Five food outlets were served with closure orders last month for putting customers' health at risk by breaching safety laws.

Food Industry, USDA Criticized For Recent Salmonella Outbreak, Egg Recall

USA Today reports that food safety groups are slamming how well U.S. Department of Agriculture regulated the farms implicated in the salmonella outbreak. "Though USDA says its authority was limited, the agency's egg graders were at Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms at least 40 hours a week - including before the outbreak - inspecting the size and quality of eggs inside processing buildings ...

Wine: Tailgate reds pair well with grilled meats

When I provide wine for our tailgating group, I usually bring a white and a red to cover people's different tastes.

Planners discuss outdoor dining

The St. Helena Planning Commission will review a new ordinance that would allow outdoor dining at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7 at Vintage Hall.

Wine dinner benefiting FIRC is Sept. 16

The Hearthstone is proud to present the 17th annual Wine Dinner featuring Whitehall Lane Winery and Vineyards and Silent Auction on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 6:30-10 p.m. to benefit the Family & Intercultural Resource Center (FIRC). Money raised at this event will help with the emergency assistance, food bank and early childhood development programs offered to Summit residents. Tickets are $100 ...

FIRC offering free cooking and nutrition course

The Family & Intercultural Resource Center is offering a free cooking and nutrition course, Operation Frontline, on Wednesdays, Sept. 8-Oct. 20, from 5-7 p.m. at the Summit County Community and Senior Center. Each course will be a cooking class for healthy affordable dinner options and includes groceries. The class is free will be taught in English for adults who have children aged 0-5 who are ...

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.

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.

Food Pantry seeing increased need

SHERMAN, TX -- The Salvation Army Food Pantry says it's handing out a record number of meals to people in need. But now the non-profit is running low on supplies and is asking for your help.

Wine Police hopes to shine at All American Futurity

El Paso horse owner Kirk Robison envisioned big things for his 2-year-old colt Wine Police when he purchased him for $190,000.

Columbia private dining clubs to merge in October

COLUMBIA -- Columbia's two oldest private dining clubs, The Summit Club and The Palmetto Club, said they plan to merge in October.

Food bank network founder dies at 69

LA PORTE — The founder and CEO of the Global Food Banking Network passed away Sunday, but the La Porte man’s efforts to help change the world in its response to hunger will not be soon forgotten, Network Vice President Chris Rebstock said.

Cooking with Chef Cameron Krahal: These cookies are worth the challenge

Following is a new recipe from Chef Cameron. He said that while these cookies may be a bit challenging, they still can be done at home.

Appy Hour: Wine apps help navigate sea of information

Wine applications, or "apps," as they are better known, for smart phones have flooded the market, and choices abound, depending on what attributes suit your fancy.

Local residents are invited to register for cooking classes

Residents are invited to register for the upcoming “Fast, Fresh, and Fabulous” and “Healthy Jr. Chef” cooking classes offered by the Healthy Fontana program.

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.

Dining and dancing on Labor Day weekend

Northeast Ohioans gather at Time Warner Ampitheater at Tower City for 15th annual Taste of Cleveland.

Food drive urgent as middle class becomes "temporary poor"

With demand at their food pantries quadrupled since the recession began, Jewish Family and Children's Services has rolled out about 1,000 volunteers to get word out about this year's High Holiday Food Drive, a monthlong September effort to stock the nonprofit's five food pantries, including an expanded one in San Mateo. Those pantries operate less like food banks and more like small grocery ...

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Lisa Mirza Grotts: Mealtime Common Etiquette Mistakes & Dining What-If's

At the dining table, get comfortable with common etiquette Do's and Don'ts.

Food Truck Vies for National Reality Show

Among the food vendors at the Captain Redbeard's Feast was a Rochester area food truck hoping to make it in to the national spotlight.

Food ministry sees more new faces

Volunteers sort food Friday afternoon at Interfaith Food Ministry in Grass Valley. The center fed more than 7,000 individuals in the month of August. Jerry Bliss, a volunteer for Interfaith Food Ministry on Whiting Street in Grass Valley, checks inventory Friday afternoon.

