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2005-11-09T14:20:00.000-08:00

Marketplace: November 2005 (NorthJersey.com)Ellen Thomas learned about the

Marketplace: November 2005 (NorthJersey.com)
Ellen Thomas learned about the relationship of food to health, healing and well-being in the most personal way possible: while caring for her critically ill mother and father, who died within 10 months of each other in 1999 and 2000.

2005-11-08T07:08:00.000-08:00

Parker: (Rocky Mountain News)The only thing that CBS

Parker: (Rocky Mountain News)
The only thing that CBS 4 weather whiz Ed Greene has had hurled at him during his long career is an occasional nasty remark or two.

2005-11-07T14:21:00.000-08:00

Soon-to-be-married couples compete in contest at Island Grove

Soon-to-be-married couples compete in contest at Island Grove (Greeley Tribune Online)
Across the room from the buffet, in front of cheering girlfriends, four future grooms stepped under the spotlights.

2005-11-06T07:08:00.000-08:00

Caterer In UN Sackings (Ananova)Caterer Compass has sacked

Caterer In UN Sackings (Ananova)
Caterer Compass has sacked the head of its UK division and two other employees after an inquiry into its dealings with the United Nations.

2005-11-05T14:21:00.000-08:00

Caterer In UN Sackings (Ananova)Caterer Compass has sacked

Caterer In UN Sackings (Ananova)
Caterer Compass has sacked the head of its UK division and two other employees after an inquiry into its dealings with the United Nations.

2005-11-02T14:22:00.000-08:00

Local wedding featured on Food Network (phillyburbs.com)A lavish

Local wedding featured on Food Network (phillyburbs.com)
A lavish wedding at a Doylestown car dealership? Even the bride had to be sold on the idea. Tune in to The Food Network's new show Wednesday to see how it all worked out.

2005-10-31T14:21:00.000-08:00

Couple open Brookpark Farm Inn (The Daily Item)LEWISBURG

Couple open Brookpark Farm Inn (The Daily Item)
LEWISBURG — Scott Ferguson surveyed with satisfaction the small dining room filled with neat rows of white clothed tables garnished with crisp napkins folded to resemble fans.

2005-10-28T14:21:00.000-07:00

Food Shares Fatten Up On Bid Report (Ananova)Shares

Food Shares Fatten Up On Bid Report (Ananova)
Shares in the world's largest caterer topped the FTSE 100 index on a bid rumour.

2005-10-27T07:08:00.000-07:00

British caterer Compass launches probe over UN food

British caterer Compass launches probe over UN food contracts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Compass Group, the world's biggest caterer, said it had launched an investigation and suspended one of its regional heads amid allegations of corruption over contracts with the United Nations.

2005-10-25T07:08:00.000-07:00

Compass points north on bid rumor (CNN.com)LONDON, England

Compass points north on bid rumor (CNN.com)
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Britain's Compass Group, reeling after a series of problems in recent weeks, was the FTSE 100's biggest gainer on Monday after a newspaper reported that a U.S.-based private equity company was considering a bid.

2005-10-24T14:21:00.000-07:00

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-23 16:29 GMT: US private

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-23 16:29 GMT: US private equity group eyes Compass - report (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (AFX) - US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is considering a takeover bid for UK caterer Compass Group PLC, The Sunday Times reported.

2005-10-23T07:08:00.000-07:00

UN suspends Compass Group as vendor (Reuters.co.uk)Compass, the

UN suspends Compass Group as vendor (Reuters.co.uk)
Compass, the world's biggest caterer, announced earlier in the day in London that it was suspending the head of one of its divisions and investigating its dealings with the United Nations, sending its shares down as much as 9 percent.

2005-10-22T14:21:00.000-07:00

UN suspends Compass Group as vendor (Reuters.co.uk)Compass, the

2005-10-21T14:21:00.000-07:00

Compass Shares Fall to 5-Year Low on Corruption

Compass Shares Fall to 5-Year Low on Corruption Probe (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Compass Group Plc, the world's largest caterer, fell to the lowest in almost five years after the company suspended the head of one of its units amid allegations of corruption in some contracts awarded by the United Nations.

2005-10-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

Chefs with a winning hand (New Straits Times)Quality

Chefs with a winning hand (New Straits Times)
Quality ingredients and a great attitude resulted in a shower of medals for the Le Meridien culinary team at Salon Culinaire recently. The chefs tell KARINA FOO how they did it.

