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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 ...

My consort and I eat fish easily five times a week, so it's a good thing we're not planning on being around in 40 years (I'm not, anyway): According to a new report, the oceans could be fished out by 2050. Since we buy much of what we cook from the people who catch it, fish has always seemed like a precious commodity, but now it really does. And I ...

Virginia: 42nd Annual Eastern Shore Seafood Festival (May 5) Connecticut: Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation (May 6) Florida: A Tasteful Affair (May 6) Washington, DC: Celebrity Chef Tour (May 6) Alberta, Canada: Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival (May 7-8) Kentucky: International Bar-B-Q Festival (May 7-8) London: Real Food Festival (May ...

St. Joseph Mercy hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has planted its first acre of vegetables to provide food for patients and also local residents through a farmer's market. Tomatoes, basil, broccoli, lettuce, and peppers are among the crops. ''When it comes to healthy eating, one of the most difficult aspects for people is finding quality produce ...

Warmer spring weather is bringing out a bumper crop of food events this week. Post here to let us know what's happening where you live! Massachusetts: Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation (April 8) New York: Celebrity Chef Tour (April 8) California: Pebble Beach Food & Wine (April 8-11) Maryland: Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival (April 9-10) ...

There aren't many days when I envy chefs. My feet and back still ache from the short and brutal stint I survived in a small but busy restaurant, making the same food shift after shift. But this morning I did feel a pang on reading The Wall Street Journal's upbeat ''spring is here and prices are down'' story, with its huge enticing photo of ...

Here, some food and drink events to explore this week. What's happening where you live? North Carolina: National Truffle Fest (through Feb. 27) California: The sf|noir Wine & Food Event (through Feb. 28) Florida: Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival (through Feb. 28) New York: New York Wine Expo (Feb. 26-28) Oregon: 33rd Annual Newport ...

Amazing Carola potatoes you can't find in a supermarket are just one reason my consort and I make a pilgrimage to our neighborhood Greenmarket every Friday morning, snow or shine. It's a big-city social; you see friends and shoot the breeze, and you can't help getting to know the people who grow or catch or produce your vegetables and fish and ...

Here, some edible, drinkable adventures for the week. What's on the calendar where you live? Calgary, Canada: Winefest (Feb. 18-20) Minnesota: Eel Pout Festival (Feb. 19-21) California: 29th Annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off (Feb. 20) Maryland: Wine & Chocolate (Feb. 20) Massachusetts: Open Hearth Cooking Classes: A Winter Menu (Feb. 20) ...

Wine, garlic, chocolate, and pancakes. Sounds good to me. Food lovers have a busy week coming up! What's on the calendar where you live? Washington, DC: 11th Annual International Wine & Food Festival (Feb. 11-14) Florida: SFC Boots 'n BBQ Cook-Off (Feb. 12-13) Florida: Delray Beach Garlic Fest (Feb. 12-14) Illinois: Midwestern Herb and Garden Show ...