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Texas chef Finn Walter cooks at Mister Mao on December 5 | Food and drinks | Gambit Weekly

Finn Walter grew up in Lubbock, Texas, but also spent a lot of time in Santa Fe and Boston and traveled around Europe. His culinary background reflects his travels, from a stint in Paris to a Michelin-starred restaurant at Meadowood in Napa Valley. He combined these influences to create a vision of High Plains cuisine …

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Artiza Garcia opened a Cuban food stand at the St. Roch | Food and drinks | Gambit Weekly

When Aritza Garcia decided to go back to school and try a different career during the pandemic, she turned to her love of cooking. She went to Nunez Community College, and while completing her culinary program, she opened a food stand at the St. Roch on November 13. At Aritza Kitchen, she focuses on traditional …

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FDA Wants to Ban Controversial Food Additive: ‘No Longer Considered Safe’

The Food and Drug Administration may ban the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food, the agency said in a statement Thursday. The organization “proposed to rescind the regulation authorizing” its use and announced that “the intended use of BVO in food is no longer considered safe,” citing studies conducted in collaboration with the …

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Manhattan’s Financial District: From the food to the sights, there’s a lot more to do than make money

When the US was new, the southern tip of Manhattan, then mostly wooded, was the heart of the country. It was where George Washington gave his inaugural address and where the nation’s first capitol building stood until Alexander Hamilton sold certain rights to Virginians to relieve the states debts. Since then, Manhattan’s financial district has …

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USDA reports increase in food insecurity for all demographic groups in 2022

The share of Americans who experienced severe hunger increased in 2022, according to a new government report. About 5.1 percent of U.S. households had at least one family member who ate less or irregularly in 2022 because of a lack of money or resources, up from 3.8 percent the previous year and 3.9 percent in …

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