Alaska residents embrace their state’s rugged and remote nature; it’s something they wear as a badge of honor. Hardships that other Americans bemoan-blizzards, high prices, items out of stock are things that Alaskans take for granted. It’s the price they pay for living in a place that is more wilderness than civilization and drives a
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The Mazzei family owns Castello di Fonterutoli in Chianti Classico since 1435. The same family has owned it for almost 600 years. You cannot help being impressed. We recently spoke with Giovanni Mazzei about their new wines and new vintages. Together we tasted Chianti Classico but also wines from Maremma, the Tuscany coastal region, and
Chef Liz Rogers has been busy for as long as she can remember. Lots of people say that sort of thing to make themselves seem important, but most of them didn’t grow up as, “the oldest of four [and] the only girl. I have three brothers, and my mom was a welder. She was a
When restaurateur John Philips heard one morning this month that Las Gemelas, his new Washington, D.C., taqueria, was getting a visit from Small Business Administration officials, he thought it was curious how many plainclothes secret service agents showed up in advance. It all made sense when President Joe Biden walked through the doors instead. President
You’ve heard of mystery meat, Mystery Men and Mystery Science Theater. But have you ever considered the concept of mystery gin? Leave it to the off-beat and creative minds at Tamworth Distilling in New Hampshire to come up with an alcohol so secret that even its own distiller doesn’t know the flavors he’s concocting. It’s
The #MeToo movement has finally exploded onto the craft beer scene and it’s reverberating around the country in unexpected ways. In Philadelphia, it’s shaking up the board of Philly Loves Beer (PLB), the powerful organization that hosts Philly Beer Week and myriad events throughout the year. As of Friday afternoon, two board members have quit.
One of the main focuses of agricultural biotechnology is to feed a hungry world in a more sustainable way. Many current farming methods are inefficient because they require large amounts of water, fertilizer and pesticides. Agricultural biotech is trying to solve these problems by starting at the seed level. Inari, a company that specializes in
A vast majority of American wines are certified sustainable. But do consumers know what it means? How should the producers explain the idea of being sustainable to their customers? This was one crucial issue raised during the second US Sustainable Winegrowing Summit on April 19 – 21, jointly hosted by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance,
From dried squid in Thailand to smažený sýr in Czech Republic to Hawaiian Zip Pacs, take a look at what people want to nosh on during a late night out. 00:00 Intro 00:16 Scotland 00:34 Chile 00:49 Canada 01:01 Turkey 01:12 Hawaii 01:30 Czech Republic 01:38 Trinidad and Tobago 01:48 Greece 02:04 Germany 02:15 Thailand
This article is co-authored with Sara Farley, Managing Director, Integrated Operations, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation. Since the middle of the last century, the world’s approach to getting food on the table has focused first and foremost on productivity. We have expanded access to affordable food by ramping up agricultural production by any means possible.
Sylvia Mallari is the Global Co-Chairperson of the People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty, a growing network of grassroots food producers from dozens of countries. The coalition believes in the Right To Food and organizes small farmers, agricultural workers, Indigenous Peoples, herders, pastoralists, fisherfolks, the urban poor, women, Dalits, and youth to resist agricultural policies that extract wealth and resources from
Ferrara, a 127-year-old bakery, is a Little Italy destination and one of the last surviving pastry shops in the neighborhood. It’s famous for pastries such as cannoli, tri-color cookies, and tiramisu. But around November and December, its most coveted dessert turns to struffoli, a Neapolitan holiday dessert. Insider’s Taryn Varricchio headed to Ferrara to learn
New Yorkers are used to extraordinary views, but they’ve never seen anything quite like this. On October 21st the city welcomes Summit One Vanderbilt, a sprawling 65,000 square-foot space occupying the top floors of Midtown Manhattan’s tallest skyscraper. Exclusive experiences will include an all-glass enclosed elevator which scales the exterior of the building—affording unfettered views
Indonesian ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek and e-commerce platform Tokopedia have agreed to merge as GoTo Group, creating an Indonesian tech behemoth that could compete with bigger Southeast Asian rivals such as Grab and Sea Group. Gojek co-chief executive officer Andre Soelistyo will lead the combined business as Group CEO. GoTo could be worth at
Topline Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, in his latest re-election fundraising appeal, asserted President Joe Biden’s “radical liberal policies” are to blame for a sauce shortage at some Chick-fil-A locations. Key Facts In the appeal, reportedly emailed to potential supporters on Monday, Stitt’s campaign says Biden’s policies have “REAL WORLD CONSEQUENCES” the current president “doesn’t
Ordering groceries online is a big business, and will grow to an estimated $100 billion in 2021. Nearly half of consumers now say that they prefer online grocery shopping, and the overall grocery category grew 10% last year (against an average in previous years of 2%). It seems like everyone has gotten into the game,
James Packer’s Crown Resorts has rejected Blackstone Group’s A$8.4 billion ($6.5 billion) offer to acquire the Australian casino giant, while considering the merger proposal made by Star Entertainment Group last week. Star’s merger proposal came hours after Blackstone raised its takeover offer to A$12.35 per share from A$11.35 each. “The board has unanimously concluded that
Angel’s Envy is releasing a new limited-edition whiskey just in time for Father’s Day, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon that has been finished in Madeira casks. The limited-edition whiskey marks the third in the craft distiller’s Cellar Collection. “There’s deep history and craftsmanship involved in the production of Madeira wine, so my sons and I knew
It had been an upbeat gathering of environmentally-minded pet-supply companies until someone asked about meat. “What do we do about the pet industry’s participation in the meat industry,” asked Maya Fano-Carotti of the American Sustainable Business Council, “which is often very unsustainable?” “Big question,” said Stephie Volo, the chief marketing officer for Earth Animal Ventures,
Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. is returning to the Bottled in Bond category with George Dickel Bottled in Bond Distilling Season Spring 2007, a limited-offering 13-year-old whisky. The distillery says that 13-year-old whisky, offers a bold and balanced profile highlighted by tantalizing notes of cherry. “As the Bottled in Bond category continues to grow and more