Plus: There's some speculation that rising food costs brought about uprisings in Egypt; and competitive eating champion offers advice on stuffing your face, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Super Bowl ads confirm that adorable dogs can be used to market anything; and First Lady Michelle Obama pushes the restaurant industry for smaller portions and healthier kids meals, all in our morning new roundup.
When it comes to their wine kiosks, the LCB believes that if first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Plus: With new dietary guidelines, the USDA warns against calories, soda and salt; and Chili's tests new barbecue menu items, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus more money than ever will be spent on concessions at the Super Bowl, and Michelle Obama works with Wal-Mart to reduce the price on fruit and vegetables, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus Subway dabbles in gluten-free, and a global food crisis now seems imminent, all in our morning news roundup.
Expecting a second child, a Salem couple boosts their budget with mead-making.
So much for the "high tech" wine dispensing machines bringing the state-run liquor control board into the 21st Century.
Plus eggs are great for hangovers, and Kroger issues a recall on pet in food in 19 states, all in out morning news roundup.
"I was a little kid and stomped on some grapes, and they bottled it and called it Lafitte Sofia."
The dinner which was to pair eight wines with four course will be rescheduled for sometime in the coming weeks.
The restaurant is offering guests complimentary wine and a taste of Normandy this week.
Two new Billyburg wine ventures offer principled drinking with an artsy tie-in.
PLCB will increase the handling fees of distilled spirits and wine; restaurants and bars will have little choice but to pass the price hikes on to you.
The shop details the horrors of California bureaucracy in its own blog.
The changes are intended to appeal to the changing tastes of today's diners.
