Food And Drink

Mar 30, 2018

Steven Spielberg takes pass on having burger named after him

Steven Spielberg has a beef with hamburger chain wanting to name its slider a 'SpielBurger'


Mar 29, 2018

Soybean acres to exceed corn for the first time in 35 years

Corn has been dethroned as the king of crops: Farmers report they intend to plant more soybeans than corn for the first time in 35 years


Mar 27, 2018

Judge: US illegally quarantined some Idaho potato fields

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government illegally quarantined some Idaho potato fields infested with a microscopic pest that could threaten the state's $1.2 billion potato industry


Mar 21, 2018

Actresses urge New York Gov. Cuomo to raise tipped wage

Sixteen actresses, including Jane Fonda, Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd, are urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to raise the wage paid to tipped workers


Mar 21, 2018

Ax throwing gains in popularity as pastime, sport

Leave it to the hipsters of Brooklyn to combine craft beer and sharp objects


Mar 20, 2018

Study finds obesity robs the tongue of taste buds in mice

Obesity can dull the sense of taste and now research in mice suggests the reason is a loss of taste buds


Mar 20, 2018

New Chipotle marketing hire oversaw Taco Bell's Doritos taco

Chipotle hires a marketing executive who oversaw the launch of Taco Bell's cheese-dusted Doritos taco


Mar 20, 2018

On the menu for McDonald's: Cut greenhouse gas emissions

McDonald's is trying to cut greenhouse gases, and changing the way the beef in Big Macs and Quarter Pounders is produced


Mar 20, 2018

Teen who used 'affluenza' defense set for release April 2

A 20-year-old who as a teenager used an 'affluenza' defense regarding a 2013 drunken-driving wreck that killed four people is set to be released April 2


Mar 19, 2018

EPA pledges new plan on contaminant from non-stick coatings

Federal environmental regulators say they will consult states on how best to manage contamination from a long-used kind of non-stick coating