Tag Archives: French Fries
Heinz Introduces Revolutionary Ketchup Packaging
Hailed as the biggest development in the fast food industry in more than 40 years, the H.J. Heinz Company unveiled a new design in its ketchup packaging for those ordering takeaway meals. The announcement comes after years of consumer complaints about the inability to dip French fries or chicken nuggets into the currently used condiment [...]
Full StoryDo you want Anti-cancer drugs in your french fries and potato chips? Canada says maybe
Canadian Health officials are considering allowing food manufacturers to include the anti-cancer drug asparaginase in foods such as potato chips and french fries. The drug asparaginase is injected in leukemia patients and marketed under the brand name Elspar.
Asparaginase breaks down asparagine, an amino acid that kills cancer cells caused from acrylamide, a chemical linked to [...]
Top 10 Food Trends of the Decade
The breakout decade of the twenty-first century has ushered in a wave of interesting trends in the restaurant world and beyond. Here we highlight ten powerful trends that have emerged in the last decade that have sculpted the foodie landscape.
1. Gourmet Fast-Food
From gourmet Angus beef burgers to gourmet tacos, french fries and pizzas, the “gourmet” [...]
Chef José Garces is New Iron Chef
Outcooking and outpresenting nine other talented chefs with extraordinary backgrounds, José Garces managed to impress the judges enough to be named “The Next Iron Chef” on the Food Network Sunday night, beating out New York pastry chef Jehangir Mehta. Garces, a native Chicagoan who now calls Philadelphia home, runs six restaurants in the city of [...]
Full StoryA Mini Lesson in French Cuisine
Don’t be fearful of dining in a French restaurant just because you don’t know the language. Most French restaurants out there don’t serve escargot or ortolans. Many of the items listed on menu are common and familiar. Here are some of the selections you might see, both in fine restaurants and neighborhood bistros, along with [...]
Full StoryBill of Fare at the Fair: Top 10 Carnival Foods
Summer is prime time for state and county fairs, which usually means that all sense and sensibility disappear as soon as you walk through the gates. In addition to the tantalizing aroma of the fried dough, you have competing food vendors hawking everything from crispy corn dogs to chocolate-dipped frozen bananas.
Although one day of gorging on [...]
Hand Washing More Critical as Americans Eat More Finger Food
With French fries, nachos, chicken wings and other finger foods becoming more popular, should Americans be more concerned about washing their hands before sitting down to a meal, especially at lunch, when they’re bringing all of their workplace germs with them to the table?
Yes, says Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona, in an [...]
Mental Health Activists Rally in Protest of “Psycho Donuts”
I’ve yet to feast my eyes on anything so wickedly delicious. Whether you fancy a “Bipolar”, “Cereal Killer“, “Massive Head Trauma” (a messy donut with a crazy face drawn in chocolate and red jelly filling oozing from the side), or my favorite, “Donut French Fries” (French Fried shaped donuts with a side dish of raspberry [...]
Full StoryJamie Oliver’s Big Fat Challenge: Getting Americans to Slim Down, Shape Up and Eat Healthy
ABC announced that it will air a new six-part series under the banner of Ryan Seacrest Productions featuring British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver (a.k.a. The Naked Chef). Oliver, who has made a mission of encouraging young people to eat better, will take his campaign against junk food and obesity to some of America’s fattest cities and [...]
Full StoryWalnuts Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
Walnuts provide Omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and phytosteros that reduce the risk of breast cancer. “The latest study by Marshall University of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, tested mice who were bred to develop breast cancer. Scientists found the lab mice who ate a daily diet of walnuts had fewer and smaller breast tumors, and [...]
Full StoryWeekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-05
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Organic Fraud Runs Rampant:
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