http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/food food news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-02-04T07:23:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020312_phoenix_open_golf/darkness-halts-pga-play-scottdale/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020312_phoenix_open_golf/darkness-halts-pga-play-scottdale/ 01:41:00Z B. Poole A frost delay Thursday morning caused Phoenix Open play to last past sunset on day one, leaving some players to finish Round 1 on Friday and sparking another darkness suspension Friday evening. Play resumes at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. 2012-02-04T01:41:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_buckmaster/buckmaster-legislation-would-create-new-pima-bonding-authority/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_buckmaster/buckmaster-legislation-would-create-new-pima-bonding-authority/ 22:49:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry is the Friday Focus Newsmaker. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable featuring Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star and Dan Shearer of the Green Valley News. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell, “The Culinary Cruiser.” 2012-02-03T22:49:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_yuma_ag_tourism/farm-rich-yuma-out-cultivate-growth-agritourism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_yuma_ag_tourism/farm-rich-yuma-out-cultivate-growth-agritourism/ 16:24:00Z Connor Radnovich Yuma’s Field to Feast, engages tourists, snowbirds and locals in the process of moving produce from soil to salad. Participants pick kale, lettuce, broccoli and more while learning about the area’s agriculture. (with video) 2012-02-01T16:24:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012912_foodtruck_roundup/hundreds-herd-downtown-food-truck-roundup/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012912_foodtruck_roundup/hundreds-herd-downtown-food-truck-roundup/ 03:29:00Z Mariana Dale The aroma of fried funnel cake, smoky barbecue and roasting corn wafted through the air as hundreds of people and more than 25 trucks showed up for Tucson Food Trucks’ fifth gathering on Sunday. 2012-01-30T03:29:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012912_food_trucks/food-truck-roundup-haul-tasty-treats/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012912_food_trucks/food-truck-roundup-haul-tasty-treats/ 22:05:00Z Mariana Dale Call it a party, a picnic, or a foodie flash mob, Sunday’s food truck roundup will provide nourishment for those with adventurous appetites. 2012-01-29T22:05:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012712_buckmaster/buckmaster-nuclear-recycling-good-arizona/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012712_buckmaster/buckmaster-nuclear-recycling-good-arizona/ 22:13:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Friday Focus interview with state Sen. Al Melvin. Also, the Friday Reporters’ Roundtable with Dylan Smith of TucsonSentinel.com and Mark Evans of TucsonCitizen.com. Plus, “The Culinary Cruiser” Matt Russell has the Weekend Watch. 2012-01-27T22:13:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_feds_bpa/feds-have-failed-act-toxic-chemical-report-says/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_feds_bpa/feds-have-failed-act-toxic-chemical-report-says/ 18:47:00Z Chris Hamby Despite growing fears over the health effects of a chemical found in many baby bottles and a host of other products, federal regulators have done little to protect the public, according to a new report from a nonprofit research group. 2012-01-26T18:47:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_conn_mayor_taco/conn-mayor-trouble-taco-remark/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_conn_mayor_taco/conn-mayor-trouble-taco-remark/ 07:04:00Z Samantha Stainburn The mayor of East Haven, Conn., Joseph Maturo Jr., has apologized for his flippant response to a reporter’s question about what he was doing for the Latino community in his city. 2012-01-26T07:04:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_giffords_food_bank/giffords-winds-up-congressional-duties-with-food-bank-visit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_giffords_food_bank/giffords-winds-up-congressional-duties-with-food-bank-visit/ 19:55:00Z Dylan Smith U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ last official act in her district was not a rousing speech to political supporters, nor a tearful resignation. Rather, she took a quiet tour of the good works others are doing in her honor. Giffords paid a visit Monday to the Food Bank family assistance center named for her. 2012-01-23T19:55:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_giffords_congress_corner/giffords-meets-with-congress-your-corner-constituents/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_giffords_congress_corner/giffords-meets-with-congress-your-corner-constituents/ 16:32:00Z Dylan Smith U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords met with constituents Monday in private gathering billed as a completion of the “Congress on Your Corner” event at which she was shot. 2012-01-23T16:32:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011912_dillinger_days/dillinger-days-celebrate-capture-public-enemy-no-1/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011912_dillinger_days/dillinger-days-celebrate-capture-public-enemy-no-1/ 01:48:00Z Mariana Dale In 1934, John Dillinger was captured by Tucson police after fleeing a fire at Hotel Congress. The hotel will celebrate the anniversary with a speakeasy soirée Friday and re-enactments Saturday. 