The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy
Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants.
Food
Democrats launch bid to fund nutrition program for low-income women and kids amid shutdown
Exclusive: Congressional Democrats set to introduce bill to shore up the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programCongressional Democrats have launched a legislative bid to protect funding for a key nutritional support program for low-income women and…
Melbourne bar ranked best in Australasia and 19 in world
Panel of 800 experts places Melbourne’s Caretaker’s Cottage and Sydney’s Maybe Sammy in World’s 50 Best Bar list once again, with Melbourne’s Byrdi placing in top 100Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFor close followers of the annual World’s 5…
‘Radioactive’ shrimp crisis: Indonesia grapples with contaminated industrial zone
Authorities investigate site after shrimp exported to the US found to contain hazardous isotope Caesium-137A large industrial zone on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, is grappling with radioactive contamination after a government taskforce found tr…
‘Veggie burgers’ could be off EU menu as MEPs back renaming plant-based foods
Proponents say move would strengthen position of farmers in supply chain but critics dismiss it as ‘hotdog populism’Veggie burgers, tofu steak and cauliflower schnitzel will be off the menu if the European parliament gets its way after a vote on food n…
Durian Fruit 3: German Fire Department 1
The durian fruit has been banned in hotels across Asia, has evacuated buildings in Australia and Canada, and yet now seems to be conquering Germany one fire brigade call at a time. The Southeast Asian fruit’s smell, which resembles that of gas, w…
Enjoying international cuisines makes people more tolerant, UK study finds
Frequent and varied eating found to reduce likelihood of perceiving immigrants as ‘cultural or economic threats’Whether it is the kedgeree of the British Raj, the Victorian “penny lick” ice-creams of Manchester’s Little Italy, or the battered fish brou…
Australian triumphs at world porridge championship with rum invention: an oaty jaffle
Melbourne food stylist Caroline Velik wins speciality dish category and places second in Golden Spurtle food fight behind Norwegian first-timerOnly an Australian would bring a toastie to a porridge fight – and walk away with a trophy.As other competito…
Warnings of imports of caged hen eggs as Ukraine and Poland become UK’s biggest suppliers
Shift raises food safety and welfare concerns as imports can bypass standards for domestic producersUkraine and Poland have overtaken other EU countries to become the UK’s biggest egg suppliers, sparking warnings that imports of eggs from caged hens ar…
Perky Maxwell House viral ad takes on housing crisis as ‘Maxwell Apartment’
Historic US company also offering ‘12-month lease’ – an annual supply – of pre-ground coffee for under $40Housing in the US has become so unaffordable that a coffee company has based a viral marketing campaign on the idea that almost nobody can afford …