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Angry Farmers Protest Against Japanese Nuke Plant Owner

TOKYO -- Angry farmers brought two cows to Tokyo where they shouted and punched the air Tuesday in a protest to demand compensation for products contaminated by radiation spewing from Japan's crippled nuclear plant. The 200 farmers, mostly from northeastern Japan, wore green bandanas, held aloft cabbages they said they...

Lawsuit Questioning Taco Bell's Beef Is Dropped

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An Alabama-based law firm said Monday it has withdrawn its class-action lawsuit that sought to force Taco Bell to stop calling the meat it serves "beef." The lawsuit, filed in January in federal court in California, alleged that what Taco Bell calls "seasoned beef" is a meat mixture that has binders and...

No More Sour Grapes: Israeli Wine Comes of Age

JERUSALEM -- During the traditional Seder meal, which marks the Passover holiday, Jews all over the world drink four cups of wine as they retell the story of the exodus from Egypt. In the U.S. -- and, of course, Jerusalem -- much of this wine will be kosher and from Israel. For many years, kosher wine from Israel was more...

Future Farm: A Sunless, Rainless Room Indoors

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands -- Farming is moving indoors, where the sun never shines, where rainfall is irrelevant and where the climate is always right. The perfect crop field could be inside a windowless building with meticulously controlled light, temperature, humidity, air quality and nutrition. It could be in a New York...

17 Day Diet: Fast or Fake? [VIDEO]

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SWEET HOME CHICAGO

At a time, the Second City had a reputation so sweet, you'd get an insta-toothache.

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Make Over Your Takeout: How To Order Healthier Mexican Food

When your to-go order includes a brown bag stuffed to the brim with warm tortilla chips, it can be tempting to keep dipping back into the stash.

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The Last Diet You Will Ever Need

Why is it that we believe we can feed our bodies industrial, nutrient-depleted food-like substances empty of life and be healthy?

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Sunday Dinner: Classic Caribbean Cooking In Curacao

Most Sundays you'll find us playing host to some of our favorite foodie friends, but this week we took a turn as guest, pulling up a chair to chef Angelique Schoop's table on the island of Curacao , some 1,900 miles away from home.

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How to Make Bacon Candy!

Deep brown and irresistible, bacon plus caramelized brown sugar makes a tasty snack with drinks, or cut in small pieces and scatter over ice cream.

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06/03/12 Historic Little Bear Inn reopens Source: Casper Star-Tribune - Casper WY Kitchen manager John Andrews served up samples of a crab-and-artichoke dip with crackers for staff and drop-in visitors to try.
06/03/12 Hot chili, hot cars make festival fun for everyone Source: Current Argus - Carlsbad NM CARLSBAD Spice and secret traditional recipes were the key ingredients in the 19th annual Chili Festival, held Saturday at the Beach bandshell park in conjunction with the Car-A-Fair car show.
06/03/12 Festa sends a call out to all nonnas Source: On Milwaukee - Milwaukee WI Anyone with a nonna knows a woman that knows how to cook.
06/03/12 Kribensis makes restaurants fit for Olympians Source: Staffordshire Newsletter - Stafford - Staffordshire - UK A RUGELEY leader in refits for the leisure and hospitality industry has received a Â£600,000 boost from the Olympics.
06/03/12 Diamond Jubilee: Coniston street party Source: The Westmorland Gazette - Cumbria - UK A HUGE crowd joined together in Coniston today to celebrate the Jubilee and share a community feast laid out in honour of the Queen.

Background on food and beverage

F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage", which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods.

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