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Eating out: May 16 a day for cycling gluttony

When those lean cyclists with near-zero body fat speed through Clovis during the Amgen Tour of California today (Wednesday, May 16), the rest of us will be watching -- and eating.

It feels a little wrong to talk about the all the delicious, fatty foods available, but since we all love food, I'm going to do it anyway. Read more →

NBC, FOX juggle television lineups

This is the week the five TV networks make official announcements on their 2012-13 lineups. Here's a look at the changes planned on NBC and FOX.

(Related: ABC adding five new series) Read more →

Johnny Depp feeds inner vampire fanboy

LOS ANGELES -- In the middle of filming the musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," Johnny Depp suggested to director Tim Burton that they make a vampire movie.

Once the pair decided to move forward with the idea, which vampire Depp would play was an easy choice. All the actor had to do was think how, as a child, he was frightened by the vampire Barnabas Collins from the daytime drama "Dark Shadows." As luck would have it, Burton was also a fan of the '60s supernatural soap opera. Read more →

'Footnote' a family drama with devastating punch

"Footnote" starts coy and a little reserved. In its opening scenes, the American-born Israeli director Joseph Cedar leads us to believe we're signing on for one of those tender, slightly offbeat, nuanced character studies of a lonely and misunderstood old man leading a life of quiet desperation. What would it be like to devote a lifetime to a narrow academic obsession and then watch your own son, pompous and superficial, surpass you in the very same field of study?

As you settle in, the very pulse of the film seems destined to stay within resting-heart-rate range. Read more →

Balakian family starts canning its signature heirloom tomatoes

The Balakian family of Reedley has supplied thousands of heirloom tomatoes to Valley consumers over the years. Now, the enterprising farmers are expanding their operation by canning their own organic heirloom tomatoes.

The family is well known among foodies, who crave their old-time varieties of fresh tomatoes. They produce more than 80 types that they sell at farmers markets from Fresno to the Bay Area. Read more →