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WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Morning Fog Smoked Bock Lager
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (128+ words) March 27, 2026, 4:09 AM Don't worry about the fog, it'll burn off! WTOP's Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Bluejacket Morning Fog Smoked Bock Lager…...
9 sickened in E. coli outbreak tied to a California company’s raw milk and cheese
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (306+ words) TRAFFIC ALERT: In Forestville, Outer Loop of Capital Beltway, northbound lanes of Pennsylvania Avenue closed following vehicle fire March 26, 2026, 8:07 PM Nine people, including children, have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to raw milk and…...
The seafood industry bets Americans will finally eat more fish if it looks more like meat
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (869+ words) March 25, 2026, 8:38 AM Welcome to the era of surreptitious seafood, an industry gamble that overcoming Americans" relative disinterest in the meat of the sea is all a matter of making fish look and taste less like, well, fish. "Our Taiwanese magic…...
Louisiana’s crawfish industry feels the pinch of limits on foreign workers
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (681+ words) March 26, 2026, 12:12 AM Deep in Louisiana's bayous, where crawfish production is a $300 million industry that is a key ingredient for backyard boils and buttery etouffees served in New Orleans' French Quarter, operators are fuming over labor struggles and pointing fingers at…...
World Food Prize goes to food safety scientist for preventing millions of cases of foodborne illness
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (443+ words) March 25, 2026, 9:18 AM Huub Lelieveld of the Netherlands earned the award after six decades spent advancing ways to improve food safety and advocating for trade regulations that allow safe food to get around the world more easily. Lelieveld began his career…...
Beneath Lake Erie, a vast salt mine works overtime to meet winter road demands
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (357+ words) March 25, 2026, 7:09 AM The Whiskey Island salt mine, owned by food giant Cargill, helps supply road salt across the Northeast and Great Lakes, where a colder, snowier-than-usual winter has driven demand. Many municipalities exhausted supplies that typically last through spring, said…...
Longest line at Philly airport? Cheesesteaks, not security
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (248+ words) March 24, 2026, 5:50 PM Organizers say they achieved a new Guinness World Record for the longest line of cheesesteak sandwiches, with 1,291 lined up inside a departure hall to mark National Cheesesteak Day. The display far surpassed the previous benchmark of 500 sandwiches. "We…...
This minty pea soup with ham is a creamy, chive-packed upgrade for puréed soups
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (222+ words) March 23, 2026, 8:57 AM Pur'ed soups cry out for embellishment. We favor heavy cream, whipped or not; sour cream; snipped chives or minced scallions; or a drizzle of melted butter or olive oil to add more flavor. This minty pea soup from…...
11 cherry blossom-themed teas to celebrate spring in the DC area
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (1193+ words) March 20, 2026, 5:42 AM For the most seasonal snacking and sipping, several hotels, restaurants and other businesses in the D.C. area are offering cherry blossom-themed afternoon tea experiences. These limited-time experiences offer a range of pink-colored bites and blooming teas. For those interested…...
Timber Pizza rolls out extra large expansion plans in Virginia
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (435+ words) March 20, 2026, 4:24 AM Chris Brady is thinking big. Really big. Inspired by legendary celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, the co-founder of Timber Pizza is looking to expand his wood-fired pizza restaurants across the Southeast. Brady started selling pizza back in 2014 out of…...