Sushi Popper – Fresh Fish on a Stick - Coolest Gadgets: So there, I tried to be impartial, I admit I have not had the pleasure of trying a Sushi Popperso I cant comment on taste and consistency, but if I ever do, you guys will be the first to know about it. If you’re feeling extra adventurous you can get your Sushi Poppers from SushiPopper.com, delivered straight to your door, fresh-frozen and shipped on dry ice for under 70 bucks a 12 pack.
McDonald's: Variety Is The Spice Of Life & The Key To Getting Your Money - The Consumerist: How exciting is it when the Shamrock Shake hits the McDonald's menu every year? It's unfreakingbelievably exciting, because it only happens annually and then goes away, leaving our mouths bereft of mint. To that point, McDonald's is betting on our collective love of limited-time items to lure more customers in. They know we get bored if something sits on the menu for too long.
The world's largest McDonalds to soon open in London: The World’s Biggest McDonald’s, is being constructed entirely out of recycled material. They estimate that they will have to serve 50,000 Big Macs and 180,000 portions of fries over six weeks.
The Shamrock Shake Challenge | ZUG: For St. Patrick's Day this year, I was trying to drink one gallon of McDonald's Shamrock Shakes. Yes, one gallon. 128 fluid ounces. In one sitting. Why? Well, besides the obvious wiseass retort of "Why not?"(usually good enough for me) there's also the burning urge to refute the stereotype that we Irish are all about alcohol. I'm here to prove once and for all that we can binge drink anything, not just booze.
In US, Indian fast-food tries to enter mainstream: Tucked between a strip mall Starbucks and a Jamba Juice, at the back door of a Chipotle Grill, Bombay Bowl is one of a number of Indian restaurants whose owners are thinking big no matter how small they are. Borrowing the assembly-line format, customized service and chipper style of national chains like Subway, they plan to make dals, curries, chutneys and flatbreads into fast-food choices from coast to coast.
Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/in-us-indian-fast-food-tries-to-enter-mainstream-176696&cp
The ice cream treat debuted in 1970, and since then, McDonald's says the shamrock shake has stirred up a "cult-like" following who crave its icy goodness when the St. Patrick's Day season is nigh.
What you might not know is that it had its own mascot back in the day, named Uncle O'Grimacey, who of course, spoke like a stereotypical green Irish monster and extolled the virtues of all things green, including the shake.
The Bacon milkshake is supposedly a secret item so you'll have to whisper it under your breath as you order it. According to the Jack in the Box a regular bacon shake has 773 calories and 40 grams of fat. Tasty!
To expand its permanent all-day menu, Dunkin' Donuts has introduced four new sandwich options to meet guests’ changing eating habits and expectations for more choices of fast and satisfying menu items that can be enjoyed any time of day.
The new Bakery Sandwich selection includes: the Ham & Cheese Bakery Sandwich featuring Black Forest ham, white cheddar cheese and Creamy Dijon sauce; the Turkey, Cheddar & Bacon Bakery Sandwich featuring turkey, white cheddar cheese, bacon and Ancho Chipotle sauce; Chicken Salad and Tuna Salad Bakery Sandwiches featuring chicken salad or tuna salad on a bagel.
All bakery sandwiches are made-to-order and served oven-toasted on a French roll, bagel or croissant at participating restaurants nationwide.
McDonald's Will Stop Using Pink Goop Beef in Its Burgers: Chef Jamie Oliver calls it pink slime. We feel it's more like pink goop. Either way, the ammonium hydroxide soaked pink crap beef is vomit inducing. Thankfully, you won't have to eat it anymore! Kind of. McDonald's has finally caved to the pressure and will ditch the use of the pink goop beef in its burgers.
The Best Way To Eat Breakfast at McDonald's | Serious Eats: What can I say? I actually like McDonald's breakfast sandwiches. I grew up above a McDonald's and my favorite mornings were the ones where we woke up too late to fix a proper breakfast at home so we'd grab a Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit from the drive-thru on the way to school.
Darth Vader Burger with Black Bun
"In connection with the 3D release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), the French fast food restaurant chain Quick will be selling a Darth Vader burger with a black bun and a Jedi burger (shown in the picture), both available from the 31st of January."
“Obviously it makes me wonder why we choose to eat food like this when even bacteria won’t eat it,” said Ms. Hesketh.
The meat patty has shrunk a bit, but it still looks edible and, with a faint but lingering greasy, leathery odour, she said it “still smells slightly like a burger . . . it hasn’t changed much.”
