High Fat Linked Directly to Cancer Spread
High Fat intake has been linked directly to the spread of Cancer cells in mammals. It’s the first time such a link has been demonstrated but scientists have long suspected the connection. The experiments also showed that some Fats are much more likely to abet Cancer spread than others…Read More →
Best Modern Inventions From Foodville…
Okay… I got the itch to do this post after a late-night brainstorming session with other food industry observers. We were challenging each other to come up with the best food-sphere inventions of the modern age; things we couldn’t do without, once we knew they were available…Read More →
Hot Peppers Have A Unique Role
Everybody seems to love Hot Peppers. They show up as key players in many cuisines and folks from cultures to which Hot Peppers are not native quickly take to them when they become available. Why are we so attracted to the exotic heat of the fruit of the Capsicum Family?Read More →
New Canadian Nurtition Facts Labeling
Health Minister Jean Philpott has unveiled changes to Canada’s Federal Nutrition Facts and Ingredients listing labeling for all packaged foods sold in the country. The strategy is aimed at fighting Obesity, addressing consumer requests for simpler food labeling and clarified nutrition information…Read More →
McDonald’s Testing Delivery in Florida
McDonald’s, the biggest Burger Chain and the one that generally premieres new marketing tactics first, has announced it will start testing food delivery in Florida next month. This, not long after it unveiled plans to revamp it’s McCafé concept and started to roll out ordering Kiosks and table service…Read More →
Classic Dishes: Vietnamese Pho (Noodle Soup)
Pho is sold as a street food and served in restaurants all over Vietnam. And it’s eaten at all times of day, like western folks might grab a burger. It’s the unofficial National Dish and comes in as many variations as there are cooks who prepare it. And you’ll hack your own version quickly!Read More →
Menu Madness: Mega Ramen Bowl
A Tokyo restaurant has succumbed to the allure of fast – though, perhaps, fleeting – fame and launched a mega-food challenge to lure gluttons and the adventurous. The eating object is not a Burger, a Taco or a Burrito. It’s classic Japanese Ramen Noodle Bowl, only super-super-sized…Read More →
A Hashbrown, By Any Other Name…
…Would still taste like a Hash-brown. But McDonald’s is apparently taking to heart the old maxim that we eat first with our eyes and – desperate to preserve it’s share of the Burger market – is careening down a dizzy slope trying every option to re-purpose its core menu items…Read More →