It’s been a scant three years since Jack In The Box bought Del Taco for a whopping $585 million. Now, JITB selling off Del Taco for a scant $115 million. That translates to a loss of about $200,000 for each of the chain’s 550 locations…Read More →
Whats the first thing you think of when you contemplate dessert after a classic Holiday Feast? For me – and many of you, I suspect – it’s pie. But what kind of pie lights your Yule Log? I have more than one favourite! And I’ve gathered them together for your approval…Read More →
You probably see it only on Holidays, at The Big Feast, on top of the Green Bean Casserole. But there’s much more to the Famous French’s Crispy Onion Topper than meets a diner’s eye. Though often copied, the Original has never been equaled!Read More →
The truth has finally emerged about the iconic – though not universally loved – All-American Green Bean Casserole. It seems that the dish’s inventor herself saw the GBC more as a rou-tine test kitchen ‘experiment’ than a future Holiday ‘fixture’…Read More →
Duane Roberts passed away this past week. He is credited with inventing the world’s first-ever mass-marketed frozen burrito. Roberts was just a teenager when he began his career, working at his parents’ meat company, Butcher Boy Food Products Inc.Read More →
It’s truly a mixed bag in this week’s Fast Food rundown! And we have entries in every cate-gory… The overall theme is Christmassy Green and Red – even if one green item is a Dill Pickle lovers’ convention in Texas. And the Grinch has also shown up…Read More →
McDonald’s top execs held a ‘summit’ in Washington DC last week. Their guest-speaker-of-honour was President Donald Trump. And he couldn’t help delivering a critique of the food. Trump remains totally disconnected from reality…Read More →
I was incredulous when I first read the news. But once explained, the idea of all the billions of dollars involved stopped popping in my poor little brain like out-of-control fireworks. And I could just about envision the reality the Keurig’s / Peet’s merger…Read More →