Food Prices Rise: Trump ‘Not Fooling Anyone’…
Last Friday, US President Donald Trump told reporters he had made major inroads on his campaign promise – since echoed many times in his public addresses – to lower food prices. But observers say, his ‘plan’ to achieve that doesn’t make sense…Read More →
‘Prime Cuts’ To Reprise Bourdain’s ‘Part’s Unknown’
Anthony Bourdain’s unexpected suicide cut short his popular CNN TV series Parts Un-known. Other networks rushed in to offer something to fill the void. Now, CNN has joined the fray with a series of new food/travel specials featuring Bourdain…Read More →
UPF Makers ‘Mimic Big Tobacco’ Defending Their Heath Claims
Ultra-processed foods makers are apparently taking a page from the ancient and despic-able playbook developed over decades by Big Tobacco to downplay the health threat posed by their products. Because of how well it worked for Tobacco…Read More →
Trump Schools McDonald’s Execs At DC ‘Summit’
McDonald’s top execs held a ‘summit’ in Washington DC last week. Their guest-speaker-of-honour was President Donald Trump. And he couldn’t help delivering a critique of the food. Trump remains totally disconnected from reality…Read More →
She’s BAAAAACK! Maggie J’s Cancer Scare A False Alarm!
It’s true. It was all a false alarm. But I’ve come out of the experience healthier and wiser. And a lot more humble than I went in! The horror-show interlude also gave me pause to recon-sider my aims, goals and commitments. Not stepping out; just stepping back…Read More →
Federal Court Rules Trump’s Tariffs Illegal!
A US Federal Court this past Friday ruled US President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Tariffs are illegal. But the Tariffs saga isn’t over, yet. Trump can still appeal to the US Supreme Court. And the current crazy Tariffs remain in place…Read More →
Can One Mega-Merger Make Keurig World’s Largest?
I was incredulous when I first read the news. But once explained, the idea of all the billions of dollars involved stopped popping in my poor little brain like out-of-control fireworks. And I could just about envision the reality the Keurig’s / Peet’s merger…Read More →
Newstalgia Feature: Sloppy Joe’s For The 2020s
Sloppy Joe’s were a reasonably new ‘thing’ with the masses when I was a a kid. Families loved them so much, everybody had their own recipe – some of which were as simple as a can of ready-made ‘sauce’ from the store. There’s just something about the flavour…Read More →