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I’m celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis. Here’s a day in my life running my grocery startup and cooking for my family
12+ min ago (839+ words) This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Giada De Laurentiis, a 55-year-old chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur, based in Los Angeles. This story has been edited for length and clarity. I’m an Emmy Award-winning chef, cookbook author, restaurateur,…...
How Nestlé turned a chocolate heist into a masterclass in brand building
12+ min ago (777+ words) The team floated the idea to Nestlé’s global KitKat brand group, then gave its agency partner, VML, 24 hours to return with a concept. The tight deadline was necessary given how quickly the story was already spreading online, Brinbaum says: “We…...
Retailers Remove More Taylor Farms Lettuce After Recall in 27 States
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (905+ words) Grocers and retailers rushed to pull products containing iceberg lettuce off shelves on Saturday, as Taylor Farms issued a recall, notifying customers that lettuce shipped to 27 states may have been contaminated. The largest produce company in the country is under…...
Taylor Farms releases full recall list after ‘explosive diarrhea’ cyclosporiasis outbreak
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (459+ words) Produce giant Taylor Farms has released a full list of recalled products after a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people in five states. The company has voluntarily removed all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the US…...
Parents are giving babies giant melons to hug — it’s adorable, but there’s a good reason for it
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (284+ words) Mo’ melons, no problems. Here’s a cuter way to stay cool in the sweltering summer heat. Parents in China have been seen nestling giant winter melons in their babies’ cribs to help keep their bodies cool. Images circulating on social…...
Taylor Farms to Remove Some Products After Link to Cyclosporiasis Cases
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1024+ words) Taylor Farms, one of the nation’s largest producers of leafy greens and fresh vegetables, said on Friday that it would remove its products at the center of a cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened more than 1,600 people. Based in California, the…...
‘Everything’s destroyed’: Buzzy Sunset Strip cafe closes indefinitely due to water main break
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (769+ words) “All that water that came out of that line immediately went right in my front door, and it continued for four or five hours,” he said. “Just imagine thousands of pounds of water going inside. At one point, you couldn’t…...
Missing your summer salads? Here’s when experts think it’s safer to eat leafy greens again.
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (669+ words) Is it safe to eat salad yet? On Friday, California-based salad juggernaut Taylor Farms announced it is “voluntarily” removing all of the iceberg lettuce it sources from central Mexico for the US market. “No other Taylor Fresh Foods products across…...
Celebrated California soul spot reopens with new menu, ‘a true representation of L.A.’
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (697+ words) One of the city’s most celebrated California soul food restaurants just reopened with an even more creative global menu and its co-founder now fully at the helm. After a year of soul searching, Corbin shuttered his West Adams restaurant in…...
What to know about Taylor Farms, the Taco Bell lettuce supplier linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (976+ words) Taylor Farms, a Taco Bell lettuce supplier, has been linked to a five-state cyclosporiasis outbreak. Taylor Farms, founded by Bruce Taylor and several partners in 1995, is a California-based fresh produce company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise with more…...