Call them Fast Casual, Fast Fine or Counter Service restos. They’re all the same at the motivational level. They’re fast, easy, con-venient and, usually, sinfully delicious. And a cut above ‘Fast Food’. Pollsters say ‘burnout’ now drives the decision to take out…Read More →
Heading out to the ball park this weekend? You may have a new Hot Dog choice to saliv-ate over. Ball Park Franks are now shipping a new all-beef, Jalapeno-infused ‘bun-length’ Dog in their eternal quest to perfect America’s National Treat!Read More →
We recently brought you the results of a Can-adian survey on Food Sentiment. Now, there’s a similar US report from CNN showing the out-of-control cost of living is top-of-mind with Americans, too. A full 76 percent of them. Key words include ‘uncertainty’ and ‘pessimism’.Read More →
They warned us. And social media went nuts with complaints. But those push-backs ap-parently fell on deaf ears at McDonald’s corp-orate. The burger behemoth has announced it’s going to start phasing out self-service fountain drink machines this year…Read More →
There’s no more-pressing problem – in the eyes of medical researchers – than the ac-cumulation of microplastics in our bodies. They’re tiny bits of plastic waste carried into our food by the water they absorb. But there may now be a ‘treatment’ for the affliction…Read More →
I’ve been seeing a number of posts lately about how to ‘spot’ fake or doctored Maple Syrup. They were triggered by reports about a Québec producer who multi-failed, deceiving wholesale buyers and consumers. How can you tell you’re getting real maple syrup?Read More →
It wasn’t too long ago that researchers warned us against toasting bread too dark. The char was identified as potentially carcinogenic. But new research has revealed that the danger could be averted by genetic engineering. If we let it happen…Read More →
My stepdad grinned mischievously when I asked where we were going for dinner. “It’s a new place called The Mandarin, up in Bramp-ton,” he said. It’s now a major regional resto chain. But I still think of the Mandarin as ‘my’ Asian buffet…Read More →