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April 5, 2012
Extraordinary Mommy Blogger Recounts Conversing with Country Music Royalty
Most people don't get to meet with a musician that opened the proverbial door to a genre. But blogger Danielle Smith experienced something close to that when she conversed with Clay Walker, the man who introduced her to country music. Smith - who has won acclaim for her Extraordinary Mommy blog - w ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
World Food Day Brings Volunteers to Danforth Plant Science Center
Photo courtesy Danforth Plant Science CenterVolunteers at a previous World Food Day eventToday begins a two-day commemoration of World Food Day at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (925 North Warson Road, Olivette; 314-587-1000). Volunteers around St. Louis will prepare food packages to b ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: October 14-16
Friday (Oct. 14): World Food Day Commemoration @ The Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSt. Louisans are invited to help make 500,000 meals for Sub-Saharan Africa individuals in need during a global effort to increase awareness, understanding and action to alleviate hunger. Take a bite out ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Reserve Your Table for Downtown Restaurant Week
Image viaPicture that upscale restaurant you've been meaning to try but haven't been able to scrounge up the cash. You know you wouldn't be able to restrict yourself to one course, and then, there's that delectable dessert menu. And now that you're thinking about it, the fish you ordered woul ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Let Them Eat Goose! Uses for the Canada Geese Being Fed to the Poor.
Wikimedia CommonsWho wants neck meat? Canada geese to be fed to Pennsylvania's poor. In most circles, goose is a delicacy. But that's not Canada goose, which New York considers a dangerous, airplane-downing nuisance that craps every seven minutes. The state's found a way lower the pest popu ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Farms Donate 460,000 Eggs to St. Louis Area Foodbank
Wikimedia Commons Just in time for Easter ... On Monday the St. Louis Area Foodbank received 460,000 eggs to distribute to organizations like day care centers, churches, and food pantries so they'll get into the hands of food insecure people who need some high protein nutrition. MoArk dona ... More >>
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January 14, 2011
Food Banks Conflicted Over Junk Food Donations
Just because they're hungry doesn't mean they should have junk food. NPR covers the touchy subject of how desperate food pantries manage junk food donations. Grocery stores often donate damaged items like soda and chips, which food banks are loathe to forgo for fear of losing healthy donations from ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Germany Faces Contaminated Meat Woes
The U.S. isn't the only country with food safety issues. The Agence France-Presse reports that contaminated animal feed in Germany has led South Korea to ban Germany pork and Slovakia to ban German poultry. Russia may be next to refuse German meat. The countries are concerned about elevated levels o ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
St. Louis In the Running For $1 Million from Wal-Mart
Yep, it's a total gimmick.Yep, it's coming from Wal-Mart, the company we all love to hate.But still. If you "like" Wal-Mart's Fighting Hunger Together program on Facebook, St. Louis could win ... One Million Dollars! (Cue Dr. Evil laugh!) To help fight hunger!So just click "like" already. Right n ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Improv your Benefits
Yep, it's a total gimmick.Yep, it's coming from Wal-Mart, the company we all love to hate.But still. If you "like" Wal-Mart's Fighting Hunger Together program on Facebook, St. Louis could win ... One Million Dollars! (Cue Dr. Evil laugh!) To help fight hunger!So just click "like" already. Right n ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
Rachael Ray Spars with Letterman, Hosts Burger Bash
On Friday night, while David Letterman took Rachael Ray to task (via Eater), she was at the "Blue Moon Burger Bash presented by Pat LaFrieda Meats, hosted by Rachael Ray", a part of New York Wine & Food Festival. The New York Observer reviews the event. While the U.S. focuses on childhood nutritio ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
David Letterman's Late Show Tonight Features Apology-Worthy Interview with Rachael Ray
It might be worth tuning into The Late Show With David Letterman tonight to see exactly what happened with Rachael Ray to get Dave all fired up. After Tuesday night's monologue, the talk-show host issued an apology to Ray, who had recorded a segment with Letterman the day before to air toni ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Danforth Center and Plaza Frontenac Pack High Protein Wallop for World Food Day
courtesy Danforth CenterPack 'em up, ship 'em out: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center volunteers pack famine-fighting meals for shipment to nations in need.When it comes to the juxtaposition of hunger in sub-Saharan Africa with the wealthier enclaves of any First World city, it seems like t ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Drink More, Live Longer? Perhaps.
