Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Several thousand home brewers in Alabama are waiting to see if the governor will make their hobby legal and end Alabama's status as the only state banning the making of beer and wine at home. The Alabama Senate gave final approval late Tuesday night to a bill to permit...

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The owner of a restaurant in southern Iowa has pleaded guilty to employing cooks and dishwashers that he knew were in the country illegally. Ali Sengul, owner of the Tulip Garden Restaurant in Pella, pleaded guilty to harboring immigrants for profit and filing false...

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks has signed a new five-year contract that triples the number of branded single-serve packs it makes for Green Mountain's Keurig brewing machines. The deal comes after Starbucks last year introduced its own single-serve brewing machine, which was seen by many as posing...

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Don't worry, Pinterest fans: Your sprawling virtual pegboards of wedding dresses, handmade jewelry, craft projects and food porn haven't changed dramatically. They're just easier to manage. The popular link- and photo-sharing website has rolled out an update, one offering...

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

When the weather turns warm, I find myself craving the smell and taste of a great homemade burger off the grill. So what makes a great burger? There are a few simple rules. But if you remember just one of them, it should be that less really is more. Which is to say, the less you add to your...

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — There's no business like small business. Mix the high stakes of running a small business with a dash of family drama and throw in a camera crew and you get hit reality television shows such as "Pawn Stars," ''Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" and "Duck Dynasty." Turning small...

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Products Farmers' Market is opening for its sixth season at the state fairgrounds in Springfield. Beginning this week, the market will be held in the Commodities Pavilion every Thursday evening through Oct. 17, except during the Illinois State Fair and on...

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — The king and queen of Sweden are headed to Harlem. The Swedish government says King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will have lunch at the popular New York City restaurant Red Rooster with celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday morning the royal...

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who is seen as a possible presidential candidate for 2016, said Tuesday that he underwent a procedure in February to have a band implanted around his stomach in February in an effort to lose weight. A look at the procedure, his decision, and what it...

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Published: Wed, May 8, 2013

After many years behind others' kitchen doors, Alexandria native Barry Koslow has moved into his own niche: He is chef and co-owner of Dupont Circle's high-end, almost-kosher deli, DGS Delicatessen. That means Koslow has gathered all that he has learned after cooking in such restaurants as...