BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bombing victims joined hundreds of first responders and well-wishers at Fenway Park as dozens of top chefs served fine food and drinks from concession stands in a project intended to raise money for those killed and wounded in the twin explosions.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a handful of measures making it easier for certain businesses to serve alcohol.
Two of the bills signed Tuesday create licenses that permit theaters to sell wine and beer, or beer wine and hard liquor, to patrons 21 and over.
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University researchers who focus on production of hops in the state are turning more of their attention to the final product: beer.
Two WSU scientists spent three days in March learning brewing techniques from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Chico, Calif.
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks has signed a new five-year contract that triples the number of branded single-serve packs it makes for Green Mountain's Keurig brewing machines.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Whole Foods Market Inc. said that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast.
The newest bar at PDX is billing itself as the world's largest airport tequila bar with a selection of 200 varieties.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is expanding to include a small distillery that's tucked in the shadows of skyscrapers in downtown Louisville.
Heaven Hill Distilleries' new distillery will become the eighth stop on the popular tourist attraction that has drawn more than 2.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — 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.
NEW YORK (AP) — The winners of the 2013 James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards announced Monday are:
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NATIONAL CHEF AWARDS:
— Outstanding Restaurant
Blue Hill in New York City
— Outstanding Chef
David Chang of Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York City
and
Paul Kahan of Blackbird in Chicago
— Best New Restaurant
State Bird Provisions in San Francisco
— Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional
Merry Edwards of Merry Edwards Winery in Sebastopol, Calif
NEW YORK (AP) — Food may not have been their first calling, but coming late to the culinary scene clearly hasn't slowed David Chang and Paul Kahan.
Fancy having Brangelina, Drew Barrymore and Dan Aykroyd over for dinner? No problem, they'll even bring the wine.
OK, maybe the stars themselves won't show up, but their wines will appear with just a wave of a credit card.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Winemakers have been buying vineyards in the Willamette Valley.
The Statesman Journal reports the Northwest Wine Company of Dundee bought two vineyards south of Monmouth in Polk County for $3.9 million.
RECIPE:
6ea Penn Cove Oysters
2tblspns Tomato Sauce
½ tspn Horseradish
½ tspn Lemon Juice
¼ tspn Worchester Sauce
2 tspns Vodka
Pinch of Celery Salt
1 Piece of Bacon cooked and cut in batons
10 Celery Leaves thinly sliced
Method:
1.
SEATTLE - Six of the city's most creative bartenders competed in a city-wide bourbon cocktail competition at Hard Rock Cafe, all for a good cause, of course.
Seattle Met Magazine teamed up with the Innovators Network at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to host the event.
Wine aged in Charleston Harbor being recovered
