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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 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 [...]

Potato Lickin' (Not!) Good For Fired KFC Employee [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:17:49 +0000

Was she fired for licking, posting the photos, or the shape she formed the potatoes into?

Secret Fast Food Menu Items From Starbucks, McDonald's and More Revealed

TheFW Staff — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:56:48 +0000

Believe it or not, most fast food joints and quick service chains actually offer a lot more variety and ingenuity than their menus would suggest — they just hide it from you for some sad, sad, reason. We just want our fast food to be as disgusting, er, as tasty as possible, so we’ve pulled [...]

New Fast Food Restaurant in Grand Blanc?

George McIntyre — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:20:23 +0000

The former KFC location on Grand Blanc Rd. at US 23 (7500 Grand Parkway) is being spruced up, and appears to be the future home of some sort of fast food restaurant. But what will it be? I drive by it every day, and my curiosity is building. The color scheme makes me think, “McDonald’s,” [...]

Man Sets Record for Most Fast-Food Tasted in 30 Seconds [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:00:06 +0000

The US is the junk-food capital of the world, but when it comes to tasting the most fast-food in a short period of time, it turns out that Spain has us beat.

This stunt originally was introduced on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ when Fallon set the bar at 13 food items tasted. But on this Spanish program, Florentino Fernandez bests Fallon by three items, setting a new record with 16 fast foods tasted in 30 seconds.

Olive Garden And Red Lobster Agree To Serve Healthier Food

Rod Prahin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:37:56 +0000

I don't know about you, but when I go out to eat I usually don't expect that to be my healthy meal of the day. When I think of eating healthy I think of a meal prepared at home, not at a restaurant.

Having said that, soon Olive Garden and their sister restaurant chains are pledging to cut calories and sodium in their food by twenty percent in the next ten years. Leave my cheese alone, read more after the jump.

Kid's Play Area's In Restaurants Are Filthy [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 11:20:54 +0000

I’m sure you have sat at restaurants that have kids play areas and wondered if they ever get cleaned, well wonder no more. The play area at your local fast food restaurant may be harboring germs and bacteria that could make your children sick. Read more after the jump. Did you know the government regulates [...]

New Guidelines May Limit Advertising Fast Food to Children

George McIntyre — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:35:57 +0000

Federal agencies are putting the spotlight on food marketing practices. McDonald’s spent $321 million on radio advertising last year. But how the fast food company allocates its budget may change as the federal government takes a closer look at childhood obesity. Several agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission are [...]

The McDonald's Diet For a Month

Erin Bishop — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:22:50 +0000

A runner is training for a marathon and plans to eat only McDonald’s for a month. Joe D’Amico eats three meals a day there and claims he’s been feeling great.He starts the day with hot cakes, Egg McMuffin and an orange juice. Lunch is usually a chicken sandwich and then dinner is a hamburger and [...]

Workday 108 Trivia, 2-11-11 Would You Like That Super-Sized?

George McIntyre — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:35:53 +0000

This food is eaten away from home 90% of the time. What? Remember, once you know the answer to today’s question, be sure to enter it here, for your chance at even more online fun. Read More to hear the answer. Congratulations to today’s winner, Stephanie Sugden from Fenton! Workday 108 Trivia, 2-11-11

Taco Bell Fights Back [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:08:49 +0000

Honestly, I don't care WHAT the beef is made of!

In addition to this YouTube video, the company has taken out full-page ads in some major U.S. publications, with big bold letters, stating: "Thank you for suing us", in an attempt at damage control after recent allegations that their beef doesn't qualify to be called, um, beef.

No matter what's in there, my biggest challenge is passing a Taco Bell, without stopping!

Elmo Would Like A Grilled Stuffed Burrito!

George McIntyre — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:53:21 +0000

You could use a little diversion right about now! YouTube prankster Janmann33 orders up some grub at the Taco Bell drive-thru as Sesame Street‘s Elmo. And I’m talking brilliantly in the voice of Elmo. Although, if you ask me, sometimes he sounds a little like Howie Mandell’s Bobby character. Then again, if this video was [...]