Restaurant with rooftop garden opens in Ballard

Some of Bastille restaurant's produce, like herbs, lettuce and arugula, will be grown high above the heads of restaurant guests. "We're going to be using these in one of our signature dishes," said Shannon Galusha, Bastille chef. Galusha is giddy with ...

6 guilt-free reasons to love carbs

June 25: Washington's Fairmont Hotel has 140,000 guests on its roof -- honey bees! The Fairmont already grows its own herbs and flowers and has now installed beehives as part of its culinary program. As NBC's Wendy Jones reports, chefs are looking ...

Fitness lessons from the Olympics

June 25: Washington's Fairmont Hotel has 140,000 guests on its roof -- honey bees! The Fairmont already grows its own herbs and flowers and has now installed beehives as part of its culinary program. As NBC's Wendy Jones reports, chefs are looking ...

Zicam is not alone in reports of side effects

Almost reduced to obsolescence in the United States, homeopathic remedies have revived in recent decades with the burst of interest in vitamins, herbs and other unconventional treatments. Since 2002, the U.S. homeopathic remedy market exploded by 89 ...

Students join Mrs. Obama in harvest

Assistant White House chef Sam Kass said the garden has also produced beans, kale, collard greens, chard and herbs. He said the kitchen had been serving the beans from the garden every other day and herbs every night. Later Mrs. Obama joined several ...

Hundreds honor David Carradine at funeral

He continued to foster interests in Asian herbs, exercise and philosophy, and made instructional videos on tai chi and other martial arts. Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films offered Carradine a career resurgence. His role as the titular character earned ...

Most cancer patients seek natural remedies

Most cancers spread slowly, so people can be temporarily fooled into thinking herbs or special diets are keeping it at bay. "After they've been there some months they'll realize things are not working. But with cancer, you get one chance. By the time ...

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New obesity surgery leaves no scars

June 25: Washington's Fairmont Hotel has 140,000 guests on its roof -- honey bees! The Fairmont already grows its own herbs and flowers and has now installed beehives as part of its culinary program. As NBC's Wendy Jones reports, chefs are looking ...

Home Depot profit surpasses estimates

That included items like fertilizers, seeds and herbs. Meanwhile, sales of items for home maintenance continued to be strong, including caulk, water heaters, and plumbing repair along with supplies for simple home improvement projects, such as paint