Expedition To Japan: More Than Just Sushi, Sukyaki
People often ask me why Chinese Food became so much more popular in North America than Japanese Food ever did. I cut to the chase and leave them scratching their heads before they can get me wrapped up in interminable discussions. I just tell them, “It’s all because of the railroads…”Read More →
Start-Up Beats Bigs To Real-Textured Veggie ‘Meats’
The Holy Grail of Veggie Meat Substitute making has been to come up with a way to create Plant-Based meat products that look, cut and chew like the Real Deal. Now, a start-up appears to have beaten the established Plant-Protein guys to the punch with the first manufactured Filet Mignon…Read More →
Sunday Musings: The Future Of ‘Up-Cycled’ Food
I found, in a food processing industry periodical this week, an article on Up-Cycling unpreventable waste. It got me thinking about some issues on which we should probably all be musing. Producers, processors and economists have started talking about it. But what about consumers?Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Resto And Snacks News!
It’s largely – but not ‘all’ about new spring and summer desserts and beverages here at FFW this week. Sonic sets a record with 4 announcements covering the spring and summer through the end of September. In what must be a simple coincidence, Taco Bell, Chipotle and Wendy’s test new Spicy items…Read More →
JUST Egg Update: Toaster-Ready, Square, Veggie Eggs?
When we first introduced you to JUST Eggs, we were talking about a Liquid Egg substitute that came in a bottle, right beside the regular Eggs and ‘standard’ liquid Eggs in the refrigerator case. Now they’ve evolved into a new, more-convenient form which may well make them more acceptable to the masses…Read More →
Hooked: Food, Free Will, And Our Addictions…
I’ve come across a new book about how consumers are manipulated by Processed Food manufacturers, who exploit our ‘natural addictions’ to increase our consumption and capture larger shares of the food market. It makes me wonder who else in our world is exploiting us in the same ways…Read More →