General Food Info

Celebrate “Blue Monday” and “Big Blue”’s Big Game Win - February 3, 2012

Royal Wine Corp. is betting on a Blue Monday to celebrate another New York Giants’ Super Bowl championship.  The wine importer is launching Bartenura Sparkling Moscato, with its signature blue bottle, on Monday, February 6, in stores in New York …

“Kitchen Nighmares” Wants Restaurants in Need of Help - February 1, 2012

Do you know a restaurant trying to make some green, but still running in the red? Or maybe it has a great location, but is unable to bring in the customers…

Well, the senior casting producer for Fox TV’s show …


Pond House Cafe in Elizabeth Park - July 8, 2011

The Pond House Cafe in Elizabeth Park is a perfect destination for brunch — before or after a walk through their incredible rose gardens .

As we sat there trying to decide what to order, all the food that was …


Grilling Good Ideas - June 28, 2011

It’s grilling season! All ravenous meat-eating enthusiasm aside for a moment, it’s important to remember to think about some of the finer points of keeping safe during this summer’s outdoor cooking-fest. I’m not talking about overloading your turkey fryer and …


The Fry King - June 8, 2011

A national survey released in April might alter the perception that McDonald’s has the best tasting French fries. Call it common knowledge, call it a preference, call it American folklore, but somehow the myth of the Micky-D’s french fry lives …


Zach’s Zombie Sauce - June 6, 2011

We’re just a couple of guys who love to cook, eat and watch zombie films. We’ve always had a soft spot for Dawn of the Dead and spicy concoctions, but the watery, one-dimensional hot sauces that deliver mouth-melting heat with …


Bay Area Brew Fest - May 27, 2011

San Francisco’s 2nd Annual Brew Fest will take place June 11, 2011 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 at Fort Mason (Located at the intersection of Marina Blvd. and Buchanan Street) featuring dozens of beers such as Sierra Nevada, Wittekerke, Singha …


Atlanta’s Downtown Restaurant Week May 2011 - May 7, 2011

Atlanta’s Downtown Restaurant Week runs from Saturday, May 28 to Sunday, June 5. It will feature 26 restaurants offering three-course dinner menus. Pricing is $25.00 to $35.00 plus tax.

For additional information and a full listing of participating restaurants and …


Top 10 Disgusting Cocktail Names - January 25, 2011

What’s your drink of choice? A Cosmopolitan? Manhattan? Rum & Coke? Or is a Duck Fart more to your liking? Or maybe some Blood & Sand? How about a Scabby bandaid? Ok, so maybe I made that last one might …


FoodTrends 2011 - January 13, 2011

The Food Channel has released their much-anticipated Top Ten Food Trends for 2011, identifying the most significant food trends that are supposed to drive how we will all eat throughout the new year. From buying to cooking to consuming, …


Cookie App - January 10, 2011

No, not cookies before dinner! Remember when ‘apps’ meant a small dish you’d eat before your entree? The smart phone revolution has essentially forever redefined the word, with modern food ‘apps’ more aptly referring to hand held computer applications, not …


Twinkie Diet - December 20, 2010

Thinking about the holidays? Those few extra pounds you may put on? Well, good news! You can eat anything you want and still lose weight, just don’t eat too much of it.

Twinkies, Nutty bars and powdered donuts were the …


Regional Best, Artisan Foods - December 6, 2010

Foodies love food! Is there anything more obvious? Unfortunately, we’re too often restricted to what foods we are able to buy within our own local area, especially when it comes to artisan products. But there are so many regional specialties …


A New Wine Cork - November 28, 2010

There is nothing worse than bad wine, but it comes with the territory. Wine bottles have been sealed with natural cork for centuries, and the product is fallible, so you lose bottles to the air, it’s an accepted fact. The …


Chicago’s Top Specialty Food Awards - November 24, 2010

Chicago food aficionados have spoken. Sticky Toffee Pudding from Sticky Toffee Pudding Company was voted Chicago’s City Choice in a contest at the foodspring.com Specialty Food Pavilion at Chicago Gourmet.

The winner, a warm cake-based dessert made with dates and …


Better Breakfasts, and Not - November 22, 2010

A new breakfast test in the November 2010 issue ShopSmart, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, rates the best and worst choices at seven ‘popular’ restaurants based on calories, fat, and sodium. Be ready to be surprised, it’s …


Potatoes Can Be Included in Weight Loss Diet - November 2, 2010

The humble spud can be included in your weight loss diet says research recently released by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology. 

The study, funded by United States …


The Worst Burger in America - October 28, 2010

Consumer Reports has named the McDonald’s hamburger the worst-tasting burger in America. Congratulations. The largest supplier of burgers is the worst, is anybody surprised?

The magazine surveyed 28,000 people nationwide to come up with rankings on a ten point scale. …


Top 10 Snacking Trends - October 20, 2010

Well, at least according to the Food Channel. So, what is America munching on during those long off-meal hours? These aren’t hypotheses, these are real facts released as one of FoodChannel.com’s regular trend reports prepared in conjunction with CultureWaves, Mintel …


Play Kitchens - September 24, 2010

I don’t know about you but when I was little, I was repeatedly told “not to play with my food.” Food was certainly something we had our hands in though! Getting kids into the kitchen at a young age can …


National S’more Day - September 17, 2010

Do You Want S’more? Jeez, who doesn’t want S’more? What a truly delectable, delicious delight! The only unfortunate part about this amazing desert is that it has become so wrapped up with campfires, we forget that we can enjoy S’mores …


Curious Chef collection - September 10, 2010

When I picture the youth of tomorrow, the image that pops in my mind is that of a 5-year old with a blue-tooth headset, an IPhone on their lap and an Xbox controller in their hands. Granted I don’t have


Sweet Georgia Peaches - July 17, 2010

Peach season is amongst us and the Georgia Peach Commission wants you to take the Peach Promise and pledge to only eat locally grown, sweet Georgia peaches. Why would you want another peach, especially with this year being one of …


Regift the Fruitcake - January 15, 2010

I hope this concept is still going well past the holidays.

Fruitcake typically doesn’t make it to the top of anyone’s holiday wish list.  This year, that changed as celebrity ambassadors and everyday people (that’s the ‘rest of us’) came …


Beer Ponderings… - December 14, 2009

Beer… a beverage that is universally appreciated at almost all levels of society. Though likely the most consumed alcoholic beverage on the planet (at least by volume – this turned out to be a tough statistic to nail down, even …


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