TOUS les JOURS’ “Berry Sweet” Collection Popular French-Asian Bakery Franchise Debuts Strawberry Products as Permanent Menu Items Commerce, CA  (RestaurantNews.com)  TOUS les JOURS, a French-Asian bakery café chain offering more than 300 different kinds of artisan pastries, gourmet cakes and desserts baked in-store daily, is excited to introduce its “Berry Sweet” collection. Featuring three new…Continue Reading

Dawn Davis is on the hunt for the best bar cart for her home.“I am looking for something that combines design and utility—something so beautiful the eye is drawn to it rather than the bottles of spirits, something economical in terms of space, and, ideally, something with wheels,” says Bon Appétit’s editor in chief.And she’s…Continue Reading

In places where jackfruit grows, the fruit is prepared in many different ways. In India, the ripe fruit is commonly prepared as a preserve called chakka varatti, which is usually cooked in large vessels together with jaggery, ghee, and spices like cardamom and ginger. Jackfruit is also cooked as a spicy stir-fry dish called kathal…Continue Reading

Alabama’s governor signed bills limiting transgender youth access to healthcare and sports.Last week, the DOJ reminded states of federal anti-discrimination obligations regarding such laws.A Human Rights Campaign attorney called Alabama’s laws “breathtakingly cruel and cowardly.”Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Friday bills blocking transgender youth from gender-affirming medical treatment as well as from participating on sports teams or…Continue Reading

If we don’t act now, the Earth could warm enough to leave major cities underwater.”We have the knowledge and the technology to get this done,” experts concur. But politics gets in the way.These UN reports are considered the most authoritative assessments of the state of global warming.This week’s United Nations climate report painted an ominous picture.…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – In claiming her seat on the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is rising to the pinnacle of the legal profession. But she’ll nevertheless be responsible for holding the door and helping choose the lunch options in the cafeteria.At an institution steeped in tradition, it’s all part of the ritual – some have…Continue Reading

Those who survived the Russian occupation near Ukraine’s capital are speaking out about the horrors they witnessed — and what comes next.In a village outside Kyiv, Mariia Bilous stood a few feet away from a Russian soldier as he held a gun to her boyfriend’s head. It was mid-March, and Russian forces had occupied Andriivka, where she and…Continue Reading

opinionEarlier this week, a bunch of scientists announced we are “on track toward an unlivable world.”I missed the news initially because a passing fire tornado knocked out my internet service. But once I learned about it, I had what I assume is a common reaction: “WOOO-HOOOOO! WE DID IT!!!”That’s right, folks, after decades of doing…Continue Reading