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World of Food & Drink
Head into a flavorful expedition through the world of gastronomy. Journey across eclectic culinary landscapes, from wine appreciation to international flavors, covering the fascinating connections between culture and cuisine.
Texas Tech University opens new food truck
Culinary academy students with an interest in entering the burgeoning world of mobile hospitality may want to take a trip down to Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
Texas Food Bank receives significant partnership
Often, for chefs, culinary students or enthusiasts of local cuisine, it becomes easy to get caught up in the world of enjoying lavish food.
GMO initiative will appear on ballot in Colorado
Culinary academy students in Colorado with a vested interest in where their raw materials are sourced from may want to pay attention to the upcoming elections.
Instructions, warning labels to be affixed to edible marijuana products
With the legalization of marijuana in Colorado earlier this year, cooks, amateur chefs and culinary students across the state gained the legal right not only to purchase marijuana but also to use it in the creation of edible THC products.
Big Tex Choice Awards finalists announced
The Big Tex Choice Awards, which have run every year since 2005, celebrate the best food offerings being showcased annually at the State Fair of Texas.
Famed barbecue restaurant destroyed in fire
Culinary academy students in Texas with a penchant for barbecue may be saddened to hear of the loss of one of the state's most beloved restaurants.
OrderUp receives $7 million in series-A
Boulder, Colorado can expect to see a new presence in the food delivery world, as OrderUp intends to open an office there following the $7 million that it received in series-A funding recently.
Twelve officially closes in Denver
Culinary academy students in Denver may be sad to hear of the most recent restaurant closing in the area.
Avery Brewing Company to receive up to $90,000 in rebates
Culinary academy students in Colorado are about to have access to a lot more beer.
Olamaie set to open tomorrow
Featuring magnificent farm-to-table southern cooking, Olamaie first began pleasing diners in the Austin culinary scene last year by hosting pop-up dinners.
Frasca celebrates 10 years in Boulder
It's hard to believe that Frasca Food & Wine, one of the most beloved restaurants in the Boulder culinary scene, has been open for ten years.
Jacoby's now open in Austin
As of Wednesday, Aug. 20, there's officially one more restaurant open in the Austin culinary scene.
Austin food truck receives high honor
Culinary academy students in Texas may want to look more carefully than usual at Bon Appetit's annual rankings of the top 10 restaurants in the country.
New opening in the Austin restaurant scene
Culinary school students in Texas should take note of a few significant changes to the Austin restaurant scene occurring this month.
French hospital introduces wine bar for patients
Leave it to the French to understand the medicinal properties of a fine wine.
Fire at Suehiro Restaurant in Fort Collins
Culinary academy students in Colorado who have a penchant for sushi are in for a bit of bad news as a fire caused a considerable amount of damage to a local Japanese restaurant.
Beef takes an environmental toll
A culinary course online is a great venue for learning how to clean, dress and cook various animal proteins.
New application connects applicants with restaurant jobs
A new application released by Red Book Connect, a California-based company that designs software for the restaurant industry, should have culinary academy students feeling excited.
Why Americans aren’t eating salad
In the United States, the salad is often forgotten, looked over by consumers who instead indulge in potato chips and French fries.
Autism fundraiser at Post Brewing Co.
Students in culinary school programs in Colorado may want to head out to Post Brewing Company in Lafayette later this month for their chance to see a number of high-profile chefs in action.
Second amendment-themed restaurant brings flare to Colorado culinary scene
Students of culinary arts programs who are looking for an innovative idea for a restaurant need not seek any further than Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado.
New restaurant to open in Hotel Boulderado
Since it first opened over a century ago on New Year's Day in 1909, the Hotel Boulderado has seen a chain of restaurants operate inside its walls.
Supercomputer cooking
This year at South by Southwest (SXSW), an annual festival of music, food and culture held in Texas, IBM brought an unexpected innovation to the table.
Saskatoons make their way to Michigan farms
Perhaps the next interesting ingredient you'll find in a culinary arts program is only recently being utilized in the United States.
Food will likely never be a victim of lifehacking
A continued growth in culinary arts programs and the farm-to-table movement make it extremely unlikely that Soylent will be embraced on a large scale.
Spices and the age of exploration
As a student of online cooking courses, you may have a difficult time imagining your life without access to spices.
Sales of frozen foods turn cold
The rise of online cooking courses, fair trade foods and farm-to-fork restaurants may be coming at the expense of more traditional American staples.
Lettuce in space: A greenhouse odyssey
NASA has been developing an on-board produce-growing system called Veg-01, or "Veggie."
Cleansing the American diet
Students of culinary arts programs know the benefits and pleasures of creating and enjoying home-cooked meals.
More parents readily paying organic premium
Perhaps it's attributable to the recent expansion of food education and online chef courses; a recent study found that more and more parents are willing to pay premium costs for organic food when shopping for their households.
Wine fraud: The case of the Californian chemist
At some point during your time at a culinary academy, you've probably paired wine with your dishes.
Whole Foods Takes Hit in Pricing Settlement
From students in culinary arts programs to amateur chefs to professional cooks, everyone in the culinary community seems more and more concerned with sourcing fresh, sustainable ingredients.
Health food trend predictions for 2014
Sterling Rice Group releases a list of the top 10 trends in natural and organic food.
Boulder population seeks to revitalize bee population, food economy
For the past few years, declining bee populations have been one of the most critical and most frequently overlooked threats to a sustainable food economy.
A Taste of Art Festival comes to Boulder
In many ways, the creation of food is an artistic expression.
Austin supermarket charged in meat mislabeling scandal
Students in Texas culinary arts programs might want to check their ingredients. MT Supermarket, an Austin grocer located in the Chinatown Shopping Center on North Lamar Boulevard, is facing a lawsuit from the Office of the Texas Attorney General following mislabeling a very specific sort of meat.
Austin Restaurant Awarded by OpenTable
OpenTable, a San Francisco-based company that provides real-time restaurant information and a subscription service used by over 27,000 restaurants, released its list of the Top 100 Outdoor Dining Restaurants in America earlier this week.
Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy brands itself with state image
Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy has rebranded their handmade cheese operation with the new Colorado state logo.
Snarf's Sandwiches to open Austin, TX location
Snarf's Sandwiches, a Colorado based franchise, will be opening a location near campus in Austin.
3 Restaurants Find New Homes in East Austin
MP Commercial Partners, an Austin-based development firm, is nearing the end of construction on a building located on the city's east side which will house three restaurants.
