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Brace yourself. Now that one California city has done this, eventually the entire state will follow suit and then there will be pressure on all the other states to enact similar bans.
Malibu bans restaurants from giving out plastic straws, stirrers and utensils
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-ln-mali...226-story.html
Not even a winner of Top Chef All-Stars could save Chipotle's attempt to start a hamburger chain.
Chipotle closes its only burger restaurant, Tasty Made, in Lancaster, Ohio
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...hio/390082002/
Fresh beef instead of frozen! Will wonders never cease! Maybe next they'll switch to fresh ice cream instead of frozen. Wait, what?
McDonald's switching to fresh beef in its US locations
Time, Mar 6 2018 10:23 AM
McDonald’s announced today that it has switched to fresh beef Quarter Pounders, rather than frozen, in 3,500 of the chain’s restaurants in the U.S. and plans to expand to more locations by May. The fast food giant’s announcement follows its pledge a year ago to roll out fresh beef in the majority of its 14,000 U.S. restaurants by mid-2018. "Our suppliers have invested about $60 million updating their supply chain to be able to make this conversion from frozen to fresh," McDonald’s U.S President Chris Kempczinski said.
http://time.com/5187552/mcdonalds-beef/
The Cheat Sheet -- not a very good name for a website, if you ask me -- just posted the results of a Consumer Reports survey of more than 50,000 shoppers who rated supermarkets on cleanliness, competitive pricing, staff courtesy, checkout speed, produce and meat quality and seven other criteria. The chain with the worst reputation is, surprisingly, Walmart. I'm reminded of the 2004 South Park episode "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes," in which all the townspeople complain about the huge new Wall-Mart driving smaller stores out of business -- but yet they all still shop there.
The most hated grocery store chains in America
https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/t...re-chains.html
What a nice combination: "pizza" and "free."
UMBC's upset of Virginia means free Little Caesars pizza on April 2
Detroit Free Press, Mar 17 2018 2:04 PM
Little Caesars said it would offer a free lunch if the impossible happened. It happened Friday night in Charlotte. Number 16 seed University of Maryland-Baltimore County made history by demolishing Number 1 seed Virginia, 74-54. It was the first time a number 16 seed knocked off a top seed in the NCAA tournament. The pizza company promised that every family that enters a participating store between 11:30 AM and 1 PM on April 2 and mentions the offer at the check-out counter would receive one free Hot-N-Ready lunch combo: four slices of Detroit-style deep dish pizza with pepperoni and one 20-ounce Pepsi-Cola product drink.
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/2...nia/434483002/
Glen Bell opened the first Taco Bell in 1962 in Downey, California. There are now more than 7,000 Taco Bells located in 27 countries.
Taco Bell will soon be selling tortilla chips inspired by its sauces
CNBC, Mar 22 2018
Starting in May, Taco Bell will roll out Classic, Mild and Fire tortilla chips in grocery and convenience stores. The chips take their flavor and packaging inspiration from Taco Bell's signature sauces. These packaged chips will join the line of dips, sauces, shells and seasoning mixes that Taco Bell sells in partnership with Kraft.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/22/taco...ts-sauces.html
Can't we just tell the McDonald's clerk, "A Big Mac and fries, please, but hold the phthalates"?
Eating out increases levels of phthalates in the body, study finds
Research discovers 35% increase in levels of chemical linked to disease in those who dined at restaurants the previous day. Phthalates are linked to fertility problems, pregnancy complications and other health issues.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-...ants-fast.html
So many food hybrids! Waffle tacos. Egg tacos. Croissant tacos. French toast chalupas. Bacon doughnuts. Chili cheese fries burritos. SiriusXM. Oh wait, that last one isn't a food product. But this one is:
Heinz teases a 'new' mayo-ketchup hybrid and Twitter goes crazy
The company did not invent this concoction, as many people point out
Eater.com, Apr 12 2018 2:01 PM
Yesterday the Kraft Heinz corporation unleashed a contest of sorts, pitting its "new" creation, a blend of ketchup and mayonnaise called Mayochup, up against Americans' taste buds. Vote "yes" for the condiment, a Twitter poll cried, and Kraft Heinz — which sold $6.78 billion worth of sauces and condiments in 2016 — would make the product available in bottle form for "you saucy Americans."
As media outlets began to report about the product, many took to Twitter to hash out the sauce’s actual origin story. As residents of Puerto Rico, Argentina, Colombia, Germany and the American Midwest have been pointing out, mayo-ketchup sauces have been part of the culinary landscape for decades. Regardless of whether Heinz ends up releasing the product in the US, other versions such as Goya’s Mayo Ketchup and the artisan-branded Stephen’s Gourmet are already available on US store shelves.
https://www.eater.com/pop-culture/20...ketchup-hybrid
I can hear the complaints now: "Hey, there's sand in my pizza!"
Pizza outdoors: Domino's will start delivering to beaches and parks
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...416-story.html
I feel sick -- and please don't tell me tarantulas taste like chicken. I don't want to hear it.
