• Teen Says He Got E. Coli From Burrito At Lombard Restaurant

  (CBS) – A local teen says he got sick because of a burrito he ate from a local restaurant that’s now the focus of an e coli outbreak. Meanwhile, that restaurant is now closed as the number of cases of suspected e. Coli grows. CBS 2′s Pamela Jones talked to the teen in his hospital bedin this original report. "Just stabbing into my stomach. I couldn’t handle it ...

• Restaurant cap forges ahead in Parkdale

  A move to cap the number of restaurants and bars on Parkdale's popular Queen Street strip has cleared its first hurdle and is gaining attention as a model for controlling growth in other downtown neighbourhoods.A proposed bylaw that would limit restaurants to 25 per cent of all businesses in four sections of Queen Street West between Dufferin Street and Roncesvalles Avenue was approved ...

• Beverage group 18 mayors wrong on sugary drinks

  The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary ...

• Restaurant chain investigated for alleged $4-an-hour wages

  Probe into 'Indian salaries' of $4 an hour An Auckland restaurant chain is being taken to the Employment Relations Authority after allegations it was paying its workers less than $4-an-hour. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has filed action against a total of 15 companies associated with the restaurant chain after complaints that workers were being paid around $256 ...

• Taxing Unhealthy Food Spurs People to Buy Less

  more news from this source Release Date: June 18, 2013 | By Valerie DeBenedette, HBNS Contributing WriterResearch Source: American Journal of Preventive MedicineKEY POINTS* Taxing unhealthy foods and beverages and labeling them as less healthy motivated some people to buy healthier items.* Labeling items as "less healthy" may be more effective at influencing purchasing than currently ...

• Graphic designer from California wins Del Monte cook-off

  This is our adaptation of Kara Adanalian’s winning recipe for the Del Monte Find Your Inner Chef cook-off. Absent the contest requirement to use pie crust, bread crumbs make more sense in the ...

• Food packaging traffic lights to signal healthy choices on salt fat and sugar

  Research found consumers ignored food labels when more than one system was used, such as traffic lights and guideline daily amounts. Photo: Press ...

• Alcoholic Who Stole Got Drunk on $5 Bottles of Church Wine Gets Probation

  A 21-year-old alcoholic prison inmate from Lancaster County, Pa., who broke into a Catholic church four times last year and was caught drunk on $5 bottles of sacramental wine was given three years' probation for his crime by a local judge on ...

• Brandeis scientist invents anti-cholesterol process

  Senior Brandeis research scientist Daniel Perlman has discovered a way to make phytosterol molecules from plants dispersible in beverages and foods that are consumed by humans, potentially opening the way to dramatic reductions in human cholesterol levels. A U.S. patent (#8,460,738) on the new process and composition was issued on June 11. Phytosterols in plants and cholesterol molecules in ...

• Restaurants blend old rules of fast casual fancy

  Panera Bread vibe - with its design that will be used in new and remodeled restaurants from now on. "We're moving a little bit toward the fast-casual," said Craig Madanick, a Wendy's field-marketing manager. "We feel it's necessary for us to stay competitive and gain the upper edge to offer a new environment to our consumers.'' America once had very ...

• U.S. doctor group supports ban on marketing energy drinks to kids

  June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:03pm EDT June 18 (Reuters) - The American Medical Association on Tuesday said it would support a ban on the marketing of energy drinks to children under 18, saying the high-caffeine beverages could cause heart problems and other health issues. The policy was adopted in a vote at the group's annual meeting in Chicago. "Energy drinks contain massive ...

• Creamy tangy Greek yogurt can enhance your cooking

  Tips • Check the label for ingredients beyond milk and live cultures. Some yogurt makers add thickeners such as gelatin or cornstarch to yogurts strained only twice rather that the usual three times. • Look for the National Yogurt Association’s seal identifying yogurt products that contain significant amounts of live and active cultures. • Plain Greek yogurt’s ...

• Research Shows Pregnant Women Can Drink Wine Safely

  alcohol consumption . However, a new study from UK researchers has found drinking a daily glass of wine by pregnant women does not harm the neurological development of their children-to-be, as determined by a balance test. In fact, children of these 'moderate' drinking mothers actually performed better than children whose mothers had abstained from drinking. Determined to be an ...

• More upscale Farmers Market for Leawood and Johnson County restaurant updates

  Susan Pfannmuller | Special to The Star Mission Farms at 106th Street and Mission Road in Leawood holding its Saturday Morning Fresh event from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays through July. The event offers fresh coffee, baked goods, quiche to go, breakfast sandwiches, jewelry, fresh cut flowers and more, including pony rides for ...

• Wine war fears already slowing French exports to China

  Asian buyers discuss with a French wine producer during the Vinexpo trade fair in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on June 17, 2013. Chinese wine importers have already started putting orders from France and other European countries on hold over fears of a hike in tariffs being triggered as part of a broader EU-China trade dispute, say leading figures in the ...

