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Jonathon Burns: St. Louis Conservative Activist in on Prank to Punk CNN

CNNAbbie Boudreau: She would fall for James O'Keefe? ​Jonathon Burns, the man who headed Citizens for Better Transit, the effort this past spring to block a tax increase for Metro funding, was reportedly in on a failed prank last month on CNN. The ringleader behind the prank, James O'Keefe (made f ... More >>

Nestle Invests in Disease-Fighting Food Research

As the Federal Trade Commission cracks down on POM Wonderful for making questionable health claims, the Wall Street Journal reports that food giant Nestle is looking to expand their stake in "functional foods" - foods that might prevent diseases. The company's investing over $500 million into resear ... More >>

Salvage Divers Find "World's Oldest Beer"

Women and children second! Beer first!​A shipwreck in the Baltic Sea continues to yield its boozy treasures, reports CNN. Salvage divers already found bottles of Champagne in the 200-year-old (or so) wreck. Now they have uncovered bottles of beer."At the moment, we believe that these are by far th ... More >>

Evil-Sounding Non-Toxic Ingredients? Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

Read the ingredients on any food that has a label, and it might make you a little nervous. Or give you a panic attack, depending on how emotionally equipped you are for dealing with big scary words. CNN's new food blog, Eatocracy, has picked six food additives that sound scary and try to talk you ... More >>

St. Cecilia to Host Epic Fish Fry Fiesta for Lent

Image ViaA scene from last year's fish fry at St. Cecilia​Time for a Spanish quiz Gut Check readers. This e-mail arrived in the inbox yesterday afternoon from a friend. Hablamos un poco español, pero necesitamos ayuda con los detalles... Hola amigos, Después de tantas borracheras (el año nue ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 2.1

Massive food distribution begins in Haiti. (CNN) ​ Salami recall expands to include Boar's Head products. Starbucks recalls reusable glass water bottles (Baltimore Sun)The eternal restaurant debate: What's more important? Price, ambiance, service or food?  (USDA, New York Times)Even when ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 12.14

​ Sagging fast-food market leads to upcoming gimmicks including new value menus and "shower babes". (Detroit Free-Press, The Business Insider)Woman gets probation for smuggling monkey meat. (Associated Press)PBR, hipsters, and the economics of cheap beer in an economic downturn. Elsewhere, V ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 10.19

​ One year after peanut butter recalls, the industry's doing better than ever. (Associated Press)Grain harvest delay could raise prices of conventionally-produced meat. (Reuters)Twitter to raise funds for literacy program through wine sales. (San Francisco Chronicle)How restaurant critics tr ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 9.8

​ British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver works with West Virginia schools to improve student lunches. (American Farm Bureau)Chinese farmer perfects pears shaped like baby Buddha. (The Daily Mail)Kraft attempting takeover of Cadbury. (The New York Times)Lebanese-owned barbeque joint in Clarksdal ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 9.3

​ A frog in a Diet Pepsi can ruins tiki party and somehow doesn't satiate the growing appetite for frog meat. (CNN, Ecowordly.com)Starbucks takes their instant coffee national. (Seattle Business Journal)September is National Bourbon Heritage Month. Knob Creek celebrates with webcast addressi ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 8.24

​ Tyson to pay for violating federal pollution-discharge permit in Nebraska. (CNN)Fruit growers and border patrol clash over treatment of seasonal immigrant workers. (WHEC) Shrimp fishermen strike in Louisiana. (The Daily Comet)How to survive the tomato blight? Just add plums. (The New York ... More >>

This Explains a Lot Really

Carnival barker and pitchman extraordinaire Billy Mays died from complications brought on -- in part -- by cocaine use, reports CNN.No wonder he could get so excited about products like this...

The Morning Brew: Friday, 7.24

A California company recalls romaine lettuce for possible salmonella contamination. (CNN)A man with high blood pressure sues Denny's for not disclosing sodium levels in its food. (UPI)Morgan Spurlock's anti-McDonald's movie Super Size Me is going to become a...comic book? (Chow.com)

Roberts Brothers To Appear on CNN's "Black in America" This Month

Photo: Jennifer SilverbergMike and Steve RobertsSt. Louis developers Mike and Steve Roberts will be featured July 22 and 23 on CNN's second-installment of its "Black in America" series. The brothers (profiled a few years back in Riverfront Times) recently opened their Indigo Hotel in the Central Wes ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 6.30

More on the expanding recall of E. coli-tainted meat from a Colorado company. (CNN)The FDA confirms E. coli in Nestlé Toll House cookie dough. (Time)Los Angeles bloggers expose the non-vegan ingredients used at vegan restaurants. An impressive report. (Quarry Girl)

Peanut Corp. of America Files for Bankruptcy

Wikimedia CommonsIn a move that surprises exactly no one, Peanut Corp. of America has filed for bankruptcy. (CNN)Peanut Corp. of America is the source of the current salmonella outbreak in peanut-butter products. Earlier this week, the state of Texas ordered a recall of everything ever shipped from ... 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 >>

What Are You Not Doing This Inauguration Day?

I can't take it. Here at the Center of All Knowledge, aka Riverfront Times, I've literally been inundated with press releases and e-mails from local and national groups alerting me to all the FUN! and EXCITING! things they're doing for today's inauguration. They're twittering their inauguration thou ... More >>

FDA: Don't Eat That Peanut Butter!

The FDA today advised consumers not to eat peanut butter or products containing peanut butter unless they are certain that it did not come from the Peanut Corp. of America, which has been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 400 and may be responsible for six deaths. (CNN)

FoodWire: CNN Travel Piece Highlights St. Louis Brewpubs

A colleague passed along this "Budget Travel" item on CNN. In remarkably simplistic language, it observes that St. Louis isn't just about Anheuser-Busch. (No crap. Would it have killed them to put this in the context of the InBev buyout?) The Schlafly Tap Room and Bottleworks, Alandale Brewing Co., ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 12.9

In today's news: job cuts at Anheuser-Busch, Whole Foods sues and a bird-flu outbreak in Hong Kong.

The Morning Brew: Monday, 12.8

In today's news: A pork scare in Ireland, more on melamine, and food troubles in North Korea.

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 11.25

What will be public-health enemy #1 in 2009? Early indications from leading food firms suggest that salt will be the bad guy. (USA Today) The emerging market for fine wine in India. (Reuters) Because all of you are such good, loyal readers, I give you news -- and video -- of a Japanese restaur ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 9.22

Breaking: Salmonella Found on Jalapeno

The Morning Brew: Friday, 7.18

D'oh! Farm Bill Mistake Might Require Do-Over

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 5.8

The Morning Brew: Friday, 5.2

The Morning Brew: Monday, 4.7

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 3.25

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 2.28

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 2.26

A Little More on the Massive Beef Recall

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 2.6

Ike Turner Died of a Cocaine Overdose -- But Accidentally

The Morning Brew: Friday, 12/21

Salmonella! Pot Pies! The Year of Eating Dangerously Continues...

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 10/4

Does the NO in NOLA Mean No Taco Trucks?

The Morning Brew: Monday, 9/24

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 9/20

Daily Web Crawl

The Morning Brew: Friday, 8/31

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 8/29

The Morning Brew: Friday, 8/24

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Week of November 16, 2006

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