Here we go again. More menu desperation. And, again from one of the leading players in its niche, trying to remain the leader. Remember when we told you that Starbucks was experimenting with selling Wine? And when they started experimenting with home/office delivery? Now it’s…Read More →
Just a quick – celebratory – post on a recent Yahoo! offering: Someone has finally got round to asking actual doctors, dieticians and other real experts about a laundry list of popular beliefs about lifestyle Dos and Donts in the contentious arena of ‘Diet and Health’ issues…Read More →
We sounded an alarm for chocolate lovers some time ago, warning that cocoa prices were going to skyrocket. Well… The crisis has hit! And the shortages driving the price hikes are far from over. Will it change the way you look at Chocolate and what you’re willing to spend on it?Read More →
Have you ever fantasized about owning a Food Truck? A lot of people in my town want to but aren’t allowed to. Even if you had the cash and the smarts to go out and build one, and you could put it on the road tomorrow, there are apparently a lot of reasons you should have another think…Read More →
Nothing that’s good, on its face, seems to escape exploitation and sullying by the crooks and scammers. Witness the disclosure this week that many restaurant reviews, ‘likes’ and other endorsements are totally fake, for sale by fraudsters preying on restauranteurs and patrons, alike!Read More →
We’ve touched on this issue before, talking about Pizza Perfectionist Prudery when it comes to the insistence of so-called Pie Purists on using only fresh tomatoes, crushed by hand, in their best Red Sauces. Now, the issue of Frozen vs. Fresh is raising its contentious head once again…Read More →
I’ve often opined as one should get more for their money when buying a cup of Premium Coffee from somebody like Second Cup or Starbucks. Now, it appears that Starbucks, at least, is preparing to offer something of that nature. But I don’t know if it’s going to work, in the long run…Read More →
If you are into food at all – and you must be if you read my blog! – you’ll already know that ‘Pizza’ is part of the culinary culture of many countries around the world. I just wonder where you draw the line? When it is not Pizza anymore, but some other Flat Bread treat entirely?Read More →