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• A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools

  To fight obesity, legislation would ban candy and sugary beverages, and many schools would be required to offer more nutritious fare. Read More... Posted Feb 07 2010, 11:01 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: United States, Diet and Nutrition, Children and Youth, Obesity, Soft Drinks, Education and Schools, United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Vilsack, Tom

• Modern Flourishes as Obamas Host State Dinner

  At their first State Dinner, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, made sure to infuse the glittering gala with distinctive touches. Read More... Posted Nov 24 2009, 09:23 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, India, Obama, Barack, White House (Washington, DC), Obama, Michelle, Singh, Manmohan

• Op-Ed Contributor: Big Food vs. Big Insurance

  The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care. Read More... Posted Sep 09 2009, 10:27 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Medicine and Health, Obesity, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Diabetes, Obama, Barack, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reform and Reorganization

• Is a Food Revolution Now in Season?

  Advocates of organic and locally grown food have found a receptive ear in the White House, which has vowed to encourage a more nutritious and sustainable food supply. Read More... Posted Mar 22 2009, 04:11 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Agriculture, Organic Food, Local Food, United States Politics and Government, Waters, Alice, Pollan, Michael, United States Economy, Obama, Barack, Obama, Michelle, Vilsack, Tom

• President Promises to Bolster Food Safety

  President Obama promised to bolster the food-safety system, calling inadequate inspections “a hazard to the public health.” Read More... Posted Mar 14 2009, 07:10 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food Contamination and Poisoning, Food and Drug Administration, Obama, Barack, Appointments and Executive Changes, Hamburg, Margaret A, Vilsack, Tom

• Ex-New York Health Commissioner Is F.D.A. Pick

  President Obama intends to nominate Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, a former New York City health commissioner, to lead the Food and Drug Administration, according to people briefed on the decision. Read More... Posted Mar 12 2009, 12:49 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food and Drug Administration, Obama, Barack, Appointments and Executive Changes, Hamburg, Margaret A

• Dispatches: Crying in Their Presidential Beer

  After a setback with their Hop Obama beer, a small brewer in Red Hook, Brooklyn, is now profitable and expanding. Read More... Posted Feb 20 2009, 05:21 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Red Hook (NYC), Beer, Obama, Barack

• Newest White House Chef Knows the Obamas’ Tastes

  Sam Kass, who cooked for the Obamas in Chicago, is one of the new breed of chefs who are concerned about the environment and about poor eating habits in America. Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 09:56 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Local Food, Obama, Barack, White House (Washington, DC), Obama, Michelle, Kass, Sam, private chefs

• Obamas Hire Chef From Chicago

  Sam Kass, who cooked for the Obamas in Chicago, is one of the new breed of chefs who are concerned about the environment and about poor eating habits in America. Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 11:13 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Diet and Nutrition, Obama, Barack, Obama, Michelle, Kass, Sam

• Can Obama’s Coattails Reach to Restaurants?

  Washington restaurateurs see rays of hope emanating from President-elect Barack Obama’s status as a frequent restaurant-goer. Read More... Posted Jan 13 2009, 05:30 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Washington (DC), Obama, Barack, Bobby Van's, Morton's

• The Feed: Looking to Obama to Bring Logic to Food Safety

  The division of labor between the Agriculture Department and F.D.A. creates internal squabbling and some bizarre situations. Read More... Posted Jan 10 2009, 10:32 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Agriculture Department, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Food and Drug Administration, United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack

• How Caramel Developed a Taste for Salt

  In 2008, salt caramel became one of those rare flavors that works its way from an elite culinary obsession to the American mass market. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:59 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Desserts, Salt, Obama, Barack, Caramel

• Is a New Food Policy on Obama’s List?

  To advocates who have watched calls for changes in food policy gather political and popular momentum, Barack Obama looks like their kind of president. Read More... Posted Dec 23 2008, 02:56 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Organic Food, Sustainable Living, Waters, Alice, Pollan, Michael, Obama, Barack, Appointments and Executive Changes, Presidents and Presidency (US)

• Op-Ed Columnist: Obama’s ‘Secretary of Food’?

  When Barack Obama chooses his agriculture secretary, we need a bold reformer in a position renamed “secretary of food.” Read More... Posted Dec 10 2008, 10:52 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Agriculture Department, Agriculture, Obama, Barack