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Birds, Bees and Biodiversity: How Food Choices Impact the Planet

Clark College biology professor Kathleen Perillo will lead the discussion during the college's spring 2008 Faculty Speaker Series event on April 25TH.

(VANCOUVER, Wash.) - Clark College will host the second event in its new Faculty Speaker Series n April 25th with a discussion by acclaimed ecologist and biology professor Kathleen Perillo.

In "Birds, Bees and Biodiversity," Perillo will discuss how food choices impact the planet as she shares her sabbatical journey through Switzerland, France and Mexico exploring sustainability issues and their relationship to the United States.

UN Warns That Surge in Food Prices Could Lead to Increased Unrest

In addition to Haiti, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, Cote d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Mozambique and Senegal have also experienced unrest in recent weeks related to soaring food and fuel prices.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) - The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called on donors to respond to the agency’s appeal for additional funds to deliver lifesaving assistance in Haiti and other countries.

"What we see in Haiti is what we’re seeing in many of our operations around the world – rising prices that mean less food for the hungry. A new face of hunger is emerging: even where food is available on the shelves, there are now more and more people who simply cannot afford it," said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran.

Salmonellosis Outbreak Traced to Imported Cantaloupe

"If you have any of this kind of cantaloupe at home, we recommend that you throw it out," Dr. William E. Keene - Oregon Public Health Division.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Consumers are being urged to discard certain brands of fresh cantaloupe in the wake of a salmonellosis outbreak investigation, Oregon public health officials announced today.

World`s Most Celebrated Chefs Gather For First Time at Iconic Las Vegas Landmark

Wolfgang Puck will co-chair and oversee the 2008 4-day event

(LAS VEGAS) - Las Vegas is an extraordinary culinary destination, one that features some of the best and most celebrated chefs in the world.

Today, more than 20 of those chefs gathered for a historic moment, at the equally historic "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign. Paul Bartolotta, Todd English, Susan Feniger, Jean-Philippe Maury, Mary Sue Milliken, Michael Mina, Bradley Ogden, Carla Pellegrino, Agostino Sciandri, Kerry Simon, Julian Serrano, Alex Stratta, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and David Walzog were just a few of the top names on hand to kick-off the destination's popular culinary entertainment event, Vegas Uncork'd, a Bon Appétit Epicurean Experience.

Dreyer`s Issues Voluntary Recall of Two Ice Cream Flavors

Less than 90 mislabeled cartons are believed to be in the marketplace. These products are sold in various retail grocery stores.

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling 90 cartons of Dreyer's Slow Churned(R) Light Caramel Delight ice cream and Slow Churned Light Butter Pecan ice cream distributed in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming, because the ice cream may contain pecans not identified on the label.

The potentially affected cartons are the 1.75-quart size of Dreyer's Slow Churned Light Caramel Delight and Slow Churned Light Butter Pecan ice cream. The sides of the Slow Churned Light cartons identify the flavor as Caramel Delight, but the carton lids identify it as Butter Pecan.

2008 State High School Culinary Championships Scheduled For Feb 23rd

Stakes are high; the first-place winning teams will be flown, all expenses paid, to San Diego to represent Oregon at the National ProStart Student Invitational in April.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - On Saturday, February 23rd 2008, several hundred high school student chefs will converge in the Oregon Convention Center in Portland to compete in the state high school culinary championships.

Thousands of people will be on hand to watch as teams from 33 state high schools from all across Oregon pour their heart and soul into creating culinary delights that will "wow" judges, and impress industry leaders with their know-how in management concepts.

Cork is Still King, But Wine Lovers Still Swayed by Taste

The researchers also found that consumers expected to pay less for a bottle of wine with a screwcap because they believed the wine to be of lower quality.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Despite the increasing use of metal screwcaps to seal bottles of fine wine and protect their contents from the moldy cardboard flavor brought on by fungal contamination – also know as “cork taint” – the public hasn’t yet bought in, according to new studies.

Eat Salem: Food Critic Launches on Salem-News.com

A spicy new addition to the menu at Salem-News.com

(SALEM, Ore.) - Dining in Salem is often a discussion touched upon by tourists, newcomers and longtime residents around town. Where should you go for dinner? Who's menu is hardest to refuse? What is open late at night?

These questions and more are taken on by the new blog, Eat Salem, a new feature on Salem-News.com.

United Food Group Expands Voluntary Recall to Include an Additional 370,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Due to Possible E. coli

The 11 affected states are Oregon, California, Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Montana.

(VERNON, Calif. ) - United Food is expanding a recall to include an additional 370,000 pounds of ground beef that may have been contaminated with the E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.

This is the first product recall in the United Food Group's 30-year history, and because the company's policy is to err on the side of caution in its effort to protect public safety, it is voluntarily expanding its original June 3rd recall based on concerns raised by the California Department of Health Services.

Newport Seafood & Wine Festival Happens Later this Month

Being the early bird is the key more than ever these days for lodging, as rooms fill up to 100 percent in the area, including in outlying towns like Depoe Bay, Lincoln City and Waldport.

(NEWPORT) - At the last weekend of every February, the central Oregon coast resort town of Newport swells with well over 17,000 visitors, who come to the annual Newport Seafood & Wine Festival for a weekend of wine, wonders in the culinary world, seafood and arts & crafts.

This year, the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival celebrates its 30th year of cramming hordes of wine and food lovers into a small coastal town, happening February 23rd - 25th, 2007 - adjacent to the Rogue Ales Warehouse, 2320 OSU Drive, just south of downtown Newport.