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World’s Largest Food Fight Turns Town Red

Even though we’ve been taught it’s impolite to play with our food, sometimes there’s nothing as satisfying as a good food fight.  For those who might like to take their aggressions out by pelting food at friends and foe, a trip to La Tomatino Festival in Buňol, Spain might be in order.
Pegged as the world’s largest food [...]

New Japanese Fusion – eat sushi off naked models

In a move that may redefine Japanese Fusion cuisine, two British entrepreneurs, Nigel Carlos and Japanese-raised Nick Hepburn, have decided to bring a unique Japanese event known as the Nyotaimori experience — translated as ‘female body presentation’ — to London.
For a charge of £250 per head, reports The Telegraph, patrons can eat a 10-course authentic [...]

Dining in the Dark – Who Needs Eyes to Eat?

When Jorge Spielmann, a blind clergyman from Switzerland, entertained guests, he asked them to wear blindfolds during dinner so they could better understand his own mealtime experiences.  Ten years ago, he took the concept of eating in the dark a bit further and turned it into a new type of culinary encounter, when he opened [...]

Invasion from the North: Canadian Donuts Appear in New York

New York commuters may be doing a double take today, when they try to grab their morning coffee.  Over the weekend, 13 Dunkin’ Donuts locations in the city mysteriously disappeared and were quietly converted to Tim Hortons franchises, including several sites around Penn Station and one near the New York Stock Exchange.  It’s a donut invasion [...]

Seafood Restaurant Oceanaire Files Bankruptcy

The seafood restaurant chain Oceanaire Inc. filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed four of its 16 restaurants. The closed restaurants are in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle and Charlotte, N.C.
The Houston Business Journal reports the Minneapolis-based upscale seafood restaurant chain, which has one restaurant in Houston at The Galleria, said it had reached an agreement with secured [...]

Starbucks Overcharges Customers in Memorial Day Weekend Snafu

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If you’re one of the million customers who purchased coffee at a Starbucks location over the Memorial Day weekend using a credit or debit card, you might want to check your bank statement.  In what they call a “settlement processing error,” the Seattle-based coffee chain accidentally overcharged customers double the price of their [...]

Free Food for Seat Belt Wearers

In an effort to boost the state’s seat belt usage rate, the Kentucky State Police are partnering with McDonald’s to give away coupons for free food.  On May 18, patrons who use the drive-thru window at McDonald’s restaurants in central and eastern Kentucky will be rewarded with coupons for free food items, but only if [...]

Baby Knows Best- Drive-Thru Dining Delight

With a high-maintenance baby like me to worry about, chances are you don’t have a whole lot of time to cook, and restaurants can be expensive and tough to manage with kids.  So I understand that fast food places have jumped dramatically on your list of frequented eateries.  But this is a slippery slope, so [...]

“Let Them Eat Chicken” – How Oprah’s KFC Give-A-Way Became Her Worst Nightmare

Not since Marie Antoinette has such mass rage sizzled across the county as patrons were refused free chicken at KFC when trying to make good on their coupons compliments of Queen Oprah. Angry patrons waited in long lines Wednesday outside a New York City KFC and reportedly staged a sit-in when they were told the [...]

BYO Coming to a Restaurant Near You?

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There are more signs that welcome changes are coming for both consumers and the restaurant industry.  In an effort to woo back customers who have cut back on dining out, more and more restaurants are allowing patrons to bring their own wine, instead of ordering a pricey glass or even pricier bottle at their establishments.
A survey [...]

Dietitian Throws Ball Park Burger a Curve

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A four-pound, gut-busting burger, consisting of five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal doses of salsa, sour cream and corn chips – all served on an eight-inch bun – has come under fire from Susan Levin, a staff dietitian for the Washington-based Physicians Committee for [...]

It’s a Great Time to Be a Restaurant Customer

Unfortunately, there’s a dramatic thinning of the herd going on as more and more people opt to eat in as a cheaper way to weather the recession.  This decreased patronage is not the only problem currently plaguing the restaurant industry, however.  There are more restaurants in existence now than ever before, and with fewer available [...]