Food & Drink

Bruno Mars and Selva Ray Owner’s Reserve Selva Ray SelvaRey, the Panama rum brand co-owner by superstar Bruno Mars, launched a new “Owners Reserve” bottle this month.  The run is a single-estate rum hand-selected from the cellars of SelvaRay’s Master Distiller, Don “Pancho” Francisco Fernandez. In terms of the name, Bruno is considered the “owner”

Sonoma Coast vineyards are the epitome of texture. Sonoma County Winegrape Commission It’s impossible to dwell on North American wines without being drawn to Sonoma County. A region with no shortage of excellent viticulture and adjacent hospitality, it’s one of the first spots most people consider when they think of wine country. When it comes

KIND Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky has invested in egg white protein snacks company Quevos. ABC.com KIND Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky has announced on Shark Tank that he’s investing in egg white protein snacks company Quevos through his own family office Equilibra. The billionaire businessman, who sold his nutrition bar company to the confectionery market incumbent

Restaurants have trimmed their menu items to cut service times, and that may not bode well for … [+] Beyond Meat, an analyst says. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images A key beneficiary of the plant-based meat trend, Beyond Meat BYND has added new retail customers including CVS drugstore chain. But those grocery sales

The poster for this year’s NYC Restaurant Week To Go iteration. NYC & Company As the restaurant industry struggles through another season under the gloom of Covid-19 related issues that have forced many operators to close their doors, the organizers of the oldest Restaurant Week program in the nation are debuting a revamped formula in

“Over the years, food trends have evolved and mealtimes have migrated from a dining table to a … [+] kitchen island for some, but the power of sharing time together over a meal remains the same.” – Doris Christopher Photo: Pampered Chef With an entrepreneurial spirit, a $3,000 loan from an insurance policy, and the

Bart Watson, Chief Economist at the Brewers Association. Brewers Association Last year saw the craft brewing industry weather the biggest disruption to the alcohol industry since Prohibition took effect in 1920. To make sense of it all, I reached out to Bart Watson, the Chief Economist of the Brewer’s Association, the largest brewing trade association

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 31: A person walks a dog outside Starbucks on December 31, 2020 in New … [+] York City. The pandemic continues to burden restaurants and bars as businesses struggle to thrive with evolving government restrictions and social distancing plans which impact keeping businesses open yet challenge profitability. (Photo by

Topline Postmates has begun charging customers in California a fee to pay for driver benefits, making it the latest gig company to hike prices in the state in response to the passage of Proposition 22, which kept drivers independent contractors instead of employees. A Postmates sign is displayed next to other deliver companies at a

Gibson cocktail with cocktail onions getty I’m not much of a dirty Martini fan, but I loves me a Gibson. A Gibson—a Martini at its core with an onion instead of a twist or olive—is one of those cocktails that came up in the late 19th or early 20th century that has many origin theories

Fredi is among a growing number of supplement brands that use plant-based ingredients to boost … [+] energy, cognitive function, and the overall brain health. Fredi Supplements offering health benefits that aren’t typically available through functional foods are poised for massive growth as the sector gains further interest among consumer investors. Products delivering substances, particularly

A cornucopia of barbecue flavors at Cote. Cote Korean Steakhouse Since its opening in 2017, Cote has existed as one of the premier Korean steakhouses in all of New York. With the runaway success of the concept, it had long been speculated that additional venues would be on the way. It was merely a question

The USDA is making a push as the regulating agency for genetically engineered hots. getty Red meat allergy suffers rejoiced on December 14 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first genetically-engineered (GE) pig for human consumption. Known as GalSafe pigs, the animals are free of alpha-gal sugars which can cause mild to

Double Chicken Please, New York City For years I always thought of rum as a warm-weather drink. Distilled from sugarcane or molasses, a rum cocktail (or a neat pour) just feels tropical, even if there isn’t a palm tree in sight. But those same caramel and spice flavors also work beautifully in winter drinks. Whether you want

Weis Markets is recalling 10,869 containers of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. (Photo: … [+] Getty) getty The ice cream flavor is cookies and cream. Not cookies and metal pieces. Or metal pieces and cream. Nonetheless, a piece of metal equipment is what one customer reportedly found in a container of Weis Quality

SAN ANSELMO, CA – FEBRUARY 13: Bottles of Pepsi are displayed on a shelf at a convenience store on … [+] February 13, 2018 in San Anselmo, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images PepsiC PEP o pledged to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by more than 40% before 2030

Laws Whiskey House I’m always amazed when people tell me they love bourbon but never drink rye. After all, these two cocktail cousins are so closely related that it can be difficult to tell them apart, depending on the mashbill. A quick math lesson: If a whiskey is made up of 51% corn and 49%

Amazon meal kits. Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images Getty Images Amazon has banned the use of certain chemicals in its Amazon Kitchen brand products and food packaging. The company’s decision to exclude chemicals of concern only affects its private brands for now. The chemicals have been linked to various health problems and other effects, such

Topline Dollar General, Instacart and Trader Joe’s will offer their frontline employees financial incentives to get the Covid-19 vaccine, they announced this week, the first major companies to do so. Clark resident Jen Valencia shops for a customer as she supplements her income working for Instacart … [+] at Acme Market on April 27, 2020

Natural Light Beer made art history today, unveiling the most expensive piece of art in the world … [+] in an effort to call attention to the rising cost of a college diploma. Josh Sobel In Grand Central Terminal, beer brand Natural Light has just unveiled ‘the most expensive piece of art in the world;’