Menu for Hope III: 3 days left!
from Purple Liquid: a wine and food diary by Catherine Granger
Hunger and malnutrition are still the number one risks to health worldwide. 852 million is the total number of undernourished people worldwide: 815 in developing countries, 28 million in countries in transition and nine million in industrialised countries. Today, one in nearly seven people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life, making hunger and malnutrition the number one risk to health worldwide — greater than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. The Menu for Hope campaign will be running for three more days so if you're thinking about participating and help UN World Food Programme , there is still a little bit of time but do it soon! So far, we have more than doubled last year's record of $17,000, and have raised over $35,000! Thanks to all of you!

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Restaurants: Tastes of Russia, but One Without Borders
from Dining by FRANK BRUNI
After a four-year hibernation, the Russian Tea Room stirred to renewed life in early November with a seriously gifted chef, Gary Robins, in charge of the kitchen.