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How Long Have We Been Eating Nanoparticles?

by Gwyneth K. Shaw | May 16, 2012 12:30 pm | Comments (1)

(NHI Nanoblog) Consumer and health advocates have consistently raised questions about the potential addition of ultra-tiny materials to boost the flavor, texture or freshness of food. But what if nanoparticles are already in what we’re eating?

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Pizza No-Delivery Map Grows

by Thomas MacMillan | May 1, 2012 3:03 pm | Comments (9)

After one of his delivery guys fended off two gun-wielding muggers, Steven Sahin expanded his Blake Street pizzeria’s after-sundown no-fly zone.

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With Money Drying Up, Food Lifeline Perseveres

by Allan Appel | Apr 23, 2012 12:11 pm | Comments (2)

A couple’s volunteer pantry in Newhallville has hit hard times itself as it keeps feeding people lining up for free food.

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Tiny Particles Hurt Plant DNA

by Gwyneth K. Shaw | Apr 20, 2012 7:00 am

(NHI Nanoblog) Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, have found that super-small copper oxide particles can pile up in plants—and stunt their growth, adding to the questions over whether nanomaterials pose a risk to the food chain.

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Breakfast Moves To Class

by Melissa Bailey | Apr 17, 2012 7:39 am | Comments (16)

In the first month of a new experiment inside a Dixwell school, the number of kids eating breakfast shot up by 75 percent—a swift change that officials hope will help students learn math and read books.

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A Gelato Queen Finds A Humble Mission

by Ariela Martin | Apr 16, 2012 3:09 pm | Comments (2)

“I really like your food,” an 8-year-old boy with remnants of tomato sauce and bread crumbs on his mouth told Giuliana Maravalle. “What are we having tomorrow?”

“I’ll bring gelato for desert tomorrow,” Maravalle said—gelato straight from her factory.

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Principal Cleared In Cinnamon Probe

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 27, 2012 7:40 am | Comments (2)

Principal C. Ana Rodriguez is back at the Clinton Avenue School after state investigators found her not guilty of abuse or neglect in connection to a “cinnamon challenge” that took place under her watch.

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Pizza Joint Gets The Scoop

by Caitlin Emma | Mar 22, 2012 1:49 pm | Comments (2)

More Than Pizza on Whalley Avenue learned a lesson about serving more than just pizza after a city inspector showed up.

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Yum: Tom Yum, Minus The MSG

by Caitlin Emma | Mar 16, 2012 12:02 pm

Steam curled upward from a vat of boiling broth and the scent of spicy meats filled the air while Kim Apiwat rummaged through a cooler of ingredients nearby.

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Delaney’s Owner Eyes Long-Vacant Spot

by Allan Appel | Mar 15, 2012 11:19 am | Comments (16)

Pub owner Peter Gremse may soon be serving wood-fire pizza at a key missing piece of Westville Village’s revival —if he can prove he doesn’t need extra parking spots.

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