The Daily Star has labeled Jamie Oliver the world’s richest chef. According to the 2012 Sunday Times Rich List, at 36, Oliver is now Britain’s 501st richest person, beating out Gordon Ramsay and Delia Smith. In 2011, Oliver made the … Continue reading →

This Infographic will not only guide you on the different types of beef cuts you can buy at the grocery store; but also on how you can have them at a cheaper cost. It also contains information about the health … Continue reading →

Each week, we will be highlighting some of the most interesting and active members of our community on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus to help foodies get to know their fellow foodies. This week’s FriendsEAT’s Favorite is Lindsay Feinberg,  the amazing food blogger behind The Lunchbelle. Get to know … Continue reading →

A recent study released by the conservation group Oceana, an international organization working to protect the world’s oceans, found scandalous evidence of seafood fraud in Los Angeles and Orange County, California. According to the report, DNA testing of the 119 … Continue reading →

Oceana, the organization that conducted DNA testing and uncovered the fish mislabeling scandal in California, is looking for volunteer sushi detectives to collect DNA samples, according to the website TakePart. “There’s a huge effort to get people to use their … Continue reading →

Last week I gave plenty of great deals for Mother’s Day: a free bottle of prosecco at Millesime, a $35 prix fixe at Jeanne and Gaston. If you still have not made your Mother’s day resos, there’s still time. These … Continue reading →

I love breakfast more than anything. I usually go for either a plate of bacon & eggs, or a bagel slathered in “low-fat” cream cheese. Both are tempting decisions, but which one will make me fatter?

Here are some cooking tips of this week. Enjoy! Cooking Tip #1: Add a small amount of lemon juice to the artichoke cooking water to retain the color of the artichoke. Cooking Tip #2: Sauté garlic first before adding to a … Continue reading →

In the U.S. effort on the war against drugs, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), introduced a high-yielding but acidic CCN-51 cocoa hybrid to Peruvian farmers in 2002 as an alternative to planting coca, the key ingredient in cocaine. … Continue reading →

Bistro The Tea Set: They just received their liquor license. This means a new watering hole for thirsty people in the West Village. I’m looking forward to their Earl Grey Champagne Cocktail (those are two of my favorite things). Cocktails … Continue reading →

I prefer sweet drinks. The kind of taste nothing like beer. I don’t hate beer, but I just don’t like the bitter aspect of it. The rest of the world disagrees with me. Beer is and has been beloved, not just … Continue reading →