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Top Revenue-Producing Restaurants for 2009

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 3, 2009

Restaurants and Institutions magazine has released their 2009 list of the TOP 400 RESTAURANT CHAINS, in terms of revenue.

Coming in at top is no surprise: McDonalds, with over US$70 billion in sales.

Rounding out the rest of the top ten are:

KFC ($17.8b)
Burger King ($14.8b)
Starbucks ($13.5b)
Subway ($12.9b)
Pizza Hut ($10.4b)
Wendy’s ($9.2b)
Taco Bell ($6.9b)
Domino’s Pizza ($5.5b)
Dunkin’ Donuts ($5.5b)

The magazine also released their annual list of the TOP EARNING INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS FOR 2009 as well.

Just as Web Watch reported a few years ago the first time we looked at these statistics, Las Vegas-based TAO is still at the top of the list, with $68m in 2008 earnings and an average dinner check of $72. Not bad, when you have 785,000 people coming through your door.

The rest of the top 10 independent restaurants were:

Tavern on the Green
Joe’s Stone Crab
Smith & Wollensky
Tao Asian Bistro
Old Ebbitt Grill
Buddakan
Gibsons Bar Steakhouse
Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, Chicago
Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, Las Vegas

Falling just out of the top 10, at spot number 11, is our first Walt Disney World property, Fulton’s Crab House. With an average check of $45, Fulton’s made $20m in 2008. Other Disney properties that made the list include Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe at #25 ($15.7m), and the Contemporary Resort’s California Grill at #97 ($11.1m).

Tags Disney, food, restaurants, survey, Walt Disney World, website

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Even if McGriddles Weren’t Tasty, They’d Still Make Us Happy

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 25, 2009

Why do McGriddles, that tasty treat from McDonald’s that consists of egg, cheese, and bacon lovingly wrapped around two syrup-soaked pancakes, taste so good – and as a result, makes us happy?

It may surprise you that a STUDY ON THE NEUROSCIENCE OF MCGRIDDLES has shown that our happiness about McGriddles is not related at all with the taste of the McGriddle. McDonald’s could serve us cardboard-wrapped cardboard, and it would be happily accepted just as well (assuming it was edible, of course).

Tags food, mcdonalds, science

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Problems with Food Network Recipes: Jerk Chicken and Zarela’s Creamy Rice Casserole

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 19, 2009

Oaxaca Traditional Recipes Cookbook by Zalera Martinez

Web Watch enjoys watching Food Network, and one of the limited-run series that Food Network has been airing for the past few weeks is entitled THE BEST THING I EVER ATE.

Each episode has various Food Network stars (Guy Fieri, Duff Goldman, Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis, etc) raving about the Best Things They’ve Ever Eaten in different categories. If you’re a foodie, these are the places around the country that you should stick your head into to see what’s up.

One episode, entitled “Obsessions”, covered foods from Miami to San Francisco. Finally, an episode that featured three(!) restaurants that Web Watch has already visited. So far, so good.

Tags food, Food Network, reality tv, recipe, TV, website

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Twecipes – Chefs Cook Up Recipes with Twitter

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 14, 2009

Everyone who uses Twitter knows that Twitter limits all tweets to 140-characters.

That means some people get very creative with their abbreviations and phrasing in order to squeeze every last bit of information into those 140-characters.

But even with that restriction, it is possible to write TWECIPES aka COOKING RECIPES in those 140 characters.

Tags food, Internet, recipe, twitter

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How To Avoid Paying the Dinner Check

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 2, 2009

Sometimes it’s not always obvious who is going to pay for a dinner date. Some say the man should always pay for the first date, at the very least.

Others say that it should be the person who initiated the date conversation.

Still, sometimes their can still be a question of who is responsible when the check arrives. Here are NINE TIME-PROVEN WAYS THAT WOMEN HAVE USED TO FORCE THEIR DATE TO PAY THE BILL.

Tags food, How To, Relationships

food News

It’s True – Men Love Food More Than Sex

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 26, 2009

Leave it to those crazy Australians to prove, via a scientific study, that MEN LOVE FOOD MORE THAN SEX.

The survey of 10,000 people was conducted by Magnum ice cream, and asked Australians to rank everyday experiences as part of a “pleasure quotient test”, which asked the participants to rank items based on the frequency and intensity to which the individuals felt a pleasurable trigger. (What does that mean? Just ask UniSA adjunct senior lecturer of psychology Dr David Haynes. He’ll explain it in detail if you need to know.)

Tags food, News, Relationships, survey

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Disney: Official Unofficial Rules for Beers Around The World at Epcot

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 16, 2009
4 Comments on Disney: Official Unofficial Rules for Beers Around The World at Epcot

A few friends of mine think that Epcot is the best thing at Walt Disney World. There are quite a few people who agree with that belief, such as the folks at EPCOT CENTRAL, all for their own reasons. I can’t say that I disagree with them, as Epcot can be underrated by park visitors. Ask any person who dislikes Epcot and they often say the same things:

“There’s nothing to do there.”
“It’s boring.”
“Why do I have to walk so far?”

Epcot is an immersive environment, with surprises and treats around every corner, if you would only bother to look. But that’s a different topic for a different day.

For those Epcot naysayers out there – I say that if you don’t like where you are, sometimes it’s because you aren’t creative enough to make your own fun.

Today, I will provide you with something to do after you have seen all that Epcot has to offer – courtesy in part from my creative Epcot-loving friends, and in part by today’s website, DRINK AROUND THE WORLD.

Tags Disney, Epcot, food, How To, theme parks, Travel, Walt Disney World, website

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The Carbon Footprint of a Cheeseburger

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 10, 2009

Earlier this week in Web Watch, we mentioned how 15,000 Google searches used the same amount of energy as it took to create a single cheeseburger. (And this even ties in with yesterday’s Best Fast-Food Burger post – welcome to Burger Week on Web Watch!)

Some people asked Web Watch where we got that burger energy information from, so we thought we’d look into it. CAN CREATING A CHEESEBURGER REALLY USE UP THAT MUCH ENERGY? Yes, it can.

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