Plus: Antioxidant-rich spices counter the effects of high-fat foods; and despite the FDA's passing of new food-safety laws, salmonella outbreaks are still frequent, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: FEASTIVAL enlists Philly's top culinary talent; and a True Blood cookbook hits shelves next year, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Brazilians discover that banana peels are great for purifying water; and bacon increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: storing beer in a toilet tank conserves water and keeps brewskis cold; and the machine gun-wielding crook that stuck up a froyo shop in the burbs was actually a kid with a BB gun, all in our morning news roundup.
The debt deal reached last week will limit the FDA's enforcement and inspection abilities.
Plus: USDA date shows a 17 percent increase in the number of farmers markets in the past year; and the sea buckthorn berry is the latest miracle cure on the scene, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: London's Indian restaurant Tamarind wants to do for Indian food what P.F. Chang's did for Chinese; and Kenya considers camel milk as a solution for food shortages, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Restaurateurs discover the importance of music; and a deadly salmonella outbreak spurs a recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: The FDA isn't too keen on Lazy Larry's seemingly stoned appearance; and dieting causes brain cells to eat themselves, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Chewing food longer helps people consume fewer calories; and Justin Bieber punks fast food drive-throughs, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Happy hours get a little longer; and tourists who visit the U.S. take a few extra pounds with them when they leave, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Miami gets a food truck for pets; and deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak refuses to eat solid food, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Mexican papayas cause a small food-poisoning outbreak in Illinois; and American officials are pushing to broaden the types of E. coli that's subject to regulation, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Fallout from Japan's nuclear meltdown still threatens the country's food supply; and Red Lobster's new ad campaign features 'real' people, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Everything you ever wanted to know about reading wine labels; and Michelle Obama's deal with Wal-Mart to combat food deserts, all in our morning news roundup.
Dead rodents, rodent droppings, and a deadbeat owner all add up to one dismal bar.
Plus: Junk food snack vending machines are an endangered species; and everything you ever wanted to know about the invention of the drinking straw, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Paperwork and Minnesota's government shutdown could make MillerCoors beers illegal; and wheat, corn, meat and dairy prices are expected to continue rising, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus Katy Perry is latest celebrity to suffer food poisoning; and scientists say consuming invasive species could be a good thing, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Colorado's obesity rate is below 20 percent; and prisoners in California go on hunger strike, all in our morning news roundup.