Rio Grande Valley taqueria owner named Best Chef: Texas at James Beard Awards

Ana Liz Pulido of Mission, Texas, won the regional Best Chef award at the 2024 James Beard Awards on Monday. MISSION, Texas — A taqueria chef representing the Rio Grande Valley was awarded Best Chef in Texas in one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for leaders in the culinary and food industry on Monday. … Read more

American investor Martin Shkreli accused of copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album

NEW YORK – American investor Martin Shkreli is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly retaining and sharing recordings from a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction on securities fraud charges. The lawsuit was brought Monday by a cryptocurrency collective, PleasrDAO, which purchased the only known copy of … Read more

Rio Grande Valley taqueria owner named Best Chef: Texas at prestigious national food awards

Ana Liz Pulido of Mission, Texas won in the category for Best Chef in the Texas region at the 2024 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards on Monday. MISSION, Texas — A taqueria chef representing the Rio Grande Valley was awarded Best Chef in Texas in one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for … Read more

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to drum up support for private school vouchers in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – Jay-Z is putting his weight behind an effort to fund private school vouchers in Philadelphia. The entertainment mogul’s Roc Nation announced it is funding a campaign this month to drum up support for the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success, a statewide legislative proposal to spend taxpayer money on private school scholarships for low-income … Read more

Award-winning chef brings new dessert concept to Pullman Market this June

SAN ANTONIO – The Pullman Market and award-winning chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph have partnered to bring a new concept to Pearl’s culinary market. The concept is called Nicosi, a dessert bar that will “challenge guests’ expectations of dessert.” Recommended Videos Nicosi is anything but ordinary, as the experience will change its menu every three months. All … Read more