What Bugs YOU most about Restaurants?
Go ahead. Be frank. Be merciless. Tell it like it is. What bugs you most about bad restaurants? I have my own personal most-aggravating peeves about eateries and I’m sure you do, too. But let’s go beyond the conventional ones: bad food and bad service. Oh… Did I mention dirty bathrooms?Read More →
The Future of Seafood? — On the Half-shell!
We mentioned, in a previous post, that some futurists predict seaweed and plankton and lesser types of fish and shelled creatures may soon make up an increasing proportion of our diets. Now, one proponents of farmed fruits de mer has gone so far as to create a future seafood ‘pyramid’…Read More →
UPDATE: Nathan’s 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest!
The results are in! And few are surprised to learn that a long-time competitor at the Nathan’s Original 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest took home the Men’s trophy in yesterday’s annual event. But he failed to beat his own personal best of 69 Dogs with Buns, set a few years back…Read More →
Happy 4th of July! Have another Hot Dog…
It’s the traditional thing to eat on the U.S. Inde- pendence Day holiday: The all-American Hot Dog. I’ve got a few DOs and DON’Ts for you that will make your holiday Frankfurters even better than before and celebrate the wondrous spectrum of cultures that have melded into the North American Mosaic.Read More →
Lawmakers scold Dr. Oz for Fad-Diet Nuttiness
This story broke some time ago, but I thought we could plug it in during an otherwise slow news week just to keep you up-to-date on the ups and downs of the amazingly popular but often criticized Dr. Mehmet Oz, pusher of many a nutty diet and health enhancement scheme on the afternoon talk shows…Read More →
Summer Fun 2014: Burger DOs and DON’Ts…
Just a quick refresher on Summer BBQ Burger Dos and Don’ts… We’ve talked about Burgers, in general, in this space before. And we’ve covered Grilling, as a technique, pretty thoroughly. But it’s the high season for grilling and it won’t hurt to go over the essentials one more time…Read More →
Short but Sweet: Celebrate Strawberry Season!
It’s time to enjoy those fleeting few weeks in late June and early July when Fresh Local Strawberries are available in abundance all over Eastern Canada and the U.S Northeast! Strawberries were late this year. owing to a long, cool Spring but they’re here, now and there’s no time to waste!Read More →
Fast Food Ads vs. Reality: Take II Plus!
Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend treat for you… No major decisions or heavy thinking required… Just kick back and enjoy this new take on the ‘Ads vs. Reality’ angle on Fast Food presentation. But take Note: There’s a new twist, here, on ‘having it your way’ at any burger joint!Read More →