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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to investigate whether an inhalable caffeine product sold in push-pop sized containers is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement. AeroShot went on the market late last month in Massachusetts and New York, and it’s also available in France. Consumers put one end of the canister in their mouths and breathe in, releasing a fine powder full of B vitamins and 100mg of Caffeine. That is about the same amount of caffeine in a cup of coffee. However, the concern is not over the...
FAIRFIELD- Associated Press A judge on the Food Network reality television show “Cupcake Wars” has resolved her lawsuit with a Connecticut cupcake store over its name. Candace Nelson’s company, Sprinkles Cupcakes, settled its federal trademark infringement lawsuit against a store named Pink Sprinkles last week. The lawsuit claimed the similarity in names was likely to cause confusion in the marketplace. An attorney and a spokesman for Pink Sprinkles say the store in Fairfield will now be called Pink Cupcake Shack. The lawsuit said Sprinkles Cupcakes opened its first store in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2005 and became a national phenomenon...
Denmark native Fritz Knipschildt founded Knipschildt Chocolatier in 1996, and later opened his first cafe, Chocopologie, located in Norwalk in 2005. October 2011 brought their second store opening in the heart of Downtown New Haven, located next to Starbucks on High Street. They offer an assortment of creative flavors ranging from lavender to sea salt caramel, Chocopologie has options to please everyone. They even have chocolate dipped smores bars to go with coffees, tea, cocoas, caramels dusted with smoked sea salt, and a port wine truffle for wine lovers. The only downside is that these tiny morsels cost $1.50 each,...
Outrage After ‘Taco’ Comment
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According to NBC30, “East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo gave more than a dozen interviews to reporters after four East Haven police officers were arrested Tuesday, accused of harassing and intimidating members of the Latino community.” One reporter asked how he would reach out to the Latino community that night, the Mayor responded that he might go get tacos. He continued, “I might have spaghetti tonight, being of Italian descent. I’ve had ethnic food, and when you asked me what I was doing for Latinos tonight, I may go out and have a Latino dinner in the Latino community. There is...
Insomnia Cookies is now open for business on Chapel Street in New Haven, according to the company’s Facebook page they serve “fresh, delicious, oven baked cookies” and are “warm from the oven right to your door!” We visited Insomnia and Blue State Coffee last week for the grand opening to see what all the fuss was about. They offer the following cookies at $1.25 each: sugar, chocolate chunk, double chocolate chunk, oatmeal raisin, white chocolate macadamia, snicker doodle, M&M, and peanut butter. From the $1.25 variety the best tasting was the oatmeal raisin. The $2.50 cookies include the triple chocolate...
(AP) Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies, is preparing to refile for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just two years after emerging, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. A spokesman for the privately held Irving, Texas, bakery company declined to comment on the report. The Wall Street Journal said people familiar with the matter said the company is facing a cash crunch with more than $860 million in debt, high labor expenses and rising ingredient costs. When the company, then called Interstate Bakeries and based in Kansas City, Mo., filed for bankruptcy protection in 2004, it blamed...
(AP) PEABODY, Mass. — The federal Transportation Security Administration is defending its decision to confiscate a frosted cupcake from a Massachusetts woman flying from Las Vegas. The TSA says in a blog comment posted Monday the cupcake was packed in a jar filled with icing, which is considered a gel under a policy designed to secure travelers from terrorists seeking to evade detection by using explosives made of plastics, liquids or gels. Peabody (PEE’-buh-dee) resident Rebecca Hains was barred from taking her cupcake onto a plane last month when a TSA agent said icing in the jar exceeded amounts of...
As many of you know, I am in and out of Manhattan and the other boroughs of NYC frequently. Recently, I passed through Korea Town on the way to China Town for some dumplings at Shanghai Cuisine on Bayard Street, and was thinking about the whole controversy over the popular Korean dish called Kimchi (fermented cabbage). The problem is that kimchi is left at room temperature, meaning it’s above the DOH’s 41-degree temperature requirement for cold foods. Inspectors have been fining Korean restaurants across the city, which owners say is unfair, because kimchi has an acidity level below 4.6, meaning...
Connecticut Magazine’s Readers Choice Restaurant Awards just came out in their January 2012 issue. For the complete three page list, visit Connecticut Magazine here. If you’re thinking about going somewhere for New Years 2012 this weekend, why not check out some of the restaurants below? Do you agree with Connecticut Magazine? Do you disagree on any of the selected winners? Let us know what you think and what restaurants on the top of your list! Tweet to us @ctfoodandwine Best Overall Excellence Statewide Winner: Union League Café, New Haven Statewide Runner-up: Brasserie Pip, Ivoryton Fairfield County: Rebeccas, Greenwich Hartford County:...
