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Kansas State Fair offers returning favorites and new food options


Kansas State Fair offers returning favorites and new food options

How to keep fried foods crispy during transport This will keep your fried food crispy until served. Problem solved, problem solved The Kansas State Fair begins this week, and with it comes new and returning fair foods as well as special food and drink events throughout the 10-day event. According to the Kansas State Fair’s […]

Restaurants serve a growing number of solo travelers


Restaurants serve a growing number of solo travelers

NEW YORK (AP) — Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a large circle of friends. But once or twice a week goes to a restaurant alone. Imanirad said eating alone gives her time to think or read. She tries not to touch her phone and enjoys the […]

Sea Boy, a new restaurant, will be the centerpiece of the North Main business district


Sea Boy, a new restaurant, will be the centerpiece of the North Main business district

Jonathan Cox opens Sea Boy Aug. 29. Jonathan Cox, the chef who has run the kitchens for restaurateur Jon Dressler of Rare Roots Hospitality, will open Seaboy Restaurant and Bar on North Main in Cornelius, focusing on “good food, community and sustainability.” The 10-table restaurant will be located in the former DanielSan space at 20822 […]

Wilmington, NC, Chef Nick Chavez on Chopped on the Food Network


Wilmington, NC, Chef Nick Chavez on Chopped on the Food Network

A Wilmington chef who started out as a dishwasher at age 16 is now a “Chopped” champion. Nick Chavez was one of four contestants who appeared on Tuesday night’s episode of the popular Food Network show, “Death is Not an Option.” The goal was to create dishes from baskets of mysterious ingredients, all dangerous in […]

Great Value Apple Juice Recalled by Walmart in Georgia Due to Arsenic


Great Value Apple Juice Recalled by Walmart in Georgia Due to Arsenic

Walmart increases sales forecast, share price reaches record high Americans are shopping more at Walmart. The world’s largest retailer has raised its sales and profit forecast for the second time this year. Did you recently purchase apple juice at Walmart? You may want to return it or throw it away. On August 15, a voluntary […]

Bob Vitale, restaurant reporter for the Columbus Dispatch, once reported on politics


Bob Vitale, restaurant reporter for the Columbus Dispatch, once reported on politics

Meet Bob Vitale, the Dispatch’s new restaurant reporter, in Barcelona What is Columbus Dispatch food reporter Bob Vitale’s favorite restaurant? I have been fortunate enough to be able to make a fresh start in my life a few times. I met my partner in 2007 – and again after seven years in 2016. Twice I […]

Beaver County gets new Mexican restaurant; Blackbird Market takes off


Beaver County gets new Mexican restaurant; Blackbird Market takes off

Beaver Market offers many dairy-free and gluten-free options Throw some axes at the opening of Beaver Axe Throwing Co. in Rochester Bullseye: Throw some axes when Beaver Axe Throwing Co. opens in Rochester (What’s Cooking offers a twice-month roundup of what’s new in Beaver Valley’s food and drink scene.) A new Mexican restaurant, Cantina Bar […]

Weekly calendar 26 August – 1 September: Music, markets and food trucks


Weekly calendar 26 August – 1 September: Music, markets and food trucks

Wednesday, August 28 Discussion group “Chronicles of Yarnia” 1-3 p.m. | Wednesdays. Join other yarn and textile lovers to share inspiration, ideas, and stories from your knitting and crocheting experiences. Bring your own project to work on. No materials will be provided. North County Regional Library, 16500 Holly Crest Ln., Huntersville. Thursday, August 29 LangTree […]

Here are six up-and-coming chefs and their favorite restaurants


Here are six up-and-coming chefs and their favorite restaurants

Greenville is becoming a melting pot of culinary artists with recipes and techniques reminiscent of home, as well as unique dining experiences and the deep food traditions of the South. In addition to a few popular area restaurants, Greenville is teeming with chefs who are taking a new direction in culinary identity through pop-up dinners […]

Smoker’s BBQ Pit is back and better than ever after the 2023 fire


Smoker’s BBQ Pit is back and better than ever after the 2023 fire

Just months after Jeff Gibbs took ownership of Smoker’s BBQ Pit, his business went up in flames. After taking over the popular barbecue restaurant in March 2023, Gibbs faced an unprecedented challenge: closing his new business venture indefinitely. The closure was due to a massive fire caused by a lightning strike. The fire broke out […]