Tarantula topping draws the brave into North Carolina burger joint
The Huffington Post, Apr 13 2018 5:37 PM
A hamburger topped with a tarantula is attracting customers to a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina. Bull City Burger & Brewery is celebrating "Exotic Meat Month" by featuring burgers made with everything from alligator to iguana, python, bison, turtle and insects. But it’s the tarantula challenge that has customers going buggy. For $30, customers get a 100% North Carolina pasture-raised beef burger topped with Gruyère cheese, chili sauce and an oven-roasted tarantula. If they finish their plate, they get a T-shirt to immortalize the feat. At least four people have completed the challenge.
http://www.bullcityburgerandbrewery.com
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b0edca2cb9b853
Summa cum laude is a Latin phrase meaning "with highest honors." In Charleston, South Carolina, an 18-year-old boy was graduating from his Christian-based home-school program with a 4.89 grade-point average and the honor of summa cum laude. His mother ordered a congratulatory cake from her local Publix grocery store. The husband picked up the cake and when he got it home, they saw that it had been censored. It said Summa --- Laude. Cum, which means "with" in Latin, was considered to be a "profane" word. Hey, Publix, here is another Latin phrase for you: Tu stultus es!
Proud mom orders Summa Cum Laude cake online. Publix censors it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...o-summa-laude/
These disgusting flavors will be included in this year's BeanBoozled assortments. The disgusting-flavor jelly beans have the same colors as regular jelly beans so you can't tell which ones are disgusting until you bite into them. What fun! What suspense! What excitement! And what kind of schmucks actually buy these? Previous disgusting flavors have included vomit, dirty socks, dead fish, skunk spray, rotten eggs and moldy cheese.
Jelly Belly Candy Company introduces two new flavors: Stink bug and dirty dishwater
http://www.sonomamag.com/biteclub/ba...o-new-flavors/
We try stink bug-flavored Jelly Bellys so you don’t have to
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b0784cd2af49e5
I can answer the question asked in the headline: Nobody thought of churro straws before now because it's a stupid idea. Doy!
Del Taco now sells milkshakes with churro straws
Why has no one ever thought of this?
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a20...ro-milkshakes/
Yes, another weird news story from Florida. And why would any lawyer even take such an idiotic case?
Two customers sue McDonald's for $5 million over unwanted cheese on Quarter Pounders
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features...arter-pounders
Camel's milk is nine times more expensive than cow's milk but experts say it's beneficial for people suffering from diabetes and autoimmune diseases. Ummm.......I'll take their word for it.
Camel milk is the latest dairy trend rising in demand across the world
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-styl...icle-1.4013851
In 1958, the first International House Of Pancakes -- what the heck was "international" about it? -- opened in Burbank. In 1973, the chain shortened its name to IHOP. And now, in June 2018, IHOP is becoming a laughingstock:
IHOP to change its name to IHOb on June 11. The Internet predictably goes wild.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christi.../#148004e924f4
IHOP is changing its name to IHOb — I visited the restaurant and saw a big hint that the 'b' stands for 'burgers'
http://www.businessinsider.com/ihop-...s-photo-2018-6
IHOP to IHOb name change 'dumbest' move ever, brand experts warn
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features...d-experts-warn
This article says IHOP is "doubling down on culinary innovation." Yeah, selling hamburgers is just such a clever, creative, unique idea. Anyway, the name change is only temporary -- and look at all the free publicity they've gotten!
IHOP has revealed why it changed its name to IHOb and it represents a massive new strategy for the chain
http://www.businessinsider.com/ihop-...burgers-2018-6
IHOP's temporary name change to IHOb is attracting a lot of attention on Twitter today from other restaurant chains. Here are three of the tweets:
Whataburger
@Whataburger
As much as we love our pancakes, we'd never change our name to Whatapancake.
7:43 AM - Jun 11, 2018
Red Robin
@redrobinburgers
We’re as serious about pancakes as @IHOb is about burgers.
8:31 AM - Jun 11, 2018
White Castle
@WhiteCastle
We are excited to announce that we will be switching our name to Pancake Castle.
11:05 AM - Jun 11, 2018
The fast-food chain that specializes in subs is slowly sinking. (Yes, another bad pun. I know.)
Subway is backing off breakfast
Business Insider, Jun 14 2018
Subway is no longer requiring franchisees to serve breakfast. The sandwich chain changed its policies to allow franchisees to opt out of serving egg-based sandwiches and opening by 7 AM every day. The chain's breakfast options never caught on across the United States in the eight years since Subway began serving the morning meal. Market-research firm Field Agent found that 43% of Subway customers do not visit for breakfast and 19% did not even know the chain served breakfast.
With unemployment at a 17-year low, restaurants are struggling to hire and retain workers. Finding employees to work early hours is yet another complication that helped convince Subway to change its breakfast policies. The change comes at a tumultuous time for Subway, with the chain's US store count falling by 909 last year.
http://www.businessinsider.com/subwa...stomers-2018-6
McDonald's will not say what type of straw will be tested in the US. Straws are plastic or paper. What else is there? Maybe recyclable aluminum? Bamboo? Who knows?
McDonald's to switch to paper straws in UK, Ireland; will test alternative to plastic straws in select US locations
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/bu...d-2592751.html