Indonesia’s halal tourism bid faces pig pushback
Indonesia's bid to lure more visitors by spreading halal tourism across the archipelago is facing a backlash, with a Christian celebration of...
With music and burger empire, Cameroon couple living ‘Russian dream’
Decked out in gold jewelry and high-end fashion, Walter and Cindy Tchassem descend on a Moscow fast-food joint escorted by bodyguards. Both...
America’s first cannabis cafe opens in Hollywood
America's first cannabis restaurant has opened in West Hollywood, offering diners an array of weed products and hoping to rival Amsterdam's famed...
Swiss chocolatier Callebaut all-in on cacao
Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut on Friday unveiled a new formulation that packs in the parts of the cacao fruit it used to...
Mock meat edges onto Southeast Asian plates
A sprinkle of chili, some pinkish "pork" and a few basil leaves tossed into a sizzling wok-chef Songpol swears his vegan version...
Hong Kong festival mooncakes get a protest makeover
At the back of her tiny shop, Hong Kong baker Naomi Suen pulls out a fresh tray of mooncakes-each one sporting popular...
Meat-free champions lick their lips as market booms
SAN FRANCISCO: Beef-free burgers, egg-free omelettes and milk-free ice cream -- meat and dairy alternatives have shot to the top of...
All-natural and low-sugar: Once niche kombucha drink takes the US by storm
NEW YORK: The recent US kombucha craze has been fermenting for decades. All-natural, low-sugar, and packed with supposed health benefits, the once-niche...
Sophie the robot whips up noodles of Singapore noodles
A Singaporean engineering company has built a robot that can serve up a piping hot bowl of laksa, one of the city-state's...
Smoky tea baked in clay: Tandoori chai heats up Pakistan
It's a cuppa like no other. Every evening in Islamabad a crowd arrives at Sanaullah's street stall to taste his "tandoori chai"-milk...
Bugs up: Cape Town restaurant serves insect menu
Mopane worms are a traditional snack in South Africa, but a Cape Town restaurant is set to crawl into the history books...
Food for… trash? India’s first ‘garbage cafe’ to offer meals for plastic
Hungry, but don't have cash? No problem, bring plastic waste and get a free meal, said the mayor of an Indian city...
