Conde Nast magazines shut as review bites
Conde Nast will close four magazines -- Modern Bride, Elegant Bride, Gourmet, and Cookie -- following a review the publisher undertook to find ways to reduce costs and staff in the face of a slump in advertising.
Wine drinkers lift glass to law of supply and demand
The law of supply and demand has reached the world's vineyards tipping wine prices in consumers' favor.
Study shows champagne bubbles fizz with flavor
The luxurious bubbles that pop up and tickle the nose of a champagne drinker release explosions of flavor and not just fizz, scientists said on Monday.
Cookbook offers recipes for parent-child bonding
Cookbook author Karen Berman is tackling two big challenges -- finding family activities that don't involve television and getting children to eat healthier food.
Ice-cream and burgers can control your brain - study
It's official. That tub of ice-cream really can control your brain and say "eat me."
Travel Picks: 10 of world's most unusual foods
While much of the fun of traveling revolves around new experiences, even the most adventurous explorers may draw the line at trying certain foods.
Mediterranean diet aids the heart but strains the wallet
Eating a Mediterranean diet rich in fish, olive oil, legumes, fruit and vegetables may strengthen the heart but the cost strains the wallet and may deter healthy eating, according to Spanish researchers.
Italian wine aims to emerge from champagne's shadow
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.
Tried something new: Aloe vera
One of my favorite new books is Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future by David Wolfe.
Shrimp curry rice is comforting
Last weekend I completed my training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in NYC. I’m now a certified holistic health counselor. Yay!
Life is like a box of chocolates, at Baixas
Featuring ingredients from Belgium, France and Japan, Baixas'handmade chocolates both look and taste the part.
Vegetarians at lower cancer risk
A totally meatless diet lowers the risk of developing relatively rare types of cancer, according to a study by Britain's Oxford University.
Italians dig up vines, wine output growth slows
Wine output growth in Italy, a major producer, will slow down this year after farmers dug up vines because of incentives under the European Union wine sector reform.
