilla made by his sister. She told him, “This is not just good…it might taste better than what I grew up with.” His grandmother made flour tortillas by hand, a staple in their Mexican-American household. Garza is the co-founder and

Maacha Le Blanc raised $5 million for her freeze-dried milk, Milli Mylk. Milli Mylk is a freeze-dried, plant-based milk that is developed by food scientists and Michelin chefs,` uses 100% sustainably sourced and organic ingredients that have been harvested, ‘mylked’, and then freeze-dried at their freshest point, locking in all the plant goodness without additives.

Topline The stock market fell on Wednesday, with the recent rally on Wall Street taking a breather as investors assessed the latest batch of retail earnings—particularly a sharp drop in profits from Target, while also bracing for the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July policy meeting. Key Facts Stocks reversed some of their