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News Articles: Food

At least two people have died and more than a dozen have been hospitalized in connection with a listeria outbreak linked to meat sold at deli counters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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The CDC issues a warning after at least 2 deaths in a listeria outbreak linked to deli meat

The U.S. public health agency said it was still investigating information about what specific products have been affected.

July 20, 2024
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  • Rebecca Rosman
Southwest Airlines says it's taking steps to keep its onboard beverages cooler.

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Soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights due to sky-high temperatures

The extreme heat searing the U.S. this summer is having an unexpected consequence thousands of feet in the air: It's causing some beverage cans on Southwest Airlines flights to burst when opened.

July 19, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
PepsiCo said sales of its Frito-Lay snacks slumped in the most recent quarter as shoppers became more sensitive to rising prices.

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  • Business

Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here's why it might not feel that way

Food prices have largely leveled off, but many people are still frustrated when they go to their local grocery store.

July 14, 2024
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  • Scott Horsley
Dickey Farms employees look at peaches on a conveyor belt at Dickey Farms on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Musella, Georgia. Dickey Farms is the oldest, continuously operating peach packinghouse in Georgia and offers tours and sells homemade goods and produce in their shop. KATIE TUCKER/THE TELEGRAPH

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127-year-old peach farm is 40 minutes from Macon. Ice cream motivates many to make the trip

Forty minutes west of Macon in Musella, there’s an open-air peach packaging building with muggy air, a slightly sweet smell and an abundance of local produce. Dickey Farms has been growing peaches for 127 years. The farm began in 1897 with the planting of its first peach trees by the great-great-grandfather of Lee Dickey, who is the farm’s current vice president.

July 10, 2024
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  • Ava Chatlosh
A Georgia restaurant was rated one of the best places for fried chicken, according to Yelp. Rock's Chicken & Fries Bacon Cheddar sub Swiss sandwich. Rock's Chicken & Fries/X

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  • Food

Best fried chicken in Georgia is at this restaurant, Yelp says. Why folks love it

Fried chicken lovers can’t get enough of this Georgia chicken joint. So it’s no surprise that Rock’s Chicken & Fries in Atlanta was rated as serving the best fried chicken in the Peach State, according to Yelp.

July 06, 2024
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  • Tanasia Kenney
Joey Chestnut (right) won a hot dog-eating contest against soldiers at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, with Impossible Foods pledging to donate $1,000 in support of military families for each hot dog downed.

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Joey Chestnut, banned from Coney Island, takes his hot dog-eating skills to Fort Bliss

Chestnut ate 57 hot dogs in five minutes, beating a team of four soldiers who downed 49 total. He not only broke his own record, but nearly tied the Coney Island winner, who ate 58 dogs in 10 minutes.

July 05, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Caesar Salad was born 100 years ago, on July 4, 1924, in Tijuana, Mexico. Above, a Caesar Salad from the <a href="https://www.boucherie-neworleans.com/">Boucherie</a> restaurant in New Orleans.

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  • Arts & Life

Hail Caesar salad! Born 100 years ago in Tijuana

The Caesar salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 4, 1924, to feed hungry American tourists. We've been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since.

July 03, 2024
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  • Neda Ulaby
A past meal option for Delta One customers flying internationally included beef short rib from Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. (Provided by Delta Air Lines)

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  • Food

Hundreds of Atlanta food service workers create thousands of in-flight meals daily for international passengers

Meals on international flights have reached a new level of innovation as airline culinary programs must juxtapose food safety, special diets, and allergies with a degree of creativity. 

July 03, 2024
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  • Sarra Sedghi

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  • Arts & Life

Dining out with a big group? Learn the social etiquette of splitting the check

Five common scenarios you may encounter while dining out with a large party — and how to handle the bill fairly while being considerate of your server.

July 02, 2024
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  • Malaka Gharib
Among the more than 60 products included in the recall are the Chipwich Vanilla Chocolate Chip ice cream sandwiches, Jeni’s Mint Chocolate Truffle pie ice cream sandwiches and Hershey’s Cookies & Cream Polar Bear ice cream sandwiches.

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  • Health

More than 60 ice cream products recalled over possible listeria contamination

The Food and Drug Administration says more than 60 products made by Totally Cool Inc. of Owings Mills, Md., are part of the recall, including brands such as Hershey's, Friendly's, Chipwich and Jeni's.

June 27, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Bimbo bread is displayed on a shelf at a market in Anaheim, Calif., in 2003. On Tuesday, U.S. federal food safety regulators warned Bimbo Bakeries USA - which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Oroweat, Thomas', Entenmann's and Ball Park buns and rolls - to stop using labels that say its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don't.

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  • Health

FDA warns top U.S. bakery not to claim foods contain allergens when they don't

The FDA found Bimbo Bakeries USA — which includes brands such as Sara Lee and Ball Park buns and rolls — listed ingredients such as sesame or tree nuts on labels even when they weren't in the foods.

June 26, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Kids at the Boys and Girls Club on Anthony Road in Macon get their second helpings of fresh fruit and vegetables through the Happy Helpings summer food program recently.

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  • Economy

Hungry Georgia kids now have another way to find meals this summer

A program of the US Department of Agriculture aimed at stemming child hunger during the summer school break has officially begun in Georgia.

June 26, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
The line to get into the food distribution was about 2 miles long once the whole circuit was completed. Some people waited in the line upwards of two hours for boxes with items like corn, potatoes and peaches.

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  • Economy

Hundreds waited hours for free food in Macon

People in Macon waited for hours for boxes of fresh produce. Some said they were driven there by inflated grocery bills.

June 21, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
 Archaeologists on a multi-year restoration project found 35 bottles of cherries and berries in five different pits in the Mount Vernon cellar.

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  • History

Centuries-old cherries were found at George Washington's home. What can they tell us?

Archaeologists unearthed 35 bottles of cherries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon. The 250-year-old fruits, many still intact, can shed new light on those who lived and worked there.

June 20, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Moving in the Spirit will perform at the High Museum. (Courtesy High Museum)

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  • News

Events, exhibitions, and food to mark Juneteenth celebrations around metro Atlanta

Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be celebrated with a plethora of events around the metro area starting this weekend. We’ve rounded up a guide to some of the events.

June 14, 2024
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