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  • Italian wine aims to emerge from champagne's shadow

    2009-08-26 14:57

    It's hard to beat champagne but makers of top-shelf Italian bubbly franciacorta aim to establish their product as an alternative, using a blend of high quality and shrewd marketing.

  • Book Talk: Romance writer Debbie Macomber serves up a cookbook

    2009-08-26 15:07

    American writer Debbie Macomber is a best-selling author of romance and other women's fiction but now she is serving up a new genre to satisfy her readers -- cookery.

  • Food critic's journey from "baby bulimic" to reviewer

    2009-08-26 15:04

    Frank Bruni's life-long struggle with food is common story for millions of Americans, but his tale of conquering his eating problem and becoming a top U.S. restaurant critic is not.

  • A tea like no other

    2009-08-20 09:25

    Lovers of Chinese tea are flocking to Guizhou province, a place whose tea history dates back 2,000 years.

  • Tiny San Marino has big dreams for local wine

    2009-08-19 18:09

    Tourists flock here for the postage stamps rather than the local reds and its only winery needs a makeover, but the tiny republic of San Marino is boldly pushing ahead to make a name for its wines.

  • why some cheese melts, others crumble?

    2009-08-19 14:00

    Dr. Sally Gras will head to Europe next year to study the texture of cheese to help manufacturers in Australia, one of the world's biggest exporter of dairy products.

  • Tried something new: Aloe vera

    2009-08-13 13:53

    One of my favorite new books is Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future by David Wolfe.

  • Summer salad with salmon

    2009-08-10 11:14

    One of my favorite summer dinners is a big salad with fresh salmon on top.

  • Thank us for chicken tikka masala, says Scotland

    2009-08-04 09:27

    Scotland is known around the world for bagpipes, Scotch whisky, haggis and tartan kilts. But now it is trying to protect a less obviously Scottish treasure: chicken tikka masala.

  • Shrimp curry rice is comforting

    2009-07-31 10:36

    Last weekend I completed my training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in NYC. I’m now a certified holistic health counselor. Yay!

  • Wake up, smell the coffee

    2009-07-29 10:35

    A German health organization has issued a brochure with new conclusions about the effects of coffee on human health, saying that it is good for the brain and the liver.

  • Check sterilized milk drinks

    2009-07-29 10:33

    Sterilized flavored milk drinks have fewer vitamins than similar drinks made from pasteurized or ultra-high temperature milk, notes Germany's Saxony Consumer Advice Center.

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