Many foods we take for granted – plant-based foods we’ll soon rely on for our sustenance – are facing climate-related challenges. And some are already in danger. We have to act now to make sure these key foods don’t disappear forever!Read More →
We’ve heard a lot about BHA – a preservative used largely in the processed food sector. (Largely comprised of snacks, cereals, sodas and deli meats.) And it’s officially been found safe. But now, the FDA is now poised to re-assess BHA…Read More →
People keep asking me which version is right: Is it ‘cookbook’, ‘cook book’, or something else altogether? I’ve seen both used in what I con-sidered authoritative publications. But it took some digging to get to the real, honest, true answer to that question…Read More →
Gleaned this story from the social media ‘food newswires’… McDonald’s is testing reusable serving containers for orders to be consumed in-store. I have some questions about what they’re made of, and how they McClean them between deployments…Read More →
There’s so much food news circulating in all the media these days that it’s easy to miss even the biggest stories. They just tend to get submerged in the torrent. So I’m reprising one of the past week’s most important items to be sure you catch it!Read More →
The Fast Food sector has been suffering from chronic uncertainty. Competition has never been so intense. The big names have been concentrating on ‘value messaging’. Now, Fast Food franchisees are on the verge of rebelling over the right to set menu prices…Read More →
It’s ‘on the rise’, according to eating disorder specialists. It’s being exacerbated by social media. And it’s just as dangerous as anorexia or bulimia. They call it ‘Bigorexia’, a fixation on muscle size and the he-man body image, showing up in young adult males…Read More →
When they think of avocados, the vast majority of folks think ‘Guacamole’. But the bumpy-skinned fruit penetrates far deeper into the culinary sphere than that. And now the world is facing an avocado apocalypse, as prices rollercoaster…Read More →