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Researchers have discovered how a mysterious part of the inner brain distinguishes salty from sweet, bitter from sour. It all happens in the same region that regulates emotion—which explains a lot. March 20th, 2019by Jessica Fu Scientists have recently gotten one step closer to solving an intractable mystery: what food tastes like to the brain.  Like… How does the human brain experience taste?

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) are now accepting public comments as they develop the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). The guidelines, updated at least every five years, establish official recommendations on healthful diets and disease prevention to policymakers and eaters alike. They are shaped… What should the future of healthy eating look like?

ByLucy CraymerMarch 18, 2019 9:00 a.m. ET Caviar prices are sinking as fish eggs cultivated in China are flooding the global market for what used to be a rare delicacy. The tiny, salt-cured eggs from wild female sturgeon were once at risk of extinction due to overfishing and poaching. As a result, all trade in wild caviar has… Somebody Call a Sturgeon! Caviar Prices Are Flatlining China has become one of the world’s largest producers of caviar and it is driving global prices down

Pick a bunch of green grapes, wash it, and put one in your mouth. Feel the grape with your tongue, observe how cold and refreshing it is: the crisp flesh, and the jellylike interior with its mild, sweet flavour. Eating grapes can feel like an old pleasure, untouched by change. The ancient Greeks and Romans… Good enough to eat? The toxic truth about modern food

Beehive theft is big business. When 100-plus stolen beehives were found in an almond orchard in Fresno County, California, detectives arrested the beekeeper tending the hives but struggled to return them to their rightful owners. “There were hives everywhere, and we had no idea who any of them belonged to,” explains Tony Botti, public information officer for… Can High-Tech Tools Solve Beehive Thefts?

ANAHEIM, California — More than 90,000 people traveled to California last week for the annual five-day exhibition of the latest products in the natural and organic industry.  This year’s Natural Products Expo West spread across several buildings as thousands of exhibitors launched new products and discussed what’s next for food and beverages.  Several trends clearly stood… From CBD to plant based: 4 trends that dominated Expo West in 2019

In 1997, large commercial fishing boats based in the coastal town of Beaufort, North Carolina began shifting about 13 miles northward per year. By the end of 2014, they were harvesting off the coast of New Jersey. Although this was an unusual circumstance, it wasn’t singular. As it turns out, many large-scale fishing operations along… As warming waters push fish north, fishing communities have little choice but to follow

The Big Apple’s fast-food industry, The New York Times recently reported, has long served as a laboratory for progressive politicians and the nation’s labor machine. But new economic research suggests their latest experiment is not going as planned. Data show that following the labor movement’s “Fight for $15” victory, which imposed steep annual increases in mandatory wages for workers,… New York City Experienced Worst Decline in Restaurant Jobs since 9/11 After $15 Minimum Wage Win

We’re thrilled to announce our 2019 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists! Read on for the semifinalists in all categories, from Best New Restaurant to Outstanding Chef. We’ll announce the final Restaurant and Chef Award nominees, as well as the nominees for our Media and Restaurant Design Awards, in Houston on Wednesday, March 27. The nominee announcement… THE 2019 JAMES BEARD AWARD SEMIFINALISTS

The debate about whether cooking is more art or science is a never-ending one. But at Spyce, the latest culinary experiment in automation, that debate feels pretty well settled. Started by a group of 20-something robotics engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology who partnered with Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud, the new restaurant in downtown Boston… The Boston restaurant where robots have replaced the chefs

Humans have relied on the ocean for millennia as a source of food and materials for tools. Now, we rely on the ocean as a source of genes that we can harness to increase food stocks and use as medicine for cancer and other diseases. The blue biotechnology industry uses marine organisms to find compounds of interest… Microbiome Research Will Accelerate The Blue Biotechnology Industry

Almond bloom comes nearly all at once in California — a flush of delicate pale blooms that unfold around Valentine’s Day. And beekeeper Bret Adee is hustling to get his hives ready, working through them on a Central Valley ranch before placing them in orchards. He deftly tap-taps open a hive. “We’re gonna open this… Massive Loss Of Thousands Of Hives Afflicts Orchard Growers And Beekeepers