Food

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban the use of food stamps to buy sugary beverages, in a test plan he says would take two years. Reporter Eve Troeh talks with Bill Radke about why this is an important issue for the mayor and whether it would work.

Breakfast menus have been key for fast food restaurants, especially during the recession. Wendy's is a little late to the game and is testing a breakfast menu — for the third time. Will the fast food chain gain a morning following?

If you want to buy hard alcohol in Virginia, you'll have to head to one of the state-owned ABC stores, where vodka, gin and bourbon have a hefty mark-up. But the state is considering privatizing the liquor market to help the government through the recession.

A new round of U.S. trade sanctions against Iran taking effect will ban Iranian pistachio imports. Washington bureau chief John Dimsdale talks with Bill Radke about how that is good news for American pistachio growers.

The Federal Trade Commission alleges that POM Wonderful — which produces pomegranate-based juices and pills — misleads consumers with its claims on its products' effects on health problems like heart disease and prostate cancer.

The Federal Trade Commission's filed a complaint against the owners of POM Wonderful pomegranate juice, saying the company's marketers are making false claims of health benefits. Washington bureau chief John Dimsdale talks with Steve Chiotakis about the health claims POM is making.

Soon cheese-makers across the United Kingdom face off for the title of supreme champion at the Great British Cheese Festival. The British Cheese industry has experienced something of a renaissance in recent years, and artisans from all over the country are turning up the heat on their European neighbors. Christopher Werth reports.

The U.K. could be on the receiving end of a foreign takeover bid. The Chinese are reported to be stalking one of Britain's biggest food companies, United Biscuits, and it's causing a flurry of concern. Stephen Beard reports.

One Los Angeles chef decided to take organic and local to another level by having customers bring fruits and vegetables from their backyards to put in the restaurants dishes. The county intervened, but the restaurant figured out a way to get its customers involved with the menu again.

Marketplace's Eve Troeh did a story on Forage, a restaurant in Los Angeles that uses produce from neighborhood gardeners in their menu. Initially,…