Category: food

20 Cities with the Dirtiest Restaurants

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 31, 2014

People often don’t complain about a dirty restaurant.

“I’ll bet that our kitchen at home is dirtier than a restaurant kitchen is, so why worry about it?” is a oft-cited statement. And while that may be true, you’re at least aware of what is or isn’t dirty and take steps to recitify that before you dine.

If you didn’t care about this cleanliness perception, then why do you bother to clean your house before guests arrive? Why polish the silver or wipe down the haze from the glassware?

Exactly – you really are concerned about whether your home kitchen is clean, you just don’t want to admit it.

Restaurant Basics Revisited: Why Guests Don't Come Back ... and What You Can Do About It
Restaurant Basics Revisited:
Why Guests Don’t Come Back … and What You Can Do About It

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Top 5 Indicators of a Dirty Restaurant Kitchen

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 27, 2014

If there’s one thing that you should make note of, it’s the FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION notices that are posted in your local restaurants.

There are only two reasons why an Inspection Score is not posted: the manager forgot to do so, or the score is embarrassing to the owner/manager.

The former is seldom likely to happen, as not having the score posted itself is a violation to be noted on the next review. The latter is more the case. Some locations do everything they can to hide a low score from being visible to the inquiring public, from placing it far away behind a counter – visible, but not readable; to placing it behind other paperwork on the wall – also visible, but obscured.

We do know of one fast-food chain location that was so proud of their “100 out of 100” score that they made a 2′ x 3′ poster of the inspection and placed it at the front door. No hiding from that.

The Restaurant Manager's Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation The Restaurant Manager’s Handbook:
How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage
a Financially Successful Food Service Operation

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How to make the ultimate burger

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 17, 2014

They say that there’s no food more American than the lowly hamburger.

Web Watch can tell you that quite a few European countries have no idea what a proper hamburger is. (Or how to put ice in your drink, for that matter.)

But if you really think about it, most Americans have a lousy idea of what a hamburger should be.

Burger Bar: Build Your Own Ultimate Burgers by Hubert Keller

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The Top Foodie Destinations in America

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 30, 2014

People love to eat. When you hear about where people went on a vacation, the first question after “where did you go?” is “what did you eat while you were there?”

There’s a reason that Las Vegas has become a foodie destination for both chefs looking to make a name for themselves as well as gastro-fans who love to tweet out pictures of their dinner to their followers.

Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe

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This must be Chef Anne Burrell’s Favorite Website

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 27, 2014

Chef Anne Burrell is one of those hosts on Food Network that really cares about the fans and home cooks, and does everything she can to encourage home cooking, learning about food, and that anyone can do anything – preparing food just Isnt’ That Hard.

Hence why she stars on WORST COOKS IN AMERICA and often wins the annual competition.

Basically, when it comes to food – she really does care.

Anne Burrell's Worst Cooks in America
Anne Burrell’s Worst Cooks in America

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What do you call carbonated beverages: “Coke”, “Pop”, “Soda”?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 20, 2014

When you’re traveling around the country and you pull into the local diner, how do you answer when the waitress asks you if you’d like a Coke?

Do you assume that she’s asking you if you actually would like a Coca-Cola product, or do you think she’s referring to any beverage generically as “Coke”? For some, a pop is a soda. For others, a soda is a pop.

Coke or Pepsi?: The Book That Started It All!
Coke or Pepsi? Amazingly awesome questions to ask your friends!

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These 7 “healthy” foods may actually be bad for you

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 14, 2014

When you’re on a diet, you tend to dramatically change your eating habits in order to comply with the menu you’ve put together.

Whether it be South Beach, Atkins, Weight Watchers — every diet requires self-discipline and monitoring, in addition to switching out all the yummy fun sugary carbs with lots of boring vegetables and fruits.

Blech.

Another #1 Little Secret That Diet Gurus Don’t Want You to Know: (Diets Don’t Work, So Stop Hitting Your Head Against the WALL!

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It’s BACON – and it’s KOSHER for Passover!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 10, 2014

Everybody is familiar with what “kosher” food is, right? You see the little “circle K” or “circle U” on food labels as the indicator of that product meeting certain religious preparation standards.

For example, for the longest time Oreo cookies were never kosher – sweet tooths had to be satisfied by eating Hydrox cookies instead.

Passover, on the other hand, has a more special label and marketing behind it at the supermarket. That’s where you may see a more elaborate display indicating foods that are “Certified Kosher for Passover” rather than being merely “kosher”.

Kosher for Passover requires the food to be made without ingredients that shouldn’t be eaten during the Passover holiday – this food, like Wonder Bread and cakes and most beers – all contain yeast. And yeast is apparently evil of evils and must be disposed of before the Passover seder can begin. All those foods that can’t be eaten during Passover are classified as “chometz”.

But guess what? Bacon – and we’re talking full-on pork bacon, not that whimpy turkey bacon – can be classified and eaten as “Kosher for Passover”.

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