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Dismal Record of Food Safety Violations at Airports
A review of inspection records by USA Today of nearly 800 restaurants at ten different airports disclosed hundreds of food safety violations. At least one “critical” violation was discovered at nearly half of the fifty-seven restaurants at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, as well as at almost 80 percent of thirty-five restaurants at Reagan National Airport. Among [...]
Full StoryDog Food May be More Nutritious than School Lunches
Fussy moms who worry about what Junior may be eating in the school cafeteria might be better off sending him to school with a can of dog food. A recent investigation of the school lunch program by USA Today revealed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is supplying schools with thousands of tons of meat [...]
Full StoryBatali’s Seafood Restaurant Sinks: Chef Owes $75,000 in back Rent
If you click on the Web site of The John Dory seafood restaurant in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, a screen pops up that says “Gone Fishin’. See you soon …” That’s because this upscale New York City eatery, co-owned by Iron Chef Mario Batali and business partner Joseph Bastianich, shut its doors without warning on August 29, [...]
Full StoryChefs offer culinary training to homeless, unemployed
Chef Jeff Bacon, who is on the board of directors for the American Culinary Federation, an organization of professional chefs and cooks, told USA Today’s Nanci Hellmich that hundreds of skilled chefs across the nation are offering culinary training to the homeless, unemployed and underemployed by teaching free culinary arts courses at homeless shelters and [...]
Full StoryWhere’s the Beef? Maybe at a Butcher Near You!
If anyone is old enough to remember the neighborhood butcher shop, then you’ll also remember the neighborhood bakery, the neighborhood sweet shop and maybe even milk that was delivered before dawn in chilled quart bottles that might have had a little bit of cream floating on top.
For the most part, these neighborhood institutions disappeared with [...]
The Queen of French Cuisine
The Film Julie & Julia is slated to be released August 7th which stars Meryl Streep (Julia Child) and Amy Adams (Julie Powell) in Nora Ephron’s (Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail, Bewitched) adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell’s Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme. According to [...]
Full StoryFrequent Flyer Survey – Worst Airline Food
More than 1,600 frequent fliers answered an annual survey offered by Seatguru.com, the well-known online guide to airline seating. Those surveyed claim U.S. carriers serve the worst food in the skies, with many U.S. carriers offering no food serve at all.
American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways were rated the worst, with Singapore Airlines being [...]
Starbucks Meets Hooters, Vietnamese Style
They say most trends start in California and work their way eastward, so it’s a sure bet that some folks can’t wait till this one starts moving. The Vietnamese-style coffee shops in Southern California have a secret for keeping their businesses recession proof, and it seems to be working. Extremely well.
Customers who order the rich, creamy [...]
Depression Cooking With Clara, A 93-Year-Old Great-Grandmother
Our economy is in shambles. Pawnbrokers are opening up beside banks. Jobless claims have topped 6 million. One in ten Americans are collecting food stamps. More and more tent cities are springing up across American cities. The real unemployment rate is about 15 percent and climbing. During The Great Depression the unemployment rate averaged 20 [...]
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