TOPLINE New York City rats, famished by restaurant closures and emboldened by starvation, are plaguing outdoor diners—crawling on their shoes and sitting on benches—as business owners call on the city to address the rodent problem. New York City rats scavenging on a subway platform. Gary Hershorn/Getty Images KEY FACTS New York City has allowed restaurants
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Festival Foodies is presented by the Well-Connected 2019 Lincoln MKC The Minnesota State Fair has over 300 food vendors serving up over 500 types of food – 80 of which are on a stick! From buckets of cookies to the freshest French fries to pastrami-wrapped pickles, this state fair is not to be missed. Fan
Avaline co-founders Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power Justin Coit This week, actress and wellness author Cameron Diaz announced the release of Avaline. Labeled as a ‘clean wine,’ the new brand consists of white and rosé offerings crushed from organic grapes, free of any undesirable ingredients such as sugars, colors, or concentrates. Fresh on the heels
TOPLINE Coffee behemoth Starbucks said Thursday that it will require customers to wear masks inside their stores beginning next week, becoming the latest retailer to require the face coverings that have become a political hot button as the coronavirus pandemic rages through the U.S. A worker stands inside Starbucks in Midtown Manhattan on May 20.
Amazon’s first large grocery store using the cashier-free, automated checkout model opened in … [+] Seattle in February. Additional Go Grocery stores are due to open as the company expands its physical food store presence. Getty Images Amazon’s push to open more brick-and-mortar grocery stores has some thinking it’s out to eat Walmart’s lunch but
LOS ALAMITOS, CA – JULY 4, 2020: Southern California residents sit on the roofs of their vehicles to … [+] watch the fireworks during the Drive-Up 4th of July Spectacular at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base on July 4, 2020 in Los Alamitos, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Syrah is the fourth most planted red grape in the world after Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Tempranillo. Syrah is found on almost 470,000 acres across the globe. It is today a fashionable and popular grape that is expanding its territory in many countries. This is not surprising. Syrah is a grape full of character. France
Shocked woman talking on phone, receiving bad news. Getty Contact tracing is something most Americans have heard about but not yet experienced. This will change as local health departments start to contact trace restaurant customers who are exposed while dining. What Is Contact Tracing? Even robust contact tracing comes with privacy concerns, and the limited
Bone in rib eye steak with red wine on white plate, David’s Restaurant, Amelia Island, FL. (Photo … [+] by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images As many top restaurants around the country re-close or remain closed due to coronavirus, Americans are continuing to prepare home-cooked meals at
Young woman preparing takeaway healthy food inside restaurant during Coronavirus outbreak time – … [+] Worker inside kitchen cooking vegetarian food for online order service – Focus on salad Getty The pandemic and government closures continue to force in-dining restaurants to pivot to take-out and delivery. Instead of managers supervising and servers waiting on tables,
Chocolates and truffles from Harry Specters who offer monthly subscription boxes Cahit Okten Who wouldn’t want to receive a monthly box of chocolates through their mailbox, especially in these unsettled times when treats are essential? Chocolatiers across the country offer selections of milk, white or dark, chocolate truffles, bars or ganaches, in exciting flavors on a monthly
TOPLINE Uber, following its failed bid to merge with rival GrubHub, is now set to acquire food delivery service Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal that could be announced early on Monday, sources close to discussions told Bloomberg. AFP via Getty Images KEY FACTS Under the deal, Uber Eats will continue to be run
Miho Imada is the owner and brewmaster of the Imada Brewery in Hiroshima, which was founded in 1868. … [+] The Imada Shuzo Honten Human right movements are taking place all over the world to fix racial disparity. In Japan where racial issues are much less obvious than many other countries, gender inequality has been a
Focus on price: Travelers will soon pay up to 10% more at New York’s airports. Getty The three main airports serving the New York City area and beyond—John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty—will see prices in their retail stores and dining facilities rise by as much as 10% within weeks. This follows a decision
As America celebrates its 244th birthday amidst some of the most unusual circumstances in American history, many traditions, such as fireworks and family barbecues, will be forsaken. But in an enduring celebration of one of the country’s favorite foods, Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest was held on Saturday, and two
A woman wearing a face mask walks past a closed pub in Dulwich on June 24, 2020 in London, England. Getty Images As pubs and bars across England reopen on 4 July in what has been dubbed ‘Super Saturday’, the commissioner of the Met Police, Dame Cressida Dick, has urged revellers to “be calm, be
No longer Provencal copycats, American rosés are increasingly capable of reflecting their geographies. American roses come in all shades of pink Illustration: L. Bortolot It’s our first Fourth of July during a pandemic. I have no words of wisdom for these extraordinary times, except keep your distance (6 feet), and remove your mask only to
Safe for now: SSP’s U.S. business is not being restructured materially. Shown here is Five Borough … [+] Food Hall at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4 SSP Group Global travel retailer in the foodservice space, SSP Group, has warned that up to 5,000 roles could be made redundant this summer from a worldwide
Pinky Cole (right), founder of Slutty Vegan, poses for a selfie with a fan. Cameron Mitchell Last Tuesday, more than 2,000 people waited in a mile-long line along Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard in Atlanta’s West End. Nothing, not even the 90-degree weather, could deter them from the promise of a free burger, fries and drink
The #MakeItCanadian campaign is bringing together craft Canadian brewers. Molson Canadian If you ask any Canadian what the most memorable beer ad of the last few decades is, they will most likely respond, “I Am Canadian.” It was the slogan of the aptly-named Molson Canadian beer between 1994 and 2005, with award-winning commercials that carried