Take five: Books that explore food and food culture Courtesy of publishers; collage: LBortolot So, after all the dystopian novels and pandemic literature, what did y’all read this year? My list reflected what most concerned me (and probably most people) in 2020: health, food and travel. While I wasn’t aiming for a theme, these books
Month: December 2020
(CNN) — New Year’s Day is meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, special cakes and breads abound, as do long noodles (representing long life), field peas (representing coins), herring (representing abundance) and pigs (representing good luck). The particulars vary, but the general theme is the same: Enjoy food and drink
As 2020 draws to a close, many of us will be thankful to bid farewell to a year like no other, one fraught with fear, sadness and challenges. Yet, despite the hardship of the coronavirus pandemic, this year will also go down as a momentous one for all the rapid developments it has brought about
A look at what will trend in 2021. Pinterest recently released its seventh annual Pinterest Predicts report, providing a look into what people around the world have been searching for in 2020 and what it could mean for trends in travel, health and wellbeing, beauty, home décor, special events, parenting, fashion, food and beverage, finance
(CNN) — The prospect of finding true love during a global pandemic seems almost impossible, especially if you’re stuck in lockdown and hate dating apps. But that didn’t stop life coach Kayla MacArthur from taking a chance and booking an Airbnb apartment in Tulum, Mexico with a virtual stranger. The 31-year-old from Massachusetts had been
Wines for saying adios to a year we’d like to forget. Get thee behind me, 2020! L.Bortolot If Queen Elizabeth thought 1992 was an annus horribilis, what might she say of 2020? For most of this year, there wasn’t much reason to celebrate, and perhaps no other product reflected our collective ups and downs as
(CNN) — It was a fitting place for an industry in need of a miracle. In October, Air Belgium moved two planes to Lourdes, the Catholic sanctuary in France, to park up for the winter. The planes — both Airbus A340-300s, of which the airline only has four in total — have been parked at
Getty Getty I don’t believe in Dry January. But I do believe in practicing moderation in excess, so I’ve developed a foolproof philosophy for drinking in the New Year. To borrow from Michelle Obama: When they go dry, I go low. What that means in practical terms is that I dial back the proof
American Airlines flight 718, the first U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators lifted a 20-month grounding in November, takes off from Miami, Florida, December 29, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters American Airlines expects the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to continue to weigh on demand and schedules into 2021, the carrier’s president said
©ESB Professional/Shutterstock America’s Best Idea is welcoming a new park to the National Park system. New River Gorge National Park was designated as the United State’s 63rd National Park. America’s Best Idea is welcoming a new park to the National Park system. New River Gorge National Park was designated as the United State’s 63rd National Park.
Japanese citizens and foreign residents can still enter, but they’re required to self-quarantine for 14 days, according to Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK. The move came after the Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday confirmed two new cases of Covid-19 variant involving people who recently returned from the UK. The two new cases were the first to
ITO EN’s unconventional PET bottle recycling bin educates consumers about bottle-to-bottle … [+] recycling. ITO EN Japanese people are great at recycling. According to the Council for PET Bottle Recycling of Japan, 593,000 tons of PET bottles were sold in 2019. 93% of them were collected and 85.8% were recycled. These numbers are significantly higher than in
Known as a termopolium, Latin for hot drinks counter, the shop was discovered in the archaeological park’s Regio V site, which is not yet open the public, and unveiled on Saturday. Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food which the shop keeper lowered into
Philip Udeh, Founder of Füd Vitamin Energy Courtesy of Füd Vitamin Energy Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease affecting red blood cells, which can cause symptoms such as chronic fatigue, organ failure, and episodes of extreme pain called crises. It is one of the most common hereditary diseases globally, most prevalent amongst people of
As other staff prepare for the lunchtime rush, a cook is putting the finishing touches to a bowl of instant noodles, egg and spam, a dish so popular and iconic of local cuisine that it has its own shorthand in Cantonese (chaan daan mihn). But this bowl is different: despite being topped with two pink
The lack of Covid testing capacity in the United States could mean the new, highly transmissible coronavirus strain that first emerged in the United Kingdom is already working its way through communities across the U.S. That’s according to Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, the medical director of the Special Pathogens Unit at Boston Medical Center. “To find
A large service dog also deplaned with them, The New York Times reported. CNN has not been able to confirm details about the dog deplaning, but in reporting the pair’s charges Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokeswoman Lenis Valens said a dog accompanying the two was taken to a Brooklyn animal shelter.
Throngs of holiday shoppers in New York’s Union Square on Super Saturday, or the Saturday before … [+] Christmas. Andria Cheng As coronavirus has upended consumer behavior this year, the holiday season was no exception. With stay-at-home consumers shopping online more than ever, e-commerce giant Amazon AMZN on Monday reported a “record-breaking” holiday season. Some
(CNN) — He was the first Roman emperor, who took over from Julius Caesar and built an empire that would eventually stretch from the UK to Egypt, boasting on his death bed that “I found Rome built of bricks, and left it marble.” But the emperor Augustus didn’t exactly get paid in kind when he
Label of Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Photo courtesy Champagne Taittinger Thoughts on a few notable new releases of Champagne: Piper-Heidsieck Rare 2002 – Rare is the prestige cuvée of Piper-Heidsieck, the famed Champagne house of Reims that dates back to 1785. Rare is produced seldom, as there have been only 11 vintages
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