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BPA-free plastic bags in boxed wines?

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Aug. 13, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Boxed wines have many environmental advantages over bottled, but some of the plastic bags inside the boxes contain BPA, a synthetic chemical that has been linked to a range of human health problems. Bota Box, pictured here, and many other box wines come in BPA-free packaging. The simple way to know is to read the labels when you’re wine shopping. (Peter Knocke via Flickr)

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Celebrity chefs, wine tastings and more at Newport WineFest

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Aug. 9, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Don’t miss this three-day culinary event!

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Get the best of the VT Cheesemakers’ Festival delivered to your door

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July 24, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Cheddar and goat cheese and blue cheese, oh my!

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A Superfood Manifesto

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June 23, 2011   Leave a Comment  

An open pomegranate (WikiMedia)

Or a lamentation on what to eat

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New Zealander brings bagels to France

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June 23, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Adding to the cafe culture

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Eat for a cause at these Greater Boston-area restaurants

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June 12, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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For a limited time, proceeds will go to Red Cross, Western Mass. tornado victims

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Enjoy a romantic picnic in the park with Beacon Hill Bistro’s picnic service

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May 30, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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They even give you a blanket and a basket!

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Funds, glasses raised at Fenway wine tasting benefiting blindness research

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May 18, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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More than 10 million Americans affected by blinding eye diseases

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How safe is soy?

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May 7, 2011   8 Comments  

Americans today spend upwards of $4 billion yearly on soy food products. Although the versatile soybean provides many health benefits, some 90 percent of the U.S. crop is grown using genetically modified seeds, engineered to withstand repeated dousing with Monsanto's herbicide, glyphosate (popularly known as RoundUp). (Media credit/Timothy Valentine via Flickr)

The white knight of food has a dark side

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Max Brenner restaurant brings unique, chocolate-obsessed cuisine to Boston

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May 4, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Your taste buds will rejoice

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Cool down from royal wedding fever with a Pimm’s Cup cocktail

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April 26, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Love it or hate hearing about it, the royal wedding is an excuse to drink!

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Relating soil depletion and nutrition loss

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April 23, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Although fruits and vegetables are still our best source of nutrients, those grown decades ago were much richer in vitamins and minerals than the varieties most of us get today. The main culprit in this disturbing nutritional trend is soil depletion. (Media credit/Martin Poole via Digital Vision/Thinkstock)

Our parents got more out of their carrots than we do

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Is your chocolate Easter bunny ethical?

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April 8, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Why you should swap that bunny for a fair trade chocolate bar

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Second annual Boston Wine Week offers fine wines for a fair price

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March 31, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Don’t miss the chance to sip wines you normally couldn’t afford!

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Goya donates 75,000 pounds of food to 10 Boston-area food pantries

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March 24, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Jeff Hayward of the United Way, Carlos Mangual of Goya Foods and Tan Shu, a student at Boston University, help sort 75,000 pounds of food at the Reggie Lewis Center on March 16. (Media Credit/John Mottern)

Effort part of country-wide donation of one million pounds of food

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Actress, turned singer, turned cook Jessica Harper

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March 22, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Discussing “The Crabby Cook Cookbook”

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Newbie foodie delivers at Boston Center for Adult Education

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March 22, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Brehon Garcia-Dale’s story

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Many in Jamaica Plain community unhappy about Whole Foods

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March 19, 2011   3 Comments  

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Worry over jobs lost and how community will be affected

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Lick hangovers and nicotine addictions away with Three Lollies lollipops

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March 16, 2011   1 Comment  

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Lollipops are made with natural ingredients and vitamins

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Rethinking Tavern in the Square

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March 5, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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An attempt and failure to fulfill “biddie” stereotypes

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