2005-10-19T14:21:00.000-07:00

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE TRACK | RON GREEN JR.:

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE TRACK | RON GREEN JR.: Enck fuels drivers for 500 miles (The Charlotte Observer)
It's a pretty cool thing to be at the race track and be able to say you know Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2005-10-18T07:08:00.000-07:00

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE TRACK | RON GREEN JR.:

2005-10-17T14:21:00.000-07:00

Chica chic: The very Miami concept of stylish

Chica chic: The very Miami concept of stylish Latin entertaining (Miami Herald)
If parties at your place involve shoveling lechon, moros and related peripherals out of disposable aluminum pans and onto Styrofoam plates, you are in need of some Latin upscaling.

2005-10-16T07:08:00.000-07:00

Washington Caterer Sued Over Nonkosher Banquet (Forward)Among wedding

Washington Caterer Sued Over Nonkosher Banquet (Forward)
Among wedding faux pas, serving shrimp to your kashrut-observant in-laws ranks pretty high. But that is exactly what happened during a wedding in Washington, according to a lawsuit recently filed in U.S. District Court by Mark and Judy Siegel.

2005-10-15T14:21:00.000-07:00

Compass Group reaffirms its cooperation in UN probe

Compass Group reaffirms its cooperation in UN probe (Food Business Review)
Contract caterer Compass Group Plc has released a statement confirming its subsidiary, Eurest Support Services, is cooperating with authorities conducting a wide-ranging investigation into the United Nations contracting procedures.

2005-10-14T14:21:00.000-07:00

Village revises liquor ordinance (Morton Grove Champion)Trustees Monday

Village revises liquor ordinance (Morton Grove Champion)
Trustees Monday approved new provisions governing liquor licenses in Morton Grove, but not before changing the application fee for some licenses and giving liquor store owners time to install video cameras required under the new ordinance.

2005-10-13T07:08:00.000-07:00

Compass Group reaffirms its cooperation in UN probe

2005-10-12T14:23:00.000-07:00

Compass Group reaffirms its cooperation in UN probe

2005-10-11T07:08:00.000-07:00

Scots children consume most crisps and fizzy drinks

Scots children consume most crisps and fizzy drinks (The Herald)
CHILDREN in Scotland are among the UK's most prolific consumers of chips, crisps and fizzy drinks.

2005-10-10T14:21:00.000-07:00

Scott inks catering deal at SouthPark (bizjournals.com via

Scott inks catering deal at SouthPark (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Scott Food Services has signed an agreement with SouthPark mall to be the exclusive caterer at the retail complex's Symphony Park.

2005-10-09T07:08:00.000-07:00

A different kind of inn, courtesy of E.T.

A different kind of inn, courtesy of E.T. Weir (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
WEIRTON - There is a glimpse into what life was like as a corporate chieftan of the steel industry in the 20th century available to the public at the end of Williams Drive on Marland Heights.

2005-10-08T14:21:00.000-07:00

Sodexho Fourth-Quarter Sales Climb 4.9% on Schools, Hospitals

Sodexho Fourth-Quarter Sales Climb 4.9% on Schools, Hospitals (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Sodexho Alliance SA, the world's largest caterer, said fiscal fourth-quarter sales advanced 4.9 percent, helped by demand from schools and hospitals in the U.S. and companies in Europe.

2005-10-07T14:21:00.000-07:00

Down but not out (Star-Gazette)Owner of Sweet-N-Saucy keeps

Down but not out (Star-Gazette)
Owner of Sweet-N-Saucy keeps going, plans to rebuild after electrical fire. Heights caterer working out of Italian American Veterans Club for now.

2005-10-06T07:08:00.000-07:00

E-coli in Lucas County (ABC 13 Toledo)October 5,

E-coli in Lucas County (ABC 13 Toledo)
October 5, 2005 - An outbreak of E-coli in Lucas County has sickened at least 14 people, Health investigators are scrambling to find the source.

2005-10-05T14:21:00.000-07:00

Governors who allow junk food in schools to

Governors who allow junk food in schools to face prosecution (Telegraph.co.uk)
Governors of schools that continue to serve junk food to children after it has been banned could be prosecuted and receive a criminal record.

2005-10-04T07:08:00.000-07:00

Bitter Chocolate (RedNova)By Williams, Christina TALENT - The

Bitter Chocolate (RedNova)
By Williams, Christina TALENT - The building that housed Endangered Species Chocolate Company sits empty along an industrial stretch of Highway 99. There are no longer chocolate-making machines humming, nor zebras, gorillas and elephants peering out from candy wrappers.

