Category: Food Service
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Higher food prices worsen hunger crisis this holiday season
WASHINGTON (AP) — Staffers at Bread for the City, a venerable charity in the nation’s capital, thought they were prepared for this year’s annual pre-Thanksgiving Holiday Helpers food giveaway. The pandemic had faded, but inflation was high, so they budgeted to give out 12,000 meals, 20% higher than normal pre-pandemic levels. But they were quickly… Read more
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FDA Says Lab-Grown Meat Is Safe to Eat: What Is It?
“Farm-to-table” has long been a sought-after design for food—but “lab-to-table” might be the next trend for your favorite animal protein. In a landmark ruling, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared lab-grown poultry for human consumption. On November 16, the FDA stated it had “no further questions” regarding the production of cell-cultured chicken… Read more
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Food Diary: How a 28-Year-Old Teacher Eats on $50K/Year in Providence, Rhode Island
Welcome to The Receipt, a series documenting how Bon Apétit readers eat and what they spend doing it. Each food diary follows one anonymous reader’s week of expenses related to groceries, restaurant meals, coffee runs, and every bite in between. In this time of rising food costs, The Receipt reveals how folks—from different cities, with… Read more