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Apart from keeping empty seats next to you on a crowded subway train, there's really no upside to garlic breath. And since we all want to enjoy garlic's taste and health benefits, we're constantly on the lookout for breath-freshening tricks after a garlicky meal. Fennels seeds are offered at Indians restaurants to cut the garlic smell, and some ...

Smarter people than I have already pointed this out, but the first good thing coming out of the recall of about half a billion eggs is new awareness of the consequences of what's been dubbed E. coli conservatism. The free market hates regulation, but it doesn't seem too adept at regulating itself; profits always come first when greed is good. (And ...

The egg recall expands to 350 million: Wright County Egg is voluntairily recalling more of their eggs, which are distributed in 16 states from California to Oklahoma. For specific information on brands and lots, go to the Egg Safety Center, and if you are dining out this week and order an egg dish in unaffected states, make sure to request they ...

Two Expansions We're Happy About: Nation's Restaurant News reports Thomas Keller is opening up a second Bouchon Bakery in New York and beloved hamburger chain Five Guys explores going beyond North America's border. One Chain We're Not Sad to See Go: While we feel terrible for its workers, we won't miss the five ESPN chain restaurants that are ...

To coincide with our big upcoming birthday, we are busy researching and writing articles that take a look back at our 15 years in existence. One of the features focuses on our predictions of who will be the next Martha Stewart, a food and entertaining expert who will truly dominate all media platforms, ie: television, radio, books, and the digital ...

We've already detailed the worst of the 2010 Summer Fancy Food Show. Now, we're showcasing the best. There were many new products in everyday items such as meats and cheeses but due to space, we are only presenting products that seemed truly unique or were deemed huge improvements in their category. With so many candies to choose from, it is hard ...

The 2010 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City ends today. With more than 180,000 foods and beverages showcased from around the world, even the most experienced visitor can be overwhelmed. Wandering the narrow aisles for hours can be both mouthwatering and stomach-turning. A full day of tasting yesterday allowed us to narrow down some of the ...

The most unsettling food story lately has to be the one about the Frankenfish: genetically modified salmon. It grows twice as fast as the regular kind (like that's a good thing), and it's moving closer to FDA approval. All that news does is make me want to eat wild fish while I can. Which is why I was so happy to see triggerfish at the Greenmarket ...

New Cooking Show for Rocco DiSpirito on Bravo: ''Rocco's Dinner Party'' will pit four contestants against one another to create a dinner-party menu approved by DiSpirito and his guests. New Food Books: The Wall Street Journal rounds up the latest contributions to food publishing, from Anthony Bourdain's Medium Raw to Rick Bayless' Fiesta at Ricks. ...

You may recall the news in February of South Koreans using snack sausages as a ''meat stylus'' to control their iPhone touchscreens in cold weather while wearing gloves. Well, if you felt funny about using a Slim Jim as your own personal stylus, iPod and iPad accessory company Crown Case is selling its own sausage stylus ($4.99), which is as legit ...