Halal Food and Cooking

Blogs
August 10, 2011
Whole Foods vs. Ramadan: The Original Email
Since our post yesterday on Whole Foods's reluctance to promote Ramadan this year after a few customer and blogger complaints, the story unexpectedly went viral. Saffron Roads CEO Adnan Durrani called the post "a tempest in a teapot" when interviewed by CNN. And NPR reported: "Looking to set ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2011
Whole Foods: "We Should Not Highlight Ramadan"
No "Ramadan Mubarak" wishes this year from Whole Foods.Under pressure from right-wing bloggers who blindly associate Ramadan and Muslims with terrorism and burqas, Whole Foods has sent an email to its stores across the United States in which it specifically tells stores not to promote Ramadan ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
Health Dept. Roundup
Here's our weekly foray into the deliciously seedy world of Houston health inspections. Delicious in the figurative sense. Anyway, let's get started: Poparazzi's Popcorn (8236 Kirby), a shop near Reliant that specializes in flavored - you guessed it - popcorn, racked up a couple of violations dur ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2010
Why I'd Rather Eat Halal Food (Including Campbell's Soup)
The latest round of anti-Muslim rhetoric to spew forth from the nation's right-wing extremists has formed from the strangest combination of ingredients: Canada and Campbell's soup. News that Americans have started a Facebook group called "Boycott Campbell Soup" [sic] -- which has nearly 3,50 ... More >>
Dining
June 20, 2002
Hotter than Halal
Islamic fusion restaurants are all the rage because of their organic meat -- and whole chiles