2005-10-03T14:21:00.000-07:00

As airlines struggle, Reston caterer also feels the

As airlines struggle, Reston caterer also feels the pain (WAVY 10)
RESTON, Va. Reston's Gate Gourmet International is the world's second-largest airline caterer, but it's NOT immune from the industry's woes.

2005-10-02T07:07:00.000-07:00

Compass is embroiled in probe into illegal procurement

Compass is embroiled in probe into illegal procurement practices at UN (Financial Times)
Compass, the contract caterer that this week announced its third profits warning in 12 months, has become embroiled in high profile investigations into corrupt buying practices at the United Nations.

2005-10-01T14:21:00.000-07:00

Compass is embroiled in probe into illegal procurement

2005-09-30T14:21:00.000-07:00

Compass Group Chief Bailey Will Step Down Next

Compass Group Chief Bailey Will Step Down Next Year (Update6) (Bloomberg.com)
U.K. Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Compass Group Plc, the world's largest caterer, said Mike Bailey will quit as chief executive officer as the company said annual profit would be below analysts' forecasts. The shares fell to a record.

2005-09-29T07:08:00.000-07:00

Winston-Salem Journal | Me? A Caterer? (Winston-Salem Journal)Me?

Winston-Salem Journal | Me? A Caterer? (Winston-Salem Journal)
Me? A Caterer? It was the money. With me - I'm a banker - it's always the money. And if I focus my sights on that single notion (keeping in the back of my mind, of course, loyalty, family, generosity of spirit) things always work out fine. Although this time they almost didn't.

2005-09-28T14:21:00.000-07:00

Compass Group Chief Bailey Will Step Down Next

2005-09-27T07:08:00.000-07:00

Letters to the editor Garden is no pearl

Letters to the editor Garden is no pearl Dear Editor, (Telluride Daily Planet)
Once again I'm amazed at what our town officials are trying to do. Spending our tax dollars on the paving and construction of restrooms, a shed, workshop and greenhouse on what little open space left - voted on in 1998 for preservation.

2005-09-25T07:08:00.000-07:00

Family demand inquiry into E.coli outbreak (icWales)The family

Family demand inquiry into E.coli outbreak (icWales)
The family of a child hit by an e.coli outbreak which has infected more than 70 people has taken legal action to push for a full government inquiry.

2005-09-24T14:21:00.000-07:00

E.coli cases rise to 75 (icWales)The number of

E.coli cases rise to 75 (icWales)
The number of E.coli cases among Welsh school children rose to 75 today. The bug has now been found in 27 schools across south Wales since the first cases came to light at the weekend. A number of the children affected have been treated in hospital and some remain very ill.

2005-09-23T14:21:00.000-07:00

UK: Meat supplier linked with Welsh E coli

UK: Meat supplier linked with Welsh E coli outbreak (just-food.com)
Investigations into an outbreak of e coli among Welsh children have established a link to Bridgend meat supplier John Tudor and Son, the Food Standards Agency Wales said.

2005-09-22T07:08:00.000-07:00

Latest (Guardian Unlimited)September 21: Free fruit and vegetables

Latest (Guardian Unlimited)
September 21: Free fruit and vegetables distributed by the government to children contain over 25% more pesticide residues than fruit and vegetables on sale in shops, according to an analysis by the Soil Association of the results of official tests.

2005-09-21T14:21:00.000-07:00

Latest (Guardian Unlimited)September 21: Free fruit and vegetables

2005-09-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

Mary Sue Finn (Chicago Tribune)For Mary Sue Finn,

Mary Sue Finn (Chicago Tribune)
For Mary Sue Finn, kitchens were blissful places. At home for intimate dinners with family and friends, she would cook, concocting new recipes or adapting ones from the worn cookbooks of her adored Czech grandmother.

2005-09-19T14:21:00.000-07:00

Texas ranch food reflects melding of cultures (News

Texas ranch food reflects melding of cultures (News 8 Austin)
A Texas ranch barbecue can be rustic or elaborate these days. Here are three recipes that run the gamut.

2005-09-18T07:08:00.000-07:00

Fest highlights creative cooking (Wisconsin State Journal)On a

Fest highlights creative cooking (Wisconsin State Journal)
On a recent walk through the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square, Deanna Schneider and a neighbor decided to buy identical ingredients and challenge each other to a cook-off.

