September is the doldrums of dining in Southwest Florida. Business is so slow that some chefs simply hang up their knives for a month and close down shop.But the sweltering days of summer do give us a chance to contemplate what we hope to see in the future. With that in mind, I made a countdown of sorts to pass the time until the fall dining menus leave the printer and end up in the hands of a ...

Familiar restaurant names are starting to show up in the parade of brightly painted food trucks jostling for customers. Restaurant chains such as Sizzler and Subway are joining the parade of roving gourmet kitchens that started with Kogi two years...

Food Network, Kellogg's Think Outside Cereal Box

Food Network and Kellogg’s are pairing up for an integrated partnership that will look to demonstrate the versatility of the breakfast giant’s brands.

Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Here's yet another reason to avoid obesity throughout your life: Doing so may improve your chances of survival if you're diagnosed with colon cancer.

Study Finds Bariatric Surgery Lowers Gestational Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who have weight loss surgery before they get pregnant are three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes and are also less likely to require a cesarean section, a new study finds.

Iron & Wine Announce New Album

It's been a long time since Iron & Wine left us with an album of pillowy folk-rock to step to. Sam Beam and friends haven't released a studio album since The Shepherd's Dog in 2007, but they're finally coming back with a new one. Iron & Wine's new one arrives early in 2011, and it's called Kiss Each Other Clean . The band is on tour in Europe right now. When that's done, Beam will play a few ...

Food inflation shoots up to 11.47%

Agencies New Delhi, Sept 9: Food inflation shot up to 11.47 per cent for the week ended August 28, the second consecutive week of upward thrust, even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed hope yesterday that prices will moderate in the coming months.

DINING: Sou'Wester new at Mandarin hotel

Sou'Wester has replaced Cafe MoZu in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, but the sou'wester that has blown through the hotel's casual dining room is hardly a storm. Does an ill wind really blow no good? It has left several examples of good cooking, but other dishes would best ...

Late-Night Dining In New York: Best Restaurants To Eat Late (PHOTOS)

Dining late-night doesn't have to mean eating at a diner. New Yorkers actually have a variety of high-quality food options, many with special late-night menus, to choose from.

Cooking Classes Set for Seniors

KENT—The Senior Center will hold two New Adventures in Cooking classes over the next two months. This program will be held at the Kent Senior Center in Templeton Farms.

Wine: Surviving Hurricane Earl

Things you need to survive Hurricane Earl: 10. Wine (plural). 9. Red wine (doesn't require refrigeration). 8. Wine opener (like the keys to the car). 7. Another wine opener (in case you lose the keys). 6. Wine glasses (no reason we can't be civilized). 5. Candles (which go well with wine). 4. Cheese and crackers (see above). 3. iPhone (in case you need to order more wine). 2. Wine-os (great ...

Reportlinker Adds Gourmet, Specialty and Premium Foods, Beverages and Consumer Trends in the U.S., 8th Edition

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Wine & Dinosaurs

Wine & Dinosaurs, presented by Wilmington Trust, is a wine and beer tasting festival with fine wines, specialty beers, live music, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction to benefit the Delaware Museum of Natural History. The event will be held at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, Del., noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 26. Admission is $45 advance and $55 at the door.

Dining Services revises MPE restrictions, alleviates crowds

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Food pantry in need of donations

Last year, the Richland-Wilkin Food Pantry received, on average, 80 families per month. This year, that number has increased dramatically. In August, the food pantry experienced a record high of 136 families.

Wine, jazz Sept. 15 at Giralda Farms in Madison

MADISON - Wine lovers, jazz fans and arts patrons will come together for “Wines of the Americas,” a wine tasting benefit for the New Philharmonic of New Jersey from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 1 Giralda Farms in the scenic Giralda Farms office campus off Madison Avenue in Madison.

Wine and Dine for the arts

Wine “maketh glad the heart of men,” the Bible says. And this Friday, it can also support the arts in Dalton.

Food Inflation Quickens to Two-Year High of 11.47%, Spurring Rate Pressure

India’s food inflation accelerated to almost a two-month high, adding pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates next week.

Food festival savours sweet taste of success

BOLTON’S Food and Drink Festival has been hailed a massive success after it attracted 75,000 visitors — 25,000 more than last year.

Tomato to taste: Cooking brings out flavor, but gazpacho isn't fussy

Conventional wisdom says that cooking vegetables tends to diminish their nutritional prowess. And while there is some truth to this, it isn't always the case. Cooking tomatoes does diminish their stores of vitamin C, but it also concentrates other nutrients, such as lycopene (found in red tomatoes), a powerful antioxidant.

