When founder Kerry Fitzmaurice was preparing to open Pure Grit BBQ, her plant-based BBQ and fast-casual eatery in New York City in the spring of 2019, the proliferation of COVID stopped her in her tracks and delayed its debut. After she spent a year researching the menu, conducting market research, and refining her cooking and
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Walk into every supermarket across the nation this week and there is no doubt you will know what major food event is coming up on February 12 – it’s Super Bowl time once again! And if you happen to live in Philadelphia or Kansas City – you’ll also be overwhelmed with all the team shirts,
In honor of Black History Month, Target is featuring clothing items created by Black business-owners and designers, including items made with a significant percentage of cotton grown on Black-owned family farms. Only 1.4% of US farm owners are Black. That disproportionately small community represents families who managed to overcome historic racial barriers in order to
Topline The global use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs in animals will rise by the end of the decade, according to research published Wednesday in PLOS Global Public Health, a move that could help render the lifesaving drugs useless and accelerate the spread of hard-to-treat, resistant superbugs. Key Facts Some 107,500 tons of antimicrobial
Los Angeles isn’t just an elite city for sunshine and surf. It’s also a premiere dining destination. In fact, some would even dare call it the premiere dining destination in all the land—including a source as well-traveled as Phil Rosenthal. The star of the Netflix show Somebody Feed Phil told me during a recent interview
Non-alcoholic beverages are becoming increasingly popular these days. According to Nielsen IQ, sales of non-alcoholic drinks in the US increased to $395 million, showing a 20.6% growth between 2021 and 2022. Many people drink non-alcoholic beverages to take better care of themselves, but how do you switch your favorite glass of beer, wine or cocktail
If your Valentine loves pasta as much as they love you, you know a pasta-themed gift is essential this Valentine’s Day. Get creative with pasta-themed wearables, accessories, kitchen items and more. Or just really excellent pasta. They’ll love it! Here’s what to gift your spaghetti sweetie for Valentine’s Day so they feel your amore. Pasta
Whether you adhered to Dry January or not, the stats are in: More people are choosing to abstain from alcohol, either temporarily or for good. New data from Drizly, the online ordering and delivery platform, shows a 56% increase across their non-alcoholic categories in January 2023 as compared to January 2022. And that equals a
It’s one of the best, yet still under-the-radar wine events in California. While the Anderson Valley, a Mendocino County wine-growing region just north of Sonoma County — about a two-hour drive from the Bay Area, give or take — is deservedly famous for its Pinot Noir, its location also makes it ideal for growing cool-climate
Each year the wine industry pours over one of the important analyses issued in the United States. Silicon Valley Bank State of the US Wine Industry Report which is written by Ron McMillan, executive vice president and founder of the bank’s wine division. The 2023 report, which is free to download, included an interesting historical
Corporate consolidation in our food system is going on without most of us knowing. Massive companies are controlling a greater and greater proportion of food production. And at a time when we urgently need to be taking steps forward in protecting our climate, biodiversity, and workers, this sort of industrialization is actively pushing us backward.
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Happy Friday! We’ve almost made it! Take a moment to congratulate yourself. I know I’ve had a full week. What about you? My highlights included interviewing the CEO of the country’s largest fishing company, as well as a fun lunchtime talk with Northwestern M.B.A. students. We’re
A new year is when many people pledge to improve their diets – whether to better their own health or the planet’s. One aspect of our diets where we can generally give ourselves a break is how far our food has traveled from the point of production. These food miles make up only 5% of
As a kid growing up in Manila I was always given a mixture of hot water, honey, and lemon whenever I felt marginally under the weather—a non-alcoholic toddy, if you will. And while it didn’t always “cure” whatever ailed me, it certainly eased some discomfort and made things a tad more tolerable. (After all, the
Yelp, the company that connects people with great local businesses, today announced its 10th annual Top 100 Places to Eat list, celebrating must-visit restaurants in communities across the United States. Each year, Yelp analyzes the millions of reviews on its platform and considers suggestions from users to name the best local eateries, including food trucks,
Earlier this month, I quizzed top bartenders on trends they expected to come to play in 2023. There were AI bartenders and batched beverages, healthier drinking and the rise of rum. But one of the biggest trends? The continued influx of non-alcoholic products. “I definitely feel like spirit-free and low-ABV cocktails will continue to pick
Guy Fieri will pop up stadium-side this Superbowl Sunday, hosting the largest free culinary event in football history: the Flavortown tailgate. Part food festival, part music festival, the 10,000-person Tailgate will feature Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives restaurant pop-ups, local Phoenix greats, tons of bars, tailgate fun, and much more. “Everybody knows that I love football
By the time the bone-chilling month of January comes along—when nearly everyone in my fair city of New York is clad with layer upon layer of wool, cashmere, and down—I tend to go for cocktails without any form of chill whatsoever. No ice, no cold spirits, no chilled glassware. This time of year, I like
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s been a no-resolution-January over here and I’ve been loving it. I’ve never been big on giving up something at the start of the year, but I always make a list, or several. This year, my lists are all about the subjects I want to investigate
As a wine writer and student of the Master of Wine, I taste a lot of wine. Good for me, occasionally bad for my health. As a professional, I do spit, of course. Nevertheless, this fraught privilege allows me the opportunity to discover exquisite or fascinating bottles I might not otherwise have access to; wines
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