2005-09-17T14:21:00.000-07:00

Tickets available for Mayor's Ball (Headlight-Herald)TILLAMOOK — Dust

Tickets available for Mayor's Ball (Headlight-Herald)
TILLAMOOK — Dust off your formal or '40s duds and your dancing shoes. The Tillamook Education Foundation is putting invitations to The Mayor's Ball in the mail this week.

2005-09-16T14:20:00.000-07:00

The BOP Interview (Box Office Prophets)Joel Miller, 28,

The BOP Interview (Box Office Prophets)
Joel Miller, 28, has recently completed his first film, The Still Life, which he wrote, produced, and directed. The Still Life is a candidate for The Sundance Film Festival. Joel agreed to be interviewed by BOP and answer a few questions about making movies.

2005-09-15T07:08:00.000-07:00

Kitchen Rescue : Sugar and spice and perfectly

Kitchen Rescue : Sugar and spice and perfectly nice Davao (INQ7.net)
I HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM the Mindanao Culinary Festival in Davao, a trip sugared and spiced, perfectly nice!

2005-09-14T14:20:00.000-07:00

Radio quiz will spur memories (The Payson Roundup)Ah,

Radio quiz will spur memories (The Payson Roundup)
Ah, the golden age of radio! Who could ever forget listening to shows such as "Little Theater Off Times Square," "Fibber McGee and Molly," "The Shadow" and the "Jack Benny Show?"

2005-09-13T07:08:00.000-07:00

Daily Chronicle Online (Daily Chronicle)Good Eats? SANDWICH -

Daily Chronicle Online (Daily Chronicle)
Good Eats? SANDWICH - For some people, like Dan and Carol Prohaska of Downers Grove, the highlight of the Sandwich Fair is the food.

2005-09-12T14:21:00.000-07:00

Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand (Bloomberg.com)Tennis Is a

Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand (Bloomberg.com)
Tennis Is a Game? Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Over a slice of an $85 caramel apple pie, Sue Tougas sits on a terrace nine rows above the court in New York's Arthur Ashe Stadium discussing her favorite competitor at this year's U.S. Open: MassMutual.

2005-09-11T07:08:00.000-07:00

Pair introduces new insurance coverage to area (Herald

Pair introduces new insurance coverage to area (Herald Standard)
A local business duo is offering insurance covering every aspect of a wedding - except the bride or groom's cold feet.

2005-09-10T14:21:00.000-07:00

Camp Rapid ready for evacuees (AberdeenNews.com)RAPID CITY, S.D.

Camp Rapid ready for evacuees (AberdeenNews.com)
RAPID CITY, S.D. - On Friday, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D-S.D., toured Camp Rapid - the site where more than 500 Hurricane Katrina survivors could be housed if they are sent to the state.

2005-09-09T14:20:00.000-07:00

New rules set for park parties (Arlington Heights

New rules set for park parties (Arlington Heights Post)
"Party crashers" was the subject of representatives of the Vernon Hills Park District who were summoned to Tuesday's meeting of the Vernon Hills Liquor Control Commission.

2005-09-08T07:08:00.000-07:00

Eastside Comfort (Seattle Weekly)Pomegranate Bistro makes Redmond feel

Eastside Comfort (Seattle Weekly)
Pomegranate Bistro makes Redmond feel right neighborly. Here's something you don't see at a lot of Eastside restaurants: A long, communal table, with bench seating for maybe 14 or 16, meant to be shared by several small parties.

2005-09-07T14:21:00.000-07:00

Doctors, nurses ready to deploy (Chicago Tribune)By noon

Doctors, nurses ready to deploy (Chicago Tribune)
By noon Thursday, Dr. Joseph Pulvirenti and his informal team of a dozen other stranded doctors had done all they could from the sweltering, overcrowded confines of the New Orleans Ritz-Carlton.

2005-09-06T07:08:00.000-07:00

'There is nothing too crazy' for city's hotline

'There is nothing too crazy' for city's hotline (Peoria Journal Star)
PEORIA - Potholes. Broken streetlights. Litter. Basically, any complaint or problem that's not life-threatening within city limits is the responsibility of Shawn Stout.

2005-09-05T14:20:00.000-07:00

How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Successful

How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Successful Business -- ThirdAge (ThirdAge)
From hobby to business sounds like a dream come true: Do what you love and get paid for it. The recreational skier becomes an instructor. The quilt maker quits her day job to sell hand-stitched coverlets. The gourmet turns food caterer.

