Food Network's "Calorie Commando" sentenced after plot to kill wife
The former host of the Food Network's "Calorie Commando" was sentenced Monday to nine years in a California prison after pleading no contest to soliciting two homeless men to kill his wife, Los Angeles...
View ArticleChicago dogs that cut the mustard
We came in search of a classic but modest comestible: the hot dog. The setting for this hunt was the erstwhile “hog butcher for the world,” as the poet Carl Sandburg put it: Chicago. Now is the season...
View ArticleA long-simmering rivalry in Los Angeles
Sauce: Just the word whets the appetite. And few are the places where the sauce is as rich, wonderfully complex and painstakingly prepared as the mole of Mexico. Simply put, it’s a chocolate sauce. But...
View ArticleMango recall! Mango recall! Mango recall!
Up to 1 million mangoes are being recalled voluntarily because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, as a preventive measure in the wake of 103 infections nationwide, a food distributor announced...
View ArticleBeer drinkers make case that Anheuser-Busch waters down brews
Two California residents are suing Anheuser-Busch, alleging that the company waters down Budweiser and other beers "significantly" to boost profits, their attorneys announced Tuesday. The class-action...
View ArticleJoan Jett booted from parade float for vegetarian views
Rock star Joan Jett was removed from a parade float representing South Dakota in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade after ranchers protested her appearance, saying she's a vegetarian and a critic of...
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