Portrait of Sola El-Waley by Justin Wee. All images courtesy of El-Waylly and Penguin Random House. Writing a cookbook, especially for the first time, is no easy task. When you have the followers of Sohla El-Waylly, the bar is even higher. The former Enjoy your food editor who was also a judge on HBO Max …
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Rep. Al Muratsuchi’s (D-Torrance) House Bill 899, which would help protect babies by requiring baby food manufacturers to test their products for toxic heavy metals, was signed into law Oct. 11 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Al Muratsuchi (America in the Spotlight) Beginning January 1, 2025, this new law will require representative samples of baby food …
31 October 2023 — Public health and the environment are being ‘polluted’ by sugar, claims a new report by British charity Action on Sugar and environmental organization Feedback. Experts say the UK’s current demand-side policies to curb sugar consumption do not go far enough. “The UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition recommends that free sugars …
Business from Ariel Zilber Published Oct. 31, 2023, 1:44 PM ET McDonald’s and Chipotle have said they will raise menu prices in California to pay for the minimum wage increase the Golden State recently passed into law. McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczynski said Monday that the fast-food giant will raise prices in California after Gov. Gavin …
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A variety of all new domestic first class menu options as well as food for purchase in the main cabin on longer flights. Delta Air Lines introduced new food menus in Delta One and domestic first class in September. The airline invited USA TODAY to its Atlanta headquarters to tour the kitchens and sample some …
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Early fall usually sees homes decorated with cobwebs, lanterns and spooky ghosts before Halloween. But for Hindu communities celebrating Diwali, it is the season to light lamps and brighten up their homes. Diwali, or Deepavali, is among the biggest South Asian festivals of the year. The name refers to the line (avali) of mud lamps …
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – The Montgomery County Food Bank (MCFB) has announced its annual holiday food and fund drive, Holiday Helpings (formerly Stock the Sleigh), which will run from November 1st through December 31st. Montgomery County residents, businesses, civic organizations and schools are encouraged to participate and help the Food Bank fight hunger this holiday …
ANDERSONVILLE — For four years, chef Kelly Davison has run a popular Andersonville soul food joint while dealing with constant flooding, pest infestations and other landlord issues. Now Davison is charting a new path for her business after years of construction problems, she said: She’s moving Bettie Lou’s to operate as a food truck. Bettie …
CHICAGO — When customers started asking Teresa Nemetz and Hannah Gleason, owner and COO of Chicago Food & City Tours, if they had a tour based on the hit FX/Hulu series “The Bear,” they didn’t take the requests very seriously. The “bear” buzz was everywhere. But when the requests continued months after the second season …
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People bathe and clean their belongings in the El Camaron River, after Hurricane Otis, in the Progreso neighborhood of Acapulco, Mexico, on October 30, 2023. Quetzali Nicte-ha | Reuters The death toll from Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm that battered the Mexican Pacific resort town of Acapulco last week, has risen to 100, the …
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