Food & Drink

Over the last few years, the non-alcoholic scene has burst open. Pre-pandemic, non drinkers were largely relegated to sodas, sparkling waters, or Seedlip at select bars. In the last few years, the category has grown past its infancy and consists of a spectrum of sans-booze bars, from canned cocktails to zero-proof wines to no-proof spirits.

File this under: “unexpected.” The full results are in from this year’s annual New York World Spirits Competition. And of the 14 ‘Best In Class’ winners, a single bottling was selected by the judges, deemed better than all the rest. Out of thousands of total entries, this singular standout was enshrined as ‘Best In Show’

The concept of a wine auction to raise money for charity is an ancient one – dating back to 1859 at the Hospices de Beaune in Burgundy, France. Built as a hospital in 1443, the famous medieval building with its multi-colored tiled roof started the tradition by accepting donations of wine from local domains that

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In a widely expected move on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve wrapped up its two-day policy meeting by announcing a third consecutive 75-basis-point interest rate hike, raising borrowing costs to their highest level since the Great Recession. Stocks immediately tanked in volatile trading after the news, and

We list popular fast-food restaurants from every state in the US, including large chains like In-N-Out and local favorites like Olneyville New York System. MORE 50 STATE FAVORITES VIDEOS: Best Desserts In Every State | 50 State Favorites The Most Iconic Food In Every State | 50 State Favorites Best Sandwich In Every State |

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Climate Week in New York City has me buzzing. On Tuesday at Forbes’ inaugural Sustainability Leaders Summit, I led two back-to-back fireside chats about whether modern agriculture—built on cheap energy, free water and consistent weather—is actually a house of cards. Fifth-generation Alabama farmer Kyle Bridgeforth kicked

Instead of gathering around the campfire for some s’mores this fall, Pepsi is offering you a way to gather around the fridge instead. The brand is launching a special limited-edition “Pepsi S’mores Collection” this fall, a collection of three small cans of Pepsi that when combined together can create a S’mores -like flavor. The idea

Broiling heat in the middle of the worst drought in 1,200 years has strained the state’s underground water supply, pitting the Central Valley’s $20 billion agriculture industry against many of its own workers. Nature has a way of telling people when their wells are running dry. In California’s Central Valley, where 40% of the fresh

Pets play many roles in modern society as friends, companions, guards, or exercise partners. In 2021, the pet food market in the US exceeded $40 billion. The dry “kibble” category of dry pet food dominates the market, but particularly since the pandemic, there has been a small but growing trend towards fresh refrigerated or frozen

Grocery stores have long been a place where brands battle, but lately, private label has been winning. Retailers from Walmart WMT to Trader Joe’s are pumping it up, and given the post-pandemic economy, inflation, and retailers’ interest in building their own brands, we may be seeing a perfect storm for private label. While Walmart’s private

New Georgetown University report challenges “junk food” tactics to reverse obesity Stratospheric obesity rates in the United States are driving policies like taxing soft drinks, adding warning labels on package fronts and banning candy at retail checkout lanes. A new white paper published by Georgetown University’s Business for Impact Center challenges these practices and demonstrates

Nisreen Galloway and Elizabeth Nash were writing and literature majors at Emerson College in Boston, but the two met and became friends in an entrepreneurial class. Galloway grew up in Boston, and Nash grew up in Milwaukee, but the two of them both shared a heritage of pairing ice cream and spirits. “We both are

When it comes to restaurant loyalty programs, Panera is unquestionably a standard bearer, with nearly 48 million members enrolled as MyPanera Rewards members. Starting Oct. 6, the chain is changing up that program a bit by adding new choice-based rewards, allowing members to select their reward from multiple options versus a single, pre-selected reward. These

From calorie count to portion sizes, we ordered everything on the UK and US Jollibee menus to find out the big differences between the two. 0:00 Intro 0:10 Portion Sizes 5:44 Nutrition 7:50 Ingredients 8:44 Exclusives MORE FOOD WARS VIDEOS: US vs UK Halal Guys | Food Wars US vs UK Pret A Manger |

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Chobani billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya makes an economic case for big U.S. companies to hire refugees for blue- and white-collar jobs. Nearly four dozen large companies, including Amazon AMZN , Hilton and PepsiCo PEP , committed to hiring more than 22,000 refugees over the next three years

Sarela Herrada is the Co-founder and CEO of SIMPLi, an emerging CPG brand creating Regenerative Organic Certified supply chains that empower farmers and satisfy shopper demands for healthy, sustainable food. ES: What was the inspiration behind starting SIMPLi? Sarela Herrada: I was born and raised in Lima, Peru. And I moved to the U.S. when

The second you descend into Quaglino’s opulent underground restaurant, you can’t help but feel like you’ve wandered into another era. Founded in 1929 by Giovanni Quaglino, the iconic London restaurant built a reputation for itself as the home of fashionably late dinner-cum-dancing evenings and the go-to night out for many curious royals, including Queen Elizabeth

Chris Hemsworth aka Thor, the Avengers’ hammer-welding god of Norse Mythology, and founder of health and fitness platform Centr, and Andrew Sugerman, former Executive Vice President at Disney and new CEO of Centr, are feeling inspired— with a capital I. The duo tells me that they are feeling more Centr’d than ever following unification with

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Inside the fence of a Lower East Side garden, I worked the late shift at my New York City neighborhood’s community-supported agriculture share last night. I loved every minute. I weighed out potatoes and Italian long beans as members picked out ears of corn, basil, kale,

In Mercedes, Argentina we learned how a team of 24 bakers make the world’s largest torta frita. Round, flat, and fried, torta frita is typically eaten as an afternoon snack and enjoyed with a warm cup of yerba mate. In 2022, Mercedes’ Fried Cake Festival drew a crowd of 20,000 people to see and eat