• Anti-dumping moves overshadow worlds biggest wine fair

  There is a whole lot of drinking going on this week in the French city of Bordeaux as the wine world gathered for Vinexpo, but also some worrying as well. The sipping and selling at the world’s largest wine trade fair has been overshadowed by China launching an anti-dumping inquiry into European wine sales in response to the EU imposing duties on Chinese solar panels. With the French ...

• How Healthy Is a Starbucks Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frapp Soon Youll Know

  A woman opens the door to a Starbucks coffee shop in Silver Spring, Maryland. The coffee chain will soon display calorie information for all its ...

• Pickwick On World Cafe

  The first incarnation of the Seattle band Pickwick revolved around Galen Disston's strummy acoustic songs. Disston eventually found himself bored with his own music until a not-so-subtle shift took place; as the band began experimenting with new sounds and ideas, Disston shifted into the role of lead singer and crowds immediately noticed. In this installment ...

• Gordon Ramsays restaurant sued by disgruntled ex-employees

  Gordon Ramsay, the fiery British chef known to Americans for being the demanding bully on "Hell's Kitchen" and "Kitchen Nightmares," is being sued by four ex-employees, Yahoo! TV ...

• Beers On Toucher Rich What Do The Blackhawks Lose By Not Having Hossa

  The Bruins took Game 2 in Chicago to tie up this Finals series with the Blackhawks at one game a piece. Then Monday night at the Garden the Bruins took Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead and put themselves just two wins away from another Stanley Cup win. Bruins head coach Claude Julien made some line adjustments after the Game 1 loss, moving Daniel Paille up from the fourth-line to the third-line. ...

• Tata Global Beverages annual report looks beyond business

  Changing times call for enlightened leadership, new business models and innovations. One such initiative is taking place in Tata Global Beverages Ltd, which has decided to focus on a theme in its annual report. This year’s theme is women in ...

• Brewing the success stories of super women

  In a first of its kind, Tata Global Beverages (TGB) Ltd has decided to focus on its women in its annual report. Laced with true stories from the women based at different operations across four continents, the beverage major's annual report could result in other Tata Group companies also deliberating on a theme for their annual ...

• Man who drowned off Dubais Jumeirah beach identified as Kenyan cafe worker

  DUBAI // A man who drowned off the Jumeirah Open Beach last week has been identified as a Kenyan who worked at a Dubai cafe. Stanley Wekesa, 32, had been employed as a waiter at the Madeline Cafe and Boulangerie in Dubai Mall for the past eight months. He died at Rashid Hospital last Monday after being pulled from the water by police. "He had the day off and decided to relax at the ...

• Yuck Dirt soup sold at Japanese restaurant

  If you're looking for the ultimate in organic cuisine, look no further than dirt soup, a mixture of purified dirt and chopped burdock root strained into an earthy-flavored ...

• How to be a part-time vegetarian ... and like it

  A vegetarian meal featuring hemp burger, made with hemp seeds, lentils, avocado, tomato, and homemade BBQ sauce, and chickpeas fries with vegan mayo and ...

• Ingredient of the week chipotle chile peppers

  We’ve put together a collection of sweet, savoury and boozy recipes featuring the smoky chile pepper, including a Chipotle Flourless Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake, Chipotle Corn Guacamole, and a Chipotle ...

• TommyBoy outlet at Boulevard Shopping Mall

  NEW OUTLET: Representatives from both countries with a plaque they signed to launch the first TommyBoy outlet in Malaysia. Chiew (far left) with other TommyBoy cafe Malaysia directors (from left) David Wong, John Hii and Stanley Ling (fifth left). Also present are (from right) Liu, Fan Ping Ying, Yu Ping Yin and Stanley Ling's wife Tang Lee ...

• Celebrity chef moves out of London home police issue warning

  Nigella Lawson , police in London said. Although police will not release the name of the man involved, several U.K. media outlets have identified him as Lawson's husband, art ...

• Nigella Lawsons husband gets assault caution from police

  British police have cautioned the husband of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, allowing the former advertising executive to admit he assaulted his wife but avoid any formal charges.The admission came a day ...

• University refutes program fees for mentors to wine and dine students

  Renmin University refuted earlier media reports claiming that it provides mentors with 20,000 yuan ($3,264) "to take students out for meals, visit museums and discuss ideas," in a Beijing Youth Daily report on Tuesday.The university explained that it gives mentors 10,000 yuan to support "program development fees," which contribute to the costs of organizing class activities ...

• Dunkin’ Donuts Food and Beverages Makes Everyday Easier with NCR Vitalcast™ Digital Signage

  NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that Dunkin' Donuts has deployed a high-definition NCR Vitalcast(TM) digital signage solution at locations across the United States. Dunkin' Donuts will leverage the state-of-the-art digital signage solution to bring its popular food and beverages to life with visually compelling ...

