British Broadcasting Corporation

Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three to be Featured on Jools Holland's NYE Show

Courtesy of the artist​Maybe you have heard of this band Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three? The St. Louis outfit keeps making progressively larger waves, and on New Years eve the four will appear on the BBC for Jools Holland's Hootenanny. Among those joining them will be: Cyndi Lauper, Jam ... More >>

Eating in New Orleans, Five Years After Katrina

Five years later, the New Orleans Times-Picayune looks at thirteen ways Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans' food culture - what's gone, what's new, and why the tea got sweeter. Forget Yelp! and foursquare. Foodspotting just got some big financial backing to make it a player in the food social m ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 2.11

​ Despite slight decline, Czech Republic remains on top of world's beer drinkers. (AFP.com)India destroys their first genetically-modified crops. (BBC)Latest numbers on Florida's citrus losses to last month's freeze. (Polk County Ledger)Servers observe the tension of Valentine's Day diners. ( ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 1.28

​ Animal rights group infiltrates dairy, releases undercover video of animal abuse. (ABC News)Mayors place Superbowl food bets. Guess who's wagering spicy shrimp. (Indianapolis Star)A firing and a lawsuit over one slice of cheese. (BBC)Germain-Robin Distillery's long history of small batches ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 1.22

​ Buffalo mozzarella samples test positive for cow's milk. (BBC)Bad Colombian coffee harvest may lead to price hikes. Across the Caribbean, Haitian Bleu coffee beans fall victim to the earthquake. (Bloomberg, San Jose Mercury News)Injured Tyson employee sues company, claiming meat cutters do ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 1.18

​ New Jersey state Assembly passes bill requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus. (Convenience Store News)Anti-E. coli treatment might lead to cookie dough shortage. InBev labor dispute affects Stella Artois supply. (USA Today, BBC)People make dinner parties difficult. (Ch ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 12.17

​ New York University library inherits Gourmet's collection of 3500 cookbooks. (New York Times)British group aims to feed 5,000 with misfit produce. (BBC)Cleveland restaurant to give lifetime 25% discount to patrons with grilled cheese tattoos. (Fox 8)A bed of cheeses for Baby Jesus. (Madiso ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 10.11

​ Food companies give excuses for the amount of air in packaging. (The New York Times)Coffee doesn't have a sobering effect. (BBC)There's a new wine club. In a British high school. (New York Daily News)Florida oranges are shrinking. (Bloomberg.com)University of Virginia class experiment finds ... More >>

YouTube Gold: The BBC4 Synthpop Documentary Synth Britannia

The mere existence of this documentary should send post-punk fans, synth dorks and music historians into spasms of ectasy. The BBC's Synth Britannia examines the rise of the UK's early '80s synthpop movement. More specifically, it's a 90-minute, thorough examination of the genre's roots, major playe ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 10.23

​ White wine is bad for teeth and in vitro fertilization. (BBC, The Telegraph)So long, cashiers. British grocery chain introduces self-service store. (The Daily Mail)Microbrewery beats big beverage company in court. (WCAX-TV)Oregon soy company in trouble with FDA. (The Oregonian)The worst re ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 10.7

​ South Dakota town deals with 44 tons of rotting bison meat. (Associated Press)Cheesemonger refuses to sell unpasteurized cheese to pregnant customer. (BBC)Stars of Discovery Channel's The Deadliest Catch give Florida seafood industry a boost. (Tampa Bay Business Journal)Medical professor/pa ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 10.5

​ New York state officials scramble to fine kangaroo meat sellers before the meat becomes legal in November. (Albany Times Union)A look at what E.coli does to its victims. (The New York Times)How much will it cost to fix the busted school lunch program? (Washington Post)A Montreal chevre wins ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 9.10

​ President Obama endorses higher taxes on soda to help fund food stamps. (Kansas City Star)New FDA rule and reporting systems aims for contaminated food to be reported faster. (The Boston Globe)September 21 issue of The Nation focuses on food, with writings by Alice Waters and Michael Pollan ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 6.15

The woman in the mobility scooter vs. the White Castle drive-thru. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)How could the Aussies make Vegemite even more disgusting? How about introducing a version with cream cheese blended into the protein spread? (BBC News)Gut Check lifts its ban on eating contests to note the w ... More >>

A Sneak of One's Own

Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons Show: X-Men Origins: WolverineFood: Izumi salad, unagi crêpe, and taro milk tea with boba from BBC Asian Cafe & Bar.Difficulty: Junior-varsity -- food was poorly packed for sneaking and nearly impossible to repackage; mitigating factors included a dark plas ... More >>

