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Food

Last-minute menu ideas for your Oscars party

Glen Weldon

Poured Things. Maestromboli. The Calzone of Interest. If you've got a crowd coming over for the Academy Awards, let us help you feed them.
Health

The FDA issues an alert for 6 brands of cinnamon possibly containing lead

Ayana Archie

Bill Chappell

The brands of cinnamon are typically sold at discount retailers, such as Save a Lot, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree. The alert follows the recalls of 3 brands of cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches.
Politics

What Biden's been eating on the trail and what it says about his campaign

Deepa Shivaram

As President Biden has been out on the road, where he stops for a bite to eat says a lot about his campaign, and the voters he's trying to reach.
Health

Who cooked up butter chicken? A court seeks the answer. Plus: Madhur Jaffrey's recipe

Diaa Hadid

Omkar Khandekar

Two families are battling for bragging rights as the inventor of the wildly popular dish. Will the truth come out? Or it could be there's another origin story involving ... British tastebuds?
Health

New York sues beef producer JBS for 'fraudulent' marketing around climate change

Michael Copley

New York state Attorney General Letitia James said the food company is misleading the public about its efforts to cut its climate pollution.
Economy

My daughters sold Girl Scout Cookies. Here's what I learned in the Thin Mint trenches

Bill Chappell

There are no Wonka-like scenes of Tagalong rainbows and Do-si-do stools. But parents can be forgiven for feeling like Oompa Loompas — hardworking cogs in a well-oiled machine.
Economy

No, Wendy's says it isn't planning to introduce surge pricing

Joe Hernandez

Questions about whether the fast food chain would hike prices during the busiest times of day came after comments made by Wendy's President and CEO Kirk Tanner during an earnings call.
Economy

US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher

Dee-Ann Durbin

The FTC says the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans.
Economy

FTC and 9 states sue to block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger

Alina Selyukh

The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart.
Arts & Culture

Would you eat scorpion kimchi?

Beth Accomando

Edible insect ambassador Joseph Yoon is prepping a Bug Banquet at SDSU and you're invited.