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☆ Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary. “As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are truly the backbone of our Country,” Trump said in a statement. Department of Agriculture officials and staff negotiate trade deals, guide dietary recommendations, inspect meat, fight wildfires and support rural broadband, among other activities. The America First Policy Institute is a right-leaning think tank whose personnel have worked closely with Trump’s campaign to help shape policy for his incoming administration. Trump has said he again plans to institute sweeping tariffs that are likely to affect the farm sector.

Persons: Donald Trump, Brooke Rollins, Brooke, ” Trump, Rollins, “, Trump, Kelly Loeffler Organizations: America, Policy Institute, Agriculture, American Farmers, Senate, Department of Agriculture, American Farmer, American Food, CNN Locations: Trump’s, U.S, Mexico, Canada

Two of Choe’s dishes they love the most are kimchi mashed potatoes and her kimchi mac and cheese. Seasoned broccoli saladNamul Sesame Broccoli Salad. For Thanksgiving, Choe said the salad’s light flavors can go with any dish. Smoky gochujang chicken saladCold Gochujang Chicken Salad. Choe said this smoky gochujang chicken salad will take care of your leftovers.

Persons: Caroline Choe, ”, Badiozamani, Choe, Choe’s, ” Choe, “ Organizations: New, Korean, U.S Locations: Korean American, New York City, United States, New England

☆ RFK Jr. once praised scathing description of Trump and his base as “idiots,” “Nazis” and “bootlickers”
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Asked in August whether he would ever serve in Trump’s cabinet, Kennedy said, “No.” but weeks later, he ended his campaign and endorsed Trump. Kennedy has since refrained from any public criticism of Trump, aligning himself with the former president on issues like government censorship and public health. Trump, left, greets Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23. “And you can see that every statement that Donald Trump makes is fear-based,” Kennedy said on his radio show in December 2016. “And, you know, he’s not like Hitler,” Kennedy said.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s, ”, ” Kennedy, “, Trump, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Kennedy, Hitler, “ Hitler, President Trump, demagogues, Adriana Zehbrauskas, Trump’s, Francisco Franco, Mussolini, Huey Long, Father Coughlin, Donald Trump, Obama, barker, George Wallace, …, ’, ‘, Matt Taibbi’s, ’ ” Kennedy, Taibbi, he’s, He’ll, Michael Mann, “ Michael Mann, Erik McGregor, “ Trump, Andrew Wheeler Organizations: CNN, Health, Human Services, Trump, HHS, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, Democratic Party, New York Times, Civil Rights Movement, Alabama Gov, ”, Pipeline, EPA Locations: Glendale , Arizona, White, America, Paris, Albany , New York

Plus, not all of his Fox News picks are for Cabinet roles. A TV doc to oversee health insurance for 160 million-plus AmericansDr. Mehmet Oz outside of a polling location during the primary election in Rockledge, Pennsylvania, on May 17. In between failed bids for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016, Huckabee hosted a show on Fox News. Homan was actually the first of Trump’s picks to be announced from the Fox News orbit. An anti-mainstream conspiracy theorist and author to oversee health policyRobert F. Kennedy Jr. in New York in May.

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☆ 10 foods I miss the most after moving from the US to the UK
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Sophia Mitrokostas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I moved from the US to Scotland, and one thing I miss from back home is the food. There aren't as many boxed mac and cheeses or Oreos to choose from in the UK. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Here are a few dishes, snacks, and grocery items that I've really missed since moving to Scotland.

Persons: aren't, —, I've Organizations: Service Locations: Scotland, East Coast

☆ Chick-fil-A is cooking up a $75 million plan for chicken domination in Asia — starting with Singapore
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The fast-food chain said it plans to invest $75 million in Singapore over 10 years. AdvertisementChick-fil-A has announced plans for a restaurant in Asia, set to open in Singapore in late 2025. In a press release on Thursday, the fast-food chain said the restaurant's opening is part of a 10-year-long, $75 million investment into Singapore. The brand is also accepting Singaporean applications to be the island's "first independent Chick-fil-A franchise Owner-Operator." And the average Chick-fil-A franchise made $9.4 million in sales that year.

