Food & Drinks

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French Beauties for Bastille Day

Vive la France! Whether it’s a picnic that has you wishing you were gazing up at the Eiffel Tower or a summer supper à la provençal, toast la République on the 14th with 14 French recipes — bon appétit! Hit up food52.com for more

Slow roasted sturgeon at Wexlers Lacy Atkins The San Francisco Chronicle 2009
Slow roasted sturgeon at Wexlers Lacy Atkins The San Francisco Chronicle 2009
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Menu descriptions that make me salivate

I study menus every night, so I should be immune to their literary charms. However, a few well chosen words can hook me like a fish going after a brightly colored lure. Menus that merely list ingredients, and that seems to be a growing trend, are missing out on prime marketing opportunities. The right adjectives

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Kellogg To Curb Kids Unhealthy Food Ads
Kellogg To Curb Kids Unhealthy Food Ads
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Kellogg To Curb Kids’ Unhealthy Food Ads

WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest food companies say they will cut back on marketing unhealthier foods to children, proposing their own set of advertising standards after rejecting similar guidelines proposed by the federal government. A coalition of food companies – including General Mills, ConAgra and Kellogg – plan to announce the guidelines Thursday. The companies

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the Bistro Box
the Bistro Box
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Starbucks Bistro Boxes Take On Chain Restaurant Dishes

Starbucks keeps pushing further and further afield from its core coffee business in search of the big bucks. They’ve tried publishing books, serving alcohol and installing small convection ovens to heat up breakfast wraps. Success outside the coffee arena has been mixed. But that hasn’t dissuaded its executives from trying new things. Their latest foray into foodstuffs more complicated than muffins

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Do Restaurants Attract Theft
Do Restaurants Attract Theft
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Do Restaurants Attract Theft?

What is it about restaurants that attracts thefts? Eater has taken to documenting the “Shit People Steal” from high-end restaurants. They’ve found that customers, encouraged by the cover of dim lighting and customer-service-friendly trust by waiters, love to pilfer small things like napkins, silverware and candlesticks. Such customers also might feel entitled to take things

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