Samantha Bonar

According to reports from the New York Times and Associated Press, low levels of radioactive iodine from the compromised Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan have been found in milk in California and Washington state. Last week, tests of milk in Spokane, Wash. turned up some contamination. Tests done at......

Most plastic items leach chemicals that act like the sex hormone estrogen into food products, even if they don't contain BPA, according to a study in Environmental Health Perspectives, reports NPR. That includes everything from food wraps to water bottles to bento boxes. Much health concern has focused on BPA,......

A Tracy, California, food supplier has recalled 64,000 pounds of chicken and pork products because some broccoli in the products was found to be contaminated with Listeria, the Associated Press reports. The 10 varieties of premade foods, which include "Raley's" rice bowls and pasta dishes and "Taylor Farms" salad kits......

The restaurant AKA opened February 9 in the old Gordon Biersch space -- which had been empty for two years -- at One Colorado in Old Pasadena. The restaurant, which dubs itself "An American Bistro," is serving such fare as Portobello fries, gourmet Reuben and pulled pork sandwiches, duck cassoulet,......

According to the Los Angeles Times' LA Now blog, Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators and coroner's officials were busy digging up the floor of a Lomita restaurant Tuesday afternoon, looking for the remains of the owner's wife, who has been missing for 16 months. A clever cadaver-sniffing dog cracked the......

In honor of the films nominated for Best Picture Oscars, the Beverly Hills Hotel's Beverage Manager Anthony Santiago and Beverage Supervisor Robert Rouleau have created an Oscar-themed cocktail menu at the Polo Lounge, the spot where celebrities have traditionally trouped post-Oscars and Oscar parties to get four or five sheets......

Taco Bell President Greg Creed told USA Today late Friday that his company is "retaining outside counsel" and is seriously considering a countersuit again the recent lawsuit that charges that his company's taco filling is only 35% beef. As we wrote earlier this week, the class-action suit, brought by California......

Whole Foods Market conditionally threw its support behind the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent decision to deregulate genetically engineered Roundup Ready Alfalfa. In an email sent to customers last week, Whole Foods professed their support for organics and "seed purity" but said they are in favor of the "conditional deregulation"......

A little booze always makes those awkward family gatherings go smoother. (Note: A little booze.) If you are looking for a last-minute holiday gift, look no further. These liquors and liqueurs are delicious, straight-up or a part of a festive cocktail. Happy Boozemas!......

Don't want to make an entire Thanksgiving dinner? Just skip to dessert. Yummy Cupcakes (with stores in Burbank, Hollywood, Brentwood and Santa Monica) is offering cupcakes with such holiday flavors as Lime Jell-O (with Jell-O in the center), Marshmallow Yam (with marshmallows and walnuts on top) and even Turkey Cranberry......