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 →
This story broke some time ago, but I thought we could plug it in during an otherwise slow news week just to keep you up-to-date on the ups and downs of the amazingly popular but often criticized Dr. Mehmet Oz, pusher of many a nutty diet and health enhancement scheme on the afternoon talk shows…Read More →
This tricky technique to get you to buy more at the supermarket may not be entirely new to you… But you may not have realized before just how deeply the food sellers are invested in using your nose as a way into your wallet. They have been plotting and planning for decades, perfecting their strategies!Read More →
A new study by a French group seems to indicate that processed and popular ‘fast’ foods are not only bad for you, in the long run – they’re also bad for the environment. It may sound like rocket science, but I’ve got the straight-up lowdown on the problem in plain English…Read More →
Do you remember the Cronut? That cross between a Croissante and a Doughnut? Touted for all of ten minutes on the big wide Web as the next big dessert trend? Well, the Sugar-Fat-Dough purveyors have some additional idiotic ideas for products they want to convince you to buy at premium prices…Read More →
I’m not going to say much about this one. Just point you to the original story and let you take it from there. The folks who provide sustenance for Calgary Stampede revelers have totally outdone themselves this year, offering some of the craziest menu items this side of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ home field…Read More →