As French idea of restaurant changes, so does law
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 15:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The country that gave us the words restaurant, bistro and cuisine is changing how it eats. For the first time in France, fast food overtook traditional restaurant receipts as the...
Magic pizza in the Magic Box
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 10:11
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It was the Italian Cultural Institute in Valletta; the Magic Box was opening for the last time before the summer break – and joy of joys, out came the pizza! Now here was a subject we could...
Puerto Rican flavours making strides in food world
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 15:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Some 4 million Puerto Ricans live in the continental U.S. these days. And we have them to thank for making some of my favorite foods — such as mofongo — easier to...
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo see soda declines continue
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 15:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It seems that not even pop star Beyonce or new, lower-calorie options can convince Americans to drink more soda. Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. all sold less...
Starbucks jumping into Greek yogurt craze
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 23:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Starbucks wants a taste of the Greek yogurt craze. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it's teaming up with French food and drink company Danone to sell Greek yogurt parfaits. The...
Spain's financial crisis gobbling up top eateries
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 16:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Spain's bitter financial crisis is eating away at the country's high-end restaurant scene, with the owners of another top establishment saying it will have to close at the end of...
Moonshine moves out of the hills and into stores
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 16:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Tim Smith, the clandestine star of Discovery's unexpected reality hit "Moonshiners," doesn't have anything against the growing legion of legal distillers who are plying their brands...
Golden Harvest cookbook recipes being prepped
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 15:05
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Ten recipes in the Golden Harvest’s golden recipes competition will be selected by three judges. This year, celebrating the 50th anniversary from the introduction of the Golden...
The secret of good pizza
Sunday, 7 July 2013, 10:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The secret of good pizza is something that I, and many others, would really like to learn. So I asked at the Italian Cultural Institute, maybe they would know. “You’re in...
New rules aim to rid US schools of junk foods
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 22:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from vending machines and cafeteria lines at all U.S. schools as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other...