I have tried boiled peanuts in the past. At least 20 years ago, at some gas station in South Carolina, I think. I hated them. Since then, I have used them as a measuring stick to describe other items that were bland and mealy. I figured enough time has passed that it was time to [...]

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NY attorney general investigating Fast Food worker wage theft. The myth of healthy fast food. Just living near a fast food restaurant can make you fat. How food packaging steers us to buy. The latest farm bill doesn’t do much to address nutrition. Burger King is bringing back its summer BBQ menu. Finally an end [...]

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I think this is the last of my alternative summer beverage columns, because I’m not sure I can take anymore. St. Ides was one of the original 40′s of Malt Liquor that I was aware of. It is on the Mount Rushmore of 40′s alongside: Olde English 800, Colt 45 and Steel Reserve. St. Ides had commercials featuring an impressive [...]

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Fast food giants are using discounts to keep customers coming in. White House food not good enough for the cast of Duck Dynasty. Watch kids trying foods for the first time. Nestle relaunches Girl Scout cookie candy bars. Wrigley halts production of caffeinated gum. Strangely addicting nugget in a biscuit song. Who wouldn’t want a [...]

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In the spirit of Cinco De Mayo, and the continuation of my alternative summer beverage series, I present to you: Four Loko Margarita. Once you start looking, these alternative high-alcohol-content beverages are everywhere. Four Loko has an interesting history. After its rise and fall as an alcoholic energy drink it has been reinvented as a series of flavored malt beverages. [...]

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What  exactly is a Mint Julep? An infographic to help you with your hangover. 10 alternative uses for muffin tins. Nestle recalls frozen pizza due to plastic shards, yum. Of course Sushi Cats are a thing. Given a choice what fruit to Americans order? How to train your taste buds for beer tasting. 23 terrible moments [...]

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I make no secret of my love of drink. After last weeks Straweberita mess, I was inspired to try a few other alternative cold summer beverages.   While I prefer beer, an icy cold gin and tonic or perhaps an alcoholic lemonade, I’m always on the hunt for alternative, portable drinks. Hard cider can be a hit or [...]

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Yet again, I need to blame Andy for a potentially terrible food-tasting experience. Once a probable monstrosity like this is brought to my attention, I have to try it. I think it’s a sickness. Oh well, at least it’s not bugs. Before I get started, I want to comment on the size of the can and [...]

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Because we needed to know how Pokemon eat. Frozen food manufacturers try for an image upgrade. The proper way to close a bar. The Pros and Cons of backyard chickens. Bitters can be for more than just a cocktail. Mark Bittman interviews Michael Pollan, the food world explodes. 10 cooking rules worth breaking. The pizza burger has [...]

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I have to admit, I picked this can up at the store, thinking it was actual duck in a can.  By the time I got to the register, I had realized that it was mock Peking duck, not the actual fowl I was hoping for. It was still interesting enough to give it a whirl. [...]

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