Almost everyone has a microwave oven in their kitchen these days. One of the most important things we know is what NOT to put in the Mic. But there is another list of microwave no-nos, less-known but at least as important, that we should all be aware of…Read More →
Okay… We had some fun with the annual Nathan’s Famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, NY, over the holiday weekend. Reigning champ Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut retained his Men’s title and everybody had a good time. But that wasn’t the case at a similar event out west…Read More →
Have I not predicted, in past posts, the ultimate fall of the Cupcake fad – and that it would peter out sooner rather than later? Now, it appears that the Cupcake as a standlone treat has met the beginning of its end. The biggest Cupcake retailing chain in North America has admitted defeat…Read More →
Go ahead. Be frank. Be merciless. Tell it like it is. What bugs you most about bad restaurants? I have my own personal most-aggravating peeves about eateries and I’m sure you do, too. But let’s go beyond the conventional ones: bad food and bad service. Oh… Did I mention dirty bathrooms?Read More →
We mentioned, in a previous post, that some futurists predict seaweed and plankton and lesser types of fish and shelled creatures may soon make up an increasing proportion of our diets. Now, one proponents of farmed fruits de mer has gone so far as to create a future seafood ‘pyramid’…Read More →
The results are in! And few are surprised to learn that a long-time competitor at the Nathan’s Original 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest took home the Men’s trophy in yesterday’s annual event. But he failed to beat his own personal best of 69 Dogs with Buns, set a few years back…Read More →
It’s the traditional thing to eat on the U.S. Inde- pendence Day holiday: The all-American Hot Dog. I’ve got a few DOs and DON’Ts for you that will make your holiday Frankfurters even better than before and celebrate the wondrous spectrum of cultures that have melded into the North American Mosaic.Read More →
This story broke some time ago, but I thought we could plug it in during an otherwise slow news week just to keep you up-to-date on the ups and downs of the amazingly popular but often criticized Dr. Mehmet Oz, pusher of many a nutty diet and health enhancement scheme on the afternoon talk shows…Read More →