Restaurant reports for the week ending Aug. 15th: No critical violations • AFC Sushi at United Supermarket, 3405 50th St. • Bahama Bucks, 5123 69th St. • Burger King, 5401 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. • Burger King, 6003 W. 19th St. • Chili’s (Bar), 5805 Slide Road

Today's Today Show featured a segment with Martha Stewart discussing her top 50 tips for creating a kitchen that's “not only beautiful but functional as well.”  Viewers were definitely waiting with pens in their hands to discover the Domestic Diva’s secrets.

As it reeled from the recall of half a billion eggs for possible salmonella infection, the American egg industry was already battling a movement to outlaw its methods as cruel and unsafe, and adapting to the Obama administration’s drive to bolster health rules and inspections.

The blame for the nationwide recall of tainted eggs must fall on the producers who allowed their eggs to become contaminated and distributed them for sale. But after a decade of tainted beef, spinach, the list goes on — federal officials also must take the rap for moving too slowly to strengthen the country’s food safety system.

Health Department records show that Bayard Street mainstay New Bo Ky was closed after racking up 50 points during an inspection last Friday.

OTTAWA -– The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Goudas Food Products Co. Ltd. are warning the public not to consume the Mr Goudas brand Tahini described below because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected product, Mr Goudas brand Tahini is sold in 908g jars bearing UPC 0 65349 00497 3, lot code NO1745/10 and the sell by date APRIL 19/2012.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  -- The Department of Health is warning Rhode Islanders to avoid a certain brand of cheese infected with a bacteria that could cause listeria. Consumers should not eat Queso Fresco cheese that is manufactured by Azteca Linda Corp. The company has willingly recalled the following products: -Queso Fresco Fresh White Cheese

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Sodexo Health Care’s innovative dining concept Fresh Inspirations has earned Food Management (FM)’s “Best Concept” for Best Management Company Corporate Concept for 2010. The annual program recognizes exceptional achievement and innovation in key areas of noncommercial foodservice, as judged by the FM editorial staff.

New Zealand chef Peta Mathias has been criticized for the flashy jewelry she wears during her TV show, with critics saying the rings and other jewellery would never be tolerated in a commercial kitchen because of the bacteria that gathers underneath. Mathias agrees but says: "Hey, it's for TV."