Weeknight cooking gets high-flavor makeover

Weeknight cooking is no time for nuance. Meals must stand and be noticed. They must cut through the clutter of weekday chaos. And they must do it quickly and without fuss, mess, or toil.

By 2011, gourmet sandwich and pasta company Delifrance will no longer be part of the Jollibee family. This is according to a disclosure by Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) sent on September 8 to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

Put gourmet burgers on the grill one last time before winter

September’s here. With the morning temperatures barely above freezing, I feel obligated to ask, “Where did the summer go?” No, really, where did the summer go? Don’t get me wrong, I love fall. I wo...

Wine buffs? We're more like wine buffoons, mistakes made when trying to look like a connoisseur

Three in ten of us claim to be wine experts before making an embarrassing error in front of friends, family or colleagues, according to a new survey.

Cooking on Deadline | Grab a chicken, then customize it

Once again, the rotisserie chicken rescues the weeknight cook. And I'm fairly confident I've never actually eaten a rotisserie chicken as one would a traditional roasted chicken — as in, slabs or chunks of meat hacked from the bird.

Food lover opens grill in Newtonia

Charlie Knight enjoys food. He enjoys food so much that he and his business partner, Julie Casey, opened Charlie’s Country Mart Café, 24403 Hwy. 86, near Newtonia.

Science of Cooking Offers Feast of Lecturers

The instructors of Science of the Physical Universe 27: Science and Cooking present a lecture in Lowell Lecture Hall.

Food briefs: Greek Festival celebrates 35 years

Food briefs: Greek Festival celebrates 35 years By Kathy Stephenson The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 8, 2010 12:02AM MDT Celebrate Greek food and culture Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 9-12, during the 2010 Salt Lake City Greek Festival at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, 279 S. 300 West. Admission is $3. This ethnic festival is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a full menu of food and baked ...

Food 'plan' is not enough - let's start doing

LABOR'S national food plan is a good idea in principle, but unless it tackles the real here and now barriers standing in the way of agricultural production and fails to let farmers get on with the job of farming, it will achieve very little.

Wine Sept. 1

He was a wise man who said: “As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. Q. I drink a lot of wine as I enjoy it with dinner and at social events, but I have never had any formal training concerning wine as I just started drinking it and liked it.

Dining out needn't mean gaining pounds

Dining out is part of everyday life, whether it’s grabbing something on the way home from work, a special occasion, a romantic meal for two or just because you feel like it! The great news is that with a few handy tips, dining out doesn’t need to mean piling on the lbs.

What's cooking at the Gallery

Can you smell whatâs cooking? The Douglas Gallery will be hosting its first-ever cooking class Saturday, August 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gallery. The workshop will consist of learning to make appetizers and hor dourves from different fruits, cheeses and vegetables.

Tackling food allergy in public

The food industry has been urged to move beyond its "fear" of people with food allergies and address the risk it poses to a growing number of Australians.

Dining pioneer Gavi's matures as food options proliferate in Willoughby's epicenter

When Gavi's opened in downtown Willoughby 15 years ago it was just about the only place in town to have dinner.

Cooking Classes

Here's a list of upcoming cooking classes in the Lowcountry.

Wine? There's an app

Trying to select a wine for that oh-so-important business dinner? Overwhelmed by vast wine lists at the trendiest restaurants? Contemplating what dish to serve with that bottle you've been saving for just the right occasion? Or perhaps you'd like to create an inventory of your wine cellar.

Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and preschoolers who don't get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests.

Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds.

‘Dining in the D’ to showcase Detroit area restaurants

After finding a niche to promote locally owned and operated restaurants in the Detroit area, Executive Producer and Director Michael Whitenack announces “Dining in the D” is set to premiere on Community Media Network (CMNtv) on Sept. 14.

130-MPH Dining Table Makes Anything Fast Food [Records]

# records Because we're apparently running out of things to invent, a man named Perry Watkins has concocted a Queen Anne dining table that reached top speeds of 130mph in a recent track test. No word on how the soufflé fared. More »

Wine, jazz Sept. 15 at Giralda Farms in Madison

MADISON - Wine lovers, jazz fans and arts patrons will come together for “Wines of the Americas,” a wine tasting benefit for the New Philharmonic of New Jersey from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 1 Giralda Farms in the scenic Giralda Farms office campus off Madison Avenue in Madison.

