Defective Gene A Direct Cause Of Weight Gain
We’ve long been told that some people are more susceptible to weight gain than others because of their genes. Now, scientists have found a direct link between a specific gene variant and the tendency to choose high-fat, high-sugar foods. It’s another step to understanding why we get fat…Read More →
Canadian Thanksgiving: One Special Dish…
It’s Canadian Thanksgiving today. Like our American cousins, we celebrate the harvest with a traditional Roast Turkey Dinner. The harvest just comes earlier, here. And if there’s one dish that makes a Turkey Feast extra-special, it’s the Stuffing. And the special stuff in the Stuffing!Read More →
Menu Madness Season III: Pizza Picks…
The nutty menu items just keep on coming! We’ve already looked at a Four-Pound Taco and a ‘maxed-out Pastrami Chili Cheese Dog’. Now, we’ve got a whole cavalcade of crazy Pizza innovations which will either thrill you or make you want to throw up. Hold on! here we go…Read More →
A&W Scoops The Other Guys Again
A&W was first in Canada to offer Beef free from hormones and steroids, Chicken free from antibiotics and Eggs from hens fed on a diet free from animal by-products. Now, the Canadian branch of the company is first with Bacon from hogs raised without the use of antibiotics…Read More →
Menu Madness Season II: Mega Dogs in CA
Yesterday, we told you about a Texas taqueria that has been running a Four-Pound Taco Challenge for almost 20 years. Today, we look west, to Anaheim, CA, where one of the city’s foremost Food Trucks is touting it’s most amazing Hot Dog creation ever: The Cardiac Arrest…Read More →
Menu Madness Season I: Four-Pound Taco!
Seems that Fall is the season for Menu Madness. Or, at least, it seems to peak in the autumn, when we all get back to business, funny and otherwise. Now, we hear they have a Four-pound Taco Challenge at Chacho’s Tacos in Corpus Christi, TX. It’s been around a while and it’s formidable…Read More →
McDonald’s Incident Raises Bigger Issues
Fans of this blog will recall the outrage on the internet when a homeless man in Vancouver had water dumped on him at a Tim Horton’s in Vancouver by an officious employee. Now, a similar event at a UK McDonald’s has folks asking questions about basic human rights…Read More →
A Little Fun For A Fall Tuesday…
It’s time to take a light look at an essential foodie skill which we can all employ, whether in Greece, or just dining in the Greek restaurant around the corner. I refer to the ages old challenge of knowing how to order a Beer / Biru / Birra / Cerveja / Chela / Pivo / Bjor in 17 languages…Read More →