Maverick Scottish beer-maker BrewDog launched a new tipple that packs 41 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) this week. In recognition of its ongoing battle with Germany's Schorschbraeu brewery over the title of 'world's strongest beer', it's called it Sink the Bismarck!

The Golden Imperial schnitzel is on offer at a self-service
counter in the western German city of Duesseldorf for a cool 150 euros
($216). Sprinkled with 24-carat gold, it outshines the sausage and
meatball dishes on the menu, which start at under five euros.

Yet it is not the Midas touch but rather the white Italian truffles
in the breading, sold for 3,000 euros per kilo, and the black truffles
on top that put the 300 gram schnitzel in a class of its own, said
Thomas Huber who runs the Schitzelhuber chain of restaurants.

Exactly who invented the currywurst - that is to say, who came up with the sloppy idea of dousing a boiled sausage in ketchup and curry powder - is one of those disputes which will go on forever.

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Nine German restaurants in Germany kept the top-honor of three-star status, a number which is surpassed only by France within Europe. The new 2010 edition, which also celebrates the famous hospitality guide’s 100th anniversary in Germany, shows the “excellent position of Germany’s top gastronomy in Europe,” chef Martin Herrmann of the Le Pavillon hotel in Bad Peterstal-Griesbach said.

The four on the four-cap list are the same as last year: Steirereck in Vienna's Stadtpark, Hubertus in Salzburg’s Filzmoos, Obauer in Salzburg’s Werfen, and Taubenkobel in Burgenland’s Schützen.

Paprika, curry powder, and parsley were among the most contaminated of those tested and were labelled “not recommended” by the study. Greenpeace announced in Hamburg.

Even the banned pesticide DDT was found in curry.
The highest level of pesticides were found in parsley from grocery store chain Metro’s generic brand Tip, and Greenpeace has filed a criminal complaint against the company.

After a series of price cuts in recent months, the cost of a 250-gram piece of butter  jumped by a third, or €0.20, to €0.85 at Aldi's discount food stores across the nation, the publication Lebensmittelzeitung said. The chain's move comes in advance of likely higher wholesale prices on the dairy market.

The food has gotten so good that street vendors have their own awards ceremony called the Vendys.

"Early Show" resident chef Bobby Flay hit the streets for a taste test of some of the city's best street vendor fare, nominated for the illustrious awards.

Weisswurst – literally white sausage – is made with veal and bacon and similar to bratwurst. With Oktoberfests mushrooming across the United States, Weisswurst has been gaining in popularity as well.

By Armando Mombelli

When the restaurant was first opened 111 years ago, it was ridiculed. These days, it is considered a gastronomic highlight of the city on the River Limmat.

Wolfgang Puck's father, a butcher, abandoned the boy's mother, Maria Topfschnig before their child was born.

Maria was to marry Josef Puck in 1956 when Wolfgang was seven. Joseph Puck adopted the boy.

The study found 25 per cent of 949 participants who were in debt were medically obese compared to 11 per cent of the other 8,318 study participants who weren't.

By Carol Bardelli

By Robert Metz

Researchers at University of Minnesota, University of Texas and St. John's University analyzed vegetarianism, weight, dietary intake and weight-control behaviors data from a population-based study in Minnesota of more than 2,500 males and females ages 15-23.

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By Dr. Carole Frier, Des Moines, Iowa

With a staff of 30, he hired four chefs (three of whom are German and one Belgian) who specialize in Bavarian and German cuisine, who have undergone their culinary apprenticeships in Germany, and have worked in Bavaria. Krondorfer himself has cooked for the Bavarian parliament.

By Bruce Watson

Once upon a time, German food was among the most respected cuisines in the world. While it lacked the refinement of French food or the exuberance of Italian, the rich, warmly-accented cuisine was eminently satisfying.

But Kohl wasn’t the only one who challenged the 54-year old chef during his 11 year tenure in the White House kitchen. Former First Lady Hillary Clinton, who always kept an eye on her weight, wanted Scheib to cook healthy recipes from a diet cookbook, Gala reported.

On a voyage during the summer of 1911, some of the passengers sat down to the following bill of fare – written in two languages, not including the inevitable tortured French, and English, and Franglais phrases.

Animal rights group Peta sought the lobster's release, and will now put it back into the waters off Maine. It will enter the ocean in the waters around Kennebunkport, where lobster trapping is banned.

George was originally caught off Newfoundland, Canada, and has spent about 10 days in the tank at the eatery. The approximate age of a lobster can be deduced from its weight.

The Walburg Mercantile building (right), which houses the restaurant, was built in 1882 by Hy Doering. The original use of the building was as a mercantile supplying the surrounding farming community with dry goods.

Caspar replaces 60-year-old Jean-Francois Mesplede, who is retiring from the post. Mesplede will remain editor of the gastronomic magazine Etoile launched in April and co-edited by Michelin and the publishers Glenat.

Butcher associations and meat-producers have been protesting against the restrictions posed in 2005 without any luck.

Due to the financial squeeze, the French are opting to eat in rather than enjoy a meal at a local bistro or brasserie. The result? Thousands of restaurants have gone bankrupt in recent months.