Expedition To Portugal I: So Near, And Yet Not Spain…
Portugal has a reputation for maintaining its individuality in the face of cultural pressure from neighbouring giant, Spain, over a span of centuries. In fact, the two countries have been in competition with each other since before the New World was discovered, and it seems to be a ‘win-win’ situation…Read More →
Sunday Musings: Restos Fear Hostile Customers, Counterfeits
Jurisdictions around the globe are now phasing in new Covid-19 Vaccine IDs, and restaurateurs are facing what they fear will be an army of hostile customers – who either don’t have such IDs, or try to get into eateries using fake papers. There are consequences for diners and restos alike…Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Resto And Snacks News!
We have a Chef’s bounty of new and returning menu items, new combos, more Hallowe’en specialty products, Doughnuts and Wings specials to celebrate the start of the NFL season, a Day of the Dead treat from Pop Tarts, and – this is no Hallowe’en trick – glow-in-the-dark Pringles…Read More →
Excess Sugar Consumption And Heart Disease: A Direct Link
The war against obesity – and the host of other serious diseases and conditions it’s associated with – slogs on. But researchers have been making some serious inroads on the obstinate issue over the past year or so. Now, scientists have put numbers on the damage added sugar does…Read More →
Sublime To Ridiculous: Stupid Food Fads From The Fringe
The beginning of each week here at the Fab Food Blog has recently been reserved for expeditions into the cuisines of various cultures around the world. Time, now, for a complete 180: A look back at August’s craziest food concepts from the simply nutty to the obscenely stupid…Read More →
Drinking Straws: Progress On The ‘Ban Plastic’ Front
Not much news lately from the major Fast Food chains or the big single-use plastic utensil makers on any significant progress in their quest to find an all-round acceptable substitute for the plastic drinking straw. But there are indications that work is continuing in the back rooms…Read More →