Raw Honeycomb from Health Foodie: This Week’s Fresh Pick

We’ve heard all those sniffles and sneezes since the weather mellowed out and the indigenous and not so indigenous flora began blooming again. We’ve seen those itchy, red eyes and we’re here to offer some healthy, natural relief courtesy of Health Foodie’s honeycomb. Raw and local honey is known to…

California Yelpers Sue, Claiming They’re “Unpaid Employees”

Because in America we sue over everything, a small group of Yelp users in California are suing the company, saying that they should get paid minimum wage (at least) for writing reviews for the website. Their argument begins with the premise that they are actually unpaid employees who provide value…

Dana Dumas of SugarJam Cookies: Pie Social Celebrity Bakers 2013

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social Saturday, November 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second and Roosevelt streets. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…

Forget About Sriracha, We’re Facing a Global Wine Shortage

With residents in a southern California town suing the company that makes sriracha hot sauce, saying the plant’s smell are burning their throats and noses, spicy food lovers have been up in arms about possible price hikes should the production facility have to shut down. Will there be enough hot…

The World’s Strongest Beer Is 67.5 Percent Alcohol Content

The two guys from Scottish brewery Brewmeister have unveiled their newest creation, Snake Vemon. The brew apparently is the world’s strongest beer, with a ridiculously high alcohol content of 65.7 percent ABV. In case you were wondering, that means this beer is stronger than most liquors and most definitely should…

Bird Poop Coffee Is the Newest Thing to Hit the Poop Coffee World

Believe it or not the “poop coffee world” is, like, a real thing. Because now in addition to tree-dwelling cat poop coffee and elephant poop coffee (and human poop coffee, apparently) you can also buy bird poop coffee. As in coffee that’s been brewed with beans digested by birds. And…

The Amazon Wine Shop Now Ships to Arizona

Wine collectors and enthusiasts can now have vino from all over the country delivered directly to their front door through Amazon.com. The internet retailer launched their Amazon Wine Shop last November and recently added four additional states, including Arizona, to the list of those that can purchase wine through the…

FDA Reports High Levels of Lead in Imported Spice

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration announced Fahman Enterprises Inc. of Dallas was voluntarily recalling Pran Turmeric Powder after the product was found to have “high levels” of lead. The spice, which was distributed in Dallas, was imported from Bangladesh. The recall has now prompted the FDA to look…

Mexico May Pass a National Junk Food Tax

We Americans may have an international reputation for being fat and loud, but it turns out our neighbors to the south may have even, uh, bigger issues than we do. Mexico recently surpassed the United States in obesity rates, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization with 32.8…