Another Food Processing Industry Takeover!
There’s been another major takeover – of one processed food maker by another – in the U.S. But it’s more than that, because both of the U.S. giants involved are already major global players in the processed food sphere. Who’s behind the mega-merger and what does it mean for consumers?Read More →
Mediterranean Mysteries: Felafel
Here’s a dish no Lebanese family would be caught without at a festive supper table. Felafel is a really simple, really tasty and – if you dare to ‘think outside the fritter’ – an infinitely customizeable side that can elevate any meal from ‘same-old’ to ‘special’! And, in it’s most basic form, it’s vegan!Read More →
Mediterranean Mysteries: Paella
Here is a signature dish of Spain and Portugal, one that is enjoyed the world over and hails, in its character, from a grand family of European dishes, all prepared in basically the same way. Can you name the close cousins of Paella that come from Italy and France?Read More →
St. Patrick’s Day Reflections…
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. What more do you really have to say? Okay… A better question might be: What fresh, new innovations have emerged on the St. Paddy’s Day menu recently? I had to go some distance to find some truly creative, culinarily legit recipes with both eye- and Irish-appeal…Read More →
Maggie J’s News: Maggie J. Sidelined in Fall!
Yup… There’s a good reason I haven’t been posting regularly over the past few days. I actually injured myself in a fall. Not skiing silly on the half-pipe, not snow boarding, not trying to make a Triple Axel on the rink… No, it was something much more mundane but much more germane to this blog…Read More →
The Secret of Asian Flavour Profiles…
If you thought that Indian (and other Asian) flavours were totally different from western ones, you were right! Now, Indian researchers have conducted an in-depth study of their traditional flavour pairings and discovered that India and the West are, indeed, 180 degrees apart…Read More →
Why McDonalds Size Makes it Hard to Change
A simple-sounding thing we can literally do in a second may take McDonalds months or years to accomplish. That’s why it’s taking what seems like forever to consumers for the burger giant to make menu changes announced months ago.You’ll be amazed at the numbers McD’s has to deal with!Read More →
Restaurant Dirty Tricks: Menu ‘Magic’…
New evidence has come to light recently about how the art and science of menu design connive to get you to want more, eat more and pay more when you go out to dine. Warning: Some readers may be shocked by what’s to follow, especially when they realize they, too, have been sucked in…Read More →