Another Dubious (Culinary) First for Nigeria?
Nigeria has become infamous over the past few decades, laying claim to a number of dark firsts. But now, when you thought it might just be safe to perhaps think about visiting this exotic African nation, fate intervenes with a nightmare for Nigerian Tourism Officials…Read More →
McHatTrick: Fast Food Giant Tries Kale!
This is an unprecedented third McDonald’s post in a row here at the FFB. But I just had to. McDonald’s is definitely trying out Kale on its menu, presumably as part of its recent commitment to offer healthier alternatives at its famous Burger joints. We discovered a review by one intrepid California writer…Read More →
McDonald’s Update: Back to the Future!
We’ve just posted about McDonald’s long-awaited, highly-touted Blueprint for the Future. That was an anticlimax of sorts, many of the components having been leaked months in advance. But we missed another development that may generate more customer interest: The return of The Hamburgular!Read More →
McDonald’s Lays it’s Future on the Line…
The world’s first and still most dominant fast food chain, McDonald’s, last week laid out its plans aimed at maintaining it’s ascendency in the marketplace., A few we’ve heard murmurs of before, but now it’s all on the table. The question is: Will the new McPlan snap McD’s out of the doldrums?Read More →
Is Ice Cream an Edangered Species?
I’ve just read an online article lamenting the fact that Ice Cream sales in Canada have dropped by almost half since 2004. There are apparently lots of reasons for that, but the post misses the one I think is most responsible for diners – particularly young ones – turning away from Ice Cream…Read More →
Milk: Controversy, Cover-up, Conspiracy!
I thought I’d just about heard it all, with crazy food conspiracy theories. Then, I read the recent article by Anne Kingston in Maclean’s that alleges Milk is bad for you and that the Dairy Industry has colluded and conspired for decades to make us think its products are essential to our diets…Read More →
Dr. Oz Lashes Back at Critics
Just an update on the Oust Oz campaign at Colombia University Medical School… After several days consideration, the media medico has issues a public counter-smear of at least some of the the fellow Columbia faculty members who, last week, petitioned the med school to boot out Oz…Read More →
Burbon Theft Ring Busted in Kentucky
Not one but two organized crime stories dealing with precious liquids surfaced in the Food News sphere this week. The first, a rehash of the Bogus Olive Oil scam, seemed like old news. But the other – involving barrels and barrels of top-notch Kentucky Bourbon – got a lot of people talking!Read More →