So much for dining out on a dime. Menu prices are up significantly, 12.9%, at fan favorites like Wendy’s (WEN), Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Burger King and McDonald’s (MCD). The most expensive of the five fast food joints? Wendy’s. Over the past year the cost to dine at the Dublin, Ohio-based chain increased by 35%, making it the largest bump across the Big Five this year. That’s according to new data from Pricelisto.com, which gathered the data from in-store visits, phone […]
Food Recipes
Sometimes the chaos of life calls for an all-day cooking project — an artfully arranged ombré gratin, a braided challah or a big pot of Sunday sauce — something to busy your hands and settle your spirit. But most days, what you need is an easy meal: a dish that is simply prepared, if not simple in flavor, and that won’t let you down. This year, as inflation pushed food costs to new highs, the ingredients also couldn’t cost a […]
The guava cake at Tropicana Cuban Restaurant (photo by Yasmin Diallo Turk) Whenever I don’t know what to eat, I head up North Lamar to Austin’s International District. It has variety not found anywhere else in town and does not disappoint. Here are 10 places worth a try when you visit the district. Selam Market and Cafe Tucked away on the side of a small shopping center is a market selling Ethiopian essentials on one side and serving up traditional […]
According to Feeding America, one in nine people in Indiana faces hunger. While many Hoosiers have rebounded from the challenges posed by the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, things are worse for many in our communities, particularly when it comes to food insecurity. The impending end of the federal public health emergency will likely mean less government aid, particularly in Black and brown communities, which were devastated by the pandemic and may never recover. Jobs and family members have […]
European tours make for amazing memories and I had made many when I returned stateside a little over 20 years ago (gasp). Many American tourists bring home trinkets to remember their travels, but I went even further. I went all in, adding 20 pounds to my waistline. This newly expanded version of myself served as my keepsake of my Euro travels (for a while, anyhow). I’ve confided in you before about this larger version of myself, but have I ever […]
Many Rochester residents are speculating on social medial about why a popular chain restaurant would suddenly close. A lot are assuming it is a staffing issue which wouldn’t be surprising because a lot of companies are struggling to fill positions these days. The message posted on the restaurant’s marquee and front door simply says, “closed until further notice.” I tried calling the establishment to find more information, but no one picked up. I was able to talk to an employee at the […]
Inadequate pollination has led to a 3-5% loss of fruit, vegetable, and nut production and an estimated 427,000 excess deaths annually from lost healthy food consumption and associated diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers, according to research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It is the first study to quantify the human health toll of insufficient wild (animal) pollinators on human health. “A critical missing piece in the biodiversity discussion has been a lack […]
Credit: Dan Gold on Unsplash New research has found food could play a major role in stopping the growth of some cancers. It was previously thought diet had no impact on tumors, but a team of SAHMRI and University of Adelaide researchers, led by Dr. Daniel Thomas, has turned that theory on its head. The study was a collaboration with Stanford University and has recently been published in Cancer Discovery. It showed cancers with IDH1 gene mutations can’t grow without […]
As the yr arrives to an end, we locate ourselves seeking back at everything that 2022 had to offer—especially when it comes to food stuff! And if we’re talking about the top trending recipes of the year, then TikTok has absolutely bought to be a element of the discussion. Just contemplating about all the appetizing recipes that surfaced on the system this yr on your own is plenty of to make our mouths drinking water. (Try to remember that TikTok […]
I won’t sugarcoat it: Earning candy is tricky. Of all the pastry arts, confectionery, the artwork of making sugar-primarily based sweets, is an in particular finicky group. But if you have the will and the ambition, not to point out the sweet tooth, to test, you’ll be rewarded with sweets that sense like sorcery in the kitchen area. Due to the fact candy is eminently giftable and winter’s drier air makes it a far more favorable time to make it, […]
