Dear Eric: My parents have a beautiful ocean-front beach house. I am a middle-aged woman who is a single mom of two children with no child support. I would love to have families down to enjoy the beach with us but don’t want the added expense of being the hostess.While I have a great career and job, I use the summer months to save for the expensive oil bills in winter and the kids’ sports during the year.So, even providing the hot dogs and hamburgers weekend after weekend is too expensive for me. I need help crafting an invite to…

Plant-based challenger brand, SHICKEN, is ramping up its distribution across the pond, landing listings of its Tikka Kebab in Costco US. SHICKEN will be the only UK plant-based brand in stores, following the huge success of its authentic Asian frozen meals offer in Costco UK over the past two years and expansion into Costco Iceland, Sweden and France earlier this year. The SHICKEN Tikka Kebab has become a Costco destination shop for customers, with sales of this line alone increasing by 15% across all stores in the UK and Europe over the last year. The family-owned brand is one of…

While many a food pitstop is easily found via large signage and welcoming facade, a few notable eats around Orange County take a bit of sleuthing to spot. From nostalgic ice cream found inside a surf shop to omakase-style sushi handed to you from behind a door, here are three culinary finds worth discovering.Thrifty Ice Cream inside a surf shopKiller Dana Surf Shop, named in honor of one of the most famous breaks in Southern California until the marina was built in Dana Point in the mid-1960s, has been a staple to surf culture since it opened in 1991. Its…

Welcome to Small Town Treasures, an occasional series about the surprising places to find great food in the rural areas surrounding Cumberland County. Know of a place that should be featured? Email food reporter Taylor Shook at tshook@gannett.com.     CARTHAGE — In the 19th and 20th centuries, about 40 miles northwest of Fayetteville, the Tyson & Jones Buggy Factory in Carthage produced horse-drawn carriages essential to North Carolina life. Now, Southern Pines Brewing Company is reviving the last of the factory’s remaining buildings with a new restaurant and bar, creating what they say is a vital gathering place for locals in the Moore…

Future Market Insights Global and Consulting Pvt. Ltd.Several national and international organizations are also now supporting the organic food and beverages market to expand quickly since the products are generally healthier than traditional products, and devoid of any inorganic chemicals and their residues making them ecologically beneficial. Additionally, the top private businesses operating in ready-to-eat food products are concentrating on offering chemical-free snacks and drinks for better brand value and the personal wellness of their consumer base.NEWARK, Del, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A comprehensive evaluation of the food and beverage industry implies that the organic food and beverage…

Seated on the patio at the latest branch of The Hook & Plow on Manhattan Avenue in Manhattan Beach, it’s easy to get the feeling that beach people live on a diet of ice cream … and more ice cream. That’s because legions of well-satisfied denizens troop by, licking their cones packed with exotic flavors from the adjacent Manhattan Beach Creamery, and from Salt & Straw around the corner.I, by comparison, was busy chewing on a cheddar scallion biscuit, flavored with garlic, with sweet butter, honey and blueberry-lime jam on the side. It’s a tasty creation that compares very well…

If you’ve secured a golden ticket for a seat at Casa Bonita, consider yourself lucky.More than a year in, the general public is still wondering when exactly the Pepto Bismol-pink gates will open for everybody. For now, diners can still snag a table only via an email lottery — but owners and “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker told The Denver Post earlier this year that general reservations could be available by late summer. Since Casa Bonita reopened in May 2023, roughly a dozen main courses have rotated in and out, according to menus that The Denver Post…

What’s old will be new again at Ponyboy, The Pearl Hotel’s reimagined restaurant centered around 1950s and 1960s Southern California culture. The new hospitality group Service Animals took over the former Charles + Dinorah space that will soft open on Wednesday, August 7. Ian Ward and Danny Romero launched their hospitality group Service Animals in 2024 to create immersive dining experiences that reflect the pair’s high-end training at places like Addison, Southern California’s only three-Michelin-starred restaurant. At Ponyboy, the group’s first project, they’ll focus on recreating classic midcentury recipes and cocktail culture with a few twists.  Courtesy of Ponyboy Along…

click to enlarge Ian Dartley The bar at Taco Gordo Since the assault on restaurants that was 2020, we’ve gotten one reader question over and over again: “Where can I get a late-night bite in Burlington?” If we’re being real, the Queen City has never been a hotbed for 2 a.m. eats. But as nightlife has resumed post-pandemic, the wee-hours food scene has been slowest to return. Bars may be bumping, but even Kountry Kart Deli — which once served hash brown-stuffed Shiners for a whopping 19 and a half hours per day — now closes at 7 p.m. The…

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Four car thieves were nabbed after they stopped at a local Wawa to grab some food and drink, South Brunswick police said. The incident unfolded around 3:20 am Saturday morning, when South Brunswick Police got a call of a motor vehicle crash at 605 Ridge Road. Officers arrived and found a 2021 Mazda crashed and abandoned on the front lawn. Officers determined the car was registered to a home a few blocks away on Welcome Farms Road. When police arrived at the home, the resident came to the front door and realized both the cars were…