Sunday Musings: Punishment For ‘Murder By Fries’?
What do you think is suitable punishment for parents who let their 7-year-old balloon to 255 lb on a diet of potato chips and fries? And watched him die of heart failure? They’re about to decide that question in a Michigan court…Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Restaurant & Snacks News!
Summer time… And the Fast Food Sphere’s promotion machine is on idle… But that does NOT mean the summer-specials and return-ing-favourites mill has stopped churning ’em out! And Krispy Kreme Japan is celebrating 20 years with an AYCE Event!Read More →
7-Year-Old, 255 lb Child Dies From Heart Disease
I couldn’t believe it, when I first encountered this story. How could any parent let their 7-year-old balloon to 255 pounds? And die from heart disease as a result? It happened last fall, in Flint Twp., Michigan. His name was Casper O’Brien…Read More →
M&Ms To ‘Lose’ Two Colours: Too Tough To Do ‘Clean’
MARS candies is eliminating all artificial colourings from its products. That includes iconic M&Ms. And for the first time since the beginning… M&Ms are losing two classic colours. They’re just too hard to replicate using ‘natural’ ingredients…Read More →
Deceptively Simple Simmer: Coconut Lime Dumpling Bake
If you don’t feel like cooking, but also don’t want to default to heat-and-eat or, much less, takeout… Here’s a summer-friendly recipe you can whip up in 45 minutes that makes Dim Sum into a proper main dish. And it’s abso-lutely ‘beginner’ easy…Read More →
Fastest Growing US Pizza Chain Isn’t Who You Think!
Remember the tale of ‘The Tortoise and the Hare? There’s a lesson to be learned there for any big Fast Food chain. While some Big Name pizza brands close stores, a competitor is ex-panding like never before, opening dozens of new stores a year…Read More →
‘It’s A SH***Y Cycle’: How Cheap Gets Too Expensive
The principle is as old as human nature. Any-thing small, unknown and good will killed by fame. And it always gets more expensive. Because the owners are only human. And that means fundamentally greedy. Redditors were asked what foods they loved – and lost…Read More →
Simple Summer Dessert: Make Your Own Soft Serve!
I saw the headline and immediately thought: “Yah, I could. But I’d need a $12,000 machine to do it!” Not so, says dessert specialist Taylor Ann Spencer. And she offers 5 ‘good’ reasons we should all make our own soft serve. PLUS a simple homemade soft serve recipe!Read More →