Food safety is a scientific discipline describing the handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards. Food can transmit disease from person to person as well as serve as a growth medium for bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

Facebook is searching for an executive chef. The Palo Alto social networking site is apparently taking a page from Google, which offers free food and gourmet meals in all of its offices.

Occasionally, I watch the Food Network because I enjoy shows like Ace of Cakes, Iron Chef and Unwrapped. One day, while working in another room, I left the T.V. on the food channel at high volume, big mistake. This Southern dumbbell from hell is one of the most annoying personalities on T.V.

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Giada, on the Food Network, has a nice recipe for an espresso martini. However, it requires the use of simple syrup, which most people don't have handy, nor do they want to make. My recipe has ingredients that are inherently sweet and pack a powerful wallop. Check it out and let me know what you think. Thanks