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Snoop Dogg is suing Walmart and Postal brands over their handling of cereal
These days, all Snoop Dogg thinks about is his cereal money. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, and his fellow rapper and label boss Master P, whose real name is Percy Miller, are suing the cereal company Post Consumer Brands, saying it ruined their chances of diversifying the cereal scene and denied…
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The Vanilla Queens of Papantla, Mexico
PAPANTLA, Mexico – In this Mexican town, some girls dream of a vanilla crown. Papantla decorates his Corpus Christi festival reinasor queens, with the thick brown stems of the vanilla orchid braided, twisted and jeweled into aromatic crowns – a nod to the spice's place in the city's history. Centuries ago, the Totonac people used…
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The Michelin-starred Manzke and Bicyclette in LA are closing
Manzke and Bicyclette, a restaurant duo from two of LA's most celebrated chefs, are set to close on March 2nd. This is the latest in a handful of notable closures in early 2024 – and following About 70 restaurants and bars closed in 2023. Walter and Margarita Manzke, whose acclaimed restaurant République will be the…
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Vegan foie gras, Super Mario cookies and other foods you're about to see at the market
Imagine a convention center the size of about ten football fields filled with endless rows of specialty foods. One stall sells Wagyu beef and another sells Gochujang cheese. There are cauliflower snack puffs, cucumber dip, plant-based shrimp, a plethora of soft drinks, and Snickers coffee. The Japan Foreign Trade Organization features several product lines from…
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The pioneering restaurateur behind celebrity haunt Antonio's dies aged 85
Work as a server at Warner Bros. Antonio Gutierrez was a commissioner in the 1960s and regularly waited tables for Hollywood stars. Frank Sinatra. Jane Fonda. Francis Ford Coppola. Barbra Streisand. And Jack Warner, the head of the Burbank studio. Gutierrez had emigrated from Mexico a decade earlier with the dream of opening his own…
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British pubs are struggling to survive as work and leisure habits change
LONDON – A sign hangs above the bar of a 200-year-old pub in southeast London: “For the people of East Greenwich, by the people of East Greenwich.” What sounds like a catchy slogan is actually the truth. The Star of Greenwich, which almost closed permanently last year, has been saved by the local community after…
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Try the original Caesar salad in Tijuana, Mexico
TIJUANA— The wood-paneled cart arrives ceremoniously at the table, pushed by a waiter, usually a gentleman in a white shirt, black waistcoat and tie. It contains all the necessary ingredients to prepare a popular salad that, according to tradition, was invented right here in the restaurant at the Hotel Caesar in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.…
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Jing Gao's Sichuan chimichurri recipe
If you would like to make a Sichuan pepper oil recipe based on “The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp: Spicy Recipes and Stories From Fly by Jing's Kitchen” (Ten Speed Press): Toast 2 tablespoons whole Sichuan peppers in a skillet over low heat, stirring, until fragrant (being careful not to burn), about 2 to 3…
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Opinion: What type of seafood is morally acceptable?
Do you like cod, shrimp, salmon, crab or pollock (also called fish fingers)? Of course you do. Do you shop for fish at Walmart, Costco, Kroger, or Albertsons? Who does not? Are you eating at one of the more than 400,000 restaurants that grocer Sysco serves? Pretty sure. If so, you have likely been served…
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The Best Restaurants in Downtown LA
Certain parts of downtown Los Angeles feel like a real, cohesive, thriving city. These are single city blocks full of shops, restaurants, bars, apartments and pedestrian traffic. The stretch of Broadway between 3rd and 4th Streets, home to the Grand Central Market, the DTLA Superette, a theater, several restaurants, bars, and a shop selling yoga…