Persons: Tim Hortons, —, Anita Costello, Chick Organizations: Singapore —, Shake, Service, Business, Airport, Channel News Asia Locations: Singapore, Asia, Europe, Singapore's, Jewel

☆ I'm a Hindu and my wife is Christian, so we have different beliefs and traditions. Somehow, our marriage still works.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Kaajal Nanda | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I am Hindu, and my wife is Christian, which has presented some challenges. We had a wedding filled with the vibrancy of Indian culture and the traditions of American culture. While American culture often feels less rooted to her, Katy appreciates Indian food and is eager to learn Punjabi, encouraging me to speak it more. For instance, in Indian culture, it's common to stay with one's parents until marriage, while in American culture, independence is often encouraged from a young age. We have learned the importance of open communicationThrough regular, open discussions about our differences, we've discovered that our core values align closely.

Persons: —, Katy, we've, Nanda, We've Organizations: Service Locations: London, Pittsburgh, Indian

☆ PepsiCo to buy tortilla chip maker Siete Foods for $1.2 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

PepsiCo said Tuesday that it's buying Mexican-American food company Siete Foods for $1.2 billion, marking the company's first food acquisition in roughly five years. Like many food companies, Pepsi has been trying to shift its portfolio to include healthier options in recent years, usually through acquisitions. Soon that will also include Siete. In August, M&M's owner Mars announced it would buy Pringles parent Kellanova in a deal valued at nearly $36 billion. This March, Campbell Soup completed its $2.7 billion acquisition of Rao's pasta sauce maker Sovos Brand.

Persons: Bare, Veronica Garza, Ramon Laguarta, Mars, Campbell Soup, Sovos Brand Organizations: PepsiCo, Foods, Pepsi, Siete, Target, Kroger, CVS, &' $ Locations: American

☆ I've traveled to 20 countries in 2 years. I found the most stunning coast in one of the least-visited countries.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Last month, I traveled to Timor-Leste, a country located in the South Pacific. It's also the 14th least-visited country in the world and the least-visited in Asia, according to a January report from CEOWorld magazine. Some 81,000 tourists visited Timor-Leste in 2023 — putting it just ahead of Chad and Sierra Leone, per the report. Marielle DescalsotaOnly a handful of airlines fly to Dili, the capital, where the only international airport in Timor-Leste is located. As I grew up in Singapore and can speak some Indonesian, when locals didn't speak English, that was my fallback language.

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☆ Perkins, the aging diner chain, has a ‘new vibe’ with a different name
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“We felt this was a more modern, fresh and relevant vibe to start connecting with new consumers, while also servicing our guests that are tried-and-true Perkins loyalists.”A rendering of a new Perkins American Food Co., which will debut later this year. Aria Group and Perkins American Food Co. Aria Group and Perkins American Food Co.“We know that value is so critical right now and we’re very mindful of that,” she said. The firm is investing in the classic American brand that’s been marred with financial issues, including two bankruptcies, following a disastrous 2006 merger with Marie Callender’s. “We really feel that this iteration of ‘Perkins American Food Co.’ is going to marry tradition and innovation and keep us true to who we are,” she said.

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☆ These chefs and restaurants are the 2024 James Beard Award winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The Oscars of the food world — the James Beard Awards — were handed out Monday night to many chefs and restaurants reflecting cultures and regions that have long been overlooked when honoring culinary achievement in the United States. Outstanding Chef winner Michael Rafidi dedicated his award to Palestinian people all over the world in his acceptance speech. The 2024 winners bring heritage from all over the globe — the Philippines, Mexico, Japan, Peru, Vietnam, Senegal — to tables across the United States. This year’s awards also bring recognition to restaurants in many smaller towns and states that have not historically been recognized with James Beard Awards. Chef Masako Morishita received the James Beard Award for Emerging Chef.

