95% of tested baby foods in the US contain toxic metals, report says - CNN

Outlandish. Action ought to be taken tonight, now, to deal with this on every legal level.

How Climate Change Impacts Wine - The New York Times

Huge.

Aldi, Lidl Cut Into U.S. Grocers’ Turf - WSJ

Under the radar....

CompostNow

I still think it makes so much more sense to make your own!

Here is our ranking of the new foods at the NC State Fair | Durham Herald Sun

Yuck.

Babs, a European Grill Where Sparks Fly - The New York Times

Love the concept!

What Are We Supposed to Think About Shrimp? - The New York Times

Need to study this.

PALETAS | Los Pistoleros

Not so sure.

They Crossed an Ocean to Butcher Pigs. It Was No American Dream. - The New York Times

Bad for all of us.

De la Foret a la Cuisine

Great piece on RTBF today about chef harvesting food from the foret. 

Ending retirement with cupcakes - CBS News

Great segment!

VIDEO. Ici, ni fruits ni légumes, ces agriculteurs cultivent la nourriture de demain

Still not sure about this.

NC State Fair cancels baking contest over E. coli fear | Durham Herald Sun

Serious, but not too....

Foodie News: Chapel Hill restaurant closes indefinitely :: Out and About at WRAL.com

Tough situation.

Costco is going to extremes to keep its rotisserie chickens at $4.99 - CNN

Super fascinating. I wonder if this will happen, or has happened in France. Not so sure.

Food Companies Add AI to Their Recipes - WSJ

Bunch of other food stories in this section.

Enlisting Cows in the Struggle to Reverse Climate Change

Compelling argument.

Alimentation : les œufs de poules élevées en plein air séduisent de plus en plus

So much change in the works, one hopes for the better.

Climat : les coquillages de l'Hérault meurent sous la chaleur

So much impacted by this.

100 ans à table | USA

Quebec.

12,000 Doctors Just Urged the FDA to Put Cancer Warnings on Cheese | LIVEKINDLY

First I've heard of this.

Penzeys Spices outspends Democrats on Trump impeachment Facebook ads - Business Insider

Hmmm.

Finlande : quand les supermarchés bradent les produits pour éviter le gaspillage alimentaire

I hope it works.

Incendie de Lubrizol : qui dédommagera les agriculteurs ?

Expectations.

College pulls worm-filled broccoli, NC investigation says | Durham Herald Sun

Must do better despite the protein.

Amid Trade War, Farmers Lean on a New Crop: Hemp - The New York Times

NC?

Scientist Who Discredited Meat Guidelines Didn’t Report Past Food Industry Ties - The New York Times

Bad news for all of us.

Journal télévisé - Sujet par sujet : JT 13h sur Auvio

Great story - would love to visit.

Champagne : des successions hors de prix contraignent les vignerons à vendre leurs terres

Big problem.

Au pied des tours, ils testent le compost partagé pour réduire leurs déchets et créer du lien

Great stuff!

Family attacks IHOP worker for orange juice refills: NC cops | Durham Herald Sun

We all need to be better people.

Marché - Le gâteau basque sous toutes ses formes - France 2 - 02-10-2019

Great!

"Je ne sais pas ce qu’elle va devenir", un épicier de Cannes ferme boutique après 38 ans de service - Nice-Matin

These changes are far too often too sad to understand.

Rome restaurant hit with tourist complaints after $500 bill goes viral | CNN Travel

Restaurants can be awful and awfully expensive.

India Isn’t Letting a Single Onion Leave the Country - The New York Times

Wow.

A Brooklyn Burger That Conjures Old New York - The New York Times

Yum?

Wegmans Raleigh, NC opening breaks grocery store records | Durham Herald Sun

Amazing or what?

Just A Handful Of Nuts May Help Keep Us From Packing On The Pounds As We Age : The Salt : NPR

Good news!

"Ils ne nourrissent pas leurs enfants mais ont le dernier smartphone": un élu niçois pointe les "parents défaillants" - Nice-Matin

A need for the facts. Replace the rhetoric with information.

Groenland : pêcheurs et agriculteurs se félicitent du réchauffement climatique

So much change.

Wegmans opens first NC grocery store in Raleigh Sept. 29 | Durham Herald Sun

CH next.

The World’s Oceans Are in Danger, Major Climate Change Report Warns - The New York Times

So much to resolve.

Weeknight Dinner Around the World - The New York Times

Love this!

When Mac & Cheese and Ketchup Don’t Mix: The Kraft Heinz Merger Falters - The New York Times

A very bad taste.

An Underwater World of Marble to Amuse and Protect Tuscan Fish - The New York Times

Whatever it takes.

Carl Ruiz, Celebrity Chef and Restaurateur, Dies at 44 - The New York Times

Seems to be an important loss.

How Brexit Could Break Britain’s Food Chain - The New York Times

Stupid decision leads to really bad results.

Great story

The value of immigrants!

Creating Change Through Cooking - The New York Times Food Festival

Bravo to the NYT for doing this. Do more!

School lunch debt: Districts vary in how they handle issue | Durham Herald Sun

It simply shouldn't be!

A Shadowy Industry Group Shapes Food Policy Around the World - The New York Times

I surely want to know more.

New Raleigh, Durham restaurants named among best in the country :: Out and About at WRAL.com

Not sure.

Worker Stole $90,000 in ‘Lady M’ Cakes and Resold Them, Lawsuit Says - The New York Times

Strange tales.

