Beer brewers have to follow rules just like the rest of us, and those rules come from the Brewers Association’s annual Beer Style Guidelines. Food & Wine reports that the American trade group just released its 2021 Beer Style Guidelines, and they include four new-ish beer styles to be officially recognized for the first time: […]
Category: Food & Drink
Skip the Straw
The next time you hit the drive-through for lunch or a quick afternoon pick-me-up, you might want to think twice before using the plastic straw that inevitably came with your drink. February 26 is National Skip the Straw Day, an event held the fourth Friday of every February to raise awareness about how many straws end up […]
Cocktail Bombs Are the Warm-Weather Cousin to the Cocoa Bomb
First came hot cocoa bombs, of course, quite possibly the buzziest beverage trend to hit TikTok in late 2020. Then glittery tea bombs burst onto the scene. But if neither hot chocolate nor tea are your jam, or if you’re in the mood for a cold drink that’s the bomb, too, a new product line […]
UK’s Fairtrade Fortnight goes on, but with pandemic alterations
For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March (this year that means 2/22 through 3/7), thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks. mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our […]
Girl Scouts Celebrates National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend February 19–21 with Contact-Free Sales Options
Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) announces that the nationwide organization will celebrate the annual National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend February 19–21, when consumers are encouraged to invest in girl leaders of today and the future by purchasing Girl Scout Cookies. GSUSA is offering a number of online, contact-free sales options this year to keep […]
Chrissy Teigen has Re-Launched Her Cravings Shop
Chrissy Teigen is well on her way to building an empire full of cookbooks, TV shows, and cookware, but now, she’s adding a ton of additional and very chic items to her Cravings portfolio. Last week, Chrissy relaunched her Cravings site with a shop that totally expands her lifestyle brand. One of the top foodie […]
How to celebrate Fat Tuesday, with FOOD!
It’s Fat Tuesday! (Also known as Pancake Day, Mardi Gras, and Shrove Tuesday.) Whatever you call it, it’s the day before the 40 days of Lenten fasting and penance begin, so it is definitely a time to celebrate. Here are some tips on how to live the day… with food! What should I eat today? […]
Robots are coming to deliver your Food: DoorDash buys robot food prep company Chowbotics
DoorDash is buying automated food prep company Chowbotics to expand its fresh meal offerings. San Francisco-based DoorDash announced the acquisition earlier this month. Terms of the deal, which closed late last year, weren’t disclosed. The Hayward, California-based Chowbotics, which was founded seven years ago, makes a refrigerator-sized robot called Sally that can store up to […]
Chili Pepper Study Says They Can Help You Live Longer
If you like your peppers off-the-scale hot, here’s some good news. New research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in November, 2020, suggests that all that heat makes you less likely to die from heart disease or cancer and more likely to live longer than your mild-pepper-loving counterparts. The new chili pepper study analyzed more […]
Little Debbie’s Cosmic Brownies Have Been Turned Into a New Kellogg’s Cereal
Just when we thought that the Oatmeal Creme Pies Cereal was the best that a collaboration between Kellogg’s and Little Debbie could get, they’ve proven us wrong with something even better. The countdown is on for when the new Cosmic Brownies Cereal will hit shelves! And the announcement comes just in time for National Have […]