Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea faces jail over ant dessert

Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea faces jail over ant dessert

Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant to one year in prison for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law.

The request, made on Monday, also sought a 20m won (£10,108) fine for the company that runs the restaurant, Yonhap news agency reported.

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Canadian-Born Wealth Falls Behind Immigrants After Real Estate Bubble

Canadian-Born Wealth Falls Behind Immigrants After Real Estate Bubble

Being Canadian-born isn’t the wealth advantage many assume, according to a new study. Statistics Canada (StatCan) researchers compared Canadian-born households with established immigrants who had lived in the country for at least 10 years. They found the immigrant group came out ahead across every wealth quartile, though the gap narrowed at the top. The difference was driven almost entirely by Canada’s real estate bubble in its largest cities.

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Black-Owned Atlanta Restaurant Faces Boycott Calls for Serving a Republican

Black-Owned Atlanta Restaurant Faces Boycott Calls for Serving a Republican

Toast on Lenox is a popular Atlanta brunch spot that’s beloved for its good food and the warm and friendly service you typically receive from the moment you walk in the door. It opened in the city’s Buckhead neighborhood in 2021, with a second location opening up in Midtown in 2023. It’s sort of an upscale-casual place that serves updated takes on Southern dishes.

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Ilhan Omar’s office housed inside Somali community center that received redirected Feeding Our Future donations

Ilhan Omar’s office housed inside Somali community center that received redirected Feeding Our Future donations

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) congressional office is housed inside a Somali community center to which she redirected campaign funds that came from fraudsters now convicted in the Feeding Our Future case.

Omar’s office in Minneapolis is currently co-located within the Sabathani Community Center, a black-led nonprofit organization that provides “culturally tailored services.” In 2022, “out of an abundance of caution,” Omar donated a total of $5,400 divided among three Minneapolis food pantries — including Sabathani, which runs a food distribution center — after the congresswoman received campaign contributions matching that amount one year prior from a pair of Feeding Our Future operatives.

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Socialist Spain Now ‘Gateway‘ for Chinese Vehicles Flooding Europe

Socialist Spain Now ‘Gateway‘ for Chinese Vehicles Flooding Europe

Existing Chinese vehicle manufacturing plants in Spain have turned the country into a “gateway” for Chinese vehicles into Europe, local outlets stated.

The growing arrival and continued penetration of Chinese automakers in European Union markets is a now years-long phenomenon across the regional bloc. It is reportedly estimated Chinese brands represent a majority of the 27 new vehicle brands on sale in Spain and in other European countries, with Chinese vehicles accounting for nearly ten percent of all sales in Europe.

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