Food & Drink

California wineries have long been leaders in environmentally friendly practices, because they recognized early on that wine grapes are one of the most susceptible crops to global warming. Indeed by 2019, 99% of Sonoma County vineyards were certified sustainable and 94% of Napa vineyards and wineries achieved certification under the Napa Green program. However, now both

Since August 10th, unionized bakery plant workers in five states who make Oreos, Ritz and Chips Ahoy, have been on strike. Here is what two striking bakery workers have to say. Carl Miller has worked for Nabisco for 34 years and is a member of BCTGM (Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco, Grain Millers) Local 358 in Richmond, Virginia. Mike

For Dolly Meckler, founder of Challah Dolly, the Jewish High Holiday season that includes Rosh Hashanah (which is the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), can essentially be considered her business’ “Black Friday” in terms of demand. Meckler’s signature selection of challah loaves are available year-round on Challah Dolly’s website, but she

Hollywood, California is obviously no stranger to cutting-edge nightlife. So when the Dream Hotel opened in this famously vibrant section of Los Angeles five years ago, it needed to come correct. This took the form of diverse lounge and leisure options accompanying its 178 stylish guest rooms. The energy runs from a modern and verdant

Brion Wise is not a cookie-cutter kind of winemaker. He learned about agriculture growing up on a fruit orchard in Washington, where he became curious about the varieties of apples and peaches his family grew, and where the notion of terroir was subconsciously planted. He studied chemical engineering, and his first job was with Shell

It was George Gershwin who taught us that in summertime the livin’ is easy—which is why it has always seemed fitting that Labor Day, a holiday for workers, is the symbolic end of the season. So whether you want to raise a glass to those final lazy, hazy days or you feel the need to

Labor Day is upon us! Whether you’re getting the crew together to celebrate this weekend or just having a quiet weekend at home, the right cocktail can be just what you need to take your celebration to the next level. When it comes to what to make, you’ve obviously got a ton of options. No

From tourism experiences to fashion events and shockingly successful cheesie gimmicks, promotional ice cream trucks have been big media headliners in the Big Apple this summer— but those who thought that all of the flavorful fun was about ice cream alone would have totally missed the pint. Here’s the scoop… While consumers got to enjoy

Mooyah Burgers Fries and Shakes opened its first New York City location near iconic Times Square in February 2020. We all know what happened a month later. The proliferation of the COVID-19 pandemic upended everything in the restaurant space and, for Mike Sebazco, Mooyah’s vice president of operations, coming up with a pandemic playbook from

Chipotle has experienced wild success with its loyalty program throughout the pandemic. According to executives on the brand’s most recent earnings call in July, Chipotle Rewards has created deeper levels of engagement and has driven higher checks and frequency. The program now includes nearly 24 million members, representing about 25% of the brand’s customers. Those

Tahmina Ghaffer started Moonflowers in 2020 as a homage to Afghanistan. Moonflowers is a premium saffron company. Her brand was inspired by Middle Eastern poetry, architecture, and her ancestors; her mission is to bring dignified work to women in Afghanistan. She works exclusively with women in the Herat province of Afghanistan to harvest this delicate

Ford’s Garage was launched in Fort Meyers, Florida as a classic beer and burger eatery in 2012. Its name derives from its proximity to Henry Ford’s winter home, the American industrialist who founded Ford Motor Company.  Since then the restaurant chain has expanded to 16 outposts, 14 of which are located in Florida with one each

While most of the excitement around NFTs has been in the world of digital art, wine lovers wanting to get in on the action can rest easy. In recent months the wine world has dipped its toes into the arena of NFTs, and this week the first all-NFT wine brand is being brought to market. 

Very little sleep was had by Domaine William Fèvre’s cellar master Didier Séguier while he fought 20 nights of frost over a span of only 29 days in the Chablis wine region in northern France in April earlier this year. “And the temperatures were very, very low this year, around -8 Celsius [18 Fahrenheit],” Didier

Croatian rosés are making inroads and can stay the course While some of you are still trying to figure out where Croatia is on the map, producers from that country have been kicking some serious butt with rosé wine production. Croatian rosé might be new on the scene—it was to me, anyway—but Mirena Bagur, co-founder

Mariah Carey — iconic diva and noted harbinger of the holidays — just announced the launch of Black Irish, her new line of Irish cream liqueurs. The “All I Want for Christmas is You” songstress (who is both black and Irish), unveiled the venture via Instagram. “Two years in the making. Truly a cause for

The global increase in demand for protein has been a boon for tree nuts generally and almonds specifically. As a result, the almond industry is growing rapidly not only in the United States, but also in countries such as China and India. As more people in these countries enter the middle class, the demand for

Limited public awareness of the environmental impact of animal agriculture is considered to be a major obstacle to effective climate change policy interventions, with a growing number of organizations and environmentalists advocating for a global call to action to fill the “livestock policy vacuum”. One Cape Town, South Africa-based nonprofit by the name of ‘Animal

Make sure you check your meat. There’s another Salmonella outbreak and this time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that it may be linked to “Italian-style” meats. So far, the outbreak has left at least 36 people sick and 12 people hospitalized across 17 states. Of the 36 reported cases, 13

Italian rosés reflect the country’s native grapes and terroirs. Provencal rosé’s popularity has caused many wine regions to come up with their own copycat. But Italy taken that a step further toward authenticity with the creation of Rosautoctono, an organization that promotes the production of rosé using Italy’s indigenous grapes. Meaning “native pink,” Rosautoctono promotes