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Colorado cantaloupes return; growers push safety
Nearly a year after the nation's deadliest foodborne illness outbreak in more than two decades, Colorado cantaloupes are back in supermarkets.
Tart cherry crop in Midwest destroyed by weather
Walk into Cherry Republic's store in the heart of the nation's biggest tart cherry producing region, and you could end up with jam or salsa with fruit ...
Crop technology helps limit corn losses in drought
For months, Illinois farmer David Kellerman held out hope for rain, even as the worst drought in nearly 25 years spread across the country. He finally ...
Wis. town barred from beefing up farm water rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court dealt a blow to environmentalists concerned about water pollution from huge livestock farms Wednesday, when it said ...
With gov't support, small businesses buy offices
Las Vegas dentist Chris Cozine wanted to cut costs after the Great Recession. He found an unlikely way: He ditched the office he was renting and ...
White House staffers talk working for the Obamas
The White House staff is spilling details about Obama family life, from the first family's fitness regime to their eating habits. White House chef Sam ...
Parents defend putting children to work on farms
As he watched his 10-year-old son ease a tractor across a soybean field, Dennis Mosbacher acknowledged the risks of farming. But Mosbacher said the U.
Farm Aid benefit concert heading to Hershey, Pa.
The annual Farm Aid benefit concert is coming to Hershey in September as the country's small and medium-sized farms face a shifting economic ...
Hoax prompts free tacos in Alaska town
Residents of Bethel, Alaska, know from cable TV ads what the major fast-food chains offer: chicken at KFC, burgers at McDonald's and tacos at Taco ...
Liquor companies wooing women customers
Maybe it's the ad's strikingly handsome spokesman dressed in fireman's gear. Maybe it's the fact that his shirt has a winsome habit of disappearing, ...
Hooters-style restaurants experiencing a mini-boom
The waitresses at Twin Peaks wear skimpy plaid tops that accentuate their chests. In case you didn't catch the joke, the chain's logo is an image of ...
Some towns try to loosen reins on food producers
Towns in several states are adopting local ordinances that exempt farmers from state and federal regulations if they sell their products directly to ...
New books offer to bring the food science lab home
You may not aspire to the culinary theatrics performed by the wizards of modernist cuisine — transparent ravioli? edible balloons? — but your cooking ...
Starbucks to open its first Tazo tea shop
Starbucks Corp. is planning to open its first Tazo tea shop this fall, in yet another move to expand beyond its ubiquitous coffee shops.
UK council lifts gag on 9-year-old food critic
A 9-year-old blogger won a food fight with authorities in her Scottish town Friday, after an online outcry prompted officials to lift a ban on posting ...
Comparing prices for tourist itinerary in 5 cities
The Associated Press sent reporters out with a tourist's itinerary on a weekday in June in five cities around the world — New York, Paris, Tokyo, ...
A tourist's day in 5 cities: Expensive, exhausting
It's an hour on line to the top of the Empire State Building and $82 for a cab from Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The Louvre Museum is closed on Tuesdays, ...
Scottish council gags 9-year-old food critic
No one likes a critic. About six weeks ago, 9-year-old Martha Payne began taking pictures of the lunches being served up at her school cafeteria in ...
NYC ban on big sodas could face legal test
If New York City bans big sodas, what's next on the list? Large slices of pizza? Double-scoop ice cream cones? Tubs of movie-theater popcorn? The ...
Yelp serves restaurant reviews to Microsoft's Bing
Yelp is feeding its online reviews of restaurants and other local merchants to Microsoft's Bing search engine in a move to compete against Zagat ...