Persons: James Beard, —, Serigne Mbaye, ” Mbaye, Michael Rafidi, ”, Paul Smith, Lula Drake Wine, Chef Masako Morishita, Beard, Deb Lindsey, Masako Morishita, Atsuko Fujimoto, Morishita, Adams Morgan, Fujimoto, Baker, Ruth Reichl, Reichl, “, foodie, James Beard’s, ” Beard, Hamissi Mamba, Nadia Nijimbere, MI, Yenvy Pham, Phở, WA Chris Viaud, NH Hollis Wells Silverman, Erika Whitaker, Kelly Whitaker, Sarah Minnick, Dean Neff, Renee Touponce, David Uygur, Christine Dong, Fariyal Abdullahi, Janet Becerra, SC Ryan Fernandez, Mel, Baker Susan Bae, Jesus Brazon, Manuel Brazon, Crystal Kass, Valentine, AZ Anna Posey, Hospitality Crawford, NC Gemma, Lula Cafe, Vin, California Geoff Davis, CA Rogelio Garcia, Auro, Lord Maynard Llera, Kuya, Los Angeles , CA Tara Monsod, Billy ” Ngo, Vinnie Cimino, Cordelia, Jose Salazar, Sarkar, Hajime Sato, Sozai, MI Jenner Tomaska, Tony Conte, Jesse Ito, Matt Kern, Harley Peet, Kevin Tien, Ann Ahmed, Rob Connoley, Dan Jacobs, Dan Van Rite, Christina Nguyen, Hai, Tim Nicholson, Brandon Cunningham, Ali Sabbah, Matt Vawter, Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton, Nick Zocco, NY Atsushi Kono, Chris Mauricio, Charlie Mitchell, Clover, NY Jeremy Salamon, Conor Dennehy, Talulla, Maria Meza, David Standridge, Jake Stevens, Cara Tobin, Honey, Avery Adams, Matia, WA Kristi Brown, WA Josh Dorcak, Gregory Gourdet, Melissa Miranda, Jamie Davis, The, Washington , NC Rod Lassiter, Parnass Savang, James London, Chubby Fish, SC Robbie Robinson, Valerie Chang, FL Hunter Evans, Jackson, MS Gabriel Hernandez, Carlos Portela, Rene Andrade, Jeff Chanchaleune, Ma Der, Steve, Steve Riley, NM Eduardo Rodriguez, Zacatlán, Texas Emmanuel Chavez, Houston , TX Christopher Cullum, Cullum’s Attaboy, San Antonio , TX Tracy Malechek, Ezekiel, Birdie’s, Misti Norris, Petra, Ana Liz Pulido, Ana Liz Taqueria Organizations: CNN, Dakar NOLA, Lyric Opera, Michelin, Beverages Program, Chefs, The Washington Post, Washington Commanders, The New York Times, Gourmet Magazine, James, James Beard Foundation, Hav, Seattle , WA Nikko Cagalanan, SC, NY, Dakar, FL Kisser, Nashville , TN Oro, Caracas Bakery, AZ, Hospitality, IL, NY Woodford Food & Beverage, Beverages, SC The Morris, D.C, BEST, Social Haus, UT, New, New York State, Pacific, FL, Houston , TX Locations: United States, New Orleans, West Africa, Chicago, Portland , Oregon, Pacific, Albi, Washington, Ramallah, Philippines, Mexico, Japan, Peru, Vietnam, Senegal, West Virginia, Charleston , West Virginia, Columbia , South Carolina, Mission , Texas, Mystic , Connecticut, Easton , Maryland, Portland , Maine, Tokyo, Perry’s, Adams, DC, Bakery, Detroit, Seattle, WA, Greenleaf, Ansanm, Milford, Wolfeboro, NH, The Wells, Boulder, Portland, Wilmington ,, Albi , Washington, The, Lucia, Dallas , TX, Santa Fe, Marfa ,, San Antonio ,, Springs, , New York, Pancita, Seattle , WA, Kultura, Charleston, Southern Junction, Buffalo, Waitsburg, Lockhart, TX, Carmel, Dorchester, Dakar NOLA , New Orleans, LA Hayward, McMinnville, Kaya, Orlando, Nashville , TN, Nixta , Minneapolis, Shan, Bozeman, Albuquerque, Long Beach ,, Hudson, Caracas, Doral, Miami, Phoenix, Elske, IL, Son, Raleigh, NC, Dallas ,, New York, NY, Columbia, San Francisco ,, Anaheim , Anaheim, , Washington, Waxlight, Montpelier, VT, Baltimore, , New Orleans, LA, Brownsville ,, California, Burdell, Oakland, Calistoga, Los Angeles ,, San Diego ,, Kru, Sacramento, Lakes, MI, Cleveland ,, Mita’s, Cincinnati, Indienne, Clawson, Esmé, NJ, PA, Philadelphia, Fenwick, Bas Rouge, Easton, KS, MN, MO, WI, Khâluna, Minneapolis, St, Louis, EsterEv, Milwaukee, Hai Hai , Minneapolis, Omaha, UT, WY, Greenough, Salt Lake City, Rootstalk, Breckenridge, Denver, Urban, Sofreh, Brooklyn, Kono , New York, Harana, Accord, Clover Hill, RI, Cambridge, Dolores, Providence ,, Leeward, Burlington, Island, MÄS, Ashland, kann, Musang, KY, TN, The Hackney, Washington , NC, Talat, Atlanta, West Columbia, Maty’s, Elvie’s, Verde Mesa, San Juan, Saffron , New Orleans, AZ, NM, Bacanora, Oklahoma City, Henderson, Mesa, Tatemó, Houston ,, Austin ,, Mission