2005-09-04T07:08:00.000-07:00

Gate Gourmet blames crisis on 'irrational' staff (Telegraph.co.uk)The

Gate Gourmet blames crisis on 'irrational' staff (Telegraph.co.uk)
The American head of Gate Gourmet, the British Airways caterer at the centre of industrial unrest at Heathrow airport, has said the company's striking workers were "the most irrational, irresponsible, group" he had ever met.

2005-09-03T14:21:00.000-07:00

Gate Gourmet blames crisis on 'irrational' staff (Telegraph.co.uk)The

2005-09-02T14:21:00.000-07:00

Empowering the community with healthy food (Independent Online)Her

Empowering the community with healthy food (Independent Online)
Her aim to prevent the early stages of obesity in tertiary students has been hampered, but health food caterer Nontembeko Jack is not giving up - she's knocking on the Red Door...

2005-09-01T07:08:00.000-07:00

Empowering the community with healthy food (Independent Online)Her

2005-08-31T14:21:00.000-07:00

Orem's Nutrition Plus introduces heart smart Chinese cooking

Orem's Nutrition Plus introduces heart smart Chinese cooking (Provo Daily Herald)
Sherrie Nofrey had never experienced heart smart Chinese cooking until a chance visit to Nutrition Plus, a northern Chinese take-out restaurant and caterer in Orem. Now she can't get enough of the real thing. "The long-standing joke about American Chinese food is the mystery meat in the dish," said Nofrey, a professional caterer for 40 years.

2005-08-30T07:08:00.000-07:00

BP, BA, BOC, BSkyB, Somerfield, 3i: U.K., Irish

BP, BA, BOC, BSkyB, Somerfield, 3i: U.K., Irish Equity Preview (Bloomberg.com)
U.K. Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may make gains or losses in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and U.K. prices are from the Aug. 26 close.

2005-08-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

British Airways, Unions Hold Caterer Talks (AP via

British Airways, Unions Hold Caterer Talks (AP via Yahoo! News)
British Airways PLC said Tuesday it had agreed to a new deal with the U.S. company that provides its in-flight meals, but a possible resolution to the dispute that had threatened to put caterer Gate Gourmet out of business and leave the airline without food on board appeared in doubt after union leaders said talks with the catering company had collapsed.

2005-08-28T07:08:00.000-07:00

Workers gear up for World Am (Myrtle Beach

Workers gear up for World Am (Myrtle Beach Online)
Organizers of the 22nd annual PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship expect 3,786 participants to visit the Myrtle Beach Convention Center today to register for the tournament.

2005-08-27T14:20:00.000-07:00

Marriages made on earth with ISO seal (The

Marriages made on earth with ISO seal (The Telegraph)
Hyderabad, Aug. 27: Your daughter is happily married. You have just found the perfect match for your son. Thinking of making a trip to the neighbourhood temple?

2005-08-26T14:21:00.000-07:00

Forget flight food, bring your own (CNN.com)Few have

Forget flight food, bring your own (CNN.com)
Few have benefited from the wildcat strike that recently crippled British Airways and its in-flight meal operation at Heathrow -- including the airline, passengers and the catering firm.

2005-08-25T07:08:00.000-07:00

Gate Gourmet seeks to resolve labor dispute to

Gate Gourmet seeks to resolve labor dispute to ensure British Airways deal (USA Today)
Gate Gourmet, the U.S. company that provides in-flight meals for British Airways, postponed talks Wednesday with a union on solving a labor dispute that is key to the cash-strapped caterer signing a new deal with the airline.

2005-08-24T14:21:00.000-07:00

British Airways, Unions Hold Caterer Talks (AP via

2005-08-23T07:08:00.000-07:00

New caterer to serve fire academy (Observer-Dispatch)UTICA -

New caterer to serve fire academy (Observer-Dispatch)
UTICA - The Utica Fire Department has picked a new caterer for its fire academy, a month after the Observer-Dispatch reported a firefighter-owned business had done the work.

2005-08-22T14:21:00.000-07:00

BA says caterer talks still on as deadline

BA says caterer talks still on as deadline looms (Reuters.co.uk)
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways said on Monday talks were under way with Gate Gourmet that could stave off bankruptcy of the caterer's UK operations which supply BA with 80,000 in-flight meals a day.

