It’s a hazy morning, and I’m standing outside a McDonald’s just a few yards from the U.S. border
Tag Archives: food
Brewing Battle: Starbucks vs. McDonald’s
Over my morning coffee , I read the news this week that a battle is brewing between Starbucks and McDonald’s. According to the story, McDonald’s is planning to capitalize on the public’s willingness to pay $4 for a cup of coffee by hiring baristas and dropping espresso machines in 14,000 of their fast-food outlets.
Six Rules for Eating Wisely
Once upon a time Americans had a culture of food to guide us through the increasingly treacherous landscape of food choices: fat vs. carbs, organic vs
Send Out the Clowns
Unlike his rival Jared Fogle, whose message of wellness has helped Subway overtake the Golden Arches as the largest restaurant chain in the world, Ronald McDonald doesn’t look Unlike his rival Jared Fogle, whose message of wellness has helped Subway overtake the Golden Arches as the largest restaurant chain in the world, Ronald McDonald doesn’t look like the picture of health these days. When a report recently surfaced that the 48-year-old clown was being retired, Ronald haters everywhere felt vindicated
The Jewel of Modena: Osteria Francescana
It’s parmigiano-reggiano, but not as you know it. Not only is it Slow Food Presidia — endorsed, it’s also handmade from the milk of a rare breed of white Modenese curled-horn cattle, then aged for 36 months and served as “air” .
The Kugel Conundrum
I’m not sure how to say this without offending anybody.
The Rising Costs of Food
All but the wealthiest readers will have noticed by now that food costs have risen this year. In May grocery prices were 4.4% higher than they were the previous May.
Food Stamps: More Americans Relying on Uncle Sam to Eat
Just in case we needed more evidence of the hardship inflicted by the country’s devastating economic crisis, earlier this month we got it: more Americans than ever are receiving food stamps. The Department of Agriculture reported that 35.1 million people relied on government help to buy groceries in June — 713,000 more than in the previous month and a 22% jump from the previous year’s figure
Monet’s Love Affair with Japanese Art
One day in 1871, legend has it, a French artist named Claude Monet walked into a food shop in Amsterdam, where he had gone to escape the Prussian siege of Paris. There he spotted some Japanese prints being used as wrapping paper
Eating Better Than Organic
Not long ago I had an apple problem.