Drink up! Time published a report that heavy drinkers live longer than non-drinkers. Alcoholics Anonymous has always attributed this to many non-drinkers being recovering alcoholics who damage their bodies beyond repair before they stopped drinking. But a new study claims people who don't drink have ... More >>
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July 7, 2010
Party with Tattooed Restaurant Folks & RFT at Pi! Benefit the St. Louis Area Food Bank!
Gut Check and Riverfront Times invites all St. Louis-area restaurant workers -- especially the tattooed ones -- to join us on July 12 for a Kitchen Ink party at Pi pizzeria's Delmar Loop location. The party, scheduled on a Monday so restaurant folk will be able to attend, coincides with the opening ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Kids Going Hungry in Missouri? Let Them Eat Hardee's 2/3 Pound Monster Thickburgers!
Just in time for the Fourth of July, Health.com presents "50 Fattiest Foods in the States," which we quickly bookmarked for our next road trip. Representing Missouri: Hardee's 2/3 Pound Monster Thickburger, which weighs in at "[a] mind-blowing 95 grams of fat and 36 grams of saturated fat -- more th ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Do the Can-Can for St. Louis Area Foodbank
It's Cinco de Mayo, and what better way to celebrate than with free nachos? Nachos rule. Bring a nonperishable food item to any St. Louis-area Qdoba on May 5. They'll donate the food to the St. Louis Area Foodbank, and you'll get a coupon for a free order of queso dip and chips. We know ... More >>
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November 17, 2009
The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 11.17
World Food Summit underway in Rome. In the U.S., food insecurity jumped 3.5 percent in 2008. (Reuters, The New York Times)There's a chicken wing shortage. Panic imminent. (USA Today)Iraq vets open coffee house aimed at war-weary soldiers. (Los Angeles Times)Crane at New York's Ground Zero ... More >>
Music
September 30, 2009
Farm Aid
12:30 p.m. Sunday, October 4. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.
Blogs
August 7, 2009
The Morning Brew: Friday, 8.7
Nepal faces a severe food shortage. (AFP)Burger King apologizes after a Sunset Hills franchises kicks out a family with a shoeless baby. (AP)From the people who brought you Bacon Salt, it's bacon-flavored lip balm. (Uncrate.com)
Blogs
April 30, 2009
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 4.30
The domestic hog market rebounds from unwarranted fears prompted by the H1N1 outbreak. (Reuters)Last year's food crisis prompted a buying binge of farm land in developing countries. (Reuters)Starbucks posts a 77% loss. (New York Post)
Blogs
April 20, 2009
The Morning Brew: Monday, 4.20
Agriculture ministers from the G8 nations meet to discuss averting another food crisis and other matters. (AFP)Drinking water in the U.S. is contaminated with prescription drugs. (AP)A new study finds that "beer goggles" are really just a myth. (Marie Clarie)
Blogs
April 2, 2009
Wash U Research Links "Gut Microbes" With Malnutrition
www.cs.stedwards.eduTurns out that William Chignoli (subject of this week's RFT feature) isn't the only guy in town working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to try and make the world a better place.Scientists from Washington University's Schools of Medicine and Genome Sciences recently r ... More >>
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March 18, 2009
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)
Blogs
January 16, 2009
The Morning Brew: Friday, 1.16
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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November 7, 2008
The Morning Brew: Friday, 11.7
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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October 27, 2008
The Morning Brew: Monday, 10.27
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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October 24, 2008
The Morning Brew: Friday, 10.24
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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October 14, 2008
The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 10.14
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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September 23, 2008
The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 9.23
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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September 18, 2008
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 9.18
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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September 5, 2008
The Morning Brew: Friday, 9.5
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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September 3, 2008
The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 9.3
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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August 28, 2008
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 8.28
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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July 3, 2008
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 7.3
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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June 13, 2008
The Morning Brew: Friday, 6.13
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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June 11, 2008
The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 6.11
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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June 9, 2008
The Morning Brew: Monday, 6.9
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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June 6, 2008
The Morning Brew: Friday, 6.6
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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May 30, 2008
The Morning Brew: Friday, 5.30
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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April 25, 2008
The Morning Brew: Friday, 4.25
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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April 24, 2008
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 4.24
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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April 21, 2008
The Morning Brew: Monday, 4.21
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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April 18, 2008
The Morning Brew: Friday, 4.18
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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April 16, 2008
The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 4.16
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
Blogs
November 20, 2007
An Unreal Thanksgiving Message
In today's news: food makers ask Obama for help, Kenya asks for help and genetically engineered animals.
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August 15, 2007
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