A restaurant guide that rates the quiet ones and other food and drink news

Shhh! Campaigners try to silence noisy Spanish restaurant diners - Spaniards are famously not the quietest of people. Walk past any bar and the chances are you’ll hear a reassuring din of loud chatting against a background of blaring television noise. But now one charity is encouraging restaurants to lower their noise levels in order to create a more pleasant atmosphere for diners, and also help improve conditions for the hard of hearing.

A restaurant guide with a difference - rating the quiet ones

"Without a doubt we have a problem with noise here in Spain," Svante Borjesson, director of the foundation Oír es Clave, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of people with hearing impairments, told The Local.

Japan bans French foie gras over bird flu fears - Japan has banned imports of foie gras from France following a bird flu outbreak in the Dordogne region of the country. Japan is the biggest importer of the controversial delicacy.

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High-Sodium Warnings Hit New York City Menus - A new sodium warning requirement goes into effect in New York City restaurants Tuesday: Diners who eat at chain restaurants will now see warnings on menus next to items that contain high levels of salt. From now on, the New York City Health Department says chain restaurants with 15 or more locations must display a salt shaker icon next to menu items or combo meals that contain 2,300 milligrams of sodium or more.

Acclaimed chef Hélène Darroze on choosing between London or Paris - She runs Michelin-starred kitchens in both cities — and is a single mother to two young daughters

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This common farm pesticide could be damaging the lungs of young children - The research, published Thursday in the journal Thorax, finds that early exposure to organophosphates — a common class of pesticides — is associated with decreased lung function in children. While some past research has indicated such effects in adults, this study is the first to examine the association in children.

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LA's Top Restaurant Charts New Waters In Sustainable Seafood -  Called Dock to Dish, it's a restaurant-supported fishery that allows local fishermen to sell directly to local chefs. It's based on the model of community-supported agriculture, where members share the risks of food production by pre-buying weekly subscriptions. In this case, restaurants commit to buying local seafood from small-scale fishermen. The idea is to create a supply-based system, offering whatever is plentiful and in season.

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