Here we are again, running down the week’s top stories from the Fast Food World. It’s (almost) all about the holidays this week, with mouthwatering menu announcements from IHOP, Pringles and McDonald’s. And KFC tempts your sweet tooth with an encore performance by its Chicken and Waffles…Read More →
We’ve looked at this issue before, but, now, a non-food company has commissioned a formal study comparing consumers’ reactions to Fast Food ads and their reactions to similarly-staged photos of the real menu item. The divergence between some ad pix and real-product photos is astounding…Read More →
It’s nothing new – in fact it’s something very old, and classic in European cuisines. ‘Slow cooking’ has been around for ages and there are good reasons for that. But it’s fallen out of popularity in recent decades for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the quest for convenience…Read More →
McDonald’s used to advertise how proud it was that working in one of its restaurants was the first real job that so many teenagers landed. It still promotes its support programs and scholarships for young employees. But hiring seems to be trending toward the other end of the age scale…Read More →
We’ve all had some kind of sandwich featuring a Meat Patty on a Bun – a Burger – at least once in our lives. And I’ll bet we’ve all held it the same way when eating it. But there’s a renegade undercurrent in the Foodie realm that insists we’ve been doing it all wrong all along…Read More →
It’s been a busy week… But first: Today is National Sandwich Day: Put something between two pieces of Bread! Pizza Hut looks to the future. Chains launch Burger specials for the Holidays. McD’s brings back a Fall dessert fave. And Starbucks unveils its annual Holiday Beverage lineup…Read More →
No. I’m not talking about the aftermath of an overindulgence in Alcohol at a party in the middle of the week. I’m talking about what to do with all the Potato Chips you have leftover after a disappointing turnout of Trick-or-Treaters at the door on a cold, rainy Hallowe’en night…Read More →
We all buy one at least one a year – to make a Jack-O-Lantern for Hallowe’en night. But how many of us actually use that Pumpkin afterwards, preserving it for food? The answer is very few. Way too few. And that’s a shame, in an era when we’re eating too few Fruits and Veggies as it is…Read More →