Gin and Tonic Gets Refreshed With Ingredients

nytimes.com 8 hours ago

Overwrought reinventions aside, a new golden age for a classic cocktail has arrived.

 
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Grossed Out Student Finds Worm In His McMuffin

huffingtonpost.com 11 hours ago

Mealbreaker (n.): a nasty, non-edible surprise found in food while it is being eaten; often lawsuit-provoking, sometimes fabricated, always disgusting...

 
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Afghan interpreter’s family killed by Taliban near Kandahar

thestar.com 3 hours ago

Sayed Shah Sharifi fought to come to Canada, saying the Taliban threatened to kill him and his family because he was an interpreter for Canadian forces...

 
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Rob Ford like ‘an embarrassing guest,’ says Conrad Black | Toronto Star

thestar.com 9 hours ago

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford should answer his critics on allegations that he smoked crack, says former newspaper publisher Conrad Black.

 
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Toronto casino: Council vote kills Ford’s dream

thestar.com 9 hours ago

Toronto council snubs Mayor Rob Ford with final vote to kill a casino in Toronto

 
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World Nutella Day Has Been Saved!!!

huffingtonpost.com 8 hours ago

Rejoice, one and all! After facing an immediate shut-down, World Nutella Day has been saved.

 
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Senate expense scandal points to the essential Stephen Harper: Walkom

thestar.com 8 hours ago

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is a bitter control freak. How could he not know what was going on between his office and Mike Duffy?

 
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Paul Godfrey fired over horse racing, casino hosting fees, Kathleen Wynne says

thestar.com 7 hours ago

Wynne says Paul Godfrey fired from OLG over horse racing debacle and hosting fees for a Toronto casino

 
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Teacher hiring rules will cause havoc, Ontario school boards say

thestar.com 18 hours ago

Ontario school boards say they’re being forced to interview all qualified applicants for long-term supply jobs, not just the ones they want to.

 
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Woman Allegedly Tried To Poison Family With Tainted Cheese

huffingtonpost.com 17 hours ago

BATTLEBORO, N.C. -- A North Carolina woman is charged with trying to poison five family members after one of them refused to share some cheese with her...

 
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McDonald's Most Caloric Offering Ever

huffingtonpost.com 13 hours ago

McDonald's Japan has given the term "supersized" new meaning with its new "Mega Potato" French fries, which combines the contents of two large fries in one super-wide container...

 
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Rob Ford crack scandal: Mayor speaks to casinos but not drug video allegations

thestar.com 13 hours ago

Mayor Rob Ford continued to hold his tongue Tuesday regarding allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine.

 
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Voodoo Doughnut expanding to Denver

oregonlive.com 20 May

The new Denver location will be the fourth overall and the first outside Oregon.

 
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Restaurant Review: The Beatrice Inn in the West Village

nytimes.com 8 hours ago

The owners of the Beatrice Inn aimed for a classic chophouse, with leather banquettes and waiters in white shirts.

 
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Corn Prices Fall as Crop Gets Planted

cnbc.com 5 hours ago

Farmers are catching up with crop plantings at a record-setting pace.

 
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Singer Sues McDonald's, Claims Chicken Sandwich Incident Ruined Her Voice

huffingtonpost.com 13 hours ago

A gospel singer has sued McDonald's, claiming her voice was ruined after she bit into a piece of glass while eating a chicken sandwich from the fast food chain, according to the New York Post.

 
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Graffigna Centenario Malbec Reserve

reviewjournal.com 3 hours ago

Wine: Graffigna Centenario Malbec Reserve

 
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Nightingale 9: Rob Newton Does Casual, Creative Vietnamese, to Mixed Results

newyork.seriouseats.com 6 hours ago

Nightingale 9, Rob Newton's new effort at Vietnamese cooking in Carroll Gardens, seems poised to bridge all sorts of gaps, such as the false one between traditional Asian cooking versus modern and the...

 
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York police chief’s testimony sought at racially charged police hearing

thestar.com 7 hours ago

Chief Eric Jolliffe could be compelled to explain why he’s disciplining a black constable for not investigating taunts made against himself.

 
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Why humble whey is making a foodie comeback

theglobeandmail.com 8 hours ago

With DIY cheese-making on the rise, chefs are finding delicious new ways to use its tangy by-product

 
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Loyal Customers Outraged by Rumors of Lure Shuttering

ny.eater.com 13 hours ago

Some troubling news out of Soho: The Post hears a rumor that John McDonald and Josh Capon's power lunch destination/perpetual hot spot Lure Fishbar is in danger of closing this...

 
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Ontario budget 2013: Election averted as NDP agrees to support Liberal budget

thestar.com 15 hours ago

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath announced Tuesday her party will support the budget of Premier Kathleen Wynne’s minority Liberals, averting a June election.

 
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Family joins in search for missing Brampton man in snowy mountains of Australia

thestar.com 9 hours ago

Prabhdeep Srawn hasn’t been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park in Australia

 
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Front Burner

dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com 8 hours ago

This week, a parade of treats for summer, outdoor markets, a set of frosty blue glasses and more.

 
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UPDATE: Feds used wire tap, undercover agent in Land Bank probe

ibj.com 8 hours ago

A federal public-corruption task force used a wire tap and an undercover FBI agent to unravel a fraud scheme authorities say was orchestrated by two city employees and three co-conspirators.

 
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How to Make a Bacon Weave Taco

huffingtonpost.com 20 May

A bacon taco shell. Need we say more?

 
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New York Food Community Funds Team Rubicon for Oklahoma Relief

newyork.seriouseats.com 9 hours ago

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Team Rubicon, a group of military veterans with first response training, was one of many civilian organizations that made an immediate and instrumental impact on New...

 
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How to Clean a Soft Shell Crab

dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com 7 hours ago

Apologize to your crab and praise the universe, then get on with it.

 
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Supermarket curries: second to naan?

guardian.co.uk 17 hours ago

Can a shop-bought curry ever compete with its takeaway equivalent? To find out, Word of Mouth taste-tested a range of supermarket curries

 
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Dr. Owen Slingerland, 90, found guilty historic of sex assaults | Toronto Star

thestar.com 13 hours ago

York Region’s former medical officer of health dropped his head and gasped as he was found guilty this morning of assaults on young boys dating back to the 1950s...

 
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What We're Reading

dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com 15 hours ago

A collection of links from the reporters and editors of the Dining section.

 
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Delusional Restauranteurs Now Hiring After Internet Freakout

huffingtonpost.com 20 May

Amy's Baking Company, the now-notorious restaurant featured on "Kitchen Nightmares" earlier this month, held a job fair Sunday to hire 30 new employees, including cooks, dishwashers and waiters...

 
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NDP wants RCMP to investigate if Stephen Harper had role in spending scandal | Toronto Star

thestar.com 20 May

Prime Minister Stephen Harper to meet with caucus Tuesday as questions continue to swirl about the $90,000 payment from the PMO to Sen. Mike Duffy.

 
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