After diabetes diagnosis, US celebrity chef feels heat

US cooking star Paula Deen, self-proclaimed "Queen of Southern Cuisine" famous for her dishes smothered in butter, has met a storm of outrage after revealing she has diabetes and is hawking a drug to treat the disease.

Giving Babies Finger Food Could Stop Obesity

Weaning babies on finger food instead of spoon-fed purees could prevent them becoming obese, according to new research.

Era of Falling Food Prices Seen at End on Growth in Population

The era of falling food prices has come to an end with the world population set to add another 2 billion people, according to Cargill Inc., the U.S. farm commodities trader.

Walmart to label healthier food as "Great For You"

(Reuters) - After a lengthy debate, Walmart decided that eggs are indeed healthy. Eggs are among the foods getting a new "Great For You" icon from the world's largest retailer as it tries to convince shoppers that they can make healthy, low-cost choices when picking out food at its U.S. stores. The icon comes just over a year after Walmart, the main U.S. arm of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, said that it ...

Study: Family Intervention, Parent Education Reduce Childhood Obesity (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - A study published in the February issue of Pediatrics shows family intervention aimed at improving parenting skills reduced behavior problems in kids and obesity and associated health problems. One-third of Americans, including children ages 2 to 17, are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics. Here are details about parent-child interventions.

Cooking fires a growing problem in region

Greensburg firefighters rush into action as the sirens blare at 3 a.m. This January morning, like more than 200 times each year for the last three years.

Food trucks lack letter grades

The explosion of San Diego’s gourmet food trucks has brought them a level of acclaim once reserved for their brick-and-mortar rivals. Their growing popularity, though, has yet to make them the equal of restaurants in the eyes of county health officials.

BUSINESS BEAT: Joe's Dining (that's right) adds a day

Joe's Dining (formerly Joe's Diner) is open on Mondays again. "We started closing on Monday in 2004," Sheila said. "We needed a day to catch up." But now the eatery is open 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.

Solid 'finger food' may help babies avoid obesity: study

Infants outgrowing a liquid diet who give themselves finger food rather than being spoon-fed puree are likelier to eat healthily and avoid getting fat during weaning, reports a study released Tuesday.

Fire Department Alarmed by Rise in Cooking Fires

Green Bay firefighters say they're responding to an alarming number of cooking-related fires this winter. The reasons for the fires may not be what you would expect.

Gourmet chocolate tasting at Jersey City bar to show Hoboken chocolatier's skill

Courtesy of Pierrick ChouardA box of chocolates from Vintage Plantations Artisanal Chocolate. Hoboken chocolatier Pierrick Chouard is revolutionizing how the world does chocolate. After founding the currently Newark-based Vintage Plantations Artisanal Chocolate in 1993, Chouard has gone overseas to change...

EKU-affiliated Arlington Club cuts dining service

In the wake of declining use, the EKU Foundation, which owns the facility, is closing the club's fine dining and clubhouse services.

Food Truck Wars heats up the competition

From noon-6 p.m., at least 30 mobile vendors from throughout Florida will compete in five categories

Today's topic is: The Art of Cooking

Cooking was invented in prehistoric times, when a primitive tribe had a lucky accident. The tribe had killed an animal and was going to eat it raw, when a tribe member named Woog tripped and dropped it into the fire. At first, the other tribe members were angry at Woog, but then, as the aroma of burning meat filled the air, they had an idea. So they ate Woog raw.

Gourmet chocolates tempt at farmers market

New vendor on Wednesdays at Veterans Community Park.

Valentine’s Day Isn’t Just for Couples: Red Robin Hosts “Girls’ Night Out” on Feb. 14

While for some, Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to go out with your sweetheart, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is inviting ladies everywhere to round up their girlfriends and come in on Feb.

Cooking for college scholarships

Local high school students hope to stir up some college scholarship money on Monday. Nearly 100 students with a passion for the culinary arts participated in the 3rd annual Prostart High School Culinary Competition at the Old Capitol Inn. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are up for stake.

Dallas Market Center Names 2012 Gourmet Gold Award Winners

Dallas Market Center announced the winners of the third annual Dallas Gourmet Gold Awards during a champagne celebration in The Gourmet Market on Jan. 20.

The Gourmet Retailer's 2009 Retail Yearbook

There are more than 700,000 independent retailers across the U.S. The Gourmet Retailer Magazine focuses on specialty food and kitchenware stores, profiling these entreprenuers in its print edition. Here is a collection of those specialty retailers in an easy-to-peruse yearbook.

Orexigen, FDA agree on trial design for obesity drug (Reuters)

Reuters - Orexigen Therapeutics Inc said it reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators on the design of a heart-safety trial required for the approval of its experimental obesity drug.