☆ Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Morgan Spurlock in town talking to the Herald's Tenley Woodman about his new movie. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous work skewered American food and diets and who notably ate only at McDonald's for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. Spurlock made a splash in 2004 with his groundbreaking film "Super Size Me," which was nominated for an Academy Award. The film chronicled the detrimental physical and psychological effects of Spurlock eating only McDonald's food for 30 days. He returned in 2019 with "Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!"

Persons: Morgan Spurlock, Woodman, Spurlock, Morgan, Craig Spurlock Organizations: Associated Press Locations: New York, America

☆ A Rich Braise From a Cheap Cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

I like corned beef and cabbage myself for the holiday — Irish American food to ship up to Boston with, soda bread on the side. For you, then, this incredible bourbon-braised beef (above) that Vallery Lomas developed for us. The whiskey adds a fantastic complexity to a cheap cut of boneless beef chuck burbled with maple syrup, caramelized tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves and hints of both soy sauce and lemon juice. It’s as Irish as Carmela Soprano, but I’d serve it to your ma tonight with no misgivings. (Save the leftover braising liquid to make French onion soup.)

Persons: Patrick’s, that’s, Vallery Lomas, Carmela Soprano Organizations: Irish Locations: Boston

☆ I was born and raised in Italy. Here are 7 Italian-American foods you won't find there.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Angelica Frey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I was born in Italy and lived there until my mid-20s, but now live in the United States. Many classic Italian-American dishes, like chicken Parmesan, don't exist as-is in Italy. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . This interaction reminded me that, as an Italian from Italy, where I lived from birth till my mid-20s, I never stop learning about the great variety of Italian-American cuisine. AdvertisementTo prepare for your next trip to Italy, here are six dishes you shouldn't ask for if you want to blend in with the locals.

Persons: fettuccine Alfredo, —, Niko, I've, they're Organizations: Service Locations: Italy, United States, Italian

☆ Cabbage Is Having a Moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a world in which it’s hard for a vegetable to get a break, cabbage is winning. Cabbage has been a global culinary workhorse for centuries. Like so many American food trends, fancy cabbage dishes first started turning up in restaurants on the coasts a few years ago. At Good Hot Fish in Asheville, N.C., shredded green cabbage stars in a pancake punched up with sorghum hot sauce. For a story in The Times, I spoke with farmers, chefs and food critics and ate cabbage in three cities, seeking to understand how the vegetable earned this moment in the spotlight.

Organizations: The Times Locations: China, Russia, Denver, Atlanta, Asheville, N.C, The

☆ Providing Both Bombs and Food, Biden Puts Himself in the Middle of Gaza’s War
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Peter Baker | Michael Crowley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

From the skies over Gaza these days fall American bombs and American food pallets, delivering death and life at the same time and illustrating President Biden’s elusive effort to find balance in an unbalanced Middle East war. The United States finds itself on both sides of the war in a way, arming the Israelis while trying to care for those hurt as a result. But Mr. Biden remains opposed to cutting off munitions or leveraging them to influence the fighting. “You can’t have a policy of giving aid and giving Israel the weapons to bomb the food trucks at the same time,” Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, said in an interview the day after the speech. And I think the administration needs to match the genuine empathy and moral concern that came out last night for Palestinian civilian lives with real accountability for Netanyahu and the extreme right-wing government there.”

Persons: Biden’s, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Ro Khanna, Netanyahu, ” Organizations: United, ” Locations: Gaza, United States, Israel, California

☆ I moved to San Francisco despite the negative things I'd heard. The cost of living is high but it's worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julia Stevens, a 25-year-old who recently moved to San Francisco. In August 2022, a few of my college friends who'd moved to San Francisco invited me to visit them. I'd traveled in Europe during college; even still, San Francisco was the most beautiful and striking place I'd ever seen. San Francisco was perfect for the career path I wanted to takeI majored in English and minored in environmental science. The cost of living is the biggest downsideI wasn't fully prepared for the high cost of living in SF .

