Food News If the just-concluded Jamaica Observer Food Awards Foodie Seminar is anything to go by, then the local food industry is much like a dish without a standard recipe.
The two-day seminar, sponsored by Scotiabank and held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, comprising local and international restaurateurs, caterers, chefs, hospitality management/culinary students and food [...]
The Food Marketing Institute, the trade group for food retailers and wholesalers, spent nearly $1.4 million in the first quarter to lobby on food safety, public health and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
The trade group also lobbied the federal government on the farm bill including provisions on labeling, nutrition and food stamps. FMI [...]
As food and gasoline prices climb steadily higher, regional grocers are finding it trickier to balance low prices for shoppers with the store’s own high costs.
From shifting inventory and focusing on private-label products to targeting cost-conscious shoppers who are eating out less often, supermarket chains are exploring every option to retain their customer base and [...]
We peeked into the space of the upcoming Trattoria Italian Kitchen (1850 West 4th) last week and they’re getting close. This will be the fifth restaurant from the Glowbal Group, which counts Italian Kitchen (on Alberni), Glowbal, Coast and Sanafir in its stable. According to one of the parent company’s managers, it’s on track for [...]
Drinking and eating during labor can provide women with the energy they need and should not be routinely restricted, says a new clinical bulletin from the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
“It’s important that we don’t unnecessarily restrict a woman’s ability to eat or drink during labor. In addition to providing hydration, nutrition and comfort, self-regulating intake [...]
the Emeryville parent of Jamba Juice Co., has launched with partner Nestle USA a line of premium juices and smoothies in supermarkets and convenience stores in a challenge to juice king Odwalla. The move is one of several initiatives the struggling smoothie maker has undertaken to juice its flagging profits and share price.
By partnering with [...]
THE first thing you get when you are seated at this restaurant is a fortune cookie. The welcome is symbolic of the restaurant’s name, D’Fortune Western Cuisine and Cafe.
Dining in the restaurant is a cosy experience as it is designed with soft colours and inviting Asian-inspired decor of wood. A beautiful, dreamy chandelier helms the [...]
It stands for more years to contribute, and it is Graham Kerr’s way of describing what he and Treena, his wife of 53 years, have gained by steering a different course than the one that made them famous.From the 1960s to 1971, their TV show, “The Galloping Gourmet,” featured recipes awash in butter and cream.
Graham [...]
The NAIA World series has more than just Cracker Jacks, as anyone can find out by visiting with some of the fans, young and old, who always seem to clamoring around the food.
“Watch baseball and eat some good food,” said Josh Grissom.
Between innings, there are plenty of treats to take advantage of.
“China Inn has Chinese [...]
Mohan Ismail seared thinly sliced beef tenderloin as he dodged flames shooting from the side of a red-hot wok ring.
The Singapore-raised chef was working on a recipe that reminded him of the flavors his mother once created. Ismail mixed the meat with red onions, fish sauce and lemon grass. Seconds later, he placed the almost [...]