Food & Wine wins 3 awards

The Chronicle Food & Wine section has received three awards in a national competition sponsored by the Association of Food Journalists for work published in 2009. Executive Food & Wine Editor Michael Bauer received first place for newspaper restaurant... Food - Food & Wine - Wine - Newspaper - Recreation

Food & Wine wins 3 awards

The Chronicle Food & Wine section has received three awards in a national competition sponsored by the Association of Food Journalists for work published in 2009. Executive Food & Wine Editor Michael Bauer received first place for newspaper restaurant... Food - Food & Wine - Wine - Newspaper - Recreation

Dining Center Menu

Hot meals: Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc. and Tri-Valley Elder Services Inc. sponsor a dining program on weekdays for people 60 and older.

Dining-in-the-dark eatery to make New York debut

NEW YORK -- A French restaurant group that offers pitch-dark dining is preparing to open New York's first blind eatery.

Wine Country Saddle Trees of Middletown exhibit featured in Ukiah in September

UKIAH, Calif. – The art exhibit ‘Wine Country Saddle Trees of Middletown, CA’ is exhibiting at the Art Center Ukiah for the month of September.

Food fight breaks out as locavores defend their turf

A new food fight has stirred up the locavore movement, which promotes eating of local products, after fresh challenges to the assumption that the practice promotes environmental sustainability.

Blind dining concept heads to New York

NEW YORK -- A French restaurant group that offers pitch-dark dining is preparing to open New York City's first blind eatery.

Food Outlet Owners Advised On Water Quality

Food outlet owners in Christchurch are advised not to open at all if tap water in their premises is murky. The Council further advises café, restaurants owners or any food provider thinking to open for business to take extra measures as far as food preparation is concerned.

Gray Gourmet, Sept, 5, 2010

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Wine Tasting Benefits Fluvanna SPCA

People were wine tasting for Fluvanna County's SPCA Saturday afternoon at Keswick Vineyards.

Gourmet chef Tom Kitchin gives students a taste

HE IS best known for gourmet dishes in his Michelin-starred restaurant, but yesterday Edinburgh chef Tom Kitchin was slumming it with the city's beans on toast eaters as h

Wine cellars can work in any home

No basement is no excuse for not having the wine cellar of your dreams. Even in a townhouse, Ken Clark managed to carve a serious wine room out of his kitchen corner to house up to 600 bottles. "The inside is about 5 by 7 feet and has more room than...

Crab Cooking Contest winner's rule: 'No practicing'

CRISFIELD -- A woman who has taken part in the annual Crab Cooking Contest for 22 years took home her first grand prize after whipping up a crab and fresh corn gratin.

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.

Cooking For Geeks: Jeff Potter on Experimenting in the Kitchen

Jeff Potter, author of Cooking For Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks and Good Food , talks with daily podcast correspondent Cynthia Graber, and podcast host Steve Mirsky (picture left) tests your knowledge of some recent science in the news. [More]

Valet Gourmet on Broadway has front door smashed, safe stolen.

Some time early this morning, an unidentified person threw a rock through the glass front door of Valet Gourmet, an independently owned food delivery service formerly known as Blue Ridge To Go. The business has been located at its Broadway location since December of 2008. Owner Kenan Hopkins reports that this is the first troubling incident that the business has encountered, although their ...

Cooking By The Book: Rediscovering whole-grain flours

For Kim Boyce, a Los Angeles-based food writer and former pastry chef, cooking with whole grains and whole-grain flours represented a kind of epiphany.

Judges From Cooking with Paula Deen, Better Homes and Gardens to Join Panel for 18th Annual National Gingerbread House ...

Top editors from Cooking with Paula Deen and Better Homes & Gardens have joined an elite panel of judges for the 18th Annual National Gingerbread House Competition. The competition takes place at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in scenic Asheville, N.C. on Nov. 15th. Â Cindy Cooper, the Editorial Director for Cooking with Paula Deen magazine and Erin Simpson, Associate Food Editor for Better ...