Pushing To Attract Millennials, Taco Bell Will Offer Beer And Wine
Later this month, Taco Bell will open two "Cantinas" in San Francisco and Chicago that will serve booze and shareable tapas.
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In Divided Nicaragua, National Dish Brings Rich And Poor Together
Nicaragua's civil war and dictatorship exacerbated social problems and economic disparity. But the richest and the poorest eat vigorón, a hearty dish of yucca and pork, side by side.
Paleo People Were Making Flour 32,000 Years Ago
Research into an ancient stone found in a cave in Italy shows Paleolithic hunter-gatherers were grinding oats and other grains for flour. It's the earliest evidence yet of food processing in Europe.
4 Labor-Intensive Crops Farmers Wish They Had Robots To Harvest
Many fruits and vegetables must be harvested by hand because it's hard and costly to design machines that won't damage them. But as farm labor dwindles, there's a new push to develop more farm robots.
Mediterranean Diet With Extra Olive Oil May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
A study finds that women who ate a Mediterranean diet plus four tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil per day had a significantly lower risk of breast cancer compared with women on a low-fat diet.
The Jewish Fruitcake: Honey Cake Is A Sweet And Stodgy Tradition
In symbolic hope for a sweet new year, many Jews will mark the start of Rosh Hashanah with honey cake. The cake is sentimental, but not always beloved. Here, a delectable update to the ancient recipe.
The Latest Scramble In The Egg Industry: McDonald's Is Going Cage-Free
McDonald's USA says that within 10 years, all of its eggs will be from chickens that have some freedom to roam. It's another signal that the egg industry is abandoning traditional cages.
Alice Waters, Healthy Food Advocate, Receives Humanities Medal
President Obama awarded chef and author Alice Waters with the National Humanities Medal on Thursday. The advocate of sustainable eating explains what it means to have her work recognized this way.
Denmark Might Be Winning The Global Race To Prevent Food Waste
According to a recent report from the Danish government, Danes now throw away 25 percent less food than they did five years ago. Supermarkets are doing their part by selling older food at a discount.
Huge Fish Farm Planned Near San Diego Aims To Fix Seafood Imbalance
The aquaculture project would be the same size as New York's Central Park and produce 11 million pounds of yellowtail and white sea bass each year. But some people see it as an aquatic "factory farm."