Fast Food: The ‘Big Shakeout’ Begins…
I’ve been predicting it for ages and I’ve also been suggesting changes players in the Fast Food sector will have to make to weather the storm. If the recent overhaul of Chili’s menu is anything to go by, the Big Shakeout in that painfully overcrowded industry segment is about to explode…Read More →
Loose Ends From The Food Sphere…
I have no single focus for today’s FFB post. But I do have an abiding need to pick up some loose news threads that really do deserve some sort of mention… We’ll span the spectrum from nutty new products to the latest scientific findings about you and your dirt. And we’ll look at a special day…Read More →
A Quick Red Sauce – Out Of Your Pantry!
I tried something last night. Something I was sure would fail. But I had no choice, if I wanted Pizza. Sure I could have ordered in, but I wanted MY Pizza, the way I make it. Nothing else would slake my craving. But there was one hitch: I didn’t have a drop of Marinara Sauce in the house…Read More →
Fast Food Week!
What a week! The major players are still pumping out new menu item announcements like there’s no tomorrow and, apparently, they expect us all to line up and try all of them. And we ask: Who would open a restaurant in a location where the parking is owned and controlled by someone else?Read More →
‘The Perfect Cooking Technique’?
The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel has compiled what it calls the ultimate cooking techniques infographic. We’re not sure if it was intended to educate diners about its menu item descriptions or to clarify things for its kitchen staff. But it’s a huge chart and it’s actually quite interesting… Read More →
McD’s Employees Reveal Alleged Fry ‘Cheat’
I thought I’d heard it all, when it came to tricks that food processors and marketers operators use to increase their profit margins. But a recent spate of social media posts reveals that Fast Food operators train their workers to subtly short customer orders to optimize profits!Read More →
How To Cater To The Sensitive And Picky…
That’s kind of a mean title, but I had to get it into a certain number of characters to fit. Like Twitter. But that’s where the resemblance ends. I have for you, today, a link to something I know I’ll find immensely useful when catering or entertaining. It’s a complete guide to what adherents to various diets can eat…Read More →
New Low-Cost Allergen Tester Coming…
Yesterday, we talked about the coming of a new emergency treatment for Celiac Disease sufferers. Today, we have news of something potentially even bigger: A key-fob sized portable tester that can identify a wide range of substances that cause food sensitivity reactions. And it should be inexpensive…Read More →