Food & Drink

If Neil Patrick Harris has his way, the espresso martini will only get bigger across the United States, if that’s possible. The venerable cocktail from the 1990s has been on a tear recently, as consumers have driven it into the top 10 list of the most ordered cocktails at U.S. bars, according to the research

—————————————————— Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top

More than 800 million people across the globe go to bed hungry every night. And the climate crisis is expected to worsen what is already an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Investment is urgently needed to help communities and ensure universal access to nutritious and affordable food. Emergency aid, however, cannot be the only answer. Launched this

If you are looking for some of the best beer in the world, you need to look west. The Western United States, to be exact. That message resonated loudly from the stage in downtown Nashville at the 2023 World Beer Cup awards ceremony. Known as the “Olympics of Beer,” the event is organized by the

For many, eating animal products involves some cognitive dissonance. Americans tend to think that the farmed animals we eat were treated better than they actually were. In one 2017 survey, 75% of respondents reported eating humane meat. Yet not even 1% of farmed animals come from humane operations (outside factory farms). Part of this disconnect

April has showered, May is in bllom and iot’s time to put away the brown spirits and lighten up with these cocktails that herald warmer days ahead. Nikka Red Bee 1.5 parts Nikka Coffey Gin .25 parts Campari .5 parts Chamomile Honey Syrup .5 parts Lemon Juice Method: Shake until well chilled and frothy, and

—————————————————— Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top

It’s that time of year again — temperatures are warming up, the sun is out more often, and trees (finally!) have leaves on their branches. Spring has finally arrived, bringing a sense of renewal and opportunity. This is especially true for those living in temperate climates like the Northeast, where harsh winters make spring’s arrival

The conventional wisdom this month for American companies and investors in China has been: “Whoa! Risk!” U.S-China relations are in a low ebb this year, and raids on foreign consulting and due diligence companies – not to mention a new spying law — have many businesspeople worried. Yet the editor of a new book highlighting

—————————————————— Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top

Brooklyn has a new rooftop hotspot for cocktails and seasonal Mexican fare. elNico opens atop the 11th floor of Penny Williamsburg, a boutique hotel with 118 rooms in the heart of North Brooklyn. The newest addition to the Sydell portfolio – creators of NoMad, Freehand, and LINE brands – Penny is created as the brand’s

This is the final in a series of columns that report on the 30th annual The Lempert Report Trend Forecast; its focus is on the most important issues the retail and food industries face. Today, it’s all about some of the eminent changes that are about to happen at retail. Our grocery retail crystal ball

—————————————————— Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top

As society sorts through its response to the threat of Climate Change, much of the attention is on ways to generate more renewable energy and “electrification” of the transport sector. There are many other challenges and opportunities for Climate Action including one which involves strategies to deal with the greenhouse gas emissions that come from

If you have a chip on your shoulder—or anywhere else for that matter—you may want to check out an announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before eating it. The announcement is specifically for Lay people, people who have bought particular packages of potato chips from Frito-Lay. Frito-Lay has issued a voluntary recall

—————————————————— Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top

Food companies must work harder to help keep people from becoming obese in the first place. Two recent developments represent two very different approaches for reversing the obesity crisis: the return of “diet” pills, and PepsiCo’s PEP recent “stealth” strategy to gradually reduce sugar, salt and fat in its snacks lineup (without telling anyone). The

Chef Daniel Calvert is now one of the top-rated chefs in all of Tokyo. Which places him high on the list of top-rated chefs, globally. It’s fitting, considering how many miles he’s covered to arrive at his own kitchen at SÉZANNE. The acclaimed artisan was born in Surrey, England, spent significant time plating cuisine in

—————————————————— Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top

When Jeff Warne was named CEO of California Pizza Kitchen on December 2, 2022, his task was pretty clear: extricate it from bankruptcy, which it declared in July 2020 and develop a new plan of action to turn it around and boost revenue. Declining sales due to the pandemic drove it to bankruptcy. After its