Food industry articles
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A vegan cheese was selected to win an industry award. Then the industry found out.
A vegan cheese was selected to be a finalist in the Good Food Awards, and, it turns out, was going to win in its cheesey category. But when the business got wind of it, it was suddenly disqualified without explanation. The reasons ultimately squeezed from it were desperate: first, the presence of a banned ingredient that wasn't even present, on the basis of a rule they added to the rulebook after the finalists were announced, then a claim that all entries must be ready for retail—which, it turns...
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Recipes: This cookbook is devoted to Chinese food — and food that’s not really Chinese
‘A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese)’ features both authentic and Americanized dishes.
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Lombrano Food Hall offers automated food experiences that mostly hit the mark
I recently stumbled across an early '50s photo of Audrey Hepburn, white gloves and all, standing in front of a row of chrome and glass cubicles at a Manhattan Horn & Hardart Automat. The starlet in the photo is presumably about to put her nickels into a slot that will open to a seductive slice of pie, an illuminated slab of meatloaf or something similarly tasty.