Wendy’s Puts Breakfast on the Menu - WSJ

Hmmmm.

Poor Vegetable Crop Dents Demand for Tin Cans - WSJ

So many interrelationships!

Long Misunderstood, Appalachian Food Finds the Spotlight - The New York Times

Good.

Not all milks are created equal: The rise of Oatly and other plant-based "milk" drinks - CBS News

Important points, but a varied consumption of dairy milk and whatever one wants to call it from plants may be the best solution. It is not a matter of one vs the other but rather the question is one of tolerance, health and diversity.

The World Wastes Tons of Food. A Grocery ‘Happy Hour’ Is One Answer. - The New York Times

To read.

Statewide failure - meals for kids

Why so incredibly low?

Summer meals for kids in Orange County, NC

Why so low?????

No Kid Hungry NC Home • No Kid Hungry NC

Looks to be really important.

App delivers food, maybe beer to UNC fans in their seats | Durham Herald Sun

Lazy.

Heated

Surely want to return to this.

Mark Bittman on Twitter: "Much of Iowa's landscape has been reshaped to make large-scale mechanical farming productive. 50% of the corn is used to produce ethanol. Crops look like food, but no one's eating it. Inside a system that traps farmers + screws up the planet: https://t.co/PLQ9yNGWAi @heatedmag" / Twitter

He was on Morning Joe today talking about this subject. Very interesting and important.

Urban-Farming Camps Have Kids Asking, Where’s the Healthy Food? - The New York Times

Push those questions!

The New York Times Food Festival

Would be fun to attend.

The World of Olive Oil Is Murky. Here’s Help for the Home Cook. - The New York Times

Murky is good.

Cooking Up Big Business in a Home Kitchen - The New York Times

Impressive.

BBC - Travel - The perfect French baguette

Great story. We need the same competition in NC.

How to Tell if That Peach Is Ripe? Ask Southern California’s ‘Produce Hunter’ - The New York Times

Neat. Any like this in NC?

Farmers’ Frustration With Trump Grows as U.S. Escalates China Fight - The New York Times

Farmers may do him in yet.

Watermelon thief’s truck gets stuck in field: NC police | Durham Herald Sun

Justice happens in many forms!

Opinion | Our Food Is Killing Too Many of Us - The New York Times

Great but unachievable, Human stupdity needs to be front and center or this will acccomplish nothing. And with such rampant stupidity/obesity and such stupidity/support for TRUMP, how can we solve any of these critical problems. We seem to be stuck with our collective dumbness fueled by irrationality and and core principles of thinking badly.

Study finds link between Whole Foods, Trader Joes and home price surge

Fascinating.

Opinion | The Peaches Are Sweet, but Growing Them Isn’t - The New York Times

Superficially, our food seems so simple.

One More Way to Die: Delivering Food in Cape Town’s Gig Economy - The New York Times

Conveniece comes with too big a price tag.

Steel String Brewery Announces Expansion to Pluck Farms | Brewbound

Interesting.

Edible insects: Benefits of eating bugs, where to find them | Durham Herald Sun

Not ready yet!

Les Restos du cœur azuréens recherchent des bénévoles dans les Alpes-Maritimes - Nice-Matin

Would love to find a role for me.

Consommation : manger bio coûte-t-il vraiment plus cher ?

Big problem.

Aliments bio : l'UFC-Que Choisir dénonce les marges excessives de la grande distribution

More.

Sur-marges du bio, la grande distribution matraque toujours les consommateurs ! - UFC-Que Choisir

Mauvaise.

Aliments bio - Zéro pesticide, vraiment ? - Enquête - UFC-Que Choisir

Bad.

Grande distribution : le marché du low cost est-il encore porteur ?

Interesting.

Grande distribution : Carrefour parie à nouveau sur le discount

Hmmm.

Opinion | A Heartbreaking Choice for Moms: Food or a Family’s Future - The New York Times

Disgrace.

Opinion | Almost Famous: The King of Fish and Chips - The New York Times

Yuck

Coronato Pizza opens Thursday in Carrboro :: Out and About at WRAL.com

On verra!

The Fruit Yotam Ottolenghi Longs to Cook With - The New York Times

Yum+.

Amid the Kale and Corn, Fears of White Supremacy at the Farmers’ Market - The New York Times

Learning the facts is the very best response.

Consommation : pourquoi les tomates n'ont-elles plus de goût ?

Super interesting.

Weight loss app aimed at kids and teens sparks controversy

I hope it turns out to be a net plus.

Alimentation : le Nutri-Score appliqué à tous les produits permettrait de réduire la mortalité par cancer

Great move.

Trump targets legal migrants who get food aid - BBC News

What more can I say other than grossly offensive action?

Inde : les petites mains de la noix de cajou

Pas bon.

Climate Change Threatens the World’s Food Supply, United Nations Warns - The New York Times

We don't realize, often, how much food is at the center of the world and us.

The Vegetarians Who Turned Into Butchers - The New York Times

We all have the opportunity to evolve.

Le Triporteur - N7 « La cuisine Nissarde » - Loïc Ballet site officiel

I assume that this link to a nice segment will disappear soon and/or not be available in the US.

Samedi 3 août : Télématin fait cuisiner le chef Cirino sur la Tête de Chien – La Turbie

Interesting.

Télématin pose son triporteur dans le Vieux-Nice pour parler cuisine nissarde - Nice-Matin

Still looking for the segment.