Fun New International Menu Item Mashups
It all started with an idle wish, while I was researching Street Food, that I could get Indian Aloo Gobi in a taco. It’s just one example of an international culinary icon that begs to be served in a grab-and-go form. Then I started to muse on other hitherto untried mashups…Read More →
Food Kits Often Warm Up To Unsafe Temps Enroute
I’ve often thought about how manufacturers pack food kits containing perishable items for shipping. Turns out, many food kits arrive at customers’ doors with one or more critical ingredients warmer than the 40 F – above which harmful bacteria can start to grow and reproduce…Read More →
Are The Media ‘Normalizing’ Overweight & Obesity?
I’ve noticed a troubling trend in TV and internet advertising lately: Advertisers are making a concerted effort to portray overweight and downright obese people as ‘normal’. By that, I mean, more and more commercials are featuring fat people in their carefully curated casts…Read More →
Street Food Discoveries: Vietnamese Essentials
You’ve no doubt heard of some of the most popular Vietnamese street foods we’re going to profile today. But others will probably be new to most readers. And that’s the way we like it on our international culinary expeditions! Come with us and discover the street food of Vietnam…Read More →
Sunday Musings: “If I Knew Then What I know Now”…
A new online app developed by a team at the University of Bergen, Norway, claims to predict how many extra years of life you can expect to ‘earn’ by making the right dietary choices early in life. The question is: Will those who can benefit most actually use this tool?Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Restaurant And Snacks News!
What a week! We have specials to take us through St. Patrick’s Day to Easter. Wendy’s has big new for Canadian breakfast lovers. Pepsi answers last week’s Coke ‘space-flavour’ announcement with a new techno-flavour of its own. And a super-sweet special from Krispy Kreme…Read More →