Soft Drink giant Coca Cola is embarking – carefully – on a tweak of its labeling to bring the various members of its flagship brand family closer to each other. It’s not the first time the company has fiddled with its look or its flavour, and lessons learned in the past are coming into play…Read More →
The first of the new-look McDonald’s restaurants we’ve been promised for some time now will open this July in St. Joseph, MO, just outside St. Louis. Among its other charms and attractions, the franchisee says he’ll offer all-you-can-eat Fries and living room-style seating arrangements…Read More →
Ontario, the Canadian province where I live, will require chain restaurants to post calorie counts for their menu items along with other specs starting next year. It’s has been done elsewhere already, and it’s proven to be a real eye-opener – and choice changer – for some…Read More →
This is specifically directed to the Mom, here in my neighbourhood, who religiously packs a healthy, nutritious lunch for their high schooler and just as ardently believes that the kid is getting all that he, or she, needs to get through the day. Alas, Mom! You’re being double crossed!Read More →
I can’t believe I missed it! Yesterday was National Grilled Cheese Day and I missed it! One of my most fave things on a plate and I missed it! Well, I’ll try to make amends with a belated post covering the highlights and pass on some tips for creating your own perfect Grilled Cheese…Read More →
The other day, just for the heck of it, sister Erin Googled ‘I love saturated fat!” She wasn’t expecting to get the search results that came up. And I’ll bet you’ll be amazed by them, too. If you’ve been agonizing over the health consequences of eating too much fat, you may be relieved…Read More →
You know how you feel after three or four glasses of wine. But have you ever wondered how you look? A photographer in Brazil decided to meld his two passions – wine and pix – and create a gallery the likes of which you’ve never seen before. And might regret seeing now. It’s… sobering.Read More →
I can’t stand it any longer. I just have to know. And, as result, so do you: Why do they sell Jams and Jellies by volume (fluid oz./ml) and other spreads – Honey, Peanut Butter, Nutella, you name it – by weight (oz./gram)? Herewith follows a digest of my recent in-depth research into this vexing issue…Read More →