Rowdy Facebook food page erupts over harvesting of ramps
NEW YORK — A popular, food-focused Facebook page bearing the name of The New York Times erupted in unruly debate again Wednesday over unsustainable...
Biden expanding summer food program for 34M schoolchildren
The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months, using funds from the coronavirus...
Chocolate to McNuggets: Book details history of kid food
NEW YORK — Legend: Genghis Khan came up with an early concept for hamburgers that involved tenderizing meat scraps under the saddles of horses...
Venezuela’s Maduro begins allowing aid against hunger, virus
CARACAS, Venezuela — For a second time this month, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reached an agreement with the sort of global aid agencies...
UK food bank use rises by a third during COVID-19 pandemic
LONDON — U.K. food bank rose by a third during the past 12 months as the COVID-19 pandemic left more people without the money...
A farmer to chefs reveals his deep vegetable knowledge
NEW YORK — Despite thousands of years of humans working the soil, there are still things to learn. Just ask Farmer Lee Jones about...
Arizona third-grader holds food drives to help in pandemic
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Neighbors walked by during their morning stroll, passing families waved from their bikes and drivers slowed down long enough to read...
UN agency to provide food assistance for Venezuelan children
CARACAS, Venezuela — The food assistance agency of the United Nations announced Monday that it will begin operations in Venezuela after reaching an agreement...
Czechs reject mandatory quotas on local food in stores
PRAGUE — Czech lawmakers have rejected a proposed bill to reduce dependency on food imports by imposing a quota of locally-produced food to be...
Pandemic-weary chefs, cooks enjoy serving from home
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When COVID-19 shutdowns hit in March 2020, Mike Winneker, a hotel executive sous chef, found himself without work for the first...
