UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is in the business of recognizing world heritage institutions. We know it mainly for it’s designation of places and landmarks as World Heritage Sites. But it also declares cultural practices as treasures…Read More →
When I was growing up, there was always one dish my mom fell back on for lunch in cold weather. I make it a little differently than she did, but I think mine is every bit as good as hers. And I get max value for my dollar out of the Chicken! It takes a little work, but there’s nothing else quite like it!Read More →
An Italian Astronaut is currently crewing on the International Space Station. And he got a little homesick for his favourite foods. So, he requested NASA send up the makings for a Pizza. And they did! The result was a live broadcast from the ISS of the crew making and eating Pizzas…Read More →
Lots of Fast Food sector news this week: Menu items, mergers and management shifts. Hold on tight as we take a sleigh ride through the latest tests and offerings from the major chains. And, enjoy the sequel to the iconic M&Ms Christmas commercial we all wait for every Holiday season…Read More →
I’ve posted about this new fast food fad before, and I complained that it’s not really healthy. Nevertheless, folks are eating it up. Now, I’ve been twigged to a new dimension of the phenomenon: Desperate resto operators have realized they can make tons of money offering Starch-on-Starch menu items…Read More →
PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – have been around for a long time, now. And their latest no-meat propaganda campaign goes farther than anything they’ve done before. But I don’t think this attempt to raise awareness of PETA’s principles will be have any big effect on Meat eaters…Read More →
Here in my town, in Eastern Canada, overnight low temperatures are hitting the minus-double-digits, Celcius, or around 15 F. That’s kind of brutal after a mild Fall that turned to Winter literally overnight! But I have a cure for the chills: My go-to list of easy, comforting, filling meals that will please everyone…Read More →
You’ll remember the recent KFC promotional stunts for its various new menu offerings and it’s stunt that sent a Chicken Sandwich to the stratosphere on a balloon… Well, Budweiser Beer is going them one – or a hundred – better, with a research program designed to make Bud the first Beer on Mars…Read More →