Persons: —, Julia Stevens, who'd, San Francisco, I'd, didn't, I've, I'm, outdoorsy, El Salvadorian, it'll Organizations: Service, Business, San, Facebook, Craigslist, Raleigh Locations: San Francisco, Raleigh, America, Europe, San, North Carolina, Santa Cruz, East

☆ Who is Patrick Clark? The 'pioneer of the American bistro' who broke barriers for Black chefs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 1994, he became the first Black chef to win the James Beard Foundation's Best Chef Award. The famed chef touched on his ideology during a 1994 interview shared on YouTube by the African American Chefs Hall of Fame. Patrick's remarks weren't a knock against Black American cuisine. Instead, it was an unapologetic declaration that Black chefs can't — and won't — be pigeonholed. Black chefs at that time were fighting stereotypes that they could only excel at making soul food.

Persons: Patrick Clark's, James Beard Foundation's, Patrick, —, Patrick Clark, collard, weren't, Netflix Patrick, Preston, reminisced, Stephen Satterfield, Melvin, Idella Clark, Patrick's, Michel Guerard, Michel Guérard, Guérard, Gregory Hines, Ron Galella, Keith McNally, Odeon's, Bill Clinton, Brooks Kraft, Hilary Clinton, Hay, Patrick cinched, James Beard, Danielle Reed Rivera, WaPo Organizations: Service, YouTube, African American Chefs Hall of Fame, Adams, Black, Netflix, African American Chefs Hall, Fame's, New York City Technical College —, Great Britain's Bournemouth Technical College, New York Times, Time, American Chefs Hall, Fame, Odeon, Cafe, Metro, White, Getty, White House, Washington Post, James, Columbia, Presbyterian Medical Center Locations: Hay, Washington , DC, New York City, Europe, Brooklyn , New York, New York, Great, Braganza, London, France, AFP, Britain, Cafe Luxembourg, Beverly Hills, Washington, East Coast, DC

☆ Mars is buying Britain’s Hotel Chocolat in £534 million deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Mars is buying Hotel Chocolat in a deal that values Britain’s largest independent chocolate maker at £534 million ($661 million) and could boost its growth prospects outside of the United Kingdom. Hotel Chocolat was founded in 1993 by entrepreneurs Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris who “were on a mission to make chocolate exciting again,” according to its website. In the most recent financial year, Hotel Chocolat posted what it described as “disappointing” financial results. The company’s revenue declined 10% to £205 million ($254 million) and it reported a loss of £6.2 million ($7.7 million). “Hotel Chocolat, whilst expensive, is proper chocolate.

Persons: London CNN —, Jonathan De Mello, Angus Thirlwell, Peter Harris, “, Chocolat, Thirlwell, ”, Kraft, ” Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown, Mars Organizations: London CNN, United Kingdom ., Chocolat’s, JDM Retail, Twitter, Kraft Foods, Mondelez, Mars, Hargreaves Locations: United Kingdom, Chocolat, London, Japan, Caribbean, American, Birmingham

☆ Stock market winners and losers are already emerging from the next extreme weather cycle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Aruni Soni | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The market is beginning to price in the effect of the new El Niño weather pattern, Morgan Stanley said. Mentions of "El Niño" in earnings conference calls have also been on the rise. That's because the upcoming El Niño phenomenon has come into clearer focus, allowing Wall Street to predict who the top winners and losers could be. "Extreme weather events are broadening and strengthening," Morgan Stanley analysts led by Javier Martinez de Olcoz wrote in a note issued Tuesday. On the flip side, insurance stocks as well as Brazilian sugar and ethanol producers trading way higher.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, It's, —, Javier Martinez de Olcoz, El Niño, Mor, Niño Organizations: Service, El, El Niño Bloomberg Locations: Panama, El, America, Southern California, United States, Australia

