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Who's Watching Food Safety?

What's Cooking with Food Safety? Both domestic food suppliers and those who export to the U.S. are watching to see the new food-safety plan that the Food and Drug Administration promises to release, possibly as early as this month. ...

Kid-Friendly Menus go from Hot Dogs to Sushis

By Christine Landry

Children are known for persnickety palates. So how do caterers get creative with children's menus yet avoid getting scrunched-up noses for their efforts?...

Westin Unveils 'Superfood' Menu

Hotel chain Westin announced last month that it will offer a menu featuring foods from the "SuperFoods Rx" list of healthy items. ...

Food for Fetes: Trendy Foods Spice up Event Menus

By Christine Landry

From local to global to completely out there, anything can inspire a food trend. Below, event experts talk about their favorite flavor fads and how they...

'Green' is the Theme for the 2007 Emmy Ball

Sequoia Productions of Los Angeles opted for something old and new when designing the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball. ...

Product Gallery: Salty, Sweet Syrups

San Francisco-based Torani introduces two new syrup flavors: peanut butter and brown sugar/cinnamon. ...

Food for Fetes: A Fete to Build a Theme On

By Christine Landry

Themes take their cues from anywhere: other cultures, television, even the circus. Here, culinary experts note what's cooking in the world of themed food....

Catering Twins Eric and Mark Michael are a Double Helping

By Alexandra Gudmundsson

Starting with a $500 van, some pots and pans, and a handful of business cards, twins Eric and Mark Michael have expanded Washington's Occasions Caterers...

Spectacular Sips

Alexandra Gudmundsson

Big events require bold strokes, but an intimate event calls for fine-tuned finesse. Case in point: a dinner for 10 catered by Someone's in the Kitchen,...

CONFETTI: TAKE THE CANNOLIS

Chef Michael Parise of full-service catering company the Cannoli Kings offers an iconic Italian dessert for sweeter events. Parise's personalized cannolis...