Hah! Health-and-Diet Myths Debunked!
Just a quick – celebratory – post on a recent Yahoo! offering: Someone has finally got round to asking actual doctors, dieticians and other real experts about a laundry list of popular beliefs about lifestyle Dos and Donts in the contentious arena of ‘Diet and Health’ issues…Read More →
Mediterranean Mysteries: Hommus
Chickpeas are just about universal in their appeal and they’re loved nowhere more than in the Middle East! And the yummy treat made from them most often there is revered as a staple of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. I speak of nothing less than the simple, noble Hummus…Read More →
We Told you So! Chocolate Prices Soar!
We sounded an alarm for chocolate lovers some time ago, warning that cocoa prices were going to skyrocket. Well… The crisis has hit! And the shortages driving the price hikes are far from over. Will it change the way you look at Chocolate and what you’re willing to spend on it?Read More →
Mediterranean Mysteries: Tabouleh…
Mediterranean staples have become favourite dishes for many of us across the Western World in the past couple of decades, as the cuisines of different cultures meld and fuse and react with one another. Take, for example, the case of the Middle Eastern classic, Tabbouleh Salad…Read More →
Food Truck Facts – Designed to Discourage…
Have you ever fantasized about owning a Food Truck? A lot of people in my town want to but aren’t allowed to. Even if you had the cash and the smarts to go out and build one, and you could put it on the road tomorrow, there are apparently a lot of reasons you should have another think…Read More →
Menu Madness: Grilled Doughnuts?
Here’s a frivolous post about an extremely frivolous topic. Actually, it’s about ‘frivolousness’ as the new leading concept in menu evolution among restauranteurs across the developed world. Does that sound like an over-hyped, too-sweeping statement? Consider, then, the Grilled Doughnut…Read More →
Pizza Lore: Pizza Hut Updates, Upgrades Pies
Pizza Purveyors have been experimenting with new toppings and crust configurations for the past couple of years, in an ongoing attempt to raise their brand profiles in an ever-more-competitive market niche. It’s Pizza Hut’s turn, now, and they’re rocking some food-forward ingredients…Read More →
Fake Restaurant Reviews are Epidemic!
Nothing that’s good, on its face, seems to escape exploitation and sullying by the crooks and scammers. Witness the disclosure this week that many restaurant reviews, ‘likes’ and other endorsements are totally fake, for sale by fraudsters preying on restauranteurs and patrons, alike!Read More →