The hot dog industry was placed under the spotlight this past Monday when the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that hot dog makers change the shape of the tubular food item in order to be less of a choking hazard for kids.  The recommendation also targeted “hard candy, whole grapes, raw carrots, peanut butter, [...]

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Fast food calorie counts might not be effective. Burger King will start serving Seattle’s Best coffee. Can Wal-Mart help people eat healthier? GrubGrade reviews….bagel poppers? Slice reviews five different frozen pizzas. Moe’s vs. Chipotle vs. Qboda. The Flood Burger. Can slow food be fast food? Steak Frites.

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As usual this time of year, people love to get all bent out of shape about the content of Super Bowl commercials.  With Tim Tebow on one side, and ManCrunch on the other, folks get all high and mighty about the content of some ads, when of course we all know about the many ads [...]

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Wow.  Wish I had seen this a couple months ago. Via Guyism, Geekologie, Gizmodo and Lifelounge.

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At the start of the 2010 Miss America pageant on Saturday, the introduction portion of the show lets contestants come out and give an upbeat intro for their state, which usually consists of something along the lines of “I’m XXXX from the great state of XXXX home of [insert famous food, product, company, celebrity, historical [...]

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