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Oct 07, 2009 -
While one fast food chain is temporarily closing stores, another has begun remodeling them. Hoping a facelift will invigorate sales, Burger King announced a major effort to redesign its 12,000 worldwide locations.
Burger King is betting that rotating red flame chandeliers, LCD menus, and corrugated metal and brick walls will encourage customers to sit down and enjoy a meal rather than simply passing through.According to Chairman and CEO John Chidsey, who describes the overhaul as "contemporary, edgy, futuristic .
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Jul 03, 2009 -
Back in April, McDonald's announced plans to add a premium Angus burger to its fast-food lineup. The burger, priced at $3.99, would compete with other higher-end fast-food burgers such as Carl's Jr.'s Six Dollar Burger and Burger King's XT burger, and was scheduled to roll out nationwide by August. Well, July's barely begun, but yesterday the chain's Angus Third Pounders hit menus across the country.
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May 11, 2009 -
Over the past few months, I've been testing recipes from Tyler Florence's recent cookbook: Dinner At My Place $13.57.
Although Florence has penned several other cookbooks, this one has a particularly intimate feeling because it includes his family's favorite recipes along with great menus for dinner parties.
To find out if you should add it to your cookbook collection,
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Oct 06, 2008 -
Last week Giada De Laurentiis fourth cookbook, Giada's Kitchen ($32) hit bookshelves. The book release coincided with the relaunch of her website, Giadadelaurentiis.com. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of the glossy hardback with Tiffany-blue interior.
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Nov 07, 2007 -
- Forget fancy formal dining, the latest trend is casual yet creative dining including more lounges and signature dishes on bar menus. — San Francisco Chronicle
- A breeder in Kansas is on a mission to save rare heritage turkeys from extinction. — New York Times
- Stressed out over holiday cooking duties?
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Jun 20, 2007 -
A little while back, I confessed to never having eaten at a single one of the 50 best restaurants in the world. Well, last week I finally fixed that by dining at Thomas Keller's number 4 ranked (number 1 in the US) The French Laundry of Yountville, CA (Napa wine country). The menu there consists of two options: the chef's tasting menu or the taste of vegetables menu, so unfortunately there's no popping in and ordering a la carte.
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Jan 25, 2007 -
This week I am busy preparing a knitting party. I've invited over a group of girls and Elena, my friend who is a superb knitter, is going to give lessons. It's okay if your friends are at varying levels of understanding knitting.
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Jan 05, 2007 -
As you all know this weekend a group of couples, my husband, and I will be escaping city life for a winter wonderland getaway. It's a weekend long party, and I have been planning all week. First I made green, silver, and white snowflake invitations, next I planned menus for six meals, yesterday I designed the decorations, and the final part, not to be overlooked of course, is the music.
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