Here’s the 2017 Flavour & Trend Report!
Toronto’s THP Agency, which serves the creative needs of the big food brands, has issued it’s second annual Flavours & Trends Report. The findings are intriguing but don’t really reflect the reality of most folks’ every-day lives. They will, however, either enthuse or enrage the foodie community…Read More →
Why DO I Write All These Posts About McD’s?
My long-suffering sister and fellow Chef, Erin, asked me why I’ve been writing so many posts to this blog around McDonald’s. The answer is simple: They’re the biggest Burger Chain and the most desperate to preserve their precarious share of a market niche that’s ready to break…Read More →
McDesperation Blooms in Cheese Country…
Call it Chapter 37 in the Menu Madness Saga. Or, ‘Why do we need this?’ McDonald’s is selling Deep-Fried, Breaded Cheese Curd in the Cheese Capital of America, Wisconsin. But isn’t this one just a re-tread of something old and familiar, and already passé as a Bar Finger-Food staple?Read More →
Some Secrets Of Authentic Chinese Food
I’m sure that anyone out there who has tried to make authentic Chinese Food at home has run into some problems that we can all relate to. And they’ve all asked why their versions of Asian Classics don’t taste the same as the ones they get in that little restaurant in Chinatown. Here’s why…Read More →
Obesity May Be Linked To Your Genes
British researchers have uncovered evidence to suggest that the tendency to be overweight or obese may be linked to a genetic defect. If that’s borne out by further research, the study’s authors say a ‘treatment’ to counteract the effects of the condition may be possible in the future.Read More →
What 10,000 Calories Of McFood Looks Like
A loopy lady in Japan decided to make a video about what it looks like to eat 10,000 calories of Japanese McDonald’s Food. We don.t know how long she took to eat it all, but we assume she took breaks. Still, I wondered what 10,000 calories of our McFood looks like…Read More →