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From Alan Wong to 7-Eleven, Here's a Taste of Oahu
While I have been enjoying staycations, it was nice to recently have a real vacation in Oahu! Sure the beaches are outstanding, but the food is even better. The Hawaiian islands have experienced a bit of a food revolution: Gone are the days when everything was shipped from the mainland.
Jack in the Box Expands Breakfast Menu
Jack in the Box has announced its plan to jump on the fast-food breakfast bandwagon with its new Breakfast Bowl, an entire, portable meal. A mix of eggs, hash browns, cheese, peppers, and meat, the dish is a "Sunday brunchworthy meal" to be "enjoyed on a weekday schedule." Jack in the Box hopes to satisfy consumers' need for a hearty breakfast on the go.
Tough Economy Forces McDonald's to Reevaluate Dollar Menu
In a response to soaring food prices, McDonald's announced yesterday that it will be restructuring its dollar menu. This means swapping out the dollar menu's most popular items and replacing them with less-costly offerings. The company is testing changes to its $1 bestseller, the double cheeseburger.
Yummy Links: From Top Chef 5 to Tastespotting Alternatives
- Rumor has it the next season of Top Chef will be filmed in New York City. — Snack
- Does a menu's font affect your culinary decisions?— Time
- A robot theme is perfect for a child's summer birthday party. — Hostess with the Mostess
- Take vegetarian chili to a whole new level by grilling the vegetables.
Yucky Link: McNuggitini
I'm all for getting creative and experimenting with new cocktail recipes, but this might be going too far. A McNuggitini? This crazy concoction combines three, fresh ingredients from your local McDonald's — mcnuggets, barbeque sauce, and a chocolate milkshake — with vanilla vodka.McDonald's Advertising Tricks Children's Tastebuds
In a recent study performed by Stanford University, young children were given identical snacks in two distinct packages. Some of it was in an unmarked wrapper and the rest was wrapped in a McDonald's label. In each and every test, the youngsters concluded that the food in McDonald's wrappers tasted better than the blank labels.
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Could You Eat an All McDonald's Diet?
In what could be the strangest morsel of food news this week, a Virginia man named Chris Coleson has lost 86 pounds since December by eating nothing but McDonald's. Aspiring to be the Mickey D's equivalent of Subway's Jared, Coleson ate a "diet" consisting of McDonald's "salads, wraps, apple-walnut salads, and the occasional cheeseburger."
McDonald's isn't planning to sign Coleson as a spokeperson (oddly, the company has Heidi Klum endorsing its wraps in Germany).
Subway Poised to Surpass McDonald's in Locations
Could Subway be the world's new McDonald's? It sure looks that way. In the next few months, it will become the world's largest food chain.
New McDonald's Uniforms: Love It or Hate It?
Earlier this week McDonald's revealed the looks of their new British uniforms. Designed by couturier Bruce Oldfield, the uniforms — in a mocha, biscuit, and white color scheme — consist of collared shirts, baseball caps, and suits. The uniform update is part of McDonald's ongoing efforts to modernize the style and feel of the fast food experience.
McDonald's Mocha Mondays Mean Free Coffee For Customers
If you were already contemplating the fast food chain's new Angus Third Pounder, here's another reason for you to drop in to McDonald's. The company wants you to try its new McCafé coffee drinks so badly that it's offering free McCafé Mocha samples in-store every Monday for the next four weeks.
Beginning July 13, the world's largest fast food chain will implement Mocha Mondays: between the hours of 7 a.m.
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