Watford town centre's fantastic range of restaurants, pubs, and bars have teamed up for the third consecutive year to celebrate Watford Food & Drink Week. From Monday, June 17, to Sunday, June 23, you can enjoy special drinks offers, free samples and discounted set menus throughout the town centre.

This summer sees an impressive roster of events taking place at The Stables restaurant at The Grove Hotel, Hertfordshire, running from June right through to the end of August.

If The Florist is cool and charming, its new downstairs neighbour, Las Iguanas, is all about fun and colour.

If you thought vegan festivals were just for vegans and veggies, think again. Everyone is enjoying vegan these days from Will.I.AM and Jennifer Lopez to Benedict Cumberbatch and Brad Pitt. Vegan week from Great British Bake Off showed us just how much fun you can have with vegan food and now the supermarkets appear to be competing with each other as to who can bring out the best new vegan goodies. Vegans now have their own cool menus in most mainstream restaurants, pubs and cafes. So if you’re

Join Copper House on Saturday, November 2, for a colourful celebration at their Day of the Dead Party.

Great British Bake Off semi-finalist, Stacey Hart, has taken on a new challenge - creating delicious treats without using refined sugar. Here the baker from Hertfordshire explains what prompted her to make changes and shares her recipes.

Wherever you stand on the plastic straw debate, food writer Melissa Hemsley is right: “You don’t get two in your mojito on a Friday night now!”

A festival celebrating gin and tonic is coming to Watford next month.

Should kids drink coffee? The answer depends heavily on the other sources of caffeine that are already in their diet.

Burger King released an eye-opening anti-bullying ad by seeing how their own customers responded to bullied kids vs. a bullied burger.

Antwon Lee tells his little man "it's OK to cry" and to "stay strong" during the ordeal.

The only safe food 2-year-old Micah can eat is fresh, organic peaches. He has food-protein induced enterocolitis syndrome, or FPIES.

A new study has found structural brain differences that may account for callous-unemotional traits in boys.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 'No Student Goes Hungry Program' aims to provide healthy, locally sourced meals to all students, K-through-college, who need them.

Fevers are a way for the body to fend off illness, and not necessarily a call to automatically head to the medicine cabinet.

'What Were You Thinking?' is a podcast series that showcases real-life stories of adolescents who made life-altering choices.

New products like the KnoNap may help keep women and men safe while they are drinking and socializing.

Researchers are studying woodpecker brains, mantis shells and ram horns for clues that could help prevent concussions in sports.

Many people are angry at Sony Pictures, calling out the filmmakers of "Peter Rabbit" for portraying the dangers of food allergies irresponsibly.

After 'Exclusion Day,' kids in Oregon without completed vaccination paperwork are sent home from school until the problem is solved.

For many children, realism isn't really the objective, so we should probably stop looking for that in their art.

In the Emoji Age, pencil-pushing may soon be a lost art.

Many school districts are reexamining ''no nit' policies that keep healthy kids out of the classroom.

One study that looked at kids' sleep and behavior patterns might have missed the bigger picture. Another study looks at academic performance.

The Gender Guardian offers 12 years of education, from elementary school to college.

Thirdhand smoke is residual smoke and chemicals that linger in surfaces and still cause harm to people and animals.

When we're hungry, our brains get more excited about high-calorie foods.

Those struggling academically saw 14% increase in test scores.

American Academy of Pediatrics warns heat from dishwasher can cause toxins to leach into food.

The AAP clarified their child car seat guidelines to make them easier for parents to follow.

Research contradicts age-old advice about rest and recovery after a concussion.

All of the oat-based cereals tested by EWG had traces of what the World Health Organization has named a "probable carcinogen."

Study finds that only 17 percent of children create deep imaginary worlds but they also exhibit higher levels of creativity.

Sleepwalking is a misunderstood sleep disorder that's buried in more myths than facts.

The doctor who discovered the dangers of concussions says kids should avoid high-impact sports until they are 18.

The holidays have plenty of hustle and bustle, and it can overwhelm children on the autism spectrum. Sensitive Santas can help bring seasonal joy.

Some schools are trying meditation instead of detention for their students ... and it's working.

'The Orchid and the Dandelion' by W. Thomas Boyce is part memoir and part child development theory about how kids react to circumstances, and how to help them.

Meat will be off the menu on Mondays for over 1 million students who attend New York City public schools,

Forget 18. Research shows that the human brain does not fully mature until much later.

Today, Brody Moreland is a blur of motion as he chases toys. But for the first 6 months of his life, he barely moved. He was born with severe spina bifida.

A consumer advocacy group wants to make nutrition labels less confusing.

Consumers who need guidance about all the seals and certifications on food packaging can find some answers in this food label guide.

Part II: Consumers who need guidance deciphering all the seals, certifications and claims on food packaging can find answers in MNN's Food Label Guide.

One of the latest crowned superfoods is quinoa. What makes ‘keen-wah’ so nutritious? We’ve got the scoop on quinoa nutrition facts.

The banana is perhaps the oldest recorded fruit in the world as well as the most consumed. But some dieters avoid bananas like a slippery peel. Are bananas unhe

Is drinking milk good for you, or not? Is organic milk healthier than conventional? Is raw milk safe? Here are just the milk nutrition facts.

Is sugar itself really evil? Or are we just eating way too much of it? MNN's health writer walks you through sugar's nutrition facts and offer...

There's more to carrots than vitamin A. These carrot nutrition facts that make it a welcome addition to most anyone’s diet.

If you're wondering if you should be eating more plant-based sources of protein such as tofu, here's the good and the bad about the nutrition.