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A Call for Culinary Independence

new-naturalist chefs, whose devotion to nature borders on pantheism and who would have you eat your dinner on the forest floor if they could. The far-seeing restaurant critic Jonathan Gold recently …

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U.S. lawmakers push back on effort to limit food ads to kids

WASHINGTON -; House Republicans are siding with food companies resisting the Obama administration's efforts to pressure them to quit advertising junk food for children. Food companies that say …

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Avila Food and Wine Time of Your Life

) as the event with the impossible-to-get-into Hearst Castle dinner (heck, I volunteer to work in its kitchen just to see what it's like). But while that glam event is expensive and booked …

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NADA asks dope tainted athletes to submit food supplements

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) Wednesday asked the dope tainted Indian athletes to submit their food supplements for …

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Ready to step up to the box Wine in a box, that is

It's what passes for summertime in Seattle now, a time when many a local picnicker's fancy turns to the easy portability of wine in a box. For winebox newcomers wondering which of the …

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Drought Leaves Rural Kenyans with Little Food or Water

As many Somali refugees flee to Kenya to escape the harsh drought in their homeland, parts of Kenya itself are facing severe shortages of food and water.

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UN introduces regular vessel to ferry aid from Benghazi to Misrata

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the first ship with a regular schedule to ferry relief supplies and aid workers from the Libyan city of Benghazi to Misrata, which has seen s

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UN expert urges Mexican 'state of emergency' to battle food poverty and obesity

A United Nations food expert has called for a "state of emergency" in Mexico to battle both food poverty and obesity, and suggested that changes to the country's agricultural policies could tackle the

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500,000 Libyans fed by UN food organisation

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has distributed 6,000 tonnes of emergency food aid to over 500,000 people in conflict-hit Libya over the past four months, a statement said.

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Chinese egg producer files complaint against CNN over 'disgusting food'

A company producing a traditional Chinese food, Century Eggs, has filed a complaint against CNN TV after the station released a report ranking the dish as the "most disgusting food" in the …

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