The University of California, Irvine Extension has announced a new course titled, “A Sommelier’s Secret Guide to the Wine List: Wine and Food Galore,” which will be offered online from May 18 to June 14, 2009. The course is an elective in UC Irvine Extension’s renowned Specialized Studies Program in Wine.

Taberna del Alabardero is celebrating moms during it’s 20th anniversary year. For the first time, Taberna will be opening its doors for all the extraordinary moms in the Washington, DC area from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10th. After a nice relaxing morning, moms and their families can enjoy a leisurely lunch of classic Spanish cuisine, which will include a complimentary glass of Cava and a rose upon arrival for all the women of the hour.

I've had the honor of celebrating Passover with Jewish friends before. Not only is it a wonderful tradition and one of the most delightful and spiritual celebrations I've ever had the pleasure to participate in, but it comes with great food!

Asia Nine celebrates Songkran, the Thai New Year, with a special menu designed to capture the holiday’s spirit of cleansing and renewal. The “Thai New Year” menu is available for lunch and dinner, and will be served from Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 17, 2009 along with the full menu.

The availability of healthy food choices and your quality of diet is associated with where you live, according to two studies conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Wahoo's Fish Taco is throwing the ultimate bash to celebrate turning the big 2-0! On Sunday, Feb. 22 beginning at 10:20 a.m., Wahoo’s fanatics are invited to join the festivities at the newly remodeled original Wahoo’s Costa Mesa 1 restaurant, located at 1862 Placentia Avenue.

With a little strategy, healthy eaters can come up with a game plan for victory during the Super Bowl party. Here are some tips for sensible game-day eating from TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), the nation’s original weight-loss support group.

The Food Bank for New York, which has been handing out groceries to poor New Yorkers for 25 years, reports that things are getting bad out there. The number of locals who say they have trouble paying for food has gone up 26 percent in the past recession year -- from 3.1 to 4 million, or about 48 percent of New Yorkers (!).

A new USDA report shows that nearly 700,000 children went hungry in America sometime in 2007, up from 430,000 in 2006.

Advances in sensing technology will help to reduce the wastage from 'farm to fork' that's contributing to the UK's £10 billion food wastage bill, according to the UK's Sensors & Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network.

To celebrate the grand opening of their newest Washington D.C. location at 618 12th St., NW, Chop’t® Creative Salad Company will be holding their trademark pre-opening “training day” celebration on Monday, August 25 – when guests can enjoy all salads and salad sandwiches free of charge. Lunch will be served “on the house” from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. or until the last bit of lettuce is gone. There is a limit of one meal per customer.