The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has revealed that atleast 10 states in India are unequipped to ensure food safety. Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam and Chattisgarh are among the worst performers when it comes to food safety. The lack of proper food testing laboratories and insufficient staff are the major reasons for the low food safety standards. On the other hand, states like Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi have seen an improvement in this regard.

NGO&nbsp;Feeding India has installed six&nbsp;'Happy Fridges' across the city of&nbsp;Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Locals and residents can store food in these fridges and those in need can access them free of cost. Each fridge will be monitored on a daily basis and the organisation will even encourage people to donate left over food from weddings and from their homes.

The first edition of the biggest North East Food Innovation fest was inaugurated&nbsp;by&nbsp;Meghalaya CM&nbsp;Conrad K Sangma&nbsp;in Shillong. The three-day festival focuses on creating a global platform to &lsquo;Inspire Food Business&rsquo; and open up new&nbsp;markets for agri-food products of Meghalaya and other northeastern states.&nbsp; Innovative food products, latest technologies, global best practices, the unique cuisines and ingredients of the Northeast region will be the highlights of the festival.&nbsp;

The world's most prestigious restaurant guide, Michelin announced its partnership with TripAdvisor and its subsidiary TheFork&nbsp;which means that diners around the world will now be able to book Michelin-starred restaurants through TripAdvisor.&nbsp;The 14,000 restaurants that have been carefully selected by Michelin Guide inspectors all over the globe will now feature on TripAdvisor.&nbsp;This initiative comes as a way of promoting the restaurants highlighted by the guide.&nbsp;

Your dream of living with your favourite cartoon characters may finally come true! The Cartoon Network Hotel in Pennsylvania is in the pipeline. Set to open in June 2020, it'll have character-themed rooms, an indoor pool, and a cafe&nbsp;where guests can dine with their favourite characters among other star attractions!

Chef Suvir Saran, known for D&eacute;vi&nbsp;in&nbsp;New York City - the first Indian restaurant in the US to get a Michelin Star,&nbsp;has just opened his new restaurant in Gurugram in India.&nbsp;House of Celeste is a casual Indian cuisine restaurant with a modern twist on familiar tastes and recipes.While the menu is packed with recreated dishes, Suvir's focus is also on creating a new Indian classic.&nbsp;

London has been named the world&rsquo;s most vegan-friendly city, according to an annual ranking by HappyCow, one of the largest vegan and vegetarian restaurant guides in the world. The U.K. capital bagged the top spot for the second year.&nbsp;HappyCow&rsquo;s top 10 rankings are determined by the number of vegan restaurants within a close proximity and its overall impression of each city&rsquo;s 'vegan-friendliness' across 180 countries. London is home to world&rsquo;s first vegan &ldquo;chicken&rdquo; shop well as the U.K.&rsquo;s first vegan cheese shop.&nbsp;New York came second on the list, followed by Berlin on the third spot.

Washington State University's&nbsp;(WSU) fruit tree breeding program has developed an apple that could be kept in storage for more than a year. Researchers took almost 2 decades to create the Cosmic Crisp apple and it could hit grocery stores in the US this week. cross-hybridization was used to create the variety. The apple is a&nbsp;cross between Enterprise&nbsp;and Honeycrisp apple with a longer shelf life.&nbsp;

McDonald&rsquo;s&nbsp;Australia recently shared a one hand hack for eating an entire hamburger and the four-step guide has gone viral but not everyone is lovin' it! According to the guide, you simply unfold your burger box to make a fries tray, then perch it on your soft drink. While some commented that the hack was ideal, others pointed out some flaws.

Yakitori,&nbsp;a Japanese type of skewered chicken kebabs will soon make their way to space! Japan's Space agency cleared the food item for astronaut meals. A canned version of the charbroiled&nbsp;chicken usually served on skewers with a variety of spices, has just won a certification for consumption on the International Space Station. But instead of the skewers, the kebabs will have to be eaten from cans. Japanese astronauts will not only be able to get their hands on yakitori&nbsp;kebabs, but also on other items like ramen noodles and seaweed soup.
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One of the most awaited lists for the food industry is out, the&nbsp;Michelin guide for 2020! Tokyo has topped the list with the most number of Michelin-starred restaurants in the world, featuring 226 restaurants! Kyoto with 106 Michelin-starred restaurants followed second. Unfortunately in the 2020 guide, what was known as the 'world's best sushi restaurant' in Tokyo has been stripped off its three Michelin stars. The restaurant called&nbsp;Sukiyabashi Jiro&nbsp;no longer accepts reservations from the general public and was therefore removed from the list.

