Fast Food Burger Blind Taste Test
You’ll probably be surprised to learn which Fast Food Burger average eaters agreed was best in a recent blind taste test of half a dozen major brands. Hint: It wasn’t the most expensive, the ‘fanciest’ or the best-selling… In fact, the results of the taste-off reveal that we love the old-school approach!Read More →
Tim Hortons is DEFINITELY Changing…
We told you, recently, how Tim Horton’s might change under the uber-ownership of Brazilian mega-holding company 3G. Well, it seems Tim’s is changing more than its menu. And some staff at at least one BC Tim’s outlet have changed their attitude toward their fellow Canadians.Read More →
How much Coffee is Too Much?
I tripped over a reference to this age-old topic when looking for something else on the Web. Now I can’t remember what the other thing was. Anyway, I know you’ll be delighted to learn that your individual tolerance to coffee (or any form of caffeine) may be determined in a significant part, by your genes…Read More →
Mediterranean Mysteries: Tapas
This unique style of eating is a cherished Portuguese and Spanish tradition – perhaps more an Atlantic phenomenon than Mediterranean. But its ingredients and preparation methods are distinctly rooted in The Med as are the cultural conventions that come along with it…Read More →
Super Bowl Food Post Mortem…
I’ve not seen any official numbers, yet, but the volumes of ‘game day foods’ consumed by Super Bowl viewers this year are apparently heading way over the top of any previous records. You can tell by the volume of advertising for Wings, Pizzas, Dips and Chips prior to the big game…Read More →
News Flash: Beef Prices Up 44 Per Cent!
We’ve been telling you, for months, that prices for Beef, Pork and even Chicken would be rising. They have done so, gradually, but did you twig to the fact that retail beef prices have increased by 44 per cent over the past two years? They’ve edged prices up a bit at a time, hoping we wouldn’t notice…Read More →
Menu Madness: KFC’s New Double Down Dog!
It seems that no more than a couple of weeks or so go by without a new eruption of Menu Madness on the over-crowded Fast Food scene. This time, it’s KFC who are revisiting an old idea to stir up some new interest among jaded, over-hyped – and over-fed – lovers of deep-fried, take-out fare…Read More →
News Flash: Tim Horton’s New Boss Cuts Jobs
As we predicted recently, after the takeover of Tim Horton’s by Burger King, the new owners are moving swiftly to trim costs, principally by cutting jobs at Horton’s administrative offices across Canada and in the U.S. observers say this is standard operating procedure for giant holding company 3G…Read More →