• Bolthouse Farms Adds Three Bold New Flavors To Its Existing Roster Of Better-Choice Beverages

  BAKERSFIELD, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --A nation of on-the-go, health-conscious consumers can now enjoy Bolthouse Farms latest beverage flavors - vegetable-filled Mango Ginger + Carrot Juice, antioxidant-rich Multi-V Goodness and protein-packed Salted Caramel Latte. Convenient, accessible and affordable, these trendsetting flavor profiles give Bolthouse Farms beverages the leading edge ...

• Orland Park restaurant owner faces foreclosure lawsuit

  Will County courthouse officials have been unable to locate a south suburban restaurant owner involved in a more than $1.75 million foreclosure lawsuit, according to court documents. Marquette Bank filed the lawsuit against the Orland Park-based owner, Bryan Sord, on Jan. 25. Since then, two special process servers have attempted but failed at least 25 times to deliver a court summons to Sord, ...

• District 59 preparing to buy Wellington restaurant

  A local school district is looking to buy the iconic Wellington restaurant and banquet space in Arlington Heights. The Community Consolidated School District 59 school board recently approved $1.8 million for the purchase of a three-acre site at 2121 S. Arlington Heights Road. The school district's administration building is next door at 2123 S. Arlington Heights. District 59 has 6,500 ...

• Cops trace hijacked wine worth R9m

  Johannesburg - An evening stop for a snack and rest could have turned fatal for a truck driver who was allegedly robbed of his vehicle with a cargo of wine worth R9 ...

• Poor British weather hits sales at Whitbread restaurants

  Whitbread , the parent company of Costa Coffee and Premier Inn, rose in the first quarter as the coldest spring since 1962 hit its restaurant business but drove customers into its coffee shops.The FTSE 100 company reported a 13.8% rise in total sales in the 13 weeks to 30 May, with like-for-like sales up 3.1%.Costa benefited from the unseasonably ...

• Your glass of Scotch whisky French wine may get cheaper soon

  : So, you like your glass of exquisite Scotch at the end of a hard day's work but at the same time you can't help but complain about the spiralling prices of everything including that bottle of imported Scotch you picked up on your way back from ...

• Nigella Lawson Apparently Choked by Her Husband in the Middle of a Restaurant -- and Nobody Stepped in to Stop It

  If ever there were a woman who represented the ideal of homey perfection, it'd be Nigella Lawson. This, after all, is the woman who jokingly titled one of her cookbooks "How to Be a Domestic Goddess," a woman whose television show "Nigella Bites" frequently ended with her triumphantly ...

• Slocum House founder to take over Rio City Cafe

  Run by a San Francisco-based family for several years, the Rio City Cafe in Old Sacramento is being taken over by Slocum House founder Kerry ...

• Diane Mastrull Working to build an empire of healthy fast food

  Bryn Davis ate his way to entrepreneurship. Davis, who lives in Horsham, says he entered college a "lean-as-you-can-imagine" 170 pounds. By his junior year, he was stressing the scales at 240. A doctor scared him into committing to a healthier lifestyle. Davis took it one step further: He started a business featuring only healthy fast ...

• Melbourne Food and Wine Festival switches from Clemenger

  Internationally renowned foodie event Melbourne Food and Wine Festival has appointed a new advertising partner following a competitive process. Ogilvy Group Melbourne came out on top of the Festival’s hunt and begins work on the creative and strategy account immediately. The STW Group agency takes over from incumbent Clemenger BBDO Melbourne whose director, Peter Clemenger, founded ...

• Millionaire art collector voluntarily attends police station after being seen grabbing Nigella Lawson by throat in restaurant

  Charles Saatchi was on Monday cautioned for assault after a police investigation was sparked by the emergence of pictures showing him repeatedly grabbing his wife by the throat in a restaurant.The multimillionaire art collector had sought to downplay the images showing him ...

• Police seek vandals who scrawled anti-gay slurs on Davie restaurants wall

  Davie Police are seeking three men and a woman suspected of vandalizing a restaurant with spray paint.Around 1 a.m. June 8, surveillance cameras recorded the group walking to and from the Chik-fil-A at 1900 S. University Drive in Davie. Video also showed one of the men facing a wall and spray-painting anti-gay slurs on it, police said.As he and two other men spray-painted the business, the woman ...

• Faulconer has Filner eating out of his hand

  Mayor Bob Filner often helps himself to the malt balls in a dish on the desk of Councilman Kevin Faulconer's office manager. So Faulconer took Filner a gift last week -- five chocolate-covered malt balls. He told the mayor that each stood for a different competitive bid on city services that Filner is sitting ...

• On Hollywood’s menu Food truck or sit-down restaurant

  The weekly food truck event attracts 1,800 to Young Circle every Monday night. But city leaders want to make sure they’re not taking business away from restaurants and ...

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