Mostly quiet on the Fast Food Front this week… I guess the Mains category comes up shorter than usual because most folks will be celebrating Easter at home, with family. But Papa John’s and Taco Bell both have new specialty menus. And Tabasco goes Pop….Read More →
Liquorice is a popular sweet treat around the world. But it’s taking a hit from the medical community. New science shows that even a little liquorice can raise your blood pressure significantly. And that’s bad news for folks who already have high blood pressure…Read More →
They were an essential part of my childhood dining experience. I just assumed every mother used canned foods – when I was 10 years old. But now, they’re hardly ever heard about, let alone used. Or are they? Many of them are still in stores!Read More →
The Keurig coffee maker company has come under intense criticism from environment-alists over its pods. Single-use plastic coffee pods have become a major pollutant. Now, the company that invented coffee pods has updated them…Read More →
The food newswires carry stories almost weekly about foods being banned. When the bans effect our own countries, we take note. Otherwise, they don’t get much media coverage. But it’s educational to look at food bans we would consider odd…Read More →
We posted some time ago about an imminent spike in the price of chocolate. It was just a matter of time. Well… That time is now. The current financial throes of one major Choco-late company dramatically illustrate the severity of the ‘crisis’…Read More →
A Michelin-starred chef is taking his exclusive menu to new heights – both in terms of what it costs and where it’s served. How much you would pay to dine on a fabulous 50-course tasting menu – on the edge of space? It’s something only the 1 percent will experience…Read More →
Frog’s Legs are back in the news, again. This time, it’s a dire warning that many frog varieties may go extinct if export harvesting – to feed the French frog leg habit – continues. Quite the opposite of the situation in North America…Read More →