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New Saudi club to open with Ne-Yo, but alcohol still a no-no

A popular Mideast nightclub is opening a branch in Saudi Arabia on Thursday in the latest sign of how far the kingdom has ...

Not to be outdone, Tyson enters plant-based meat market

The fast-growing market for meat alternatives has a surprising new player: Tyson Foods. Tyson, one of the world's largest ...

Shops in Hong Kong close doors to 'find breath of freedom'

By the entrance of his restaurant, Kelvin Chung hung a piece of paper announcing the restaurant's intention to strike on ...

Review: Calexico and Iron & Wine, a reunion worth the wait

Calexico and Iron & Wine, "Years to Burn" (Sub Pop) Reuniting on "Years to Burn," their first full-length project since 2005, ...

Donald Trump

Trump orders simpler path for genetically engineered food

President Trump wants to make it easier for genetically engineered plants and animals to enter the food supply, and he signed ...

Creole cuisine queen Leah Chase gets New Orleans sendoff

For celebrated Creole chef Leah Chase, the goodbye had all the ingredients of a typical New Orleans sendoff: warm ...

Locusts, devouring hay, plague sheep ranchers in Sardinia

An unusually large swarm of local locusts, estimated in the millions, is plaguing farmers raising sheep and other livestock ...

Starbucks launches reusable cups trial at UK airport

Starbucks and environmental charity Hubbub are launching a trial program to lend passengers at Britain's Gatwick Airport ...

Kroger recalls frozen berries that might have hepatitis A

Grocery stores owned by Kroger across the country are recalling store-label frozen berries because they might be contaminated ...

Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat beats forecasts in 1Q

Beyond Meat went beyond expectations in its first earnings report since its stock market debut last month. The plant-based ...

Production resumes at world's biggest Nutella plant

Workers at the world's biggest Nutella factory have removed picket lines and are back at work after production was brought ...

Andrew Wheeler

FDA: Sampling finds toxic nonstick compounds in some food

The Food and Drug Administration found substantial levels of a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial ...

Randall Park, Ali Wong, Always Be My Maybe

In Asian-led 'Always Be My Maybe,' ethnicity is secondary

The newly released Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe," is an Asian American rom-com with a twist: Ethnicity isn't central to ...

Leah Chase

Famed New Orleans chef who fed civil rights leaders dies

Legendary New Orleans chef Leah Chase always had problems when customers asked if she served "soul food." Well, that would ...

Leah Chase

Legendary Queen of Creole Cuisine, Leah Chase, dies at 96

New Orleans chef and civil rights icon Leah Chase, who created the city's first white-tablecloth restaurant for black ...

US holds CBD hearing as fans, sellers await legal clarity

CBD products have surged in popularity despite confusion around their legal status . Now U.S. regulators are exploring ways ...

Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, partly due to increased ...

Miller Lite

Judge: Anheuser-Busch must pull some ads about MillerCoors

A Wisconsin judge has ordered Anheuser-Busch to stop suggesting in advertising that MillerCoors' light beers contain corn ...

Gaby Dalkin

Who needs a TV cooking show when you can host one online?

Almost every Monday night, Gaby Dalkin, hosts a live cooking demo from her home in southern California on her Instagram ...

Chef Mario Batali pleads not guilty to assault charge

Celebrity chef Mario Batali, whose career crumbled amid several sexual misconduct accusations, pleaded not guilty Friday to ...