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Nightmare Restaurant From 'Kitchen Nightmares' Has Epic Facebook Meltdown

Emerald Catron — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:37:47 +0000

In all the years he’s been doing ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ (in the US at least), Gordon Ramsey never quit on a client. Until he went to Amy’s Baking Company in Arizona. Those people were horrible. Taking waitstaff tips, screaming, firing people — they genuinely are the worst. Unfortunately, they didn’t take learning that fact very well. [...]

Kellog's Introduces Two New Pop Tart Flavors For Peanut Butter Lovers

Steph — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:06:00 +0000

Pop Tarts are billed as a breakfast food, but they’re perfectly acceptable as lunch, dinner or a snack in my world as well! Imagine my delight when I heard that Kellog’s is ready to debut two new Pop tart flavors to their already impressive lineup. Peanut butter and jelly Pop Tarts were discontinued back in [...]

McDonald's Ready To Launch Three New Quarter Pounders – Hungry?

Steph — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:08:32 +0000

We’ve lost Chicken Selects and the Angus Burger, but McDonald’s has just announced that they will add three new versions of the Quarter Pounder to their menu. They sound pretty appetizing! Chicken Selects have been gone for awhile and it was announced just last week that McDonald’s is discontinuing the 1/3 lb Angus Burger as [...]

Taco Bell Testing Waffle Tacos for Breakfast

George McIntyre — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:45:42 +0000

The home of the Doritos Locos Taco may be introducing a new breakfast item that just might not be all that loco.

Eat More Insects – They're Good For you!

George McIntyre — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:02:16 +0000

Researchers around the world are touting not only the health benefits of eating insects, but saying it could help the economy as well.

Check Out This Futuristic McDonald's And Gas Station [PHOTOS]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:37:02 +0000

This could be the look of McDonald’s in the near future. This building you are about to see is just about complete.Located in a city along the Black Sea is this futuristic structure designed by Georgian architect Giorgi Khmaladze. The multifaceted geometry based building surprisingly contains a McDonald’s and a gas station. This is probably [...]

Insane! Everything But The Kitchen Sink In This $5 Bloody Mary [Video]

Steph — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:00:40 +0000

It’s a drink that eats like a meal…or 6. Perfect for a lazy late summer morning! This turbo-charged cocktail comes from O’Davey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In addition to your usual Blood Mary ingredients, this one is topped with popcorn, bacon, sausage, beans, peanuts, nachos and cheese, veggies. cheese curds, [...]

Food Distribution Set For Tomorrow

J. Patrick — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:54:14 +0000

There is going to be a food distribution Saturday, May 11th, beginning at 9:30am for those in need of assistance. There will be volunteers who will deliver food packages right to your car. It happens at the Great L akes Technology Center at 4800 S. Saginaw, in Flint. The food distribution is sponsored by the [...]

Coca – Cola Hopes To Improve Image With Launch Of Anti – Obesity Campaign [Video]

Steph — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:00:42 +0000

Coca -Cola wants to be part of the solution, and to that end, they have launched new strategies to combat obesity, even in children. The Atlanta based soft drink company has taken a lot of heat for its’ part in making America the most overweight country in the world. In a new, anti-obesity initiative Coca-Cola [...]

Watch: Here's a Sweet Way to Shuck Corn and Remove All the Silk [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:13:47 +0000

Summertime means corn on the cob, and I found a great trick for shucking corn and removing all the silk in just a couple of easy steps.

America's Largest One-Day Food Drive Is Coming To Your Mailbox

J. Patrick — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:09 +0000

This Saturday, May 11th, in over 10,000 cities across America, letter carriers will be collecting non-perishable food items left out, in, or near mailboxes by customers along the route.This is the 21st year of what has come to be known as “Our Country’s Largest One-Day Food Drive.”Everyone joins forces to combat the issue of hunger [...]

Genesee County Health Department Names Top Ten Cleanest Places To Eat In The County

Rod Prahin — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:05:36 +0000

Did your favorite eatery make the list?Each group of awards has been broken down into various categories. The 10 winners of Genesee County Health Department’s “Excellence in Sanitation” Awards: “Bar only of Bar & Grille, Torch Bar & Grille, 522 Buckham Alley, Flint. Honorable mention: Cloverleaf Inn of Clio, Hank & Don’s Bar of Swartz [...]

Could Eating More Pizza Reduce Your Odds Of Getting Cancer?

Steph — Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:55 +0000

This almost never happens in our grown up world. Something that tastes good, a food that you crave and can’t get enough of might have honest to goodness health benefits! A research team from Italy has concluded that people who ate pizza on a regular basis are far less likely to suffer from colon, mouth [...]

Cute Alert! Exhausted Three-Year-Old Fights Sleep While He Eats McNuggets [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:30:45 +0000

The question here is do I eat or do I take a nap? Watch this cute video.In this video, a three-year-old boy sitting in first class on a flight from Cancun to Baltimore is chowing down on chicken nuggets when he’s suddenly overcome by sleep.

Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos Cause High School Lockdown

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:11:12 +0000

If you spend a lot of time with high school students you should be pretty well acquainted with Taco Bell. Which is why it’s surprising that the delicious fast food was able to cause so much confusion at Del Campo High School in Sacramento, California. Turns out somebody had left a big bag of Doritos Locos [...]

Family Finds Frog In Can Of Green Beans [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:19:46 +0000

A woman bought a can of green beans on sale for 69 cents, and what she found inside will keep her and her family from ever eating canned green beans again. Gloria Chubb said it all started out as just another day in the kitchen a few weeks ago. She made meat loaf and mashed potatoes, [...]

Twinkies Will Be Back In Stores By July – Made by Non-Union Workers [Video]

Steph — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:41:36 +0000

America’s favorite snack cake will be back in stores by July, but there’s a catch. Executive vice president of Hostess Brands, LLC, Michael Cramer, revealed late yesterday that the company will resume the production of America’s beloved Twinkie in July of this year. He fully expects the product to hit store shelves in the second [...]

How Fast Can You Chop A Watermelon? See How Fast This Fruit Ninja Can [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:58:24 +0000

I'm pretty handy in the kitchen, but this guy can run (and probably cut) circles around me. I wish my food processor was this good!

Are We In For Higher Bread, Cereal and Flour Prices Soon?

Steph — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:25:40 +0000

Old man winter just doesn’t want to let go of the mid-west this spring. The snow, rain and freezing temps have been relentless, and those conditions don’t mean great things for the crops trying to grow in that region of the U.S. Wonder what that means we’ll pay more for in the grocery store soon! [...]

Is Eating Too Many Samples At The Grocery Store A Crime?

Steph — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:00:03 +0000

Erwin Lingitz dropped by his local grocery store to pick up a prescription and left in handcuffs. Why? He hogged the free samples. 68 year-old Erwin Lingitz was confronted in April, 2010 as he was exiting his local Cub grocery story, and ultimately taken to jail. He was busted for helping himself a little to [...]