02/10/2009
Despite the current economy—and because of it—the breakfast daypart in foodservice is seeing quite a bit of activity. People are going out for breakfast instead of dinner to get their away-from-home food fix. Concurrently, operators are expanding their reach into breakfast, or offering it for the first time. For restaurant operators, breakfast is, after all, generally cheaper to prepare ...
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02/03/2009
At the end of last year, FDA sent a letter of complaint to The Coca-Cola Company regarding the legality of its Diet Coke Plus, alluding to the “Jelly Bean Rule” as perhaps a point of contention with the product.But that didn’t stop 7UP from releasing its “antioxidant” beverage. And on Christmas day, both my wife and I found packages of Jelly Belly Sport Beans, infused ...
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01/29/2009
Did you see our President (well, at the time, a state senator...) on Check Please? Surely you’ve heard about his fondness for (IMHO) the best fine-dining Mexican restaurant in Chicago? And if Alice Waters can’t stir up a brouhaha on go-local/eat-organic, who can?We, the people, have elected a foodie president. God bless the United States of America.Ever since Nov. 4 (and before, for those ...
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01/27/2009
We didn’t serve our food whole (with head, feet, tail, etc. all attached) as tradition dictates to help ensure a good start and finish to the year (hey, we’re an Americanized blend of mainly Swedish and German in our family ... watching our 3-year-old and 5-year-old attempt dexterity with chopsticks is rather humorous...), but we did have broccoli and long beans for parental longevity.The ...
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01/23/2009
Maybe it’s because I just finished working on a big “emerging Mediterranean culinary trends” piece. And maybe it’s just that I’m a big chile freak. Or perhaps it’s my never-ending penchant for trying to subtly accent foods through judicious use of sauce. There’s also that not-so-subtle nod to the fact that North African culinary trends are eagerly poised to ...
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