☆ This US couple sold their house and moved to Italy for good
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The pandemic’s enforced period of no travel led an American couple to rethink their life and retire to sunny southern Italy. “We decided to sell our home, our car and all superfluous possessions and make Italy our retirement home for good. The couple looked at different southern Italian regions offering a 7% flat tax for new immigrant retirees, before picking Puglia. The unexpected rising temperatures in southern Italy are too much even for Louisiana natives. “There is a great amount of work that goes into the legal preparations in Italy if you want to actually live there,” says Glenda Tuminello.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Seventysomethings Glenda, Randy Tuminello, Covid, ” Glenda Tuminello, “, –, ”, Glenda Tuminello Randy Tuminello, it’s, Glenda Tuminello, they’ve, Michal Ludwiczak, they’re Organizations: CNN, intel, CNN Travel, “, Louisiana Locations: American, Italy, Spokane , Washington, Polignano, Puglia, Adriatic, Cefalù, Louisiana, Italian, Mare

☆ Homesick Americans living in the UK should head to Costco for snacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Costco sells some American brands and products that aren't commonly available in the UK. Candy brands I saw at Costco included Red Vines licorice, Mike and Ike candy, and Welch's Fruit Snacks. A five-pack of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner costs £11.19 (around $2.75 per box) on the UK website, whereas on its US website, Costco charges $18.99 for 18 boxes of around the same weight – or just over $1 per box. AdvertisementAdvertisementBrits can still get their tea fixThere were, however, plenty of British products on sale, showing how it had adapted its assortment to UK shoppers. Grace Dean/Insider; Will Martin/InsiderLike many supermarkets in the UK, Costco was keen to point out the local origins of some of its own-brand Kirkland Signature produce as consumers pay more attention to food miles and supporting domestic agriculture.

Persons: —, Jerry's, Kraft, Will Martin, Candy, Red Vines, Mike, Ike, I'd, Grace Dean, Tetley, Heinz, Heinz Beanz, Jacks Organizations: Costco, Kraft, &, Service, Kraft Mac, Tesco, Asda, YouTube, Red, pretzels, San Francisco Pretzel Company, Daily, San Francisco Bay Coffee, Kraft Macaroni, Yorkshire Tea, Kirkland, Aberdeen Angus Locations: London, Puerto Rico, Canada, American, San Francisco Bay, South Croydon, Japan

☆ A Holiday Cocktail Recipe With a Really Good Story
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Kara Newman | Photographs Arturo Olmos For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

“I AM a journalist first and foremost,” said Toni Tipton-Martin. The editor in chief of Cook’s Country magazine, Tipton-Martin is also a leading authority on African American foodways and the author of award-winning books on the topic. Her latest, “Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks” (Nov. 14, Clarkson Potter) focuses on the potable, bringing to light a fascinating history in recipes from Black bartenders and cooks. “My plan is to publish a series of single-subject books that highlights the various work of cooks in the African American community,” Tipton-Martin said. In the lead-up to the hectic holiday-entertaining season, she made time to welcome us into her Baltimore home for a Claret Cup cocktail and a chat at the bar.

Persons: ”, Toni Tipton, Martin, Clarkson Potter, Brandon, Tiffanie Barriere, “, ” Tipton Organizations: Cook’s, Tipton, Clubs, American Locations: Baltimore

☆ Why this US couple swapped California for Spain
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —After a number of failed IVF rounds, health issues and the death of their beloved dog, US couple Jason Luban and Selena Medlen were in need of a change of scenery. The couple, then based in Oakland, California, had penciled in a trip to Andalusia, Spain, months before, but were unsure whether to go ahead with it when the health of Luban, who has torsion dystonia, a rare movement disorder, began to deteriorate. Spanish adventureAn aerial view of Puente Nuevo in Ronda, the town that stole the hearts of US couple Jason Luban and Selena Medlen. Selena Medlen and Jason LubanWhile they adapted to the Spanish lifestyle quickly, there were some aspects that they found difficult to get used to. For weeks.”While they’d initially planned to stay in Spain for a year, Luban and Medlen chose to extend their stay beyond this.

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☆ PepsiCo beats Wall Street estimates, raises earnings outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

PepsiCo on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations and raised its outlook for its full-year earnings. Shares of the company rose 2% in premarket trading. Pepsi's North American beverages unit reported volume declines of 6%. Quaker Foods North America's volume rose 1%, while Frito-Lay North America's volume was flat. Quaker Foods' brands also gained market share in key categories, like pancake mix and syrup, executives said in prepared remarks.

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