Perry, McCoy’s signature dishes added to U.S. restaurant menu

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has refuted rumors that the band is splitting following his differences with frontman Steven Tyler. The rocker insists that the band is taking a break and will be back soon.

September 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pop star Katy Perry has sparked rumours of a marriage with boyfriend Travis McCoy, after she was seen sporting a wedding ring on her finger. The couple had broken up in December last year after arguments over Perry's tight tour schedule, but started dating again in April.

August 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Designer Katie Perry tried to make up with singer Katy Perry during their legal stoush over name-branding, but was snubbed. The 'I Kissed a Girl' hitmaker's lawyers had asked Katie, who owns a lounge wear clothing label, to withdraw her trademark application to use Katy's name for her label in May.

July 18th, 2009 Meatless in Paris: Dining for vegetarian visitorsPARIS — Cote de boeuf, foie gras, escargot. French cuisine is hardly the stuff of vegetarians' dreams.

July 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American singer/songwriter Katy Perry has promised to get "nasty" in her new album, following her fight with Brit singer Lily Allen. Perry, 24, said that she would be airing the opinions she previously kept suppressed, sparking speculation that it could include her feud with the British artist.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Marley and Me' star Jennifer Aniston is reportedly set to open her own restaurant, and is developing plans for one. Aniston, 40, is also reported to be testing her culinary skills on her friends, before she commits to following in the footsteps of famous restaurateurs, including Eva Longoria-Parker, Ashton Kutcher and Robert De Niro.

July 2nd, 2009 Hefty restaurant bill shocks tourists in ItalyROME — They were looking for a bit of La Dolce Vita but what two Japanese tourists got in a restaurant in Rome left a bad taste in their mouths. The couple was handed a €695 ($980) restaurant bill after lunch last month at a restaurant just steps away from Piazza Navona.

June 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Heather Mills will have meat-free dishes on the menu of her new eatery V-Bites in Brighton, UK. Sir Paul McCartney's former wife, who is a patron of Viva, the Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation, promised to offer meat substitutes that would bring the original flavour but minus the non-vegetarian ingredients.

June 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actor Josh Duhamel has revealed that he was left stunned when he heard that people actually believe squirrel is served at his Minot, North Dakota restaurant. The rodent has been added on the menu at 10 North Maine, but it's a joke among locals.We joked about what was on the menu and (my partner) was saying, 'What are you gonna serve, squirrel?'" Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - Lead vocalist of Gym Class Heroes Travis McCoy has lashed out at reports that he and his girlfriend singer Katy Perry are headed for a second break-up. McCoy, 27, has been involved with the 'I Kissed a Girl' hitmaker for years and reconciled with Perry, 24, in April after splitting briefly in December last year.

June 5th, 2009 LONDON - Elle Macpherson, Charlize Theron and Sienna Miller are among the celebrities who have slammed a top London restaurant for putting endangered Blue Fin Tuna on its menu. Actors Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, musician Sting and comedian Stephen Fry are also supporting the protest against Nobu, reports the Sun.

June 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - American singer Katy Perry has revealed that she would never randomly make out with just anyone. Perry, 24, revealed in an interview with Seventeen for its July issue that she would only hook up with her date.

May 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston has had her share of break ups, be it Brad Pitt or John Mayer, but there's one she calls a "horrible" one. "I broke up with a guy and he tried to get back together with me by bringing his mother to a restaurant I worked at and getting down on one knee in the middle of the restaurant," Usmagazine quoted her as telling USA Today.

May 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American singer Katy Perry has revealed that she wants to get married as soon as she finds the right person. Perry, 24, who had split from Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy last January, feels marriage is not about the money, but about spending time together.

May 5th, 2009 Dan Barber named top chef in US at food 'Oscars'NEW YORK — Dan Barber, a pioneer of the so-called farm-to-table restaurant movement, was named the nation's top chef Monday by the James Beard Foundation. Dan Barber was lauded for using his New York restaurants — Blue Hill New York and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills — to highlight the difference seasonal and sustainable agriculture can make on the plate.