Honolulu court screeners find pet duck in bag
HONOLULU (AP) — Security screeners at a Honolulu courthouse noticed something moving inside a defendant’s bag as it passed through an X-ray machine earlier this week. After initially refusing to open...
View ArticleIllegal food: step away from the cheese, ma’am
While French cheese may still be the Holy Grail for many food lovers, getting hold of it everywhere in the world can be tricky, thanks to global food regulations. Last week, the United States put a...
View ArticleForget Gold, the Gourmet Cupcake Market Is Crashing
The icing is coming off America’s cupcake craze. The dessert became a cultural and economic phenomenon over the last decade, with gourmet cupcake shops proliferating across the country, selling...
View ArticleHomesteading on the Cheap
Home and garden stores can be costly Edens, with every $70 watering can and $1,000 chicken coop a temptation. “It’s like a vortex of impulse buys,” said farmer and Oakland resident Kristyn Leach, of...
View ArticleNYC Health Department struggled to find restaurant for HQ that would comply...
Fat chance serving food to Nanny Bloomberg’s brigades.The city Health Department has been trying for two years to get a restaurateur to operate a cafe in its headquarters — but it required so many...
View ArticleHomesteading shop nurtures seed bank in Asheville, NC
Soon, Small Terrain will be more than a store.It will be a storehouse.Natalie Pollard, the owner of the urban homestead supply and design shop in West Asheville, has launched Asheville’s new seed...
View ArticleMost Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
Most U.S. adults aren’t sweet on the idea of soda and candy taxes, and many doubt the bigger price tags would trim the national waistline. That’s the finding of a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll...
View ArticleBlog: Fast food worker strikes spread to Chicago
The workers are seeking $15 an hour plus they want to form a union. Good for them. But why won’t they face the reality of how many customers will want to buy a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder if it costs...
View Article5 restaurants with historical menus
Feeling hungry? Chew on some American history. From locations of Hollywood movies to where culinary inventions were created, these note-worthy eateries go down in the gastronomic record books. via 5...
View ArticleFridges could be switched off without owner’s consent in UK, Europe
White goods such as electric ovens would be affected by the proposals to fit all new appliances with sensors that could shut them down when the UK’s generators struggle to meet demand for power. The...
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