Kolkata restaurants see surge in footfall during Christmas-New Year week | Economy & Policy News

The association reported a 15% increase in food consumption, with customers patiently waiting for three to four hours to savor their favorite dishes (Stock photo) City-based restaurants are experiencing a surge in customer footfall during the Christmas-New Year week from December 24-27, according to an official of the Hostel and Restaurant Association of Eastern India (HRAEI). HRAEI president Sudesh Poddar said crowd turnout is expected to increase further leading up to the New Year. The association reported a 15% increase in food consumption, with customers patiently waiting for three to four hours to savor their favorite dishes. Poddar mentioned that…
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These Books Will Help Heal Your Relationship With Food

How is your relationship with food these days? For many of us, the honest answer is β€œit’s complicated.” Maybe you stress-eat more than you’d care to admit or are always on the latest diet. Maybe you just spend too much mental energy on food and have a nagging sense that it’s supposed to be, well, easier. If you’re looking for a reset, you might start with some reading β€” we’re in something of a heyday for books about food and bodies. We asked nine experts in psychology, nutrition and body image for their recommendations. These picks will help you understand…
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Irish diet like a ‘slow-motion disaster’

A new report by the Climate and Health Alliance has suggested the Irish diet and food system is like a slow-motion disaster, fueling premature death and disability due to diet-related chronic diseases. The report calls for the end of the junk food cycle and a switch away from processed foods to more plant-based diets. The report says the global food system can feed the world, but it has also made people heavier and sicker. The report also said it destroys wildlife, pollutes rivers and air, and is responsible for a third of greenhouse gas emissions. The report is concerned that…
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Mobile market rolls out healthy food | Features

With falling temperatures, most foundational farmers markets have closed for the season, but a farmers market operated by a Greensboro-based couple doesn’t have a fixed site to shut down. The Homestead Market is a roving farmers market selling healthy, locally produced foods from a trailer. Filled with bright orange carrots, vibrant greens, freshly-baked breads and desserts, as well as seafood, beef and pork, the trailer is tailored to fit the finest of fine, freshly-focused, food-loving, healthy eaters in the area , co-owner Don Milholin said. He and wife Kristy Myers-Miholin started The Homestead Market this past May, 15 years after…
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