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Turning food trash to treasure

Patricia Wu looks at efforts to combat food waste in Hong Kong.

Food, fuel running short in Syria

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports on the supply shortages in Damascus as the civil war drags on.

Space Weather Influenced Food Prices in Medieval England, Say Astrophysicists

Famines plagued Iceland and food prices spiked in medieval England following extreme space weather events, according to a new study of historical data

Civilians run for food as bullets fly

Syrian women and children are caught in the crossfire while the battle for Damascus rages on. ITN’s Bill Neely reports.

Global Food Prices Set To Soar–Again

The last food price bubble triggered riots around the world. Now prices are set to rise again, say complexity theorists

Last year, social unrest swept the world like a forest fire. Many places suffered unusual riots, from the Arab Spring in North Africa and the Middle East to the streets of London and Manchester in the UK. 

Wasted food becomes beautiful

Klaus Pichler’s photographs look like advertisements for a new product. It takes a moment to digest that you’re looking at rotting food. Inspired by a U.N. report that one third of food worldwide is wasted, Pichler is highlighting the moral and environmental consequences.

Evernote launches Evernote Food on Android, helps you remember all your good eats

Evernote has been on a roll as of late rolling out updates to already existing apps and adding new ones to the mix. The latest to land on Android is Evernote Food. If you're a food lover, it's something you might want to take a look at. It's based on the same concept as Evernote itself but as the name implies it revolves around food that you've enjoyed.

Out at a great restaurant and want to share it with others? Snap a pic and have it uploaded to Evernote food and share the details with others with the included function of adding titles, tags and even location as it has Foursquare integration built right in. The app itself looks great especially after you start adding your own items to the mix.

Evernote Food is available on the Google Play Store right now but if you're looking to get a better look at the app in action or see how it can fit into your daily use, there is video below of the app in action for you all to check out.

Source: Evernote Blog

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Savored finds restaurants with great food and great deals with OpenTable/ZAGAT mix [App Reviews]

Hungry for a new app to tell you where to eat? What about an app that can find a quality restaurant and a tasty price at the same time? Well, then you should satisfy your cravings with Savored, an Android 1.6+ app that does both.

Savored is a partner of OpenTable and ZAGAT, and it acts as the happy medium between both services. The first stage of the app is telling Savored where you want to eat, filtered by neighborhood or an entire city; how many people are in a party, up to 18; and the time of your visit. The app then creates a list of venues capable of meeting your party’s needs.

Restaurant availability is determined by a link with OpenTable, but restaurant choices are made possible by ZAGAT ratings. Savored lists several restaurants and indicates pricing, as well as tips for time of day that can yield better discounts (push dinner to 9:30 PM instead of 8:00 PM and you can save 30 percent). ZAGAT ratings for food, decor, service, and cost then provide a snapshot of what kind of restaurant to expect.

Still not satisfied? Well, then read the “Why we love it” section to learn about a restaurant’s atmosphere and tips about the best dishes to order. The menu section has additional recommendations for appetizers and entrees, but menus aren’t available for all restaurants. Savored can then place a reservation as soon as you make a decision on where to grab your next meal.

Savored isn’t as robust as ZAGAT or OpenTable because it limits the number cities that are supported. That limitation, a very inconvenient if you aren’t in a big city, severely limits the app’s usefulness. However, the combination of the two popular restaurants services, with a dash of deal hunting as well, makes for a great app in select places. Download Savored from Google Play if you live or travel frequently to the following cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington DC.

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Should iEat? Testing Food Ripeness with a Smart Phone

It could be a reality, with novel mini-spectrometer technology.

Should iEat? Testing Food Ripeness with a Smartphone

It could be a reality, with novel mini-spectrometer technology.