Food

Meet Anne Saxelby, Cheesemonger; Martha Stewart Turning 70!

by Chantal Martineau

July 27, 2011

It might be time for you to start rethinking what part of your produce should end up in the trash. Rinds and peels can be put to good use.
[NY Times]

A profile of Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheesemongers, which was just named Manhattan’s Small Business of the Year.
[NY Times]

Americans are in a salad rut. Marketers are hoping that attractive packaging will make us want to eat our greens again.
[Wall Street Journal]

Dunkin’ Donuts is going public. Will the coffee-and-doughnut chain’s IPO give it an edge in the java wars?
[Wall Street Journal]

Old-school coffee shops are great settings for hipster eateries. Just ask the folks at Miss Lily’s, the Highliner, and Coppelia.
[NY Post]

Martha Stewart is celebrating her 70th birthday this year, and we must admit she looks pretty darn good.
[NY Post]

A new study suggests that fast-food diners don’t really check the calorie-count information on the menu. Shocker!
[WebMD]

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