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Celebrity Chefs Share Recession Tips With Oprah
Yesterday celebrity chefs Tyler Florence, Cat Cora, and Curtis Stone made an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The chefs shared recipes and tips on how to cook more affordably during the recession. They also went into the kitchen of viewers to perform culinary interventions.
Girl Scouts Deal With Declining Sales, Counterfeit Cash
Despite attempts to maintain high profits through downsizing cookie boxes, the Girl Scouts of America are not immune to the poor economy. MSNBC reports a dramatic decline in cookie sales with some troops selling 35 percent less cookies than they did last year. Although the institution lowered its cookie-selling goal in anticipation of the recession, Girl Scouts is nowhere near its goal.
Get Free Tacos at Jack in the Box Tomorrow!
Tomorrow the fast-food chain Jack in the Box is giving away free tacos. All you have to do is bring in an old gas receipt and Jack in the Box will give you not one, but two free tacos!
The the tacos are free because "it's getting more expensive to fill your gas tank" so they're "giving you a little help with filling your stomach."
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Food Section Sampler — Nov. 25, 2009
- Behind the scenes at the Obamas' first White House state dinner. — New York Times
- The Andy Warhol cocktail is nearly as charismatic as the famed artist himself. — San Francisco Chronicle
- How to prevent overeating at the Thanksgiving table.
What's Cooking at Slashfood
We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:
- Rachael Ray had a special guest at her school lunch menu launch: a cockroach.
- KFC's third grilled chicken giveaway seemed to have gone smoothly.
- The best Internet meme cakes on the Web.
- The recession has forced Iceland's only McDonald's franchisee to close.
- Is it OK for restaurant servers to wait tables dressed in costume?
- How is it that so many fine dining institutions still manage to serve bad coffee?
YumSugar's Favorite Vegetarian Recipes
The month of October isn't just about candy, pumpkins, and captivating costumes; it also happens to be National Vegetarian Month. With more awareness than ever about the health, economic, and environmental benefits of vegetarianism, the number of people going veggie is on the rise.
Regardless of whether you've been a longtime vegetarian, a recession flexitarian, or plan to stay put as an omnivore, there's an abundance of vegetarian dishes so satisfying that you won't feel the need to make separate menus.
Poor Economy Spawns "Recession Flexitarians"
With cost increases, the economic downturn and a focus on all things green, could meatless meals be poised to become the next great food trend? Last month, Ghent, Belgium, made headlines when it became the first city to go meatless once a week. Then a recent vegetarianism poll generated surprising results: more than 25 percent of you said you're vegetarians, and nearly another quarter of you eat fish and not meat.
Cadbury Chocolate Sales Soar in Recession
It's commonly thought that people turn to chocolate when times are stressful, and now the candy industry has proof that this is true.
As the recession has sunk deeper, consumers have turned to chocolate for consolation: Confectionery giant Cadbury has reported a 30 percent increase in its annual profits. According to Todd Stitzer, the company's CEO, the industry has benefited from the fact that more people have been eschewing going out in favor of spending more time at home.
Has the Economy Affected Your Tipping Habits?
In a recent article in the New York Times, restaurant critic Frank Bruni discusses yet another quandary facing restaurants during the recession. Not only are people dining out less frequently and reducing spending, but they're also tipping less. This puts servers in a particularly vulnerable position.
Do You Eat Truck Food?
This year street food has gone sophisticated. In San Francisco alone there are countless food trucks that sell everything from creme brulee to gourmet hot dogs — there's even a golf cart that delivers cupcakes! Reuter's covered the trend over the long weekend stating that both "entrepreneurs looking for opportunities in the recession and diners seeking cheap eats" are cause for the increase in mobile dining options.
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