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If you pooh-pooh generic table salt, you're not alone. As USA Today reports, sea salt is so hot right now. In 2010 alone, it's been introduced to 1,350 new food products — a substantial jump compared to several years ago. Trend analysts at research firm Mintel believe sea salt, which is known among culinary professionals for being flakier, crunchier, and larger in surface area than its table Read more
If you can't fathom putting fast food into your body, then imagine what it must be like to eat lunch at one of our nation's public schools. According to an investigation by USA Today, when it comes to food safety, fast food chains such as McDonald's, Burger King, and Jack in the Box perform more diligence than the USDA does with the National School Lunch Program. The top two burger chains test Read more
With a brand new home collection at Macy's under her belt — have you seen the commercials with Tim Gunn? — Martha Stewart has announced another partnership, this time with E.J. Gallo Winery. In this partnership, she will be producing her own collection of wines known as Martha Stewart Vintage. According to USA Today, a spokeswoman for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia explained why the Read more
Get instant updates on all latest travel news with the new travel widget from USA Today. With three widgets to choose from including: Top Travel Stories, Travel Deals and Destinations and Today in the Sky with Ben Mutzabaugh, you'll be able to click on headlines for top travel stories that link to the main USATODAY website. Rumor has it that more widgets for other topics are in the making. To Read more
Are you a dweller? If so then you may want to start living a little more by letting things roll off your back. A new report from USAToday.com suggest that those who ruminate a lot may have higher blood pressure and heart rates, less effective immune systems, surges of stress hormones that strain the heart, more depression and perhaps even shorter life spans. No one wants any of that so here are Read more
Robert Pattinson on refusing to do certain scenes in Cosmopolis — People Bethenny Frankel responds to divorce rumors — Us Weekly Listen to AI winner Phillip Phillips's first single — HuffPost Entertainment So many reasons to love Tom Hardy — Lainey Gossip Oops! There's a serious typo in the Great Gatsby trailer — Zap2It See Kim Zolciak's topless wedding gift for her fiancé — Read more
10 crazy food names, explained — Zagat Anthony Bourdain: "@RuthBourdain has lost gas" — Grub Street NY Eat it, don't tweet it: an Instagram food porn anthem — YouTube What the Olympic athletes are eating — Delish Duff Goldman has a new show on YouTube's food channel, Hungry — The Braiser Thomas Keller is not impressed by locavores — Eater A new study shows health food costs no Read more
Zac Efron and his The Lucky One love interest Taylor Schilling were in London today for the European premiere of the Nicholas Sparks movie. Taylor wore a bright Peter Pilotto dress and peek-a-boo Rupert Sanderson heels for the occasion, while Zac dressed up in a sharp suit but appeared to be nursing a hand injury, with a bandage wrapped around one of his palms. Zac and Taylor's film hit theaters Read more
Today marks 100 years since Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts of the USA. Leadership is an important part of any Girl Scout troop, so it's not surprising that "famous formers" include accomplished women in the arts, politics, and business. To celebrate the Scouts' birthday, see if you can guess which famous American is a Girl Scout alum and who isn't. Question 1 of 11Grace Kelly Girl Read more
Girls Scouts of the USA turns 100 today! When I think Girl Scouts, I can't help but crave Girl Scout Cookies. But for many women who grew up as a Girl Scout, Girl Guide, or Brownie, the organization's name brings back fond childhood memories. Scouting began in 1907 in Britain, with Girlguiding in the UK founded soon after that, and the Girl Scouts of the USA launching in 1912. There have been Read more
