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• Health departments warn power outage could cause food safety concern - MLive.com

  07-07-2017 23:35
  
  MLive.com
  Health departments warn power outage could cause food safety concern
  MLive.com
  GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- At least 85,000 Consumers Energy customers are without power in Kent and Ottawa counties as of July 7, and by now, food in their refrigerators is probably not safe to eat. "When in doubt, throw it out," said Kent County Health ...
  Keep your food safe during a power outageFox17all 6 news articles »
  
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• North Texas Food Pantry May Be Forced to Close - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  07-07-2017 23:19
  
  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  North Texas Food Pantry May Be Forced to Close
  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  The non-profit that used to run it recently cut ties to focus helping people in other ways. 'Weekend of Honor' to Commemorate Dallas Police Shooting. When that happened, Gina Harrison, the former director, stepped up to take it over. Now she's trying ...
  
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• Food events in Orange County July 7 – 13 - OCRegister

  07-07-2017 23:15
  
  OCRegister
  Food events in Orange County July 7 – 13
  OCRegister
  Bluewater Grill presents its annual, “Tuna Takeover Tastings” event on July 11. (Photo courtesy of Bluewater Grill). By Kenya Barrett | [email protected] | Orange County Register. PUBLISHED: July 7, 2017 at 2:15 pm | UPDATED: July 7, 2017 at 2:18 pm.
  
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• Mobile Market brings free food to people in Mahanoy City - PA home page

  07-07-2017 22:41
  
  PA home page
  Mobile Market brings free food to people in Mahanoy City
  PA home page
  MAHANOY CITY, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) -- Volunteers hit the road to help struggling families. Instead of stocking the shelves at a food bank, they're loading up a truck and taking it right to the people who need it. Volunteers help fill bags with ...
  Mobile Food Bank Makes First Stop in Mahanoy Citywnep.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• 2 hospitalized after ammonia leak causes explosion at Elk Grove food plant: officials - Chicago Tribune

  07-07-2017 22:41
  
  Chicago Tribune
  2 hospitalized after ammonia leak causes explosion at Elk Grove food plant: officials
  Chicago Tribune
  An explosion occurred about 7 a.m. at Grecian Delight Foods in the 1200 block of Tonne Road in Elk Grove Village. (WGN-TV). Lee V. Gaines and Samantha BomkampContact ReporterChicago Tribune. An explosion caused by an ammonia leak at a food ...
  Elk Grove Village food plant worker injured in explosionWLS-TV
  Explosion, Ammonia Leak At Elk Grove Village Food SupplierCBS Chicago
  
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• 2 hospitalized after ammonia leak causes explosion at Elk Grove ... - Chicago Tribune

  07-07-2017 22:41
  
  Chicago Tribune
  2 hospitalized after ammonia leak causes explosion at Elk Grove ...
  Chicago Tribune
  An explosion at Grecian Delight Foods on Friday caused two to be hospitalized, forced the evacuation of dozens and impacted area businesses, officials said.
  Possible explosion at Elk Grove food plant | abc7chicago.comWLS-TV
  Explosion, Ammonia Leak At Elk Grove Village Food SupplierCBS Chicago
  Explosion, ammonia leak at Elk Grove Village food manufacturerChicago Sun-Timesall 26 news articles 
  
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• Tracy Anderson: 'Cheap' food CEOs are 'poisoning consumers' - Page Six

  07-07-2017 22:20
  
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  Tracy Anderson: 'Cheap' food CEOs are 'poisoning consumers'
  Page Six
  Celebrity fitness guru Tracy Anderson is throwing some shade at the suits of the processed food industry. “We all deserve access to healthy food instead of the dirt-cheap processed chemicals of processed food company CEOs who drive Teslas while they ...
  
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• Food trucks sell out on opening day at Greene Square - The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

  07-07-2017 22:05
  
  The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
  Food trucks sell out on opening day at Greene Square
  The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
  A line forms outside the Keepin Up With the Jones's food truck on Friday, July 7, at Greene Square in downtown Cedar Rapids. Owner Charles Jones said he sold out of food on the first day of a Friday food truck promotion running through Sept. 29 and ...
  
