Mochi Kill Japanese Revelers; Food Safety Bill to Be Signed Today
Mochi, or sticky rice cakes, popular on New Year's Eve in Japan, send hundreds of people -- mostly aged 60 and over -- to the hospital each year, making it the most suffocating food in the country.
[Wall Street Journal]
Bison ranchers are having a hard time keeping up with the growing demand for bison meat that has followed reports of its health benefits.
[Huffington Post]
Restaurant chains are pushing low-calorie options post-holiday, such as Applebee's new SkinnyBee cocktails and Dunkin' Donuts's egg-white veggie Wake-Up Wraps.
[Nation's Restaurant News]
About 90 percent of people polled said their diet was much healthier than it actually is, due to large amounts of sugar, fat, and carbohydrates they consume.
[NY Daily News]
Remember that revolutionary food safety bill that was passed -- twice -- late last year? President Obama is signing it into law today.
[Bloomberg]
Sandra Lee, New York's "first girlfriend," started acting like a governor's wife, visiting a food bank near Albany yesterday.
[NBC New York]
Have a restaurant tip or other food-related news? Send it to fork@villagevoice.com.
Email to Friend
Write to Editor
Print Article
