Food & Drink

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Hong Kong dropped its 100% spirits tax to just 10% this month in an attempt to stimulate tourism and generate revenue from high value whisky’s huge potential. But what does it mean for the whisky industry as a whole? I reached out to a few professionals

Long before plant-based was a buzzword, Amanda Cohen was serving vegetables for dinner. Her all-veggie restaurant, Dirt Candy, made waves when it opened in New York’s East Village in October 2015. High end cuisine that used no animal products was a rogue yet appealing concept, and Cohen filled seats with veggie lovers and omnivorous skeptics

Food has become one of the biggest stories of the 2024 Presidential Campaign. Vice President Kamala Harris has promised to ban corporate price gouging, while the Trump campaign has aligned with longtime environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to make health, wellness and food issues core campaign promises. But not everyone is convinced. The Context.

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Cocktail aficionados worldwide turned their eyes towards Madrid, Spain, on October 22 to see which drinks establishments were named to the 2024 World’s 50 Best Bars list. The list, first launched in 2009 and curated by the media company William Reed, has become an annual event

On a dusty schoolyard in Kajiado County, south of Nairobi, Kenya, a sense of excitement fills the air as the lunch bell rings at G.K. Athi River Primary School. Hundreds of children eagerly line up, clutching plastic containers, ready to receive what for many is the only hot meal they’ll have that day. On the

Celebrated annually on November 1st and 2nd, Día de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, is a deeply cherished Mexican holiday that honors the memories of loved ones who have passed, blending Mesoamerican indigenous beliefs and Spanish culture and religion. In Mexico, we mark the occasion with ofrendas, altars set up at loved one’s

Kevin Harrington, an original “Shark” from the Emmy Award-winning TV show Shark Tank and the brains behind the “As Seen on TV” brand, has announced his latest venture— an early investment in the emerging alcohol detox drink, unbuzzd. Harrington, who has launched over 1,000 products across more than 100 countries, generating over $6 billion in

Last month we were the first to report on the finalists for Top Shelf, a major industry event that serves as a sort of Oscars for the booze trade. After a weekend of tastings and master classes, the extravaganza culminates in a black tie gala where we finally get to see who won the top

For Finnish startup Solar Foods, getting FDA approval in September for their first product was bittersweet. “We are really sad that we weren’t able to do it in the European Union first, because we’re a European company,” says CEO Pasi Vainikka. As well as being based in the EU, Solar Foods has received EU funding

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Boar’s Head saga continues. My latest investigation into the company is now live. The details are disturbing at times, but I’m glad to keep filling in the gaps of what it’s allegedly been like for some to work for Boar’s Head. America’s largest deli meat

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Canada Beer Cup is Canada’s only national not-for-profit beer competition. Entry fees and sponsorships for the three-year-old competition support the Canadian Craft Brewers Association, which promotes and protects the interests of over 1,200 small and independent craft breweries, brewpubs and their supplier partners in Canada.

Pumpkin ales have their place, but they’ve been a staple of Halloween and fall seasonal beers now for over a decade. What if you are looking for something festive that doesn’t have a boatload of spices in it? Many breweries make scary good Halloween beers, some specifically for spooky season and some year-round. Here are

Workplace safety issues and vulgar office behavior—including masturbation and talk of bestiality—are linked to the company’s facilities in Ohio and Arkansas, according to allegations by former workers. By Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff The deadly listeria outbreak at a Boar’s Head factory in Jarratt, Virginia, has put America’s largest deli meat brand in peril with talk

What’s the largest restaurant chain in the United States? It’s a trick question! The answer, as Curt Ellis of FoodCorps says, is school cafeterias. It’s true, as FoodCorps notes, that “restaurant chain” is more of an analogy than an actually descriptive term for the way these programs operate, but there’s no denying the school food

The 2024 Texas Book Festival has announced the list of cookbook authors for the 29th edition of the free event, including Khushbu Shah, restaurant editor of Food and Wine magazine who is debuting her first cookbook. The festival will also showcase celebrity baker Anne Byrn; James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Kristina Cho; NYC-based food writer

A new luxurious vegetarian tasting menu just debuted in Manhattan. Bodai opened on Tuesday, October 15, offering a multicourse plant-based chinese menu by Master Chef Guo Wenjun. Hidden on the ground floor of The Randolph House luxury residences, and only accessible via a doorbell, Bodai is nestled within Chef Guo, a fine dining restaurant known

Imagine a world where someone knows exactly what you like and dislike, what you want and what you love. They even know you better than, well, you do. That’s the new world of personalized advertising being utilized by some Food & Beverage (F&B) and other companies, thanks to AI. F&B companies are using AI to

An idyllic retreat along the southeastern edge of Martha’s Vineyard, Winnetu Oceanside Resort is associated with plenty of culinary delights. Most of them are maritime in nature…Lobster, chowder, oysters. Bourbon? Not so much. Until now. This past weekend the prestigious property hosted Ocean & Oysters, a weekend of whiskey-fueled festivities and pairings, with Trey Zoeller,

Do you have an idea what your foodprint is? If you have anything in common with the average U.S. consumer, chances are you have wondered what the environmental impact is of your food choices and behaviors, and are interested in adopting more sustainable eating habits. According to the Tastewise “2025’s Most Disruptive Food & Beverage

Bowmore is responsible for some of the rarest—and priciest—scotch on the planet. Last October a single bottle of the distillery’s oldest whisky (entered into barrel in 1962) sold for nearly a quarter of a million US dollars. The Black Bowmore, meanwhile, originally distilled in 1964, tops the list of many a connoisseur’s “bucket list drams.”