Fast Food Giant Tests Upscale Concept

American ingenuity is taking a cue from the Europeans as McDonald’s opened its first upscale restaurant in midtown Manhattan.  Building upon their design success in France and the United Kingdom, the new McDonald’s look is sleek and sophisticated, with modern, movable furniture, subdued indirect lighting, outlets for laptop connections, free Wi-Fi and wide-screen plasma televisions.  It [...]

The New Padma Burger

For those of you that joined the discussion “Padma Lakshmi- Crock or Cross-Over?” I wanted to make sure you got a chance to see this Carl’s Jr. commercial that has been airing recently to push their Western Bacon Cheeseburger.  The special extended version is below:

While on Top Chef, Padma’s undeniable sexuality is restricted to her [...]