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Can you conquer the Hamburger Challenge?

Do you love hamburgers as much as we do?  It is the ultimate American food, after all.

Well, hamburgers and the ice cream sandwich.  And General Tsao’s Chicken.

And deep-fried Twinkies.  That’s about it, right?

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20 Cities with the Dirtiest Restaurants

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

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

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The Top Foodie Destinations in America

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

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What’s the most popular salad dressing?

Did you hear about Cane Rosso in Texas?

He owns a pizzaria – but charges $1000 for a side of ranch dressing.  For some people, ranch dressing is something that should only be served on salads or buffalo wings — but pizza?  Not so much.

It’s almost gotten to the point where ranch dressing is practically becoming more popular than salsa or ketchup as the nation’s most favorite condiment.

Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing
Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing

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The Top Grossing Nightclubs and Bars for 2013

Nobody likes to go to a bar or nightclub that’s empty.  Chances are, it’s empty for a reason.

And it’s likely to close soon.

There’s a reason that most nightclubs and bars operate on a cash-only basis – they may not be around long enough to warrant opening a credit card processing account with their bank.  If they even have a bank at all.

Nightclub Wristbands
Nightclub Wristbands

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San Antonio voted the Most Romantic City

They say that Paris, France is the MOST ROMANTIC CITY IN THE WORLD.

Others say that VENICE, ITALY or other Italian cities like Florence or Rome are the most romantic.

But if we limit the list of romance destinations strictly to the US, would you believe that SAN ANTONIO TOPS THE LIST OF MOST ROMANTIC PLACES?

San Antonio Rose
San Antonio Rose

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How much would you pay to eat at Applebee’s? Does it matter if it’s All You Can Eat?

When was the last time you ate at Applebee’s?

Web Watch knows a couple who eats at Applebee’s at least once a week.  For them, it’s almost a second home.  And who really can resist a bowl full of riblets?  We know we can’t.

Applebee's BBQ Fever
Applebee’s BBQ Fever