Sixth annual Dining Out for Life set for April 26

SAN DIEGO–The sixth annual Dining Out for Life, benefiting HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, will be held at more than 60 local bars and restaurants. Dining Out for Life is highlighted by enthusiastic community efforts to fill San Diego’s best restaurants in support of  the fundraising event. The [...]

Sheriff’s warrant sweep nets 29 arrests

SAN MARCOS–San Diego Sheriff’s Deputies from the Vista Court Services Field Unit and Sheriff’s Detectives assigned to the Fugitive Task Force conducted Saturday a warrant sweep in the San Marcos area. The areas affected by the sweep included the City of San Marcos, and the surrounding unincorporated community. Deputies made 29 arrests and cleared a [...]

30th Celebrity Chefs Cook Gala benefiting UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

Chef Gavin Kaysen will be jetting “home” to San Diego from New York City’s classy Cafe Boulud, winner of the James Beard 2010 Outstanding Restaurant award, to cook for his local fans and support cancer research. Star Chef Gavin Kaysen, of El Bizcocho fame, plus ten “A List” celebrity chefs will be creating lush food artistry at Epicurean Elegance, the 30th Annual “Celebrity Chefs Cook” Gala, benefiting the Moores UCSD Cancer Center

Simple, straightforward and seasonal cooking tips

(NAPSI)–Changing seasons spark new day-to-day routines and can inspire tasty meals. Chef Claire Robinson, host of the Food Network’s “5 Ingredient Fix,” is a devotee of seasonal cuisine. “I’m a firm believer in enjoying the simple flavors of ingredients that are local and at the peak of freshness. For example, the foods of fall-from sweet [...]

An economical way to make the most of the holidays

(NAPSI)–The state of the economy doesn’t have to leave you feeling like Ebenezer Scrooge this holiday season. Instead, you can celebrate with the warm and delicious tradition of giving gifts of great food to friends, family and guests. For example, consider a Christmas pudding Mrs. Cratchet would have been proud to serve. It’s been not [...]

Large numbers of people claim to be changing their diets

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NEW YORK–(PRNewswire)–A new Harris Poll finds that large numbers of people claim to be changing the foods and drinks they consume.  Many of these changes are in line with the guidance provided by experts, such as eating more fruit, whole grains and vegetables and consuming less soda, white bread and processed food.  However the data [...]

Win a year of free salads in Sizzler’s Facebook salad bar sweepstakes

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CULVER CITY–(Businesswire)–Sizzler’s Salad Bar Sweepstakes kicked off this week on Facebook. One lucky winner will enjoy the restaurant’s famous all-you-can-eat salads, soups, hot appetizers and desserts once a week for a year, a $600 value. “Given there are more than 50 items on the salad bar and we rotate seasonal salads and soups throughout the [...]

Planning a successful vegetable garden

(NAPSI)-Edible gardening will continue to be a popular trend this year, according to a recent survey by the Garden Writers Association. More than 41 million U.S. households grew a vegetable garden last year and 37 percent plan to do more edible gardening in 2010. (Only 1 percent planned to plant less this year.) A combination [...]

Video: She’s the Food Network’s newest star

Former San Diego high school student shares recipes with the rest of the country.

Cook with love this Valentine’s Day with heart-smart recipes

(USNewswire)–Show your love this Valentine’s Day by giving a gift for the heart with the new cookbook “The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen: Fresh, Fast, and Flavorful Recipes Made with Canola Oil” by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and CanolaInfo. Whether you cook some of these recipes for love or give the cookbook as a gift, you [...]