Menu descriptions that make me salivate
I study menus every night, so I should be immune to their literary charms. However, a few well chosen words can hook me like a fish going after a brightly…
Kellogg To Curb Kids’ Unhealthy Food Ads
WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest food companies say they will cut back on marketing unhealthier foods to children, proposing their own set of advertising standards after rejecting similar guidelines proposed…
Starbucks Bistro Boxes Take On Chain Restaurant Dishes
Starbucks keeps pushing further and further afield from its core coffee business in search of the big bucks. They've tried publishing books, serving alcohol and installing small convection ovens to heat up breakfast wraps. Success…
French Beauties for Bastille Day
Vive la France! Whether it's a picnic that has you wishing you were gazing up at the Eiffel Tower or a summer supper à la provençal, toast la République on…
Do Restaurants Attract Theft?
What is it about restaurants that attracts thefts? Eater has taken to documenting the "Shit People Steal" from high-end restaurants. They've found that customers, encouraged by the cover of dim…
Global Warming: Nature Can’t Save Us From Ourselves
The notion that nature itself will act as a check on the atmospheric excesses of humanity has long held a fair amount of appeal, not least because it draws on…
Obama Administration And Wildlife Advocates Strike Deal On Endangered Species Act Protections
A federal judge was asked Tuesday to approve a pair of deals between the Obama administration and wildlife advocates that would require the government to consider greater protections for hundreds…
California Deploys Wasps, Scientists Highlight More Green Alternatives To Pesticides
The 15 million wasp eggs scattered across neighborhoods in Sacramento and San Luis Obispo counties represent a rare return to historical methods of pest control. Deployed last week, the eggs…
Carbon Capture Project By American Electric Power Co. Put On Hold
American Electric Power Co. said Thursday it was putting a hold on its plans for a commercial-scale carbon dioxide capture and storage project in West Virginia because of uncertainty surrounding…
The Importance Of Scooping Your Dog’s Poo
Performer Martin Luther sings to the familiar tune of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" as he swoops in to "bag it up" -- the artist's hand shielded by a plastic doggie bag,…
