Street Food Discoveries: California Grab-And-Go Classics
You’d expect me to be digitally visiting somewhere exotic like Beijing (in honour of the Paralympics) today. But that’s for next week. This week we’re staying much closer to home, with a survey of California’s street food Classics – a mix of Tex-Mex and L.A. Modern cuisines…Read More →
Sunday Musings: Will Fast Food Protests Impact Ukraine War?
Though not a feature of the daily war headlines from Ukraine, a mass protest by the top western Fast Food chains may make a big impact on public opinion among Russians about the invasion. As of today, at least 7 major players in the grab-and-go sector have pulled out of Putinville…Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Restaurant And Snacks News!
Like a sudden whiteout in early spring, the flurry of Easter and St. Patrick’s Day ‘special’ announcements came and went largely in a single week. Now it’s back to the usual procession of Fast Food specials and crossover product partnerships and loyalty card promotions…Read More →
The Legend and Lore of ‘Cowboy Coffee’
Here in Canada we have a weekly TV ‘family drama’ called Heartland. That’s the name of a cattle and horse ranch in the Alberta foothills, where a dysfunctional extended family gets into all kinds of fixes. And in one episode recently, an old Rodeo rider mentioned ‘cowboy coffee’…Read More →
Fast Food Recipes, Calorie Counts Vary By Country
We’ve seen surveys comparing the price of various Fast Food favourites in countries around the world. Now, there’s one that compares the calorie counts. Seems Canada (*SIGH*) has the second-highest-calorie McDonald’s menu items of 33 countries where the Fast Food giant operates….Read More →
Celebrate Food Waste Action Week In Canada
You can expect to see and hear a lot over the next few days about fighting food waste to help save the environment. It’s the first annual Food Waste Action Week (FWAW), an initiative of the National Zero Waste Council. The message is, food waste is a major contributor to global warming…Read More →