2012-01-20T01:48:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011912_gingrich_food_stamps/newts-faulty-food-stamp-claim/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011912_gingrich_food_stamps/newts-faulty-food-stamp-claim/ 22:13:00Z Brooks Jackson Newt Gingrich claims that “more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history.” He’s wrong. 2012-01-19T22:13:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011712_mex_tarahumara_aid/aid-rushed-mexicos-hungry-tarahumara-people/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011712_mex_tarahumara_aid/aid-rushed-mexicos-hungry-tarahumara-people/ 00:55:00Z Talia Ralph Aid is being rushed to the Tarahumara indigenous tribes in northern Mexico, after serious food shortages in the region prompted one official to falsely report that men and women had committed suicide out of desperation. 2012-01-18T00:55:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011112_buckmaster/buckmaster-lawmakers-may-once-again-shift-cost-cities-counties/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011112_buckmaster/buckmaster-lawmakers-may-once-again-shift-cost-cities-counties/ 21:40:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We start things off with a newsmaker interview with Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias. Then, it’s a conversation with renowned comet discover David Levy. Also, The Nutrition Reporter Jack Challem.  Plus, heath care journalist Steve Jacob talks about his new book “Health Care in 2020.” 2012-01-11T21:40:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011112_az_fda_antibiotics/livestock-drug-restrictions-likely-moot-az/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011112_az_fda_antibiotics/livestock-drug-restrictions-likely-moot-az/ 20:04:00Z Tarryn Mento Proposed federal restrictions on the use of certain antibiotics in livestock and poultry wouldn’t have much an effect on Arizona’s farms and ranches, according to experts here. 2012-01-11T20:04:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011012_buckmaster/buckmaster-why-politician-has-become-dirty-word/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011012_buckmaster/buckmaster-why-politician-has-become-dirty-word/ 21:20:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We kick off the show with Terry Bracy, Buckmaster Show contributor on Washington and government affairs. Also, the Tuesday Money Maker Report with Shelly Fishman. Then, aging expert Gale Morgan on eating right for seniors. Plus, Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly arts editor, with her bi-monthly Buckmaster Show Arts Update. 2012-01-10T21:20:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122611_ferries_obesity/wash-state-lowers-ferry-capacity-due-obesity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122611_ferries_obesity/wash-state-lowers-ferry-capacity-due-obesity/ 21:21:00Z Global Post Ferries in Washington state are packing fewer passengers because of the dramatic increase in obesity among American adults. 2011-12-26T21:21:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122011_bpa_kitchen/not-my-kitchen-easier-said-than-done/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122011_bpa_kitchen/not-my-kitchen-easier-said-than-done/ 20:31:00Z Emily Dwass The controversial chemical bisphenol A was not on my radar screen back in 2008, when I ordered an electric food steamer online. Not so fun were the stories I started reading soon after, questioning the safety of polycarbonate in food applications, because that plastic contains BPA. 2011-12-20T20:31:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121611_bolivia_panettone_coca/bolivians-add-new-ingredient-panettone-coca-leaves/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121611_bolivia_panettone_coca/bolivians-add-new-ingredient-panettone-coca-leaves/ 23:01:00Z Stephanie S. Garlow Panettone, a traditional Christmas sweet bread, usually includes raisins, candied fruit and what flour. But Bolivian coca growers have modified the recipe to include flour made from coca leaves. 