Today we’re going to digest (pun intended) a couple of reports that trumpet the benefits of Fats and Oils. Yes, bad Fats are bad for you. Too much good Fat is bad for you. But the right amount of the Right Fats can be helpful in a whole catalogue of ways – starting with supporting weight loss…Read More →
Devotées of English Football (Soccer) will know instantly what a Red Card means: ‘Out of the game!’ In France, they play by English rules. At one French Restaurant, the staff will politely ‘show you a ‘Red Card’ when you’ve broken a house rule rather than raise voices and disturb other diners…Read More →
Lots of action on the Fast Food front this past week… And much of it involves menu item reboots. All the big Burger chains are in on the action and there’s one special return to the market that will trigger fond (or horrid) memories for those who were high school or college students in the 80s…Read More →
After a series of posts recalling how essential Ramen Noodle Cups have been in many of our lives, especially early on in our careers, I’ve come across one that seems to prove, scientifically, that eating Ramen too often can be bad for you. And that’s from the Ramen experts, in South Korea…Read More →
So. My dear, silly, night-owl sister, Erin, left me a note on my computer last night. All it said was ‘Deep-Fried Butter?” Rather than wake her at 6:00 a.m., when I got up, I Googled it. And imagine my surprise to discover that Deep-Fried Butter is ‘a thing’. I wondered: why has it come to be?Read More →
We have a mixed bag of news from the Fast Food Sector this week… New menu items galore are complemented by yet another food-and-fashion mashup. Olive Garden and McDonald’s bring back customer favourites. And 7-Eleven partners with Pillsbury on Stuffed Breakfast Waffles…Read More →
You’ve known it for ages, but had no proof. There’s something about Beer that makes life better. Now, after exhaustive studies, Science has has come up with a real, true cause-and-effect relationship between suds and celebration. And there are more ‘happy molecules’ in the wings!Read More →
I know that sounds counter-intuitive, but a new British study reveals that it’s true. Drinking Soy, Almond, Coconut, Oat, Rice, Hazelnut, Hemp or other substitutes for Cow’s Milk may leave you short of Iodine, an important element in your diet which is essential to maintaining thyroid health.Read More →