Chipotle Mexican Grill’s food safety woes have struck again. Shares of the burrito chain plunged as much as 7.5 percent following a report that the burrito joint closed its Sterling, Va. location after at least 13 customers became ill after eating there between July 14 and July 15. Chipotle said in a statement that it […]

Summer is prime time for ice cream — and the newest frozen desserts to infiltrate New York City shops are far from your average scoops. From a brand new innovation from Cronut creator Dominique Ansel to a carnival-themed pop-up by OddFellows Ice Cream Co., here are the treats worth seeking out this season and posting […]

Chef Ralph Pagano was airlifted last night from Bimini to Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital after incurring injuries due to a gas explosion. The chef was in the Bahamas to open a branch of his wildly successful Naked Taco at Resorts World Bimini when the incident happened. According to a source, Pagano was given the OK […]

Following a recall by Conagra Brands, Giant Food, LLC announced it voluntarily recalled Chef Boyardee Mini Pasta Shells & Meatballs and Giant Food Spaghetti & Meatballs which may contain milk allergens that are not listed on the ingredient label. These products are safe to consume for individuals who do not suffer from a milk allergy. […]

The Top Chef  diet looks good on Padma Lakshmi. As the host and judge of the Bravo show for 14 seasons, Lakshmi has previously told PEOPLE that all of those quickfire and elimination challenges add up to about 8,000 calories per day when she’s filming. She even claims to have gained 17 lbs. in one season […]

Food festivals are  a great opportunity to shovel as many bite-sized portions of obscure delicacies into your mouth as you can. But the dirty little secret of these events — or maybe it’s not such a secret — is the amount of waste they produce. “Anytime you’re seeing boxes and boxes of food go into […]

Iceberg lettuce got its name from the fact that California growers shipped it covered with heaps of crushed ice in the 1920s. It had previously been called Crisphead lettuce. While iceberg lettuce has a bad reputation of being low in nutrients, that’s not exactly true — it’s just lower in nutrients than some other types of lettuce. […]

It’s not an exaggeration to call mussels a culinary miracle. They’re cheap and easy to cook, and take very little time to prepare. They’re very nutritious, and go well with a multitude of flavors. And as conscious consumers struggle to make complicated ethical and budgetary calculations at the grocery store and the fish counter, it […]