2011-12-16T23:01:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121611_az_food_deserts/eating-healthy-challenging-food-desert/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121611_az_food_deserts/eating-healthy-challenging-food-desert/ 20:20:00Z Joanne Ingram There are 700,000 Arizonans who live in what the federal government terms a food desert, or a low-income area that lacks immediate access to healthy, affordable food. It’s especially challenging for those receiving SNAP benefits. 2011-12-16T20:20:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121411_dry_climate_ag1/hotter-drier-climate-strikes-global-agriculture/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121411_dry_climate_ag1/hotter-drier-climate-strikes-global-agriculture/ 20:11:00Z Douglas Fischer The Horn of Africa is in the midst of its worst drought in 60 years where crop failures have left up to 10 million at risk of famine and social order has broken down. It’s a taste of what’s to come, scientists are saying. 2011-12-14T20:11:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121211_sugarcane_sick_workers/disease-killing-thousands-sugar-cane-workers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121211_sugarcane_sick_workers/disease-killing-thousands-sugar-cane-workers/ 19:28:00Z Sasha Chavkin Chronic kidney disease stands at the heart of a lethal mystery — and legacy of neglect by industry and governments, including the United States, which have resisted pleas for aggressive action to spotlight the malady and find a remedy. 2011-12-12T19:28:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121211_az_organic_farming/organic-farming-takes-root-arizona/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121211_az_organic_farming/organic-farming-takes-root-arizona/ 18:18:00Z Cassondra Strande The number of certified organic farms in Arizona nearly tripled from 2006 to 2008 and the trend is expected to continue as demand increases. 2011-12-12T18:18:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120611_az_microbrew/makers-craft-beer-see-untapped-potential-az/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120611_az_microbrew/makers-craft-beer-see-untapped-potential-az/#When: 10:57:000 Victoria Pelham Updated: Microbrewers are eyeing Arizona as the next big market for beer, with 39 microbreweries in the state in 2011. The lastest microbrewery in Tucson, Borderlands Brewing Company, will open its doors Saturday. %2011-%12-%10GMT%17:%57:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112511_buckmaster1/buckmaster-chef-janos-wilder-bets-downtown-comeback/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112511_buckmaster1/buckmaster-chef-janos-wilder-bets-downtown-comeback/ 05:11:00Z Buckmaster Show 2011-11-26T05:11:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112011_grease_recycle/donate-used-cooking-oil-biodiesel-fuel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112011_grease_recycle/donate-used-cooking-oil-biodiesel-fuel/ 17:00:00Z Megan Merrimac People have the opportunity to properly dispose of used cooking grease and oil, which can be used to produce a clean-burning substitute for diesel fuel.  2011-11-25T17:00:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112511_immigrants_weight/immigrants-quickly-learn-how-gain-weight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112511_immigrants_weight/immigrants-quickly-learn-how-gain-weight/ 16:16:00Z Jordan Helton After moving to the United States, immigrants begin to pack on more and more unhealthy weight as they become accustomed to the American way of living — and eating. 2011-11-25T16:16:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112311_tohono_chul_lights/tohono-chul-park-kicks-off-holiday-nights/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112311_tohono_chul_lights/tohono-chul-park-kicks-off-holiday-nights/ 19:01:00Z Megan Merrimac Tohono Chul Park will light up the night by transforming into a winter wonderland, complete with over 750,000 lights, entertainment, treats, and shopping. 2011-11-24T19:01:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112411_giffords_thanksgiving/giffords-serves-thanksgiving-meal-d-m-airmen/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112411_giffords_thanksgiving/giffords-serves-thanksgiving-meal-d-m-airmen/#When: 13:39:000 Dylan Smith Updated: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords helped serve Thanksgiving dinner to airmen and military veterans at Tucson’s Davis-Monthan AFB on Thursday—her first constituent event since being shot on Jan. 8. (Updated with video) %2011-%11-%24GMT%20:%39:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112411_thanksgiving_obesity/obesity-not-just-thanksgiving-problem/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112411_thanksgiving_obesity/obesity-not-just-thanksgiving-problem/ 17:46:00Z Lillian Rizzo Thanksgiving is when most Americans stuff their faces, loosen their belts and then feel guilty enough to sign up for a new gym membership. But for many people in the United States and around the world, issues related to healthy eating and body weight do not begin and end with the holidays. 2011-11-24T17:46:07+00:00