Food And Drink


Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant
May 17, 2021

Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant

Pubs and restaurants across much of the U.K. are opening for indoor service for the first time since early January even as the prime minister urged people to be cautious amid the spread of a more contagious COVID-19 variant


May 8, 2021

California proposes to steer new homes from gas appliances

California’s energy policy and planning agency wants to transition new homes away from gas-powered appliances


May 4, 2021

Wine giant Gallo close to $400 million center in S. Carolina

South Carolina will likely soon tweak its liquor laws to allow the biggest winemaker in the United States to spend $400 million on a new bottling and distribution center in the state


Markers honor locations vital to Louisiana civil rights
May 3, 2021

Markers honor locations vital to Louisiana civil rights

The New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase’s served as a safe meeting space for civil rights strategy sessions


'Antique Roadshow' flips the script with celebrity editions
May 3, 2021

'Antique Roadshow' flips the script with celebrity editions

Chef, cookbook author and TV host Carla Hall has always wondered about a wooden highchair her family has long cherished


Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
Apr 12, 2021

Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to “behave responsibly” as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened after months of lockdown


Pubs, hairdressers set to reopen as UK eases virus lockdown
Apr 11, 2021

Pubs, hairdressers set to reopen as UK eases virus lockdown

Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map


Mar 30, 2021

TikTok star on cellphone with fiancee as tree limb kills her

A motorist was talking on her cellphone to her future wife when powerful winds blew a tree limb onto her car and killed her


Whiskey makers face worsening hangover from trade dispute
Mar 21, 2021

Whiskey makers face worsening hangover from trade dispute

A hangover from Trump-era tariff disputes could become more painful for American whiskey distillers unless their entanglement in the trans-Atlantic fight is resolved soon