Foods That Got Their Nicknames In The Military…
There are probably as many nicknames for Coffee as there are caffeine-addicted drinkers. But there are a few that everybody seems to understand as referring to Coffee and each has its own colourful cultural origin. Ever wondered why some folks call their morning waker-upper ‘A Cup of Joe’?Read More →
Baked Potatoes: Cheap, Healthy And Fun!
There are right ways and wrong ways of doing everything – especially in the kitchen. After 40 years, I’ve finally developed the absolute best way to bake Potatoes. And the perfect Baked Potato is the first step in making a whole array of great dishes, both for sides and as one-piece entrées…Read More →
Fast Food Week! Quick Service Resto And Snacks News…
Lots of action on the Chicken, Desserts and Snacks fronts this week! We have dispatches from KFC, Krispy Kreme and Kit Kat on sweets, Church’s and Popeye’s on mains, and inside infomation on a spread of international favourites that might be coming to McDonald’s later this year…Read More →
Do We Really Need Wine In Cans?
My short answer is , ‘NO!’ The idea strikes me as the ultimate in tradition desecration for the sake of the ultimate in convenience. But it seems the younger generation that’s driving consumer demand, is demanding that just about everything they drink come in single-serving containers…Read More →
Plastic Straw Replacement Crusade Reaches Next Level
First seen at Starbucks last year, a new kind of beverage cup topper seems to be taking off throughout the Quick Service Resto (QSR) sector. What’s better than a paper replacement for that environmentally-ugly plastic straw people are so worked up about? No straw at all!Read More →
Diabetes Drug Could Also Be Weight Maintenance Aid
A common drug used alongside Insulin to treat diabetes may have value as a general-purpose weight loss aid, and especially an aid to keeping weight off long-term. This promising finding came out of a study of diabetes patients designed specifically to measure the effects of Metformin…Read More →