A Table for How Many? at BBC Asian Cafe & Bar

Stefani Pollack is the author of the food blogs Cupcake Project and Food Interviews. She is also a member of the St. Louis Dinner Club. She blogs about her large-group dining experiences twice a month for Gut Check.BBC Asian Cafe & Bar243 North Euclid Avenue314-361-7770"I'd go back.""I'll be ba ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 4.6

Kraft first detected the salmonella contamination now linked to pistachios six months ago. (AP)As meat prices rise, Great Britain sees a growing problem of cattle, sheep and hog rustling. (Guardian)A new study finds that baby broccoli might battle ulcers and stomach cancer. (BBC News)

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 3.18

North Korea refuses to accept food aid from the U.S. (BBC News)Here's an interesting approach to working in a very loud restaurant: a lawsuit. (San Francisco Chronicle)Cupcakes are so five years ago. The new hotness? Whoopie pies. (New York Times)

The Morning Brew: Friday, 3.13

Salmonella cases continue occur, mostly from peanut-butter crackers. (MSNBC)(Note to fellow RFT employees reading this: That includes the crackers in our vending machine!)A new Chinese food scandal? Questions about injecting meat with water. (Wall Street Journal)Sting is releasing his own wine. Is t ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 3.12

The Obama administration has selected former New York City health comissioner Margaret A. Hamburg to lead the FDA. (Washington Post)Why do we love salt? A new study suggests a new reason: It's an antidepressant. (BBC News)London renowned Fat Duck reopens after a mystery illness sickened 400 diners. ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 3.3

A follow-up to a story from yesterday: Tests have concluded that food poisoning did not sicken 40 diners at Heston Blumenthal's London restaurant, the Fat Duck. (BBC News)Also across the pond, Michelin has released its 100th guide to French restaurants. (AP)A new study finds that wine might help red ... More >>

FoodWire: BBC Reopening March 22

BBC Banh Mi, Boba Tea & Crêperie (243 North Euclid Avenue) will reopen on Sunday, March 22, according to its Web site. However, the restaurant will now be called BBC Asian Café & Bar. As I posted last month, BBC is switching from its original snack-bar format to a sit-down restaurant, with ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 2.10

Details are sketchy, but it appears that the FBI has raided Peanut Corp. of America, and the company at the heart of the salmonella outbreak has suspended operations. (CNN)The salmonella outbreak has frightened many consumers off peanut butter, even when it's totally safe. (Reuters)And now to fulfil ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 1.19

In today's news: don't eat peanut butter snacks, look back at White House chefs and consider raccoon.

The Morning Brew: Monday, 12.22

In today's news: Zimbabwe's strife, trouble for Ruby Tuesday and meat cologne.

President Bush Target of Shoes: Now with More Angles

To its credit, the BBC receives praise from American media watchers for providing a different perspective, an international angle to the news of the day.The British television network literally met its reputation for providing different angles to a story, with this video montage of the shoes being h ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 11.20

Yes, it's that time again: the Beaujolais Nouveau is here. This year, though, producers aren't very excited. (Wall Street Journal) A new study suggests that childhood obesity rates could be cut by banning fast-food ads. (Reuters) A year of trouble for Kosher meatpackers in the U.S. has l ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 10.22

Photos: The Pageant fills with Obama Supporters for VP Debate Watch Party

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 9.16

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 6.19

The Morning Brew: Monday, 6.2

The Morning Brew: Monday, 4.28

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In This Week's Issue: BBC Banh Mi, Boba Tea & Crêperie; Budweiser at Booches; Jellied Whitefish

Want Boba with That?: Fast and good Vietnamese food at BBC Banh Mi, Boba Tea & Crêperie

Review Preview: BBC Banh Mi, Boba Tea & Crêperie

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 2.13

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The Morning Brew: Friday, 11/16

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 10/31

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

Today's Restaurant Tidbits

Living, Loving — and Lying

Film Openings

Week of October 5, 2006

All Fun & Games

...until Unreal puts our eye out. Plus: We hit the lake for some high-speed action, then attempt to chill with Chuck Berry.

Our top DVD picks for the week of May 2.

Swindled Art

Your New Friends?

NBC hopes Coupling is its next hitcom, which bugs the show's biggest fans

The Who

BBC Sessions (MCA)