Remember the post we featured here in October 2017, about a restaurant in Long Beach California which was re-selling Popeye’s Chicken as their own? Now, a South Carolina resto has been accused of selling Costco Pizzas as their own – at a breathtaking markup…Read More →
We used to say, without thinking, “Pass the Salt, please.” But that was before before science discovered that Sodium Chloride increases your blood pressure and increases your risk of heart disease and stroke. Now, researchers have determined that too much Salt can weaken your immune system – a critical consideration in the COVID-19 era…Read More →
I keep hearing (and reading) that the best way to beat theCOVID-19 ‘Stay Home’ blues is to do some baking. Anxiety specialists and psychologists say it all has to do with creating a state of mindfullness that leads naturally to creativity, which in turn leads to the production of something delicious and comforting…Read More →
Every time I turn on the TV or pick up a newspaper – or even visit the Yahoo News pages – someone is saying or writing about how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing our lives. I don’t dispute that assertion. But I can’t help wondering what the new normal will be once the crisis is over. Will my fave one-off restos still be there?Read More →
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has (temporarily) lost one of its most reliable, if least official, measures of how serious a given disaster is. The Waffle House Index, as it’s known in official circles, gauges the severity of an event by the number of WH closures…Read More →
I don’t now about you, but I’m suffering an overload of COVID-19 news and warnings. They’re getting repetitive, now, and I thought we’d all enjoy a post about something completely different. So here’s news about a breakthrough – of sorts – in the quest to ‘reform’ unhealthy Deli Meats…Read More →