Food inflation at 11.47 pct y/y as on Aug 28: Govt

Food price index rose 11.47 percent and the fuel price index climbed 12.71 percent in the year to Aug. 28, government data released on Thursday showed.

Food Inflation in India Slows to 11.47% From Year Earlier, Ministry Says

India’s wholesale food inflation rate was 11.47 percent in the week ended Aug. 28, the commerce ministry said in an e-mailed statement today.

11th Annual World Gourmet Festival opens

A culinary extravaganza organized by Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok is ready to roll out and once again satisfy gourmands’ palates and wine connoisseurs’ taste buds. The 11th World Gourmet Festival welcomes award-winning chefs from around the world who will prepare their celebrated cuisines.

What's cooking at the Gallery

Can you smell whatâs cooking? The Douglas Gallery will be hosting its first-ever cooking class Saturday, August 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gallery. The workshop will consist of learning to make appetizers and hor dourves from different fruits, cheeses and vegetables.

Dining out needn't mean gaining pounds

Dining out is part of everyday life, whether it’s grabbing something on the way home from work, a special occasion, a romantic meal for two or just because you feel like it! The great news is that with a few handy tips, dining out doesn’t need to mean piling on the lbs.

Gourmet Galley for Sept. 9, 2010

Fresina’s Fleur de lis Pasta is a nice chewy mouthful. Use in salads or entrees. Fresina’s Fleur de lis Pasta is a nice chewy mouthful. Use in salads or entrees.

Cooking for one

Top techniques for producing quick and easy single serve meals.

Gretchen McKay's 'Cooking with Gretchen' wins big

The Post-Gazette's "Cooking with Gretchen" video series has won a national award in the Association of Food Journalists' Awards Competition 2010.

Wine for art

Arts Umbrella partners with the Wine Institute of California to present A Taste of Sonoma Sept. 24 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West and Oct. 29 at the Fairmont Waterfront hotel. Both run from 7 to 9.30 p.m. and feature wines from the Sonoma and Napa regions.

GotChef- New Gourmet Food Truck to Launch in Milford, CT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:GotChef is proud to announce the opening of its gourmet mobile food truck on Thursday, September 9, 2010. Conveniently located off Exit 40 on I-95 at Secondi Bros. Truck Stop, GotChefs unique offerings are unlike any other typical truck stop fare. 1 Zagat-rated Italian chef Biagio Barone has created a menu which includes all-natural, grass-fed, hormone-free, cage-free ...

Wine chiller designed for compromise

The Cavanova Countertop Four-Bottle Wine Chiller is an affordable solution for space-starved oenophiles.

Cool Stuff: Stay Puft Caffeinated Gourmet Marshmallows

I always thought that Stay Puft Marshmallows were one of the greatest movie marketing tie-ins that never was.... until now. ThinkGeek is selling "Stay Puft Caffeinated Gourmet Marshmallows". This is a licensed and delicious Ghostbusters collectible. Unique, rubbery box can be reused, and each mallow has over 100mg of caffeine. Available for $19.99 on ThinkGeek. More information after the jump ...

Cooking For Geeks

jsuda writes "You've got to have a lot of confidence and nerve to write and try to sell a nearly 400 page book on cooking to the take-out pizza and cola set. No cookbook is likely to turn many geeks into chefs or take them away from their computer screens. However, even though Cooking for Geeks contains a large number of recipes, it is not a conventional cookbook but a scientific explanation of ...

Gourmet/Premium Food and Beverage Marketers Still Reaching Consumers

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - September 8, 2010) - Consumers with caviar tastes but recession-induced tuna budgets are still finding reasons to purchase gourmet products, helped in part by savvy product introductions and marketing techniques from gourmet food purveyors, according to Gourmet, Specialty and Premium Foods, Beverages and Consumer Trends in the U.S., 8th Edition by market research ...

Food Truck Wars on Wilshire

Food truck fans confront building security who are suspected of plugging meters and keeping food trucks away, Truck - Business - Transportation and Logistics - Truck Sales - Used

Report says obesity surgery can save health costs (Reuters)

Reuters - Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year, leading surgeons said on Wednesday.

Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health (Reuters)

Reuters - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.

Dining@Large: Rocco's Capriccio: good enough for another Rocco?

Rocco's Capriccio: good enough for another Rocco? A Dining@Large reader is seeking restaurant suggestions for a couple of New Jersey Italian food sophisticates.

Food prices at 13 month high

Food prices are the highest they have been for more than a year according to a report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Chinese chain Country Style Cooking files IPO

Quick service Chinese company Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co. Ltd. seeks to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering.