Katrina survivor cooks lover's head then leaps to his death

Bartenders Zach Bowen and Addie Hall had 15 minutes of fame during Hurricane Katrina as they stuck it out in the French Quarter, hosting reporters and saying "we're having a civilized hurricane." Their legacy has changed as police found his Addie's head in a pot on the stove, murdered by Zach, who leapt to his death soon after.

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McDonalds: No timetables on withdrawal, but making progress on war over oil

McDonald's Corp. Chief Executive Jim Skinner said Wednesday the fast-food chain is making "very good progress" toward developing a healthier oil for french fries cooked in its U.S. restaurants but still would not give a timetable for when a switch will be made.

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biscuits

The origin of the word “biscuit” is from Latin via Middle French and means “twice cooked”

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Ratatouille (2007)

Remy is a rat, constantly risking life in an expensive French restaurant because of his love of good food, as well as a desire to become a chef. Yet, obviously, this is a rather tough dream for a rat. But opportunity knocks when a young boy, who desperately needs to keep his job at the restaurant, despite his lack of cooking abilities

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Review: Ratatouille

Who ever thought that mixing rats with fine French cooking would work? Apparently, Pixar did and once again have continued their winning streak in computer animated fare. As always, they demonstrate why they are the premiere outfit in Hollywood for creating such fantastic movies that can be enjoyed by young and old alike. I think that by the end of

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Streep to Play Julia Child in New Movie

Project centers on a frustrated temp secretary who embarks on a yearlong culinary quest to cook all 524 recipes in Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She chronicles her trials and tribulations in a blog that catches on with the food crowd. But, why not Dan Aykroyd?

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Thanksgiving tips: Hold the bacteria

More than 200,000 Americans get sick each day from what they eat, and turkey dinner with all the trimmings complicates it all. The government is offering some tips to keep holiday cooking from becoming an intestinal curse.

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