TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY NATALIA RAMOS Brazilian chef Alex Atala speaks posesg an interview with AFP … [+] at his DOM restaurant in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 13, 2013. The DOM restaurant was chosen as the second best in Latin America by international industry experts, including representatives of the region’s most influential
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2020 was the year that made us all cry “uncle.” In Napa, many winemakers lost the entire vintage from smoke taint due to a series of fires that, sadly, have become the new normal. Some lost their homes, their winery buildings, and their vines themselves. Christi and Dave Ficeli, co-founders of C. Elizabeth Wines, are
Bien Nacido Vineyards Bien Nacido Estates There is one vineyard that stands out—way out—when it comes to single vineyard designated wines: Bien Nacido. A Single Vineyard Superstar This spot is the source for 15,000 single vineyard designated wine releases over the course of its 43 year history. This includes estate wines made the proprietor, the
Talia Bennick made CBD cocktails in her kitchen before turning them into a line of ready-to-drink, … [+] zero-proof cocktails. Sweet Crude A migraine sufferer turned her pain into a line of ready-to-drink, zero-proof, CBD-infused cocktails. Talia Bennick suffered from terrible, terrible migraines, and eventually, she learned that one of her migraine triggers was consuming
The iconic châteaux at Inglenook was completed in 1887. Inglenook 2011 marked Corison Winery’s 25th anniversary vintage, a growing season that founder and winemaker Cathy Corison calls “cool from start to finish” with rain in her Napa Valley vineyards in May and June. It was a small harvest, which chilly weather delayed by three weeks,
Danielle Goss is CEO and founder of Kul Mocks. Kul Mocks When Danielle Goss was pregnant with her first child, she became quickly disenchanted with the nonalcoholic options available for her to drink. “There wasn’t really anything out there that would fit my needs,” says Goss. “So, my husband couldn’t run to the liquor store
The Jamaican Jerk method of seasoning food is more popular now than ever. The authentic taste of scotch bonnet peppers and allspice berries infused with pimento wood, commonly featuring thyme, ginger, garlic and scallion, has taken diners beyond Jamaica’s roadside jerk stands, with their intoxicatingly delicious scents and repurposed steel drum grills, to supermarket shelves,
The pandemic has cut into Starbucks’ traffic, but there are some positive signs for the coffee … [+] giant. (Photo by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Like many food and beverage companies, Starbucks SBUX was battered by a disappearance of customers in 2020. Some couldn’t go to Starbucks because
OAX Original® comes in three different expressions, each in a gorgeous, collectible bottle. OAX Original® A Brooklyn and Mexico-based spirits company just debuted a limited-edition line of mezcales, crafted from 12 to 20-year-old agave plants, in collectable-worthy bottles. OAX Original® features three different styles of agave spirits: Arroqueño, which comes in a black bottle; Tobalá, which
Courtesy of Martha Stewart If you didn’t know any better, you might think Martha Stewart lives at a zoo—or at the very least, an animal sanctuary. Her sprawling Connecticut farm is home to hundreds of chicken and geese, 20 peacocks, lots of pigeons, horses, donkeys, and cats, but it’s the four dogs inside her house
The Detroit-style pizza is initially available at Pizza Hut as a limited-time offer with a price … [+] point starting at $10.99. Pizza Hut Pizza Hut doesn’t seem to be resting on its innovation laurels fresh off its Beyond Meat pizza launch in November. The chain today announced its new Detroit-style pizza, now available nationwide.
Athletic Brewing Company’s wide array of NA beers are gaining a following nationwide. Athletic Brewing Company Even before the global pandemic upended our societies and brought people’s health to the forefront of conversation, there was a trend towards healthier living underway. Workout equipment sales were booming, food companies were adding healthy options to their offerings,
The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) International Food Security Assessment, 2020–2030: COVID-19 Update and Impacts on Food Insecurity report released in January 2021 reveals that 12.8 per cent of the Jamaican population is currently food insecure, equating to some 400,000 people. This is double pre-COVID-19 USDA ERS projections and an
The fastest-growing premium water brand in North America is ready to make a bigger splash. Flow Water today announced plans to go public. The Toronto-based company, founded just six years ago, is planning a reverse merger, with the stock expected to start to trade this spring. Aside from saving a lot of money in legal
Bruno Mars and Selva Ray Owner’s Reserve Selva Ray SelvaRey, the Panama rum brand co-owner by superstar Bruno Mars, launched a new “Owners Reserve” bottle this month. The run is a single-estate rum hand-selected from the cellars of SelvaRay’s Master Distiller, Don “Pancho” Francisco Fernandez. In terms of the name, Bruno is considered the “owner”
I tasted the wine blind, just before dinner was served. I tasted dark berries and some spices; the wine was powerful, fresh and lively. My guess was a 2016, maybe from the Rhône Valley. It turned out to be a Priorat from Spain, vintage 1998. I wasn’t disheartened; more amazed that the wine felt so
KIND Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky has invested in egg white protein snacks company Quevos. ABC.com KIND Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky has announced on Shark Tank that he’s investing in egg white protein snacks company Quevos through his own family office Equilibra. The billionaire businessman, who sold his nutrition bar company to the confectionery market incumbent
Topline Leading an active lifestyle is not enough to counter the negative effects of being overweight on heart health, according to new research published today, challenging the idea that fitness is more important than weight in leading a healthy lifestyle, and prompting calls for policymakers to rethink health initiatives that prioritize physical activity over weight
The poster for this year’s NYC Restaurant Week To Go iteration. NYC & Company As the restaurant industry struggles through another season under the gloom of Covid-19 related issues that have forced many operators to close their doors, the organizers of the oldest Restaurant Week program in the nation are debuting a revamped formula in
Hummus is the most common use for tahini, but there are many more (Photo by Romy Arroyo … [+] Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Like many food purveyors, Amy Zitelman experienced a turbulent 2020. Her company, Soom Foods, a maker of premium tahini, relied on restaurants for about two-thirds its business. And