The Queen’s Own Birthday Cake…
We’ve been all in a flutter, here in Canada this week, over the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth. She’s doing better at 90 than my mom was (she’s now a mere half a year away from 92!) and she still loves her sweets. Her Official Chef has shared his recipe for her favourite Chocolate Cake!Read More →
McD’s To Tweak The Big Mac?
“How dare they?” shout Big Mac fans. Change the most well-known (if not most-loved loved) fast food burger in the known universe? In the end it turns out McDonald’s is playing with tweaks in size and price for the Big Mac in response to sagging sales, rising costs and changing customer preferences…Read More →
Coke Daring To Change Something Again…
Soft Drink giant Coca Cola is embarking – carefully – on a tweak of its labeling to bring the various members of its flagship brand family closer to each other. It’s not the first time the company has fiddled with its look or its flavour, and lessons learned in the past are coming into play…Read More →
“You Can’t Make Coffee Without Clean Water”
“You Can’t Make Coffee Without Clean Water.” That’s the slogan that headlined Coffee Week in the UK earlier this month. It’s actually a fund-raiser to support clean water projects for communities in the developing world. It’s a worthy cause. Should we be celebrating Coffee Week here, too?Read More →
Flash! Chicken Resto Name Ruled ‘Not Chic’
You’re gonna LOVE this… A Korean Fried Chicken magnate named his business after a globally-famous maker of high-fashion leather goods, hoping some of the elan would rub off on him and his food. Alas! The fashion icon took it to court and, now, the Chicken magnate is paying the price…Read More →
Jamie Oliver Is Lecturing Canadians Again…
The Toronto Star newspaper recently ran a story about celeb Chef Jamie Oliver’s latest intrusion in Canadians’ lives. First, he publicly derided Canadians over the national obesity problem. Now, he says we don’t do enough to educate our kids and ourselves about what we eat and how we eat it…Read More →
First ‘New’ McDonald’s To Open This Summer
The first of the new-look McDonald’s restaurants we’ve been promised for some time now will open this July in St. Joseph, MO, just outside St. Louis. Among its other charms and attractions, the franchisee says he’ll offer all-you-can-eat Fries and living room-style seating arrangements…Read More →
Calorie Counts Coming To Fast Food Menus
Ontario, the Canadian province where I live, will require chain restaurants to post calorie counts for their menu items along with other specs starting next year. It’s has been done elsewhere already, and it’s proven to be a real eye-opener – and choice changer – for some…Read More →