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Foodie Life Lessons (Page 6)

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A Man Drove Up To McDonald’s In A Horse And Buggy…

2026-03-09
By: Maggie
On: March 9, 2026
In: Food News, Foodie Life Lessons

I was going to title this post, ‘A farmer and two horses walk into a McDonald’s’. But that was a little too far out. (Even if it was plum homage to the old-joke opening!) What hap-pened was, a farmer drove up to a McD’s in his horse-drawn buggy – and was banned!Read More →

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Just For Fun: Fast Food Workers Review Competing-Chain Fries

2026-03-09
By: Maggie
On: March 9, 2026
In: Comfort Food, Foodie Life Lessons

I ran across the video embedded below at the top of a Yahoo! post that had nothing to do with the vid. I wish they wouldn’t do that! But it caught my eye. I hope you have a chuckle as you watch former employees of other Fast Food brands try Chick-Fil-A’s wafflers…Read More →

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Climate Change: Millions Left Hungry In East Africa Drought

2026-03-06
By: Maggie
On: March 6, 2026
In: Food News, Foodie Life Lessons

The current, severe drought in Ethiopia and Sudan is a prime example of what many equatorial regions can expect as Global Warming progresses. Millions of Somalians are ‘on the move’, as is their custom when conditions at home become unliveable…Read More →

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Shrinkflation: More Obvious, More Shameless, More Greedy

2026-03-06
By: Maggie
On: March 6, 2026
In: Food News, Foodie Life Lessons

I don’t intend to burden you with a long post today… Because I want you to visit the source post, and take the time you need to appraise it with a critical eye. It’s an update on shrink-flation – with even more-shocking examples than we posted previously…Read More →

Washington State Ups ‘Taxes’ On Plastic, Paper Bags

2026-03-05
By: Maggie
On: March 5, 2026
In: Food News, Foodie Life Lessons

The US West Coast has emerged as a trigger point for government action on environment and sustainability issues. Following a series of enviro-moves by California in recent history, Washington State chimed in with bans on disposables and plastic bags…Read More →

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Burger King Testing ‘Dystopian’ Headset For Employees…

2026-03-03
By: Maggie
On: March 3, 2026
In: Food News, Foodie Life Lessons

Burger King is testing a new approach to using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Fast Food sec-tor. It’s a communalization of the network powering employees wireless head-sets, with AI listening in. They claim it will help improve management and service…Read More →

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‘Being Gordon Ramsay’: New NETFLIX Documentary

2026-03-03
By: Maggie
On: March 3, 2026
In: Chef Secrets, Foodie Life Lessons

A new documentary now on NETFLIX gives viewers a very different view of one of the world’s most celebrated – sometimes casti-gated – celeb chefs. It covers a two-year period during which Ramsay creates a posh new downtown London restaurant…Read More →

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Shrinkflation Deception: Lindt Truffles Only Fill Half The Box!

2026-03-03
By: Maggie
On: March 3, 2026
In: Food News, Foodie Life Lessons

We’ve all fallen prey to this disappointing, frustrating shrinkflation deception before. You pick up a box with a partial window showing the contents. But later you find the box was only full enough to fill the window. The issue is much broader than just ‘disappointment’…Read More →

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