And Heinz announcing changes to its ketchup recipe to make it a ‘healthier’ condiment for those fries. And AFLAC saying, enough with the duck. Individually, I’m sure the perpetrators can spin convincing boardroom tales about why change …

What has transformed tomatoes into the Rolls-Royce of vegetables?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. The Sunshine State is the main U.S. source for fresh winter tomatoes, and its growers lost some 70 percent of their crop during January’s prolonged cold snap. Wholesale prices are up nearly five times over last year. That means you can

A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on tomatoes.

Wholesale prices are up nearly five times over last year. That means you can say goodbye to the beefsteaks on that burger and prepare to pay more than usual for the succulent wedges in your salad.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. The Sunshine State is the main U.S. source for fresh winter tomatoes, and its growers lost some 70 percent of thei…

DUTCH strike star Ruud van Nistelrooy reckons goals are like tomato ketchup!

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. The Sunshine State is the main U.S. source for fresh winter tomatoes, and its growers lost some 70 percent of their…

You say tomato, restaurants say sorry: Fla.’s freezing temps cause tomato shortage

A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. The Sunshine State is the main U.S. source for fresh winter tomatoes, and its growers lost some 70 percent of their crop during January’s prolonged cold snap.

Tomatoes are slowly simmered with fennel, onion, garlic, molasses, vinegar and spices to create that all time favorite condiment.

If I lived in Paris or in Venice, I’d still long for happy hour at the old Cascadia in Belltown. But “two miniburgers and an Alpine, please,” Seattle’s best Happy Hour treat for a grand total of $5.50 six or seven years ago, is no more. Nostalgia just ain’t what it used to be. Where some restaurants might have bewailed the popularity of a time-consuming, how

Despite the restaurant being busy at lunchtimes, it is not that good. The service is acceptable, but the food is not good enough for the premium prices charged.

What you need to know about the nine Cactus League ballparks in the Valley.

Well, I haven’t made it to see the blue turf, that’s my next stop, but I have experienced some gourmet potatoes. A dinner meeting at the Boise Fry Company in the capitols downtown was quite the experience for the tastebuds. … The whole experience was great, but the best part was the ketchup bar. Yes, you read it correct- ketchup bar (the next best thing to a salsa bar perhaps?). There…

Young children are notoriously finicky. Broccoli, salmon, beets — name a healthy food, and there’s a preschooler who won’t eat it. But many just as quickly rule out carrots, pot roast or scrambled eggs or anything that’s not white or smothered in ketchup.