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US cooking star Paula Deen, self-proclaimed "Queen of Southern Cuisine" famous for her dishes smothered in butter, has met a storm of outrage after revealing she has diabetes and is hawking a drug to treat the disease.

Here's a place where they play with their food every day, taking a brush, and, like a master painter, spreading a few glorious layers of soy garlic or spicy sauce on each double-deep fried piece of chicken.

NEW YORK  - Champagne, sparkling wine and chocolates are a favorite pairing to celebrate Valentine's Day, despite warnings from experts that the two do not go well together.

Afternoon tea time with her parents and piano teacher has taught the author many lessons in life, as well as which butter, jams, and marmalade go well with biscuits and tea.

Starbucks Corp, which sells the coffee that helps many Americans get wound up for their day, is now offering some a way to wind down. The company plans to begin selling beer and wine in a small number of cafes in Atlanta and Southern California by the end of this year as it explores an expansion beyond morning coffee and afternoon pick-me-ups.

The Zen influence is evident in the Chinese food at the recently launched P.F. Chang's China Bistro in Alabang. Without the MSG and the abundance of sauce and oil, the restaurant's Chinese dishes are barely recognizable until you taste them. 

Invoking its concern for the environment, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts on Tuesday announced that it will stop serving shark fin in all its 72 hotels and resorts effective immediately. It noted, however, that it will honor future banquet bookings made before Jan. 17.

Forget yesterday's diets (cabbage soup, no meal after 6, among others). The new diets today sound more fun, they might be worth checking out.

Kwek-kwek with seaweed salad. Samalamig with milk. Taho with milk and langka. These are just some of the healthy options along Davao’s streets. And they are priced so reasonably they won’t bore a hole in your pocket. 

As part of its campaign to promote veganism, animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) set up a 3-meter-high heap of bananas at the Manila Bay Boardwalk Wednesday morning.