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Specialists discuss foods myths and clarify the facts. I highlighted two sections in which marketing is the source of the rumor--according to some authors, the media has convinced us that sugar is better than high fructose corn syrup and that antioxidant drinks are healthy...

Website: Podcast.com Broadcasted: January 1, 2011 Genre: Food In this podcast Don Genova raps up this year with a discussion of the best foods of 2010 and the past trends in food. He also talks about the best restaurants and food joints, giving a description of the best taco place in town. This podcast is good for people who enjoy eating food or just want to find out where the best restaurants are.

Read what Mumbai's very own food stylist and food photographer Saba Gaziyani has to say about Jasper Udink ten Cate's book Creative Chef

Obesity as many of us know, is a growing problem in the United States. It is extremely prevalent among the younger generation, as kids are more susceptible to advertisements on television and on the Internet. As this article states, children have a great influence over the food their parents buy. To put it bluntly, children can be annoying. They can scream and yell, essentially embarrassing you into buying them whatever they want. Years ago, discipline amongst parents was much stricter and a child who mouthed off would be subject to corporal punishment. However, society has greatly evolved, and in many families, the power balance among children and adults has shifted. Fast food advertisers are aware of this and take full advantage by placing commercials during popular television networks like Disney channel and Nickelodeon. Also, as the Internet has become more popular amongst young adults, advertisements for sugary snacks and greasy fried food have also increased. Obesity will continue to be a big issue in the United States but we can no longer only place the blame on the lack of options in supermarkets or parents themselves but rather advertisements in media that are negatively influencing children causing them to make bad decisions.

Concrete design studio use post modernism and pastiche elements to recreate Asian street-food themed restaurant in Amsterdam. Check it out and tell us what you think of it…

A logo adopted by food company giants is showing up in major supermarkets

A logo adopted by food company giants is showing up in major supermarkets

"In some ways, this marketing push has been happening for years: Companies hawking a variety of goods, from diamonds to digital cameras, have been eager to get parent bloggers to write posts that tout their products. But recently, these bloggers say, food companies have upped the ante, bombarding them with free trips to corporate kitchens and mountains of edible swag."

Creating kitchen clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Foods

"The way the public gets news continues to change with digital - and especially mobile forms - gaining audiences. Some shifts raise questions about the amount and quality of news consumed. All that leads to the crucial question of what people know about major public issues. Last week's Pew study on the Affordable Care Act didn't inspire confidence in the public's knowledge of news. Pew's survey found that "44% of Americans are unsure whether ACA remains the law. About three-in-ten (31%) say they don't know, while 8% think it has been repealed by Congress and 5% believe it was overturned by the Supreme Court." Should we cheer because more than half those surveyed (57%) knew that the law is being implemented? Should we allow slack for those who didn't know, since the Act is complicated and changes have been made and proposed? Is the study evidence of separate and unequal societies, one informed and one uninformed? To get a better sense of how the public is consuming news, and how journalists can best reach them, it's helpful to look at some data. Recent studies tracking news consumption could leave the impression we've moved from well-rounded civic information meals to fast-food news snacking."

Design tenets of camouflage, manipulation of depth and repetition cull out a trendy modern hospitable space in the 55-year old Smart Araneta Coliseum in Philippines. Check it out and leave us your views…

Newly opened Gastroport, by ALLARTSDESIGN provides the perfect setting for its mouth-watering Japanese and Peruvian cuisine

What happens when the stores that have forced many local mom-and-pop retailers to close are themselves going out of business because they can't adjust to rising costs and lower consumer spending?

A brief chronological documentation of the internet. Article first, then list.

This movie goes in depth more than "SuperSize Me" about the media and advertising.

Style plays s very significant contributor in actualizing a thematic décor. Check out the hospitable world of crime in a Mumbai café and bar and leave us your views…

Following the football-thematic, VfB Stuttgart club-restaurant is the peppy, refurbished go-to address in Stuttgart, Germany. Check it out...

Studio ABD's graphic communiqué on the new packaging design of Eastern's breakfast treats is a welcome cut in tandem with current cultural overtures. Check it out...