Food + Restaurants

Thirty million pets across the country are food insecure, meaning their owner is struggling to cover the costs of pet care. It’s why PetSmart has partnered with St. Mary’s Food Bank to provide families with essential pet food.

The high cost of food is hurting a lot of Arizonans. Even though food prices haven’t risen that much in the past 12 months, groceries still cost more than they did three years ago, leaving many still struggling to get enough food.

Timothy A. Wise, a senior research fellow at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University, joined The Show to discuss Mexico's pushback against U.S. regulatory procedures on their corn exports.

You may not notice the effects immediately. But come this Saturday a host of new laws take effect that cover everything from conception to death.

A federal judge is hearing arguments over whether the $25 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons should be allowed to continue. Some attorney generals, including Arizona’s Kris Mayes, argue the merger “presents a significant risk of reduced competition and higher food prices nationwide.” Pete Sepp is president of the National Taxpayers Union, joined The Show to argue that the grocery merger should be allowed to go through.

Here in the Southwest, fall has its own flavor: hatch chiles. Jackie Alpers, Tucson-based cookbook author and food photographer, joined The Show to discuss the iconic peppers.

Mohave County officials are alerting the public to unlicensed food vendors who frequently relocate to dodge violation notices, often operating without proper food safety protocols.

Darryl Montana is the head chef and a member of Tohono O’odham Nation. He returned to Arizona to lend his talents in helping launch this new eatery after leaving Owamni, an award-winning Indigenous restaurant in Minneapolis founded by Sean Sherman, an Oglala Lakota chef.

The USDA and the CDC are investigating a multistate outbreak of listeria that interview data links back to meat sliced at deli counters.

The Maricopa County Environmental Services Department is taking legal action against a group of unpermitted street food vendors after a string of foodborne illnesses.