2005-08-21T07:07:00.000-07:00

British Airways to Resume Serving Hot Food (ABC

British Airways to Resume Serving Hot Food (ABC News)
British Airways to Resume Serving Hot Food on Long-Haul Flights Hit by Catering Dispute

2005-08-20T14:21:00.000-07:00

BA to resume hot meals after strike chaos

BA to resume hot meals after strike chaos (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - British Airways will resume hot meals on flights from its main London airport next week, its caterer said on Thursday, a week after a strike at the firm spread to the airline and left 100,000 passengers stranded.

2005-08-19T14:20:00.000-07:00

Clinton Twp. caterer's pastry line heats up (Detroit

Clinton Twp. caterer's pastry line heats up (Detroit News)
CLINTON TOWNSHIP -- Barry Donakowski used to be the pastry chef at the prestigious Rattlesnake Club in Detroit, so it's natural that the brownies and other pastries he sells at select stores around Metro Detroit are winning rave reviews. What's surprising is that he was in business almost five years before accidentally stumbling upon his successful product line.

2005-08-18T07:08:00.000-07:00

Spotless on track for bigger profit (Sydney Morning

Spotless on track for bigger profit (Sydney Morning Herald)
Caterer and building manager Spotless Group Ltd has flagged higher profit this financial year after more than doubling its bottom line earnings. The Melbourne company booked an annual net profit on Wednesday of $56 million for 2004/05, compared to $22.66 million in the previous year.

2005-08-17T14:21:00.000-07:00

Spotless on track for bigger profit (AAP via

Spotless on track for bigger profit (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Caterer and building manager Spotless Group has flagged higher profit this financial year after more than doubling its bottom line earnings.

2005-08-16T07:08:00.000-07:00

Monday Calendar (Montana Standard)Butte School District will hold

Monday Calendar (Montana Standard)
Butte School District will hold a public hearing on its 2005-2006 budget as well as approval of a tentative agreement between food service and cleaning employees and other matters. The meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. Monday in the Administration Building, 111 N. Montana St.

2005-08-15T14:21:00.000-07:00

Monday Calendar (Montana Standard)Butte School District will hold

2005-08-14T07:08:00.000-07:00

BA cancels flights over food fight (Sydney Morning

BA cancels flights over food fight (Sydney Morning Herald)
British Airways cancelled all its flights from London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday at the peak of its summer holiday season, stranding some 20,000 passengers, following a series of wildcat strikes.

2005-08-13T14:21:00.000-07:00

70,000 Stranded at Heathrow Over Labor Spat (WJLA-TV

70,000 Stranded at Heathrow Over Labor Spat (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)
LONDON (AP) - At least 70,000 travelers were left stranded Friday as British Airways canceled all flights to and from Heathrow Airport after a wildcat strike among catering staff spread to baggage handlers and other ground crew.Staff handed out food and water to hundreds of tired and frustrated passengers, many of whom had spent the night on airport benches and floors.

2005-08-12T14:21:00.000-07:00

70,000 Stranded at Heathrow Over Labor Spat (San

70,000 Stranded at Heathrow Over Labor Spat (San Francisco Chronicle)
At least 70,000 travelers were left stranded Friday as British Airways canceled all flights to and from Heathrow Airport after a wildcat strike among catering staff spread to baggage handlers and other ground crew. Staff handed out food and water to...

2005-08-11T07:08:00.000-07:00

Who's the caterer? She's the mother of the

Who's the caterer? She's the mother of the bride! (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Who's the caterer? She's the mother of the bride! Rania Harris was running late, unusual for the vivacious, high-energy owner of Rania's Catering. "We've lost a pair of bridesmaid shoes," she said as she burst into her office at Rania's to Go in Mt. Lebanon.

2005-08-10T14:20:00.000-07:00

Professional know-how for the home cook (Monterey County

Professional know-how for the home cook (Monterey County Herald)
Hot tips. Impeccable sources. As a professionally trained chef who teaches others how to cook, Linda Carucci has been sharing insider information for 20 years. Some of her students have gone on to become chefs. But at heart, she is an advocate for everyday cooks.

2005-08-09T07:08:00.000-07:00

Accidents do happen in the kitchen, so be

Accidents do happen in the kitchen, so be prepared (Leaf-Chronicle)
The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is that you usually have to eat them. You followed the directions to the letter, measured the ingredients carefully, and set the timer to precisely the time called for in your recipe, when disaster strikes.

