Food And Drink

Mar 5, 2019

Advice on salt, hidden in an array of foods, gets specific

The advice to limit salt is getting more specific: A report by the National Academies of Science says the recommended limit for sodium is being tied to a reduced risk of chronic diseases.


Mar 5, 2019

Legendary Napa Valley vintner John Shafer dies at 94

Northern California vintner and philanthropist John Shafer has died at the age of 94. He was part of a generation of vintners that transformed the sleepy Napa Valley into a region known the world over for its stellar wines


Mar 4, 2019

Fast food at White House for North Dakota football champs

It's fast food at the White House again, this time for North Dakota State football champs


Mar 2, 2019

US ambassador to UK slams critics of American agriculture

The U.S. ambassador to Britain has attacked what he described as a "smear" campaign against American agriculture by interests with a protectionist agenda.


Mar 2, 2019

Experts say portrait isn't of George Washington's chef

Art experts are saying a portrait long thought to be of George Washington's enslaved chef was misidentified


Mar 1, 2019

Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli on cooking with her 11-yr-old

Alex Guarnaschelli might be a revered judge on TV's Chopped, one of the few female iron chefs and the author of two best-selling cookbooks, but in her 11-year-old daughter's eyes Chef Gordon Ramsay is the ultimate authority on food


Mar 1, 2019

As Brexit looms, UK 'preppers' stock up and hunker down

For almost as long as Britain and the European Union have been wrangling over Brexit, Melvin Burton has been preparing for a bumpy landing


Mar 1, 2019

Bourbon makers want equal treatment on wine bill in Kentucky

Kentucky's bourbon industry has a message for its home state lawmakers as they consider whether to relax restrictions on wine sales _ what's good for California vineyards should also apply to the bluegrass state's signature spirit


Feb 18, 2019

New owners plan to move historic riverboat to Ohio winery

The new owners of Cincinnati's historic Showboat Majestic say they plan to continue using the double-decker riverboat as an entertainment venue


Feb 16, 2019

Florida firefighter blames coca tea for failing drug test

A Florida firefighter fired for a positive drug test got his job back after arguing the cocaine in his system was from a tea made with coca leaves