What Is Slow Wine?

What the heck is a slow wine? Is it a vino you portion out drip-by-drip? Is it anything like a sloe gin? Well, no. It is none of those things. But it is a new set of guidelines that might help you drink a little bit better, a little more easily.

Key Washington Building Sold; Gourmet Market Rumored Where Jack's Once Was

WASHINGTON—The Bee Brook Road (Route 47) building that was developed a little more than a decade ago for Jack’s—a long shuttered gourmet food market, deli and bakeshop—has seen a host of businesses come and go since then.

Wyndham Vacation Rentals Announces a Lodging and Dining Package in Celebration of Beaver Creek, Colorado's Newest ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ-- - Wyndham Vacation Rentals welcomes Black Diamond Bistro to The Charter at Beaver Creek , a luxurious, European-style hotel and condo property that's professionally managed by The Resort ...

Food Security Is Top Reason for New Gardeners to Grow Food, Survey Shows

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- What is behind the huge trend of vegetable gardens and backyard chickens?Surprisingly, it is not the higher costs of groceries. A recent survey showed the biggest ...

Emerald Wine Systems' New Dispenser Revolutionizes Wine by the Glass Sales throughout the World

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Longtime Michigan wine maker Edward O'Keefe Jr., founder of the multiple award-winning Chateau Grand Traverse winery in Traverse City, today announced ...

Fabulous Mediterranean Dining Comes to the Gran Caribe Real in Cancun

CANCUN, Mexico, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The all-inclusive, all-suite Gran Caribe Real in Cancun is pleased to announce the opening of its 9 th restaurant, Il Pescatore. This Mediterranean inspired ...

U.S. targets food stamp fraud as election looms

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stung by election-year criticism of a program used by one in seven Americans, administrators of U.S. food stamp benefits are intensifying efforts to combat fraud and protect the $75.3 billion plan from the budget axe. Enrollment in the food aid program that helps the poor, elderly and disabled is running at record high levels, with 46.1 million people now participating ...

Arctic Wave Saves Czech Ice Wine Production

Czech winemakers finally get arctic chill needed for picking grapes for ice wine

Wine industry to descend on Kennewick

Wade Wolfe has been in the Washington wine industry a long time, yet he continues to be amazed by it

Food and Beverage Processing Machinery - Top 5 European Markets

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Food and Beverage Processing Machinery - Top 5 European Markets http://www.reportlinker.com/p0767853/Food-and-Beverage-Processing-Machinery---Top-5-European-Markets.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Machine_Tool_and_EquipmentThis ...

Food and Beverage Processing Machinery - Top 5 Asian Markets

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Food and Beverage Processing Machinery - Top 5 Asian Markets http://www.reportlinker.com/p0767854/Food-and-Beverage-Processing-Machinery---Top-5-Asian-Markets.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Machine_Tool_and_EquipmentThis ...

Gourmet chocolate maker teams up with writer Nicholas Sparks in love story contest

NEW YORK, Feb 6 — Like the sweeping love stories Chocolat and Like Water for Chocolate, inspired by perhaps one of the most mythologised foods in literature, a confectionery brand has partnered with New York Times bestselling novelist Nicholas Sparks in a contest that seeks the sweetest love story. In the lead-up to Valentine’s Day, when store ...

Dining, liquor focus of Utah bill

SALT LAKE CITY -- If Utah's alcohol laws are loosened up a bit, it could boast the state's economy, one businessman said. read more

Spending cuts, competition, changes in taste affect fine-dining restaurants

URBANA — Fine-dining restaurants are finding it more difficult to succeed as competition increases, tastes change and clients cut back on spending, observers of the local restaurant scene say. read more

Erie men share their love for cooking

Shrimp, marinated with olive oil, sesame oil, sea salt and garlic, sizzled in the superhot wok. The aroma of garlic filled the kitchen.

Wine producers seek truth in labeling

Napa Valley wine producers will go a long way to protect their good name, all the way to Thailand if necessary.

Prosecutors: Ind. woman left decomposing in chair (AP)

AP - A southeastern Indiana woman has been charged after prosecutors say she left her morbidly obese sister alive and decomposing in a chair for three weeks.

The power of cooking skills

How letting children cook helps them eat better

Phantom Gourmet: Super Bowl Takeout Specials

Dan Andelman of the Phantom Gourmet shows us some of the tastiest take-out specials for the big game.

Obesity Could Be Infectious (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - We've heard obesity can be "spread" between friends when we copy each other's eating habits, but a new study in mice suggests obesity could actually be infectious.