I hear you saying, ‘First, define unhealthy!’ Okay… So the survey that came up with a list of the top eight unhealthiest restaurant menu items on the continent DID define the term – in terms of Calories, Fat and Salt. And did they ever come up with some menu monsters!Read More →
Yah… What’s that about? Most of us don’t care and I know a lot of people who say they like the way my province (and some others) market fluid milk in three-litre bags rather than the plastic jugs they use across the U.S. and in some other Canadian jurisdictions. I say, it’s a tempest in a milk can!Read More →
We mentioned, in a post last spring, that it was coming… Now it’s here! …Almost. Paula Deen’s new foray into broadcasting has opened its doors on the internet and is apparently attracting a lot of interest among her many die-hard fans and followers. Just one catch…Read More →
Okay… We had some fun with the annual Nathan’s Famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, NY, over the holiday weekend. Reigning champ Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut retained his Men’s title and everybody had a good time. But that wasn’t the case at a similar event out west…Read More →
Have I not predicted, in past posts, the ultimate fall of the Cupcake fad – and that it would peter out sooner rather than later? Now, it appears that the Cupcake as a standlone treat has met the beginning of its end. The biggest Cupcake retailing chain in North America has admitted defeat…Read More →
Go ahead. Be frank. Be merciless. Tell it like it is. What bugs you most about bad restaurants? I have my own personal most-aggravating peeves about eateries and I’m sure you do, too. But let’s go beyond the conventional ones: bad food and bad service. Oh… Did I mention dirty bathrooms?Read More →
We mentioned, in a previous post, that some futurists predict seaweed and plankton and lesser types of fish and shelled creatures may soon make up an increasing proportion of our diets. Now, one proponents of farmed fruits de mer has gone so far as to create a future seafood ‘pyramid’…Read More →
The results are in! And few are surprised to learn that a long-time competitor at the Nathan’s Original 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest took home the Men’s trophy in yesterday’s annual event. But he failed to beat his own personal best of 69 Dogs with Buns, set a few years back…Read More →