Food & Drink

Common allergens. Getty A new study from Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) reveals that 85 million Americans avoid buying food with the top nine allergens in it because either they have allergies or members of their households have them. This consumer group spends $19 billion per year on specialty food products without allergens, and

A new analysis of U.S. supermarket chains’ formal policies for their workers, which were put in place during Covid-19, was released earlier today by the nonprofit group Oxfam that works to end injustice of poverty. The analysis shows that most retailers need to improve their policies. OAKLAND, CA – MAY 27: A cashier works at

Marianne Eaves blended Sweetens Cove, a Tennessee bourbon named after the golf course in Tennessee. … [+] Peyton Manning and Andy Roddick are partners in the bourbon. Sweetens Cove Peyton Manning and Andy Roddick launched a bourbon. In the whiskey world, another celebrity whiskey draws the cynical, “big whoop.” Whiskey geeks usually view celebrity whiskeys

After a months-long shutdown, California’s tasting rooms are ready to roll The fusion of art and nature at Cliff Lede Vineyards in Yountville. Courtesy Cliff Lede Vineyards After a long dry spell during the coronavirus pandemic, California’s tasting rooms are reopening to visitors, where permitted by county. Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the state’s public tasting

China’s President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Osaka … [+] on June 28, 2019. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images In pursuing a tariff-first, “America First” trade policy, Donald Trump made the United States less secure and more susceptible to manipulation

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 07: Bottles from the Sipsmith gin range are displayed at the Sipsmith gin … [+] distillery on April 7, 2016 in London, England. The Sipsmith microdistillery is the first copper-pot distillery to open within London’s city limits in nearly two centuries and has spearheaded a revival in London gin and it

Glenfiddich Spirit of Speyside Distillery Edition 2020 Whisky Auctioneer Glenfiddich is one of the most sought after brands of scotch on the market today. Its status is well-earned. The storied Speyside producer helped pioneer the concept of ‘single malt’ back in 1963. At the time, virtually all exports from Scotland were blended whiskies. With the

Lemeir Mitchell is the founder and CEO of Happy Ice in Los Angeles. Happy Ice To say Lemeir Mitchell cares about his business seems like an understatement. Happy Ice, his water ice concept in Los Angeles, is all about fun and smiles as a brand, but that doesn’t mean Mitchell, founder and CEO, hasn’t needed

Brightly lit displays of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries are often the first items to greet grocery store customers, tempting them with eye-catching colors and sun-kissed freshness. What very few of us consider is the complex set of decisions—informed by predictive analysis—that is required for these highly perishable berries to reach their destinations in ripe,

This week, a federal court denied a challenge to USDA guidance regarding SNAP coronavirus emergency … [+] allotments, meaning that food stamp households with the lowest income levels will continue to see no additional benefits under the “emergency allotment” provisions. Getty In March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Families First”) as

A picture taken on February 26, 2015, shows jars of “foie gras” during the Paris international … [+] agricultural fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images With France’s foie gras industry struggling in the

Photo Illustration: Kristin Tablang As a devoted and enthusiastic consumer of all amber-hued spirits and Old World red wines, it took me a long while to warm up to the idea of drinking rosé regularly. (Hey, even spirits and wine writers can be set in their ways.) Beyond that, when the demand for the pink-hued

A first-of-its-kind Afro-Caribbean Rum Equiano A new rum brand hits American shelves today. Equiano is a first-of-its-kind entry into the category—an Afro-Caribbean expression blending a liquid distilled and aged in Mauritius with that of Barbados. The brand is the brainchild of Ian Burrell, a global rum ambassador, in partnership with Master Distiller Richard Seale of

Whisky consultant for Phillips, Charlie MacLean takes a close look at a rare malt whisky in … [+] Edinburgh. Bottled from three casks and distilled between 1926 and 1928, the bottle is expected to fetch up to 6,000 when it goes under the hammer. *…. The 70-year-old limited edition Macallan malt will cost the equivalent

Yarra Yering Vineyards, Yarra Valley Michelle Williams “Phylloxera is having a significant impact in the Yarra Valley,” laments Sandra de Pury of Yeringberg Winery, “Despite the best efforts of wineries and organizations to contain it, the louse is now found in the majority of the region.” Home to some of the strictest biosecurity procedures in

Get freshly frozen seafood delivered to your door from several online fish market. Getty Frozen fish doesn’t have the reputation it used to. Thanks to technology that allows for the catch to be flash frozen almost immediately, the texture and flavor of seafood can actually be preserved better than ever before. Improvements in shipping logistics

Staff at Zingerman’s Roadhouse in Ann Arbor, Mich. Micheline Maynard Three months ago, restaurants across Michigan joined other businesses in closing as part of the state’s stay home order. We knew the shutdown was coming: our neighbors in Ohio had already implemented one and there was talk a shutdown was coming in Illinois, too. I

The organic wine industry is doing well. More and more people want to drink organic wines and are also prepared to pay a higher price for them. Now is a good time to ask, what is organic wine? Is there a straightforward answer? Yes and no. Both the European Community (EU) and the USA have

TOPLINE After photos and videos of maskless New Yorkers congregating in Manhattan while drinking on sidewalks surfaced this weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened retaliation for businesses and for residents, saying both will see the “consequences of your actions” if the behavior continues and possibly jeopardizes the state’s reopening process. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Photo

Sailing coastal Maine had never been in my scope for travel, but that changed after an encounter with Lara Nixon, a cocktail consultant and spirits educator, cofounder of small batch bitters company Bad Dog Bar Craft. That afternoon, she shared news of her upcoming departure for Rockland, on the coast of Maine, where she would