Activists Send Hundreds of Tacos to Conn. Mayor
MarioWire, News Report, Posted: Jan 30, 2012
The immigration rights organization Reform Immigration for America delivered 400 tacos to the office of East Haven’s mayor Thursday in protest of the mayor's statement that he would address accusations of anti-Latino bias by eating tacos.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, food
Liberty Ship Café Cooks Up Savory Small-Business Model
New America Media/Richmond Pulse, News Feature, Posted: Jan 24, 2012
Liberty Ship Café not only serves tasty Latin-fusion lunches at the Farmer’s Market in Richmond, Calif., it’s cooking up a cooperative business dream.
Categories: Economy, Health, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, food
Tags: businesscooperatives, farmersmarkets, food, latincuisine, libertyships, richmondcalif, smallbusiness
Tigers: Man-Eaters Eaten by Man
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jan 20, 2012
Tigers are being poached, eaten, made into medicine, and the demand is at an all-time high even as they face extinction.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Environment, Featured Columnists, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, food
Tags: china, consumption, extinction, food, illegal, medicine, nature, poaching, tiger, vietnam, wild life
Kimchi in Tricky Spot With NY Inspectors
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Jan 05, 2012
Korean restaurant owners in New York are fuming over violations from health inspectors, who insist that a staple food item must be kept in cold storage.
Categories: Asian, Health, Top Stories, food
Tags: business, economy, food, health, kimchi, korean, newyork, restaurant
“Healing Spices” Author Cooks Global Flavors for Better Health
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jan 03, 2012
"Healing Spices," the new book by University of Texas professor Bharat B. Aggarwal, shows how the world’s kitchens are also delicious medicine cabinets.
Categories: Health, Intersections, South Asian, Top Stories, food
Tags: Alzheimers, cancer, cooking, healing, health, healthfood, naturalfood, spices