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While Casual Chains Drop Prices, Fast Food Trades Up
Regardless of its location, price point, or popularity, no restaurant has remained untouched by the deteriorating economy. While many high-end restaurants have made adjustments, some of the most drastic changes taking place are happening between fast and casual food chains.
Casual restaurant chains such as Applebee's, Chili's, and TGI Friday's have desperately tried to keep sales steady with bargain deals.
Would You Send This Back?
Some poor souls were in search of sustenance and so they stopped by their local Applebee's in Woodland, CA. They ordered the Bruschetta Burger — after all the photo looked great — and waited for their meal. However when their food arrived, they were presented with the most extreme ad vs.
Yummy Link: IHOP buys Applebee's
In a bold move, International House of Pancakes (aka IHOP) bought Applebee's for $2.2 Billion. - The Consumerist
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KFC Being Sued Over Kentucky Grilled Chicken
KFC's Kentucky Grilled Chicken made quite the headlines when it first hit the market — and the media attention doesn't look like it's about to stop. Yesterday vegetarian advocacy group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, or PCRM, announced its plans to sue KFC, alleging the chain failed to warn customers that its grilled chicken contains a carcinogen.The cancer-causing compound in question? PhIP, an amino that can be found in grilled meat.
Announcing the First Golden Clog Award Nominees
You may know the James Beard Awards, and you might also know the Food Network Awards, but have you heard of the Golden Clog Awards?
Food author Michael Ruhlman — you may remember him from The Next Iron Chef — and bad boy Anthony Bourdain have put their heads together and have created the Golden Clog Awards. They said it's born out of "too many beers and late night yakatori," and I think it's just downright fun.
Alton Brown Is Welch's New Spokesman
Dunkin' Donuts has Rachael Ray, T.G.I. Fridays has Guy Fieri, and Applebee's has Tyler Florence, so it's only natural for Welch's to want their very own Food Network spokesperson. They've found the perfect match in food scientist Alton Brown.
All the News That's Fit to Eat — August 20, 2008
- For a taste of Summer in Europe, try these cocktails. — Seattle Times
- Merlot lovers, still reeling from their Sideways snub, set the record straight with a movie of their own. — Chicago Tribune
- A day in the sensory world of a professional coffee taster.
Yummy Links: Weekly Food News Roundup
- Should bars put sealed lids on drinks in order to prevent drugs from being slipped in? - Liquor Snob
- Maybe someday I'll be lucky enough to make it to the Aspen Food & Wine Classic. Or as it's dubbed "The Sundance of Food."
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