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In this Saturday, May 4, 2013 photo, Ethan Welty, co-founder of the urban foraging website fallingfruit.org, tastes and examines a fruity seed pod from a tree at a public park, in Boulder, Colo. Welty's website, which grew out of one of his hobbies, already points the way to more than half a million edible plants in public spaces worldwide, and it is growing. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Found Fruit

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Boulder, Colo. — Ethan Welty is thinking ahead to harvest time as he cycles through tidy Boulder streets pointing out apple, plum and mulberry trees on public and private land. “We’re coming up on the best apple trees in Boulder,” said Welty, a geographer and doctoral student specializing in glaciers in the University of Colorado’s Environmental Studies program. He was …

The J.R. Simplot Co's headquarters is shown in downtown Boise on Monday, May 13, 2013. Simplot is seeking U.S. regulatory approval to market genetically engineered potatoes that resist ugly black bruises and are designed to produce lower levels of potentially cancer-causing acrylamide when fried to growers and, eventually, consumers. (AP Photo/John Miller)

Idaho Potato Giant Bets on Biotech Spuds

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Boise, Idaho — A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They’re engineered not to develop ugly black bruises. …

McDonald’s  Expected  To Overhaul U.S. Menu

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Chicago — The Angus burger is going away, and it may not be the only McDonald’s dish on the chopping block. The world’s largest restaurant chain has also considered axing Caesar salads, the McSkillet Burrito, the Southern Style Biscuit and steak bagels, according to a franchisee email obtained by Bloomberg News. While the Angus burger contains as many as 820 calories and costs …

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Baking With Flour, Butter, Sugar and Plenty of Heart

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

All bakers know that there are a few key ingredients they can’t do without — unsalted butter and room temperature eggs, to name two. But according to pastry chef Gesine Bullock-Prado, who lives, bakes and writes in Hartford, …

USDA Brings Joy To Culatello Fans

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The federal government’s decision to allow the import of more Italian cured meats already has food lovers salivating. Ask for particulars, and they will reply almost in unison: “Culatello.” “I’m looking forward to everything, but the main one would be culatello,” says Marco Guidi, whose family has run …

Bolivia’s Challenge: Making Coca Palatable

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Villa Tunari, Bolivia — Since taking office seven years ago, President Evo Morales has tried to persuade the world that he has no tolerance for cocaine and that Bolivia’s thousands of acres of coca plants can be dedicated to such traditional uses as fighting fatigue as well as …

Co-op Food Stores member Steve Carrier, of Lebanon, unloads his laundry in Enfield yesterday afternoon. Carrier said having the Co-op in town would be a benefit, but at the same time he would hate for it to pull shoppers away from Enfield’s Georges AG SuperValue market, which he said has always been there for customers. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Appetites Grow in Mascoma Valley; Residents in Enfield, Other Towns Signal Interest in Co-op Market

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Enfield — Could the Co-op Food Stores open a location in the Mascoma Valley? A group of area residents are curious enough in the idea that they signaled their intention to attend an informational meeting at the Enfield …

Garcon, This Cricket In My Crepe is Delicious

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Paris — French chef David Faure says diners don’t complain about the crickets he started serving with his foie gras starter last month. Some say they wouldn’t mind more. Faure, who runs the Michelin-starred restaurant Aphrodite in Nice, praises the popcorn flavor of crickets and the nutty tones …

In this April 12, 2013 photo, a man walks through the Ebococa industrial plant in Villa Tunari, Bolivia. The government of Bolivia's President Evo Morales has tried to promote coca foods through culinary festivals and incentives for private companies that produce the treats. He's also financed the construction of a second factory in the capital of La Paz, part of his promise to help fellow coca growers produce everything from hand lotion to syrup to toothpaste. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A Crop Without a Stigma

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Villa Tunari, Bolivia — Since taking office seven years ago, President Evo Morales has tried to persuade the world that he has no tolerance for cocaine and that Bolivia’s thousands of acres of coca plants can be dedicated …

Coca-Cola Vows Global Effort Against Obesity

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Atlanta — In a sign of how health concerns have shaken the beverage industry, Coca-Cola Co. used a boisterous anniversary celebration last week to pledge to make low-calorie drinks and clearer nutritional information more available around the world. Facing increasing criticism from consumer advocates and politicians over the …

From left, former Norwich Inn brewers Tim Wilson and Patrick Dakin stand by with the inn’s current brewer, Jeremy Hebert, as they heat water to make a beer in honor of the 20th anniversary of the inn’s brewery. (Valley News - Chris Fleisher)

On Tap: Three Men and a Stout

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Norwich — The three men peered over the edge of a steel tank being filled with water, waiting for it to heat as though it were charcoals burning in a grill. It was a moment of tedium during …

This image taken on April 29, 2013, shows easy baked barbecue chicken breasts served on a plate in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

A Lighter Take on Barbecued Chicken

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Barbecue chicken is one of my favorite summertime dishes. I like every part of it — the tomato-based sauce (the spicier the better), the crispy skin, even the bones. And taste aside, it’s also relatively healthy, at least …

Ferran Adria Brings elBulli Exhibition to London Museum

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

London — You’ve eaten at the restaurant — or probably you haven’t. Now visit the exhibition. Spanish chef Ferran Adria, the man behind the late, lamented elBulli restaurant, is bringing an exhibition dedicated to the art and science of his distinctive brand of molecular gastronomy to London. Diners …