George Prochnik’s recent piece in The Daily Beast explores the science behind restaurants’ loud music, booming echos, and clattering tables–or as I like to call those things, “Why I’m still hoarse after a night out despite the fact that I don’t smoke anymore.”
Read more here: 3 Reasons Why Restaurants Are So Loud
Many of us seem to operate on one speed—overdrive! And that habit has carried over to our food habits, too: Fifty-nine percent of women eat on the go, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Those who eat while driving, working or otherwise occupied, tend to fill up more on fast food. While you can hit the insta-burger joint occasionally without gaining, those who indulge in fast food more than twice a week tend to be 10 pounds heavier than those who eat it sparingly, according to a study in The Lancet, which puts them at greater risk for diabetes.
Read more here: 7 Fast-Food Lunches that Keep You Lean
Tim Hortons Inc. (TSX:THI) chief executive Don Schroeder is optimistic that a good year for Columbian coffee crops could mean the price of your morning cup of joe will hold steady for the foreseeable future.
While the head of Canada’s iconic coffee and doughnut chain didn’t make any promises about holding back from price increases, he did provide a glimpse of a brighter future for coffee lovers who were burned last year when a smaller crop and bad weather helped raise the price of a cup of coffee.
Read more here: Tim Hortons coffee prices could hold steady on good crop, says CEO
Now I know why I never take my family out to eat. It’s only partly because it costs a fortune and because my kids will sit for all of seven minutes before the game of hide-and-seek under other patrons’ tables starts up — but it’s because of those awful CALORIES.
Enter KFC’s Double Down, 540 calories of salty bacon and cheese goodness sandwiched between fried chicken. You’ve heard a lot of talk about this. The guys in my office are in love with this sandwich and regularly make a lunchtime pilgrimage.
Read more here: KFC’s Double Down is healthy! (uh, compared to these meals … )
Henry Demone of High Liner Foods Inc. (TSX:HLF) said during a conference call Wednesday that there’s been an international shortage of fresh shrimp supply since the catastrophe.
“Buyers are out on the market trying to replace that supply and that’s led to higher shrimp prices,” he said, while answering a question from research analyst Carolyn Dennis. Demone said that the reduced supply of fresh shrimp from the Gulf is being replaced by farmed shrimp worldwide, and that has tightened overall supply.
Read more here: Seafood processor High Liner sees price hikes for shrimp after oil spill
