Plant-based diets are still going strong in 2019, but in a strange new way. Rather than eating meat the traditional style, from an actual four-legged animal, fowl or fish that was “born,” raised, butchered and brought to your local supermarket for cooking and ultimately, consumption, there will be more lab-grown meats and related proteins that […]
As marijuana becomes legal in more jurisdictions in North America (it is currently legal in 33 states, and recreational use has been approved in ten, including Washington DC), research shows there will be a big consumer shift from sodas and beers to hemp and marijuana drinkables in 2019 and beyond. Before you start giggling […]
Would you trust a robot to cook your food? Now that automated dining experiences are becoming more common, get ready for the “bot invasion.” These won’t be your average face-recognizing automatons or AI-powered ordering systems in fast food restaurants, oh, no. This future boon to the dining industry (or nightmare, depending on where you […]
Why eat out when there are plenty of reasons to eat in? According to a research from the NPD Group, more diners will stay home in 2019, which is bad news for all those restaurateurs out there trying to launch the next big eatery. NPD reports that while half of people’s dining expenses are […]
Don’t let all the designer handbags and shoes fool you: Every now and then, celebrities switch things up with an affordable find, especially in the jewelry department. One of these “finds” that major fashionista celebrities like Mandy Moore, Blake Lively and Priyanka Chopra have become obsessed with, is the affordable jewelry line designed by Kendra […]
It’s Winter. Snow on the ground, silver bells ringing in your ears, and you need something to warm your cockles. What’s better than Irish Cream in your coffee? Plain ol’ Irish Cream in a cup, that’s what. Here’s a easy-peasy recipe we found from The Brown Eyed Baker for making your very own Irish Cream […]
This holiday season, fashion house Saint Laurent gave its friends the gift of a screening of “Belle de Jour,” the iconic Luis Buñuel film starring longtime friend and muse of the brand, Catherine Deneuve, in celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary. Thanks to the legendary fashion house, the film, released in 1967 and originally shot […]
To wash or not to wash? That’s a question home cooks ask experts at the Department of Agriculture’s meat and poultry hotline a lot around the holidays. Or what’s worse, they don’t ask, and end up spreading food pathogens all over their kitchens, increasing the very risk of food-borne illness they are trying to avoid. […]
If you’re traveling to spend time with family or in-laws this week, and you know darn well you’re going to need some stiff drinks to make it through, well, you better stock up before Christmas Day. Did you know that 24 of our United States have a standing ban on the sale of some or […]
After perusing several different food and lit sites, including Delish, The New York Times, Epicurious, and Food & Wine, all claiming to have “the” list of the best cookbooks of 2018, certain culinary tomes kept popping up again and again, which is how they made the cut to this list, “the” list. So, if you’re […]