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• Tour Ferndale Food Truck Park/Restaurant Detroit Fleat - Eater Detroit (blog)

  07-07-2017 21:59
  
  Eater Detroit (blog)
  Tour Ferndale Food Truck Park/Restaurant Detroit Fleat
  Eater Detroit (blog)
  Starting at 5 p.m. today, Ferndale will have a permanent space for food trucks to park with Detroit Fleet. Located in the former Wing Hing Inn Chinese restaurant, this newcomer features food trucks in residence Delectabowl, The Mac Shack, Pita Post ...
  Detroit Fleat food truck park opens in FerndaleFox 2 Detroit
  Detroit Fleat food truck park and 'boozery' opens today in FerndaleDetroit Metro Timesal
  
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• Free food available for seniors - Beatrice Daily Sun

  07-07-2017 21:47
  Free food available for seniors
  Beatrice Daily Sun
  The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) distribution clinic will be held in Beatrice at 1623 N. Fifth Street on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. CSFP provides nutritious foods to seniors who are age 60 or older, who live in Nebraska and are under the ...and more »
  
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• Food Truck pulls up to the airport - Martha's Vineyard Times

  07-07-2017 21:43
  
  Martha's Vineyard Times
  Food Truck pulls up to the airport
  Martha's Vineyard Times
  The Food Truck fas found a new summer home in the Airport Business Park. – Amanda Lucidi. Four years ago, Chef Josh Aronie cooked at Café Moxie in Vineyard Haven. The restaurant had been renovated and then destroyed by a fire — so after their ...and more »
  
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• Fighting Food Waste, One Sector at a Time - NationSwell

  07-07-2017 21:31
  
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  Fighting Food Waste, One Sector at a Time
  NationSwell
  Restaurants, campuses, and farmers are battling food waste in their industries. Here's how you can join the effort. America is one of the largest offenders of food waste in the world, according to a recent survey. Every year, roughly 1.3 billion tons ...and more »
  
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• Predictive maintenance, Internet of Things can lead to big maintenance savings

  07-07-2017 21:30
  
  Knowing when a machine will fail and for what reason can give processors a way to save money on maintenance.
  
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• International Wine, Beer & Food Festival gains national recognition - MLive.com

  07-07-2017 21:27
  
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  International Wine, Beer & Food Festival gains national recognition
  MLive.com
  Now in its 10th year, the International Wine, Beer and Food Festival offers tastings for 1,600 wines, beers, ciders and spirits. Now in its 10th year, the International Wine, Beer and Food Festival offers tastings for 1,600 wines, beers, ciders and ...
  
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• Anchorage gets its first 'food hub,' an online farmers market - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-07-2017 20:35
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage gets its first 'food hub,' an online farmers market
  Alaska Dispatch News
  There's a new way to get local food in Anchorage — and you can place your order online beforehand to get exactly what you want. The Kenai Peninsula Food Hub will debut an Anchorage pilot operation Saturday. Members can purchase food, flowers, ...
  
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• CEOs set the tone for food processors

  07-07-2017 20:30
  
  Food industry CEOs score in top 10 in likeability survey.
  
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• A World in Trouble: Drought, War, Food, Flight - Common Dreams

  07-07-2017 19:35
  
  Common Dreams
  A World in Trouble: Drought, War, Food, Flight
  Common Dreams
  'What seems to be most significant today, and increasingly accepted within the FAO and other agencies, is that climate change is becoming a permanent reality affecting food supplies in many parts of the world. It is not something for the future, but is ...and more »
  
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• Mark Rampolla takes CEO role at US firm Beanfields Snacks

  07-07-2017 19:15
  
  Mark Rampolla, the co-founder of Powerplant Ventures, the private-equity firm that invested in Beanfields Snacks earlier this year, has been named CEO of the US tortilla chip business.
  
