food

French Restaurants Now Required To Offer Doggy Bags

6:58am January 08, 2016

The French have long pooh-poohed doggy bags. As of Jan. 1, a new law in France requires restaurants serving more than 150 meals a day to reduce food waste. Doggy bags are showing up on French tables.

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New Dietary Guidelines Call For Limits On Sugar, Red Meat

7:37pm January 07, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

There's new diet advice out Thursday from the federal government. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines, which are updated every five years, serve as the government's official advice on what we should be eating. New this year: a recommendation to limit sugar to no more than 10 percent of daily calories. The guidelines also call for a shift to alternative sources of protein such as seafood, nuts and beans.

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Extra-high amounts of sodium can be hidden in savory snacks like popcorn served at movie theaters and other concession stands.

Health & Safety

We Eat Too Much Sodium Because Companies Keep Dumping It In Our Food

6:39pm January 07, 2016

by Eliza Barclay

A study finds that nearly all Americans — regardless of age, race or gender — consume more sodium than recommended. The CDC says food companies need to work harder to cut it in their products.

Eat This, Not That: The U.S. government's latest Dietary Guidelines call on Americans to eat more vegetables and fruits, more seafood and whole grains, and to cool it on foods high in sugar, refined grains, sodium and saturated fats.

New Dietary Guidelines Crack Down On Sugar. But Red Meat Gets A Pass

4:49pm January 07, 2016

An advisory panel had recommended telling Americans to cut back on red and processed meats. But that controversial advice is missing from the update to the government's official nutrition guidelines.

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125-Year-Old Beer Has Odd, Meaty Flavor, Expert Says

6:59am January 07, 2016

The bottle of beer had languished at the bottom of Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia. A treasure hunter brought the pale ale to Andrew MacIntosh who specializes in fermentation research.

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A daguerreotype of Jack-Be-Little Squash, an heirloom variety from plant conservationist Amy Goldman's farm in New York's Hudson Valley.

Books
Arts

In 'Heirloom Harvest,' Old-School Portraits Of Vegetable Treasures

3:50pm January 06, 2016

by Morgan McCloy

A leading expert of the daguerreotype started photographing a gardener's collection of heirloom vegetables 15 years ago. They've published a book to honor the unusual varieties in the collection.

A passerby walks past a Chipotle restaurant in Seattle in November that closed following one of two E.coli outbreaks that sickened scores of people.

National

Chipotle Faces A Criminal Investigation Into Its Handling Of A Norovirus Outbreak

2:23pm January 06, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

More than 200 employees and customers were sickened last August at a restaurant in California. A grand jury subpoena requires Chipotle to produce a range of documents in connection with the outbreak.

Dung patties dry on the wall of a coal-fired brick oven. They're rolled into cakes, then stuck on the wall with the smack of a hand, leaving an imprint.

You've Got Dung! Amazon Is Delivering Cow Pies In India

1:06pm January 06, 2016

by Deepak Singh

Cows are holy in the Hindu religion, and so is their dung. That's why Amazon in India is selling cow dung cakes to city dwellers.

A sign saying "we hope to be opening soon" is pictured outside a new Chipotle Mexican Grill location at University Village in Seattle in November.

After Chipotle Outbreaks, Will 'Food With Integrity' Still Resonate?

7:04pm January 05, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

Chipotle's rise was fueled in part by its image as a healthy, ethical choice. After foodborne illnesses sickened hundreds, analysts say it won't be easy for the chain to win back customers' trust.

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U.S. News & World Report has released its annual diet rankings.

Best Diets 2016: From Fastest Weight Loss To Conquering Cravings

5:16pm January 05, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

U.S. News & World Report's annual diet rankings give top marks to a meal-replacement plan to shed pounds fast. There's also a low-carb diet to stave off cravings; its virtues are sung in a new book.