Food And Drink

May 25, 2018

Scientists find opioids in Puget Sound mussels

Scientists who track pollution have discovered traces of the pain reliever oxycodone in some Puget Sound mussels


May 25, 2018

Famed chef Mario Batali's Vegas Strip restaurants will close

Mario Batali's three Las Vegas Strip restaurants will close July 27 as the celebrity chef faces sexual misconduct allegations


May 25, 2018

Man sues local KFC, alleges he found bone in chicken pot pie

A Maine man is suing a local KFC restaurant alleging permanent damages from a piece of bone he says he found in his chicken pot pie


May 25, 2018

Judge set to order proper meals for Muslim inmates in Alaska

A federal judge says he plans to issue an order Friday requiring that an Alaska jail provide suitable meals to Muslim inmates as their break their daily fasts during Ramadan


May 24, 2018

Brewery told to stop making beer with hemp-derived extract

U.S. officials have ordered a San Francisco brewery to stop producing beers containing cannabidiol, the hemp-derived compound known as CBD


May 23, 2018

New York City to consider ban on plastic straws

Plastic straws and stirrers could soon be banned in bars, restaurants and coffee shops in New York City


May 23, 2018

Kroger buys Home Chef to take bigger bite of meal-kit market

Kroger, looking to take a bigger bite of the online grocery market, is buying meal-kit seller Home Chef


May 23, 2018

Comedian Josh Denny not sorry about N-word tweets

Comedian, Food Network host Josh Denny not sorry about N-word, straight white male tweets


May 23, 2018

Study offers new look at why our brains evolved to be so big

A new study suggests our brains evolved to be so big largely to cope with the environmental demands our ancestors faced


May 21, 2018

Restaurant group negotiating to buy out Mario Batali

The restaurant group co-owned by Mario Batali says amid sexual misconduct allegations that it has been "actively negotiating" to buy out the celebrity chef