Food

Communities to gather for Thanksgiving feasts

Joanne Spina volunteers during the Durango Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall in 2016. This…

November 14, 2017

Food

In Ecuadorean cave, meals offered in darkness by the blind

Blind waiters guide guests to their tables and deliver tangy fruit juices and appetizing dishes like caramelized vegetables and sweet…

November 13, 2017

Food

Starbucks’ next move: Italian restaurants

A woman walks past a Starbucks coffee shop in March 2017 in Sewickley, Pa. The company recently announced it is…

November 12, 2017

Food

Eating bugs can help the environment. So how do we get past the ick factor?

Brendan “Twig” Sheppard eats a roasted mealworm at a charity event at Occidental Grill in 2014 in Washington.Linda Davidson/Washington Post…

November 11, 2017

Food

Give Brussels sprouts the sweet-and-sour treatment

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts and Lentil Salad.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post The latest Brussels sprouts recipe to join my weekly repertoire depends on…

November 10, 2017

Food

Sherry and vermouth, now starring in fall cocktails

No, my Groundhog Day is hearing old stories about how geniuses such as Alfred Hitchcock or Winston Churchill preferred their…

November 7, 2017

Food

This one-pot meal marries risotto magic with a good-for-you grain

Mediterranean Barlotto.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post This barlotto is my new favorite of that genre, made with pearl barley. What the grain…

November 7, 2017

Food

Just in time for Thanksgiving dinner: Traceable turkeys

Finding your turkey’s origins might be just around the corner

November 7, 2017

Food

Hershey’s Gold: Candy company offers 1st new bar since 1995

The Hershey, Pennsylvania-based candy maker says Hershey’s Gold will go on sale Dec. 1. It’s described as a caramelized cream…

November 7, 2017

Food

Tiny bug posing threat to New Mexico’s $180M pecan industry

An investigation published by the Carlsbad Current-Argus and Roswell Daily Record newspapers found an invasive bug known as the pecan…

November 7, 2017

Food

Trump administration moves ahead with Obama menu-label law

A KFC menu displays calorie counts in New York in August 2017. The Trump administration is moving ahead with a…

November 7, 2017

Food

Booze on the ballot: Utah dry town mulls allowing alcohol

A sign is shown near Blanding, Utah in 2016. The rural Utah city, one of the last “dry” communities in…

November 6, 2017

Food

Why Americans have stopped eating leftovers

The solution, however, could be simple: get people to eat leftovers again. Once the mainstay of weekday lunchboxes and thrifty…

November 1, 2017

Food

World’s smallest wine vintage since 1961 may lift booze prices

The global 2017 vintage is estimated to slump 8.2 percent – equivalent to about 3 billion fewer bottles – to…

November 1, 2017

Food

‘True’ cinnamon is pricey, but is there an honest difference?

It is cinnamon, of course – the best thing to come from tree bark since aspirin, and the best-selling component…

October 31, 2017

Food

Carver Brewing Co. to tap pale ale Friday

This is the third year the Old Fort has partnered with Carver Brewing Co., which provides research support. In addition…

October 31, 2017

Food

Steamworks to tap Molé Stout on Friday

du1-i-syn “For this (beer), we’ve steeped three different varieties of dried chilies and spices in our award-winning stout,” said Brewer…

October 31, 2017

Food

The best bell pepper for stuffing is anything but green

Lentil-Stuffed Bell Peppers.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post I have a soft spot for stuffed peppers because they were in my mother’s weekly…

October 31, 2017

Food

Chinese scientists genetically engineered a low-fat pig, but for whose benefit?

The genetic breakthrough has been heralded as something of a win-win for farmers and consumers: The former could lower the…

October 30, 2017

Food

France faces butter shortage amid global demand for pastries

French pastries and butter have become so popular abroad that the increased demand led to a mini-shortage of the dairy…

October 26, 2017

Food

There’s a tangy sharpness to this chicken, yet no knife is required

Chicken Thighs With Mustard-Orange Sauce.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post So here’s a recipe that involves seasoning, pouring and stirring. The only knife…

October 25, 2017

Food

Why make chili using a sheet pan? Flavor

Sheet Pan Chili.Goran Kosanovic/Washington Post What I haven’t done with a sheet pan, at least not until recently, is make…

October 25, 2017

Food

California company recalls vegetables over listeria fears

Mann Packing of Salinas says there have been no reported illnesses associated with the products. The recall was ordered last…

October 24, 2017

Food

Farmers Market Profile: Best farmer friends

to Plate Produce storing beets, carrots, potatoes

October 24, 2017