Besides revolutionising travel experiences, Airbnb&nbsp;is adding another feather to its cap! The company has launched a program called 'Airbnb Cooking Experiences' offering over&nbsp;3,000 cooking and travel opportunities. The experience helps "unlock the hidden culinary traditions of families all around the world". From traditional&nbsp;Uzbek home-cooking to grandma's recipes, travellers get to indulge in a whole new experience. The move aims to help understand global culture through food.

With 35,000 square feet over four floors and a rooftop deck, the Reserve Roastery&nbsp;in Chicago is the biggest Starbucks in the world. The restaurant features a cocktail bar, a reserve coffee bar, an experimental coffee bar and a bakery and cafe&nbsp;on separate levels. Each floor has a different vibe. The coffee shop is on the first floor while on the fourth floor you'll be served Chicago-inspired coffee cocktails. In between there is art from local artists, food and more.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver&nbsp;is set to launch a mid-range restaurant chain just six months after most of his dining empire in the UK collapsed. Two of his outlets in Asia &ndash; one on the&nbsp;Kuta beach in Bali and the other in Bangkok&nbsp; &ndash; will be converted into a new format called Jamie Oliver Kitchen. The new concept will focus on all-day dining with a menu reflecting local cuisine.&nbsp;An additional 19 openings have been planned by the end of 2020.&nbsp;

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has revealed that atleast&nbsp;10 states in India are unequipped to ensure food safety. Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam and Chattisgarh&nbsp;are among the worst performers when it comes to food safety. The lack of proper food testing laboratories and insufficient staff are the major reasons for the low food safety standards. On the other hand, states like Kerala, Uttar&nbsp;Pradesh&nbsp;and Delhi have seen an improvement in this regard.&nbsp;

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration have cautioned people against eating romaine lettuce amidst reports of a new E. coli outbreak in the US. The warning comes for all types of romaine lettuce harvested in Salinas, California growing region, and the advisory suggests throwing it all away. Even places where it may have been stored must be washed and sanitised. According to the alert, around 40 people have been infected from 16 states in the US and 5 people developed a kind of kidney failure.

The Museum of Food and Drink in New York&nbsp;is a new kind of museum that brings the world of food to life with various exhibits that you can taste, touch, and smell. The&nbsp;MOFAD Lab engages all five senses to learn more about&nbsp;the history, science, and culture of what the world eats and drinks. It started out as a mobile museum on wheels in 2014, and just a year later it turned into an experimental space spread across a 5,000-square-foot in&nbsp;Brooklyn.
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Food regulator FSSAI has issued a notice to fast-food chain McDonald's for what they call 'irresponsible advertising'. A full-page advertisement in a leading national daily newspaper read&nbsp;"Stuck with Ghiya-Tori Again? Make the 1+1 Combo you love". FSSAI&nbsp;stated that the add promotes unhealthy food substitutes and goes against the&nbsp;provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2018. McDonald's&nbsp;has time till the 27th of December to respond.

What's better than a relaxing meal at your favourite restaurant? It could be a meal while you get pampered with a fish pedicure! At&nbsp;Soto Cokro Kembang&nbsp;in&nbsp;Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the tables and chairs lie in ankle-deep water with little fish nibbling off dry skin from your feet. The open air restaurant has almost 7,000 fish swimming in water.&nbsp;

4 pubs in Bengaluru's central business district have been fined for allegedly violating smoking rules. Shiro and The&nbsp;Biere&nbsp;Club, reportedly, allowed people to smoke and drink at the same place and did not have a demarcated smoking zone. According to reports, Shiro faced a fine of Rs 15,000 while The&nbsp;Biere&nbsp;Club was fined Rs 64,000. Two other restaurants, Skyye and Farzi Cafe had separate smoking zones, but did not comply with the rules. The fines were issued after the&nbsp;BBMP received multiple complaints.

A new restaurant in Washington D.C, located just a block away from the White House, is creating quite a stir on social media with its brave&nbsp;concept. 'Immigrant Food' blends the techniques and flavours&nbsp;of some of biggest&nbsp;immigrant populations in the United States. Diners can even sign up to contribute or volunteer with five immigrant-service organizations. The restaurant will lend its space to nonprofits for hosting English classes and workshops. Political advisor Peter Schechter, a partner at the restaurant, shares that they&nbsp;wanted to create a space that reflects how cool immigrants are, and help them with their specific needs.&nbsp;
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