Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — A lot changes in 100 years, but the key to Hellmann's success may be that not much has changed for the mayonnaise. To celebrate Hellmann's centennial birthday, owner Unilever is launching a marketing campaign to drum up attention for the country's top-selling mayonnaise, whose...

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has recused his office from representing Gov. Bob McDonnell in matters related to theft charges against the Executive Mansion's former chef and hired a team of five private lawyers. Attorneys from the Richmond firm of Eckert Seamans headed...

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, May 11, 2013 Use creativity to attract events Visitors to Sioux Falls in the coming months and years will have more hotels to choose from and more entertainment options with Sanford's new sports complex and the city's events center, currently under construction near...

Alexandra Greeley

Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

Rarely do you find a chef/restaurant owner who so successfully transforms herself from a student from Malaysia to chef to restaurant entrepreneur as has Vanessa Lim. And for longtime Washingtonians, they will remember fondly the fuss and enthusiasm over the opening on 19th Street NW of Oodles...

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

Ever tried toasting hamburger buns on a grill? It takes uncanny timing to achieve an even medium brown across the buns. Typically, they remain white for what seems like far too long. Then it's as if time accelerates, and they blow past toasted to burnt in the time it takes to flip the burgers....

Scott Greenberg

Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

For the last 50 years, the state of Washington has quietly but steadily been producing a bevy of tasty wines ranging from crisp, dry whites to spicy, bold reds and just about everything in between. According to the Washington Wine Center's website, the wine industry has been around in various...

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — People who want to sell food products made in home kitchens can become certified on May 20. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and UT Extension have a daylong course at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville. It costs $100 and requires...

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A second hearing in front of Pennsylvania state senators Tuesday on the liberalization of wine, beer and liquor laws appeared to solidify support for legislation that would allow private-sector sales of wine and liquor, but would not end every aspect of state control, as...

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University researchers who focus on production of hops in the state are turning more of their attention to the final product: beer. Two WSU scientists spent three days in March learning brewing techniques from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Chico, Calif.,...

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a handful of measures making it easier for certain businesses to serve alcohol. Two of the bills signed Tuesday create licenses that permit theaters to sell wine and beer, or beer wine and hard liquor, to patrons 21 and over. Another measure...