The Art of Solar Cooking

Fuel-less cooking is slowly catching on in the East Bay. by Caitlin Esch At ten in the morning, the usual fog layer covered North Berkeley. Reyel and Michaela Daystar, self-described solar cooking enthusiasts, were leading one of their occasional workshops in fuel-less cooking.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Dining Calendar

For the fall, a schedule for pastry classes, food trips and other culinary pursuits.

Dining room chatter changes Regal salmon servings

Marlborough poster child Regal King Salmon has won another award - this time it’s for the research project behind the way salmon is presented to shoppers.

It's Gourmet time - and the whole region is invited

Food, wine, beers from around the world, the races, art show, cooking school, singing stars and good mates. It all adds up to Gourmet in Gundy...

Food prices push shop price inflation up in August

A jump in food prices pushed British shop price inflation higher in August according to a survey on Wednesday that may heighten concern about the impact of tight supplies of food commodities such as wheat.

Dining out: Re-energized Park Cafe serves Salt Lake City’s breakfast club

Dining out: Re-energized Park Cafe serves Salt Lake City’s breakfast club By vanessa chang Special to The Tribune Updated Sep 7, 2010 06:20PM MDT The herd mentality makes even the hungriest of beasts — homo sapiens, for instance — well-mannered, patient creatures. That is most easily observed at restaurants habitually crowded with regulars and acolytes. They jostle for parking, find the all ...

'Food Feuds' to weigh in this week on Akron burgers, Barberton chicken

Food trucks rolling into Alpine Village

The food truck craze is reaching Alpine Village near Torrance.

Dining with Diabetes class begins in Palmerton Nov. 9

Penn State Cooperative Extension will be offering a Dining with Diabetes class beginning Nov. 9, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Community Service Center, 217 Franklin Ave., Palmerton.

Green way:Rising number of local co-ops offer organics at a better price

For $15, you can enjoy a gourmet salad at one of Naples’ more trendy eateries.Or for the same amount of money, you can visit a Collier County co-op and fill a shopping bag full of organic fruits and vegetables.To Leslie Bartos, it’s a no-brainer.

The Down Side to Downsizing Your Waistline (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Weight loss may have an unwanted side effect, according to a new study in the journal Nature: It may send a flood of environmental pollutants into the bloodstream.

Crust Pizza denies Dominos purchase

Crust Gourmet Pizza Bars yesterday denied rumours and speculation that Dominos Pizza Enterprises has plans to purchase the business. “We’ve had a very successful year, with over 100% growth in turnover, nearly doubling our total store numbers and expansion into WA, Tasmania and Singapore. Business is booming and we have no intention to sell the business [...]

Duckhorn Wine Company to be Featured in GE Capital National Ad Campaign

Duckhorn Wine Company has been selected by lending partner GE Capital as a feature company for a national ad campaign that launches today in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

Taste of Home Cooking School scheduled for Sept. 23

The Taste of Home Cooking School will provide an opportunity for some lucky winners to win hard bound Taste of Home cookbooks! Yes! Lucky winners will go home with Taste of Home Grill It, Christmas Cookbook, and even Winning Recipes cookbooks, but to be sure to get copies, if not for yourself but for gifting others, they will be available at the merchandise show. Just look for the Moberly ...

Cat Food Sandwich?: Scientists Study Secret Cravings of Sleep Eaters

Food - Coffee - Sleep disorder - Health - Conditions and Diseases

Dining@Large: 'Top Chefs" Michael and Bryan Voltaggio cook up $1,000-a-head dinner

Elizabeth Large , The Baltimore Sun 's restaurant critic, blogs about memorable meals, dining trends, comings and goings on the restaurant scene and more.

Wine words baffle us, survey says

It's the moment many people dread - when they are asked to chose the wine. Not only do they not know what to pick, they don't even know how to pronounce it, according to a survey.

Food tested after 9 fall ill

FOOD samples from a restaurant located in City Square Mall were collected by the Health Ministry (MOH) for testing last week after nine children had allegedly fallen sick with diarrhoea and vomitting. They had just eaten at the Saizeriya Italian Restaurant last Wednesday.

Kempton’s own Asian Pear grower pitchs a homerun this season

From Item Sources A homerun harvest of Subarashii Kudamono Gourmet Asian Pears for the 2010 fall season begins next week. Pennsylvania gourmet grower of Asian Pears, Subarashii Kudamono looks forward to a beautifully sweet crop of its gourmet Asian Pears this season after the long, hot summer. Up to bat first will be Subarashii Kudamono’s flagship player - the incredibly round and yellow Asaju ...