Lent food specials hit menus at popular restaurant chains

(NEW YORK) -- As the Easter season nears, with Ash Wednesday on Feb. 22, fast-casual restaurant chains have released specialty seafood-forward menu items ideal for practicing Christians during Lent.For those unfamiliar, Lent is the six-week period between Ash Wednesday and Easter during which many... Read More.

French bakers under pressure as food, energy costs rise

(PARIS) -- About 5,000 French bakers and other artisans in energy-guzzling fields, including butchery, dry-cleaning and carpentry, from all over the country marched in Paris last week, protesting against energy prices and requesting a tariff shield, said Pascal Wozniak, president of a collective for... Read More.