If you are an experienced grocery store shopper, you know that fruits and vegetables from the produce product have stickers bearing PLU codes. The PLU code is entered by the cashier to identify the fruit or vegetable, which is then weighed or sold by quantity. If you ever do self-checkout, which is appearing more and … Read more
While watching a recent episode of the History Channel show “America’s Secret Slang” I found myself questioning more than usual some of the assertions being made. I always take the “facts” presented in such programs with a grain of salt, especially on the History Channel, which is usually about anything but history (Ancient Aliens?). This particular show … Read more
When you are a writer, or a website owner, or whatever you like to call yourself, you have to be constantly reevaluating what you do and thinking of why you do it. Who is my audience? What is my ideal reader? When it comes to food, many bloggers seem to have very specific preconceived ideas … Read more
McDonald’s, perhaps of all the major fast food chains, receives the most skepticism of their ingredients. There has been increasing consumer demand for more transparency in fast food and this demand has been especially focused on McDonald’s. The company is now answering questions about its ingredients. Or, at least, they claim to be doing so. … Read more
Time for some food-snobbery in the vein of High Fidelity. You know that movie? John Cusack and Jack Black? It’s about music snobs who think that any music that achieved popular success is crap, and the only good music is to be found in dusty bargain bins in little known record shops (that still sell vinyl), … Read more
An à la carte restaurant menu is one in which each item is listed separately with its own individual price. A true à la carte, therefore, would have you choose every item you wanted to eat. For example, you might order a steak, a baked potato, a side vegetable, and a salad, and pay separately for … Read more