According to SignOnSanDiego.com, “The after-school cooking class at Montgomery Middle School got a savory treat last week, compliments of two district alumni.”

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Ben Benson didn’t need to look at a calendar to know Christmas 2010 was going to be on a Saturday. Everything seemed to go wrong this year. The economic recovery didn’t happen, the hot New York summer kept him from getting much use of his patio. Why would he expect Christmas to fall on any day of the week but the worst one?”

According to NorthJersey.com, “In a joint effort, the Demarest Middle School Library and Demarest Public Library are trying to show students that reading can be filling.”

A sweeping food-safety law that was passed by the U.S. Senate earlier this week and supported by leading restaurant industry trade groups has hit procedural and political hurdles that could jeopardize its passage.

According to MassLive.com, “Police have identified a man suspected of stiffing Antonio’s pizzeria out of nearly $3,000 last month by claiming to be a member of Bob Dylan’s concert crew and ordering 178 extra-large gourmet pies.”

In an effort to bring high-quality Italian foods to New York, restaurateurs Mario Batali, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Joe Bastianich teamed up with Oscar Farinetti to open the megamarket and food hall Eataly, based on the success of the original Eataly, founded in 2007 by Farinetti in Turin, Italy. Located at 200 5th Avenue in the Flatiron neighborhood in Manhattan, Eataly is New York’s newest and largest Italian specialty […]

PMQ’s editor-in-chief skips the theme parks and tours Orlando pizzerias with New York pizza tour guide Scott Wiener.

Set out with a clear vision for the year ahead.

According to Nation Restaurant News, “National Restaurant Association executives praised the U.S. Senate’s passage of a sweeping food-safety enhancement law, but said they were disappointed the measure did not include a provision to eliminate a paperwork “burden†on businesses passed earlier this year as part of the health care reform law.”

California-based Pizza.com has announced the addition of Shay Traynor to the company’s sales staff.

As law makers move in various ways to legislate healthier eating in the U.S., it appears that Americans are beating them to the punch.

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According to The Daily Mississippian, “Square Pizza and Ole Miss Art 101 classes have found a way to incorporate intellectually stimulating art and great food together here in Oxford.”

Pressure is growing for restaurant operators to place nutrition information on their menus from legislators and consumers.

The 14th edition of FHC, China’s global food, wine and hospitality exhibition and most important business event of the year for the retail and hospitality sector, closed today in Shanghai with companies reporting record business contacts and orders.

Randy Hueffmeier and his restaurant, Randy’s Premier Pizza, in Oakdale, Minn., will be featured Friday, November 26th at 9pm CT on Food Network’s new series “Outrageous Food.” The restaurant (located at 6030 50th Street) is known for its Monster Pizzas, the 30-inch, 36-inch and 48-inch Party Pizzas, and pizza challenges.

According to the New York Daily News, “Dough flew high and far at the Javits Center on Sunday as members of the United States Pizza Team demonstrated the extreme sport of pizza tossing.”

In a market where “dining out at home” is undergoing profound changes, expectations and tastes of the clientèle are fast forwarding and competition is getting tougher.

VegNews, America’s premier vegetarian lifestyle magazine, announces Daiya Foods as the 2010 Veggie Award Winner for Best Vegan Cheese. With nearly 46,000 readers voting for their favorite veg people, places, and products in 64 categories, this annual survey is the largest of its kind in the
world.