by Emily Contois The past couple of weeks have provided fecund fodder for the food news enthusiast. Any fan of the CDC’s year-by-year ever-increasing obesity map will be intrigued that the 2011 data was released recently, alongside other obesity news. The news also turned up studies of disgust, which you can explore firsthand in articles on cooking up […]
by Emily Contois We recently passed the approximate half-way point of summer, a fact worth celebrating — and a reason to perform a mid-point status check. Are you making it through that reading list? Have you spent enough time at the beach? Have you tried at least half of those recipes you’ve been marking, saving, and creating? […]
As we bask (and sweat) in the heat of July, this edition of Food News Round Up focuses on two big things — ‘big food’ as discussed by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine and the passing of a noted foodie, Nora Ephron — as well as a smattering of other food news. Make […]
Everyone and their mother has an opinion on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to limit restaurant soft-drink servings to 16 ounces. Will it help create a healthier food environment? Will it help citizens to make healthier choices? Will it limit choice? Will it eradicate freedom as we know it? Here are a selection […]
by Emily Contois On any other blog, it might be difficult to draw connections between trucks, deserts, and pornography, but not here where food is the common thread. While food trucks are often in the news as they sweep the culinary landscape, this week’s Food News Round Up includes articles that look at the food […]