Why your chocolate may soon cost more
Cocoa bean prices are on the rise, and some say a hedge fund is to blame
Archive for July 18th, 2010
The man who inspired ‘cup of joe’
Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862-15 January 1948) was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his reforms of the Navy were inaugurating the practice of making 100 Sailors from the Fleet eligible for entrance into the Naval Academy, the introduction of women into the service, and the abolishment of the officers’ wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard Navy ships could only be coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as “a cup of Joe”.
Read more here: Why do they call coffee a ‘cup of joe’ ?
Friendly’s Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt Taste Test
After reporting yesterday on KFC’s Double’s Down newest rival, Friendly’s Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt, we had to try one for ourselves. This glorified patty melt consists of a Friendly’s Big Beef burger with lettuce, tomato, and mayo and, instead of a bun, two grilled cheese sandwiches — we can’t make this stuff up.
Read more here: Friendly’s Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt Taste Test
Zero tolerance for beer snake: Bombers
Winnipeg football fans have been put on notice: start a beer-cup snake, and you may be forced to slither out of the stadium.
The Canadian Football League club is clamping down after an incident last Friday that saw fans in one section stack thousands of used beer cups into a snake-like form that eventually stretched over dozens of rows. Others pitched in — literally — by tossing cups from behind and above, creating a sudsy plastic downpour.
Read more here: Zero tolerance for beer snake: Bombers
