Food

Eating healthier while eating in restaurants isn't impossible. It only requires that we make better choices this week than we did last week.

Charlotte pastry chef and chocolatier Casey Hickey, who owns Petit Philippe with her husband, Mark Meissner, is featured in the February issue of Oprah Winfrey's O magazine that's on newsstands now.

" 'Imported from Detroit' - that's not just for those Chrysler ads," Tony Palushaj quips over a chili dog. Palushaj's new Omega Coney Island restaurant brings a taste of the Motor City to suburban Charlotte.

Southern comfort food queen Paula Deen took a beating last week when she revealed she has Type 2 diabetes, three years after her diagnosis, and an endorsement deal with diabetes drugmaker Novo Nordisk.

The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection of fruits and vegetables on the side.