Month: July 2014

Today’s consumers are increasingly concerned with where their food comes from, and demand for “organic,” “local” and “natural” foods is on the rise. But what do those labels really mean? Are we getting what we think we are when we buy “all natural” gra…

CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — Police in southern Kentucky say they got a surprise delivery after charging a man with shoplifting — five pizzas showed up at the station.

Officers say 29-year-old Michael Harp asked to make a call on his cellphone Tuesday afternoon while being booked in Corbin. A short time later, police say, a pizza delivery driver showed up to deliver to “Officer Wilson,” the name of the officer who arrested Harp.

Police say they linked the call to Harp by tracking his cellphone number. Harp told Lexington statioin WKYT-TV (http://bit.ly/1mjWJ6t) it’s all a misunderstanding and that “about 10 people” used his phone.

Harp now faces additional charges including theft of identity, theft by deception, and impersonating a police officer. Jail records did not list an attorney for him.

D.C. has long been overrun by steakhouses, but now a new breed is popping up. Within just more than a year, three South America–inspired steakhouses have opened—all within about a mile of each other. But they’re not all serving the same asados and pisco sours. Consult our handy guide to tell them apart. Chart by Carey […]

In the past few years, quinoa has taken the health food world by storm. From sushi-style quinoa rolls to drinkable (yes, drinkable) quinoa the grain is everywhere, and it seems like everyone is eating it. But, why exactly is quinoa so popular?

HuffPost Taste Executive Editor Kristen Aiken sat down with HuffPost Live to break down the reason behind the recent quinoa craze.

According to Aiken, quinoa has three dietary trends to thank for its popularity boost. First, quinoa is a great gluten-free option that’s riding the recent gluten-free diet trend. Second, it is also considered a “superfood” from a marketing standpoint because it is nutritionally dense. And third, its status as a complete protein (because it has all nine of essential amino acids) caters to the ever-growing population of vegetarians and vegans, as well as those who are just trying to eat less meat. Since the grain shares the properties of all three of these health food trends at once, quinoa could be here to stay.

And food lovers rejoice, there are many more healthy foods that could be just as nutritious as quinoa. Other ancient grains that have been touted as “superfoods,” like teff, amaranth and fonio have also been shortlisted as the next grains to watch out for.

But Camilla Toulmin, director of International Institute for Environment Development, also cautioned that there could be a negative side to these food trends.

“I think there’s a bit of a problem you’ve got where hugely powerful consumers in one part of the world pulling resources into their part of the world at the expense of the people that actually live in that locality,” Toulmin told host Ricky Camilleri. “And I think there’s a real risk of that imbalance of power ending up badly for the people whose crop it’s traditionally been.”

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This new technology is a toast to America, you guys.

Our country will do anything to win at everything, and nobody could argue that we’ve won at selfies. Selfie at a funeral? Check. Selfie in space? Done, son. Even our plane crash survivors are taking selfies among the wreckage.

We’ve won. In fact, you know what? We’re tired of selfies. We’re tired of seeing our friends’ photos of themselves on social media. Let’s end the selfie parade now, and introduce a technology that allows only the self-absorbed photographer to see their creation.

Behold: The Selfie Toaster.

Stop taking selfies and get this, America pic.twitter.com/zon5SON7fV

— Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) July 17, 2014

The same guys who brought you the Jesus Toaster, Burnt Impressions, can now take your high-resolution image and make a toaster plate that will burn your mug into a piece of bread. That’s important.

For only $75, you could start uploading your visage onto a piece of toast, rather than filling your friends’ news feeds with duck faces from different angles.

If you’re not convinced, check out Mashable’s post on the Toaster Selfie, which explains the whole face-toasting process.

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