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While your Facebook and Instagram feeds may be clogged with photographs of friends basking in the fall sun under the graceful limbs of picked-over apple trees, these images disguise the devastating harvest most New York state apple farmers faced this year. Farmers across New York, the nation’s second largest apple producer after Washington state, suffered one of the most…
Read MoreChristine Haughney covers corruption and criminal behavior as part of the Zero Point Zero Production series Food Crimes.The biggest workplace hazards facing New York City street-food vendor Reda Elbendary used to be the grueling 16-hour days and extreme summer temperatures. But that dramatically changed this past May, when an ice cream truck driver allegedly attacked…
Read MoreChristine Haughney covers corruption and criminal behavior as part of the Zero Point Zero Production series Food Crimes.It was going to be the crowning addition to Thanksgiving cheese plates throughout the New York area. Last fall, venerable NYC retailer Murray’s Cheese ordered coveted cheeses aged by the French affineur Pascal Beillevaire to deliver to customers…
Read MoreChristine Haughney covers corruption and criminal behavior as part of the Zero Point Zero Production series Food Crimes.Few cheese makers have garnered as many accolades as Andy Hatch, an owner of Uplands Cheese, which is tucked among the gently rolling pastures of southwest Wisconsin. His credentials have been solidified with wins in major national cheese competitions. But…
Read MoreChristine Haughney covers corruption and criminal behavior as part of the Zero Point Zero Production series Food Crimes. Here, she reports on recent issues surrounding the wine industry.Suzanne Mustacich’s newly released book Thirsty Dragon: China’s Lust for Bordeaux and the Threat to the World’s Best Wines (Henry Holt) offers a refreshing look at the cross-cultural factors behind the rise…
Read MoreChristine Haughney covers corruption and criminal behavior as part of the Zero Point Zero Production series Food Crimes. Here, she reports on recent food-safety issues.By now, you've probably read all you care to know about Chipotle's stomach-churning food-borne illness problems, which sickened a total of 60 people in 14 states and continue to make headlines.…
Read MoreChristine Haughney covers corruption and criminal behavior as part of the Zero Point Zero Production series Food Crimes. Here, she reports on recent issues surrounding the wine industry.A renewed sense of eagerness defined the biggest Bordeaux tasting of the year in New York City last week. Despite a record-breaking winter storm, representatives from nearly 80…
Read MoreChristine Haughney covers corruption and criminal behavior as part of the Zero Point Zero Production series Food Crimes. Here, she reports on recent issues surrounding the shrimp industry.Few types of seafood lead a more celebrated and scandalous life than shrimp. It has become the most popular and most consumed type of seafood on menus and…
Read MoreIn December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetically engineered salmon for American consumers, providing restaurant chefs with yet another complicated menu decision. Serving science-altered fish puts many customers in a moral gray area, but not serving an available, abundant, cost-effective fish has existential ramifications for restaurateurs with tight bottom lines.Las Vegas…
Read MoreChristie's is renowned for securing enormous prices for fine works of art from living legends and old-world masters alike. But wine experts have criticized the auction house for its links to counterfeit wine.Between 2006 and 2013, at five different auctions, Christie's New York wine department attempted to sell wines that experts say were fake. Experts note that before two…
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