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McDonald’s to provide healthier children’s meal

Jul 28, 2011

A McDonald‘s Cheeseburger Happy Meal with the new apple slices option is shown on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in Pittsburgh. McDonald’s Corp. says it is adding apple slices to every Happy Meal, part of th...
Asian collectors fuel wine buying spree

Jul 22, 2011
Kongguksu (Noodles in chilled white bean soup)

Jul 22, 2011

Kong-guksu is a dish of cold noodles in a chilled soybean puree which is made of ground white soybeans after soaked, boiled and skinned. Kong-guksu is sweet and rich in nutrition. It is a summer spec...
Produce, not pasta, key to summer salads

Jul 22, 2011

Summer salads are the culinary workhorses of picnics, potlucks and patio parties, and pasta versions are more plentiful than mosquitoes. But isn’t it time to use your noodle ― or rather lose your no...
Wine of the week: 2010 Domaine du Gros’Nore Bandol rose

Jul 22, 2011

Quick swirl. A beautiful Bordeaux Blanc with a bouquet of acacia, lime and fresh-cut grass. A blend of 40 percent Sauvignon Blanc with an equal amount of Semillon and 20 percent Muscadelle, the 2009...
New York restaurants get touch of Korean spice

Jul 22, 2011

Korean touches are being introduced to dishes at major restaurants located in the Big Apple, according to the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. Jean Georges, who has three Mic...
Fusion hansik wows expats

Jul 20, 2011

About 15 people from different countries delved into dishes with such names as “Kimchi Pasta” and “Seafood Pancake of Seine River” on Wednesday at the Institute of Traditional Korean Food in Waryong-...
Yukgaejang (spicy beef and leek soup)

Jul 15, 2011

Yukgaejang is a spicy soup made by boiling beef with vegetables such as green onions, bracken, mung bean sprouts and taro stalks. It is a good soup for the summer to stimulate appetite and recoup phy...
Summer treats with an Asian twist

Jul 15, 2011

Cafes put soy, mangoes and sticky rice cakes into cool desserts Hot weather brings out the summer treats at cafes and dessert shops across the nation. While that generally signifies bingsu (Korean s...
Wine of the week: 2010 Domaine du Gros’Nore Bandol rose

Jul 15, 2011

Since my first taste of Domaine Tempier’s rose years ago, I’ve been a fan of Bandol roses. Tempier’s prices are getting out of sight, though, and so I was happy to find this less expensive rose from ...
Appetite for adventure: Yacht chef travels the seas cooking for the rich and famous

Jul 13, 2011

MIAMI ― Victoria Allman has whipped up chocolate chiffon cake for captains of industry and salmon tartar for Brazilian socialites. She has shopped for fresh produce at the crack of dawn in markets fr...
Soda drinkers' creativity gets free rein with high-tech machine

Jul 13, 2011

If you thought cable TV offered too many choices when it started displacing the big three broadcast networks, the newest Coca-Cola Freestyle soda machines probably aren't for you. The Freestyle mach...
Smartphones help world’s winemakers foil fraudsters

Jul 11, 2011

BORDEAUX, France (AFP) ― For Charles Pillitteri, the fight against fraudsters began when he discovered fake bottles of his Canadian ice wine in Taiwan in 1998. He tried everything to safeguard his p...
Europe’s biodynamic wine-makers swim against the tide

Jul 8, 2011
Wine of the Week: 2007 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay ‘Saratoga Cuvee’

Jul 8, 2011

Mount Eden Vineyards Estate Chardonnay is consistently one of the finest from California. But this one from the winery’s Saratoga line ― designed to showcase the Santa Cruz Mountain terroir ― is a re...