2005-08-08T14:21:00.000-07:00

Haaretz - Israel News - Eyeopener (Haaretz Daily)At

Haaretz - Israel News - Eyeopener (Haaretz Daily)
At some point in all this darkness, I began to worry that I'd lost a contact lens. It happened when we were at the vegetable market. Alfonso hit me in the head with a black cucumber, and I inadvertently rubbed my left eye with the palm of my hand.

2005-08-07T07:08:00.000-07:00

Knowing who to cater to (Cape Cod Times)Susan

Knowing who to cater to (Cape Cod Times)
Susan Shaw is a baker, a caterer and an entrepreneur, the owner of Blue Willow Fine Foods which is located in a tiny space on a crescent-shaped side road that shoots off Route 6 soon after you cross into Wellfleet from Eastham.

2005-08-06T14:20:00.000-07:00

Chef's Mission: DO Try This At Home (Hartford

Chef's Mission: DO Try This At Home (Hartford Courant)
A spoonful of her grandfather's ricotta set Linda Carucci on her path as chef, caterer, cooking teacher and, now, author of "Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks."

2005-08-05T14:21:00.000-07:00

Weekend Highlights (Idaho State Journal)POCATELLO - A once-in-a-lifetime

Weekend Highlights (Idaho State Journal)
POCATELLO - A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go back in history awaits area residents today and Saturday at the Fort Hall Replica Historical Complex. It's a two-day tribute to Sacajawea and the Lemhi-Shoshone Indians.

2005-08-04T07:08:00.000-07:00

Flight food made with tender loving care (Jakarta

Flight food made with tender loving care (Jakarta Post)
Passengers on board a flight usually take their meals for granted, rarely pausing to think that the food has been subject to a lot of attention before going airborne and reaching their tray tables.

2005-08-03T14:21:00.000-07:00

Crashing crasher concept Many say movie idea not

Crashing crasher concept Many say movie idea not common or cared about at actual weddings (San Bernardino County Sun)
Griselda Cervantes can picture her wedding day the museum garden where she will say "I do,' the food her guests will enjoy, the tiered cake she'll cut into to top off the celebration.

2005-08-02T07:08:00.000-07:00

Star-Gazette.COM - Southern Finger Lakes (Star-Gazette)Chuck and Sharon

Star-Gazette.COM - Southern Finger Lakes (Star-Gazette)
Chuck and Sharon Knopf say they marvel at how much the Finger Lakes wine region has changed in the 30 years they ve been visiting. It has just boomed, said Chuck Knopf, 54, of Donna, Texas, as he sampled Rieslings recently at Dr. Frank s Vinifera Wine Cellars, overlooking Keuka Lake.

2005-08-01T14:21:00.000-07:00

Star-Gazette.COM - Southern Finger Lakes (Star-Gazette)Chuck and Sharon

2005-07-31T07:08:00.000-07:00

'Private caterer prepared sandwich' (Trinidad Express)The tuna fish

'Private caterer prepared sandwich' (Trinidad Express)
The tuna fish sandwich which is believed to have caused Health Enquiry chairman Gladys Gafoor to suffer food poisoning was not prepared by cooks at the San Fernando General Hospital.

2005-07-30T14:21:00.000-07:00

'Private caterer prepared sandwich' (Trinidad Express)The tuna fish

2005-07-29T14:20:00.000-07:00

'Private caterer prepared sandwich' (Trinidad Express)The tuna fish

2005-07-28T07:08:00.000-07:00

Expensive sandwiches? Baloney! (Canada.com)Expensive sandwiches? Baloney!

Expensive sandwiches? Baloney! (Canada.com)
Expensive sandwiches? Baloney!

2005-07-27T14:20:00.000-07:00

Haute cakes (San Jose Mercury News)When Susan Morgan

Haute cakes (San Jose Mercury News)
When Susan Morgan thinks cake, she sees handbags, baby bassinets, Limoges boxes, picnic baskets and towering stacks of gaily wrapped presents. If her clients can imagine it, she very likely can make it.

2005-07-26T07:08:00.000-07:00

$55 for a case of pop? Welcome to

$55 for a case of pop? Welcome to McCormick Place (Chicago Sun-Times)
$55 for a case of pop? Buying 1,000 toothpicks at a store can cost less than five bucks. But order them sent to an exhibition booth at a McCormick Place convention, and, as one exhibitor learned, you could pay through the teeth -- nearly $40.