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• Cerealto seals acquisition of Italian pasta firm Pastificio Mediterranea

  07-07-2017 19:15
  
  Spain-based food group Cerealto has finalised its acquisition of Italian pasta maker Pastificio Mediterranea.
  
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• US snack maker Kind coy on stake sale "rumours"

  07-07-2017 18:45
  
  Kind, the US snacks group, has refused to be drawn on a report that claimed it has hired banks to advise it on the sale of a minority stake in the business.
  
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• 4 weird things that may trigger food allergies and sensitivities in adults - Fox News

  07-07-2017 18:39
  Fox News
  4 weird things that may trigger food allergies and sensitivities in adults
  Fox News
  You can't open a health magazine these days without reading story after story about gluten. (Yes, we're guilty of catering to reader interest when it comes to the controversial grain protein.) But while our collective gluten obsession has probably gone ...
  
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• Trump, Brexit puts global M&A in freefall - study

  07-07-2017 18:35
  
  Political upheaval around the world, including Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump, have pushed mergers and acquisitions in the FMCG area to their lowest levels for five years, a new report has said.
  
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• Campbell Soup to buy Pacific Foods for $700 million

  07-07-2017 18:25
  
  Pacific Foods will become part of Campbell’s Americas Simple Meals and Beverages division.
  
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• Keep your food safe during a power outage - Fox17

  07-07-2017 18:24
  
  Fox17
  Keep your food safe during a power outage
  Fox17
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – With well over 100,000 West Michigan residents without power due to Friday morning's storms, many people are worried about the food stored in their refrigerators. The Kent County Health Department and the Ottawa County ...and more »
  
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• BBQ Bus Food Truck Opens a Smokehouse in Brightwood Today - Washingtonian.com

  07-07-2017 18:13
  
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  BBQ Bus Food Truck Opens a Smokehouse in Brightwood Today
  Washingtonian.com
  One of the pioneers of the food truck scene is about to take part of its business off the road. The owners of BBQ Bus open a new brick-and-mortar smokehouse in Brightwood today. While you'll still find some of the most popular items from the truck ...and more »
  
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• McDonald's $9 Fast-Food Lobster Roll Returns - Eater

  07-07-2017 17:12
  
  Eater
  McDonald's $9 Fast-Food Lobster Roll Returns
  Eater
  Great news for ice cream fans who'd rather not leave the house: Ben & Jerry's, perhaps the most pervasive brand in grocery freezers, is now selling its pint of ice cream online. Meanwhile, Baskin-Robbins has partnered with delivery service DoorDash to ...and more »
  
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• From 'cheese food' to 'wyngz,' milk isn't the only contested word in the food world - Madison.com

  07-07-2017 17:06
  
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  From 'cheese food' to 'wyngz,' milk isn't the only contested word in the food world
  Madison.com
  This Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, photo shows the ingredients label for almond milk at a grocery store in New York. Dairy producers are calling for a crackdown on the almond, soy and rice “milks” they say are masquerading as the real thing and cloud the ...and more »
  
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• From 'cheese food' to 'wyngz,' milk isn't the only contested word in the food world - Bismarck Tribune

  07-07-2017 17:04
  
  Bismarck Tribune
  From 'cheese food' to 'wyngz,' milk isn't the only contested word in the food world
  Bismarck Tribune
  This Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, photo shows the ingredients label for almond milk at a grocery store in New York. Dairy producers are calling for a crackdown on the almond, soy and rice “milks” they say are masquerading as the real thing and cloud the ...and more »
  
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• Suing The Food And Drug Administration To Reform Its Oversight Of Food Additives - Health Affairs (blog)

  07-07-2017 16:52
  
  Health Affairs (blog)
  Suing The Food And Drug Administration To Reform Its Oversight Of Food Additives
  Health Affairs (blog)
  On May 22, 2017, several organizations, including the Center for Food Safety (CFS), the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and the Environmental Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to challenge a final ...
  
