food industry
'Chicken' Grown in a Lab to Be Sold for the First Time
Singapore has made history by approving the sale of meat made feom chicken cells grown in bioreactors.
North America's tipping culture is increasingly oppressive
“It’s an urban myth that servers don’t make a lot of money.”
This Program Is Giving Ex-Cons a New Life in Professional Kitchens
"These guys are just the sweetest guys in the world," says Justin Fertitta, the chef behind the Doe Fund's Chef-in-Training program. "They're trying to survive like anyone else."
Home Secretary Says Pret Must Stop Relying on European Staff
In a BBC interview, Amber Rudd said that the cafe chain should hire more British workers to fill staff shortages following Brexit.
This Food Scientist Can Hack Your Dinner
Experimental psychology professor Charles Spence’s new book, Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating, explores how music, plateware, and theatrics influence the taste of food.
Why Women Make Better Butchers Than Men
One of London’s top female butchers tells us why the male-dominated industry could do with more women.
Scenes from the ‘Fight for 15’ Protest in Kansas City
“No matter what you might think, there are 64 million Americans who make less than $15 an hour and we deserve a living wage just like any other worker in America. We want to be treated fairly and paid fairly. We are human beings, we are all working...
Drunk Cooks Nearly Destroyed My Restaurant
I understand the natural sense of camaraderie that arises from this environment, and the need to drink after a long day of work, but it is getting out of hand.
Eating Incarceration
You might prefer to think that the mozzarella on your plate and the wine in your glass arrive thanks to the efforts of a maître fromager and an erudite vintner, but you may actually have to thank a prisoner.
Did Food Industry Lobbying Force the EU to Drop Regulation of This Cancer-Linked Chemical?
A proposed law to regulate the use of acrylamide—a potentially carcinogenic chemical found in fried, starchy foods—has been watered down following objections from industry bodies, leaked documents suggest.
The Idiot's Guide to Drinking at Chain Restaurants
Comedians and fast-food connoisseurs Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell discuss the ins and outs of imbibing at the thousands of places where nobody knows your name.
The Fast Food Industry Isn't Supporting Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton has received more than $1 million from food-and-beverage companies in the most recent election cycle, but Trump only took in $152,000.