Searching America to rank 10 of the country’s most acclaimed, ambitious, promising or intriguing new restaurants. With the right planning and a little practice, there is a way to cook dinner without waking the baby sleeping in the next room. Absinthe: intoxicating mix of legend, liquor.

U.S. retail food prices in 2007 rose about 4%, the highest gain in 17 years, and the forecast for 2008 is for a similar rise of 3.5%-4%.

Pierre’s Ice Cream Company Expands Allergy Alert on its Homestyle Brand of Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream for Undeclared Peanut Butter Cup candies into Kentucky and West Virginia.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten announces three new restaurant properties to open inside three new W Hotel developments: W Atlanta-Midtown (Atlanta, Georgia, USA), W Istanbul (Turkey) and W Doha (Qatar) in 2008.

Calls for change at the USDA. A conference in Barcelona looks at the effects of global climate change on the world of wine. Profiles of Martin Yan. Rice and recipes.

With Rents Soaring, Stores Are Being Demolished for Condos.