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• Putnam: Lansing's hungry for a bigger food truck experience - Lansing State Journal

  07-07-2017 16:38
  
  Putnam: Lansing's hungry for a bigger food truck experience
  Lansing State Journal
  MERIDIAN TWP. - If no one in the capital region is thinking about a regular food truck rally or how to create a successful food truck court, somebody ought to be jumping on it, and fast. The attendance at last weekend's Meridian Twp. food truck rally ...
  
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• Restaurant review: So much food, so little flavor - Mountain View Voice

  07-07-2017 16:29
  
  Mountain View Voice
  Restaurant review: So much food, so little flavor
  Mountain View Voice
  Manager Mayeli Olvera prepares a chicken shawarma bowl at Sajj Mediterranean in Mountain View. Photo by Veronica Weber. See more photos. Sajj Mediterranean in Mountain View feels more like a fueling station than a restaurant. With two food trucks, five ...
  
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• Avocado toast to fried clams: The best food from a cross-country road trip - Washington Post

  07-07-2017 16:01
  
  Washington Post
  Avocado toast to fried clams: The best food from a cross-country road trip
  Washington Post
  Our favorite places on our cross-country trip: San Francisco. Restaurant Eiji. 317 Sanchez St., 415-558-8149. The sushi is fresh daily and always changing, and there's a great sake menu, but the real draw in this low-key jewel box is the house-made tofu.
  
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• A road trip with a question: Is regional American food alive and well? - Washington Post

  07-07-2017 16:01
  
  Washington Post
  A road trip with a question: Is regional American food alive and well?
  Washington Post
  “Where y'all from?” It was a question we heard frequently on our cross-country journey. This time, the person asking was Crystal, our waitress at Bea's, a family-run fried chicken restaurant on the outskirts of Chattanooga, Tenn. I paused. “Well,” I ...
  
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• Guyton's Heirloom Cuisine opens in Lansing Mall food court - Lansing State Journal

  07-07-2017 16:00
  
  Guyton's Heirloom Cuisine opens in Lansing Mall food court
  Lansing State Journal
  DELTA TOWNSHIP - Behind the counter of the newest restaurant in the Lansing Mall food court, there are two large catering menus, posted side by side. They boast braised ox tails, baby back pork ribs, braised pork chop in hunter sauce, southern ...
  
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• US firm C.H. Guenther & Son buys Canada's Plats du Chef

  07-07-2017 15:55
  
  US food group C.H. Guenther & Son has struck a deal to buy Canadian frozen foods business Les Plats du Chef from Claridge, the investment holding of Canadian businessman Stephen Bronfman, for an undisclosed sum.
  
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• FOOD INSPECTIONS: 8 out of compliance - York Dispatch

  07-07-2017 15:48
  
  FOOD INSPECTIONS: 8 out of compliance
  York Dispatch
  The state Department of Agriculture conducts annual inspections of food-serving businesses to ensure public safety and safe food-handling practices. Schools are inspected twice per year, according to the Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratories. Whether ...and more »
  
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• France's D'Aucy sells pastry, snacks unit Cobral

  07-07-2017 15:33
  
  D'Aucy, part of French agri-food co-operative Cecab and best known for its canned vegetables brand, has announced the sale of its puff pastries, ready-to-bake pastry and snack-making subsidiary, Cobral, to local bakery group, Les Fromentiers de France.
  
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• Emergency responders on scene of explosion at food plant in Elk Grove Village - Chicago Tribune

  07-07-2017 15:25
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Emergency responders on scene of explosion at food plant in Elk Grove Village
  Chicago Tribune
  Firefighters and other emergency crews on Friday morning responded to a hazardous material situation after a reported explosion at a food manufacturing plant in Elk Grove Village, a village firefighter said. The explosion took place at Grecian Delight ...
  Possible explosion at Elk Grove food plantWLS-TV
  Explosion, Ammonia Leak At Elk Grove Village Food SupplierCBS Chicagoall 12 news art
  
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• Tyson Foods to expand Pennsylvania distribution centre

  07-07-2017 15:21
  
  Tyson Foods is to invest nearly US$60m on the expansion of its Pennsylvania distribution centre in Schuylkill County.
  
