The MADE Central California food and beverage trade show just wrapped up a multi-day run at the Fresno Convention Center. Dozens of businesses were there to showcase their latest products. Below, you can click to hear the short stories behind some of the most innovative brands at this year's show....
Satisfy Your Cravings for Fair Food Starting Today
Have a hankering for Big Fresno Fair food like cinnamon rolls and flamin' curly fries? You can satisfy your cravings today through Monday at the "Fair Food Feature" event at the fairgrounds' carnival lot off of Kings Canyon Avenue. “As restaurants have been adjusting to provide drive-thru and curbside food...
Stomach Illness Outbreak at Yosemite Prompts Major Clean-Up
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Federal health officials are inspecting Yosemite National Park's food service areas after at least a dozen people have fallen ill with stomach issues. The National Park Service and the U.S. Public Health Service told the San Francisco Chronicle they launched an investigation after employees and visitors reported the...
San Francisco Cafes Are Banishing Disposable Coffee Cups
SAN FRANCISCO — A new cafe culture is brewing in the San Francisco area, where a growing number of coffee houses are banishing paper to-go cups and replacing them with everything from glass jars to rental mugs and BYO cup policies. What started as a small trend among neighborhood cafes...
Stop! Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey Could Spread Germs
NEW YORK — Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say don’t — repeat don’t — wash the turkey before popping it in the oven on Thanksgiving Day. They say that could spread the germs lurking on your turkey in the kitchen sink or...
Yogurt Sales Show US Breakfast Culture is Changing
What’s eating yogurt? Despite shelves full of new varieties — from Icelandic to Australian to coconut-based — U.S. yogurt sales are in a multiyear slump. Yogurt companies are confident that more new products can boost sales. But some analysts are skeptical, saying larger trends — like growing sales of protein bars —...
UN Climate Report: Change Land Use to Avoid a Hungry Future
GENEVA — Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the Earth's land and the way people use the land is making global warming worse, a new United Nations scientific report says. That creates a vicious cycle which is already making food more expensive, scarcer and less nutritious. "The cycle is accelerating," said NASA...
Swine Pig Out, Donations Rise as Vegas Aims to Cut Food Waste
LAS VEGAS — At a farm outside Las Vegas, a herd of pigs feasts on lobster, sausage links and beef. In town, people at a community center sit for a dinner that may include sliders and truffle mac and cheese. The two meals have something in common: Both came from...
Bacon Fixation? This ‘Babe’ Will Show You How to Satisfy It.
With over 100 bacon recipes at her disposal, it's no wonder how Jodi Taffel earned the nickname "Bacon Babe." "I make extraordinary bacon dishes by putting bacon in places you don't expect," said Taffel, a World Food Championships competitor. Her favorite is her "sweet, savory and addictive" praline bacon. For that...
Bourdain Brought Us Closer. Honor Him By Doing the Same.
In our news meeting this morning, we held a moment of silence for Anthony Bourdain and then talked about his gift for bringing people together. His death Friday by suicide affected me greatly, and I'd like to share with you why. The globetrotting chef and storyteller used food as a way...