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• This shipping-container farm could someday solve the food desert problem - Washington Post

  07-07-2017 15:10
  
  Washington Post
  This shipping-container farm could someday solve the food desert problem
  Washington Post
  There's a farm opening soon in Laurel, Md., that can grow strawberries in January. It could grow rare tropical fruits from Asia and Central America on our native soil. It could produce custom-designed lettuce, more peppery or sweet. It's a hydroponic ...
  
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• Refugee Food Festival has European diners asking for more - UNHCR

  07-07-2017 15:04
  
  UNHCR
  Refugee Food Festival has European diners asking for more
  UNHCR
  For its second year the festival goes continental, serving more than 10,000 diners in 13 cities in six countries in 15 days. Refugee chefs and their Italian counterparts in the kitchen at Eataly restaurant in Rome during Refugee Food Festival 2017.and more »
  
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• Nestle to relocate Uruguay operations under one roof

  07-07-2017 15:04
  
  Nestle to relocate its base in Uruguay in a bid to become more efficient and to try to drive its growth in the South American country.
  
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• La Linea Verde, Brio in Italian produce venture

  07-07-2017 14:54
  
  Italian bagged salads supplier La Linea Verde and local organic produce grower Brio have joined forces to develop fresh convenience lines for the farmer-owned organic brand Alce Nero.
  
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• 'Bad' frozen food has a plan to go good with help of celebrity-backed start-up - CNBC

  07-07-2017 14:52
  
  CNBC
  'Bad' frozen food has a plan to go good with help of celebrity-backed start-up
  CNBC
  Frozen food doesn't have the best reputation. Tater tots, TV dinners and frozen spinach, which in decades past served as examples of the food science that made cooking quick and convenient, are no longer in sync with demands from Americans for ...and more »
  
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• Bellamy's Australia halts trading on China export woes

  07-07-2017 14:38
  
  Infant formula group Bellamy's Australia has requested a trading halt on its shares after the Chinese authorities suspended the export license of a canning facility recently acquired by the company.
  
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• Dairy group set up to address new UK antibiotic targets

  07-07-2017 14:34
  
  A new dairy group has been established to help the UK farming, meat processing and veterinary sectors achieve new government targets for antibiotic use on farms.
  
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• What you never knew about Andrew Zimmern's food empire - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  07-07-2017 14:31
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  What you never knew about Andrew Zimmern's food empire
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Scott Lewis PHOTO BY SCOTT LEWIS. With Teriyaki Tarantula's on a stick, Andrew Zimmern does a promo for his new Travel Channel show Bizarre Foods at Gene Rurka's farm in New Jersey. Photo by Scott Lewis 917-386-4555. More. Text size. comment.
  
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• The dark side of Trump's much-hyped China trade deal: It could literally make you sick - Washington Post

  07-07-2017 14:05
  
  Washington Post
  The dark side of Trump's much-hyped China trade deal: It could literally make you sick
  Washington Post
  The first known shipment of cooked chicken from China reached the United States last week, following a much-touted trade deal between the Trump administration and the Chinese government. But consumer groups and former food-safety officials are ...and more »
  
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• 'Man v. Food' filming in Chicago as new season announced - Chicago Tribune

  07-07-2017 13:44
  
  Chicago Tribune
  'Man v. Food' filming in Chicago as new season announced
  Chicago Tribune
  "Man v. Food" host Casey Webb and his crew arrived in Chicago Thursday as the Travel Channel announced a reboot of the epic eats show. "Man v. Food" is set to premiere 8 p.m. Aug. 7. Webb, who takes over the role previously held by Adam Richman, and ...and more »
  
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• 6 mistakes diners make when pairing wine with food - Chicago Daily Herald

  07-07-2017 13:06
  Chicago Daily Herald
  6 mistakes diners make when pairing wine with food
  Chicago Daily Herald
  The worst wine and food combo I've ever tasted was a soft, gooey-textured Krispy Kreme doughnut coated in a sugary glaze with a decadent, opulent 1975 Chateau d'Yquem. They were both delicious on their own; the problem was that the doughnut was way ...
  
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