Wendy’s adds $16 foie gras burger in Japan:
"Wendy’s Co. is adding goose-liver pate and truffles to burgers as it invests as much as $200 million on a return to Japan two years after leaving the country."
Fast Food’s Popularity Is Dropping, So They’re Dropping Their Prices | Blisstree: At a time when it seems like fast food would be the go-to for cash-strapped folks, Americans are surprisingly moving away from actual fast food. Both profits and popularity have slipped and been unable to recover since the economic downturn, which is making fast food chains nervous. So they’re going straight for the jugular, which is, in this case, the wallet. With extreme deals and ludicrously low prices, fast food manufacturers are attempting to reel consumers back in–particularly young people.
Chains like McDonald’s, Jack-in-the-Box, Burger King, and Wendy’s are trying to tempt customers with rock-bottom prices, as they extend their $1 menus and add more and more extras to their combination meals. And yet, it doesn’t seem to be working yet.
Italian artist transforms Ronald McDonald into the decapitated head of Medusa: Oh, pop art. Lately we've seen Communist war memorials turned into superheroes and Batman and Superman channeling Michelangelo. Now Italian sculptor Giuseppe Veneziano has clownified Antonio Canova's 19th century sculpture Perseus and the Head of Medusa in Venice.
Stopped by the barnstable county fair and low and behold my main clown Ronald McDonald was there. Thanks for the great photo. I think I'm starting to look more and more like the cartoon version of myself.
Why Won't McDonald's Give My Kid A Cup Of Water With Her Happy Meal? - The Consumerist: "Whenever I've tried suggesting a water with the meal, the cashier just flatly replies that they can't do this, because the order for a Happy Meal requires milk, chocolate milk, a fountain drink, or a juice box. When I asked if I could choose a soda and have them fill it with water instead (not asking for a discount, mind you, just asking for some water), they charged me for a medium soda...
When I called to complain to the manager, he immediately said the same thing, and then when I pointed out that I wasn't asking for a discount or something extra, that I simply wanted the cup filled with water instead of soda, he saw my point. I asked him to educate his cashiers, but sadly, I don't think that's going to work."
BK Attacks Japan With Mini Spam Burgers For Women - The Consumerist: "Swinging the pendulum away from their 'Meat Monsters' offering, Burger King is dropping slider-style BK Bites on Japan in a variety of meat patties. Besides the usual beef, you can get a chicken patty or a Spam patty. That's right, delicious Spam. And it's for the ladies. 'What Women Want, Women Get,' is the tagline for the Spam and BLT mini combo, which the chain describes as 'lighter' and 'suitable for women.'"
Fast food oddities - Boston.com: "Fast food restaurants seem to be pushing the envelope a bit lately, introducing new culinary concepts that test the limits of their menus.
Here, take a look at some of the, shall we say, 'imaginative' fast food offerings over the years - from sandwiches without bread to uniquely-shaped chicken - that aspired to go where no food product had gone before."
McDonald’s USA introduces the newest blended ice beverage, McCafé Frozen Strawberry Lemonade, by hosting an online consumer contest open to everyone in the United States, 18+. A unique twist on an old favorite, McCafé Frozen Strawberry Lemonade combines tart frozen lemonade with a sweet strawberry swirl. To celebrate this perfect pairing of strawberry and lemon, McDonald’s asks “What makes you McDonald’s Perfect Pair?”
Today, McDonald’s USA kicked off McDonald’s Perfect Pair Contest, asking you to team up with one other person – a friend, co-worker, relative or significant other – to share why you two are McDonald’s Perfect Pair. One winning Pair will receive the grand prize of a $5,000 travel voucher for a dream vacation and $5,000 in cash to split between the winning Pair. In addition, two Runner-Up Pairs will each split $1,000 in McDonald’s Arch Cards.
Two of the world’s “coolest” beverages have come together to keep people energized no matter how high temperatures may rise. Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, and PepsiCo have partnered to introduce the new Mountain Dew™ Coolatta® at Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants. A delicious, frozen slush beverage that combines the popular lemon and lime citrus flavors of Mountain Dew and the cool refreshment of a Dunkin’ Donuts Coolatta, Mountain Dew Coolattas are now available for a limited time at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide for the suggested retail price of $2.29 for a small, 16-ounce beverage.
To celebrate the launch, Dunkin’ Donuts is giving people the chance to participate in the brand’s new “UnFreeze It” online promotion, a unique experience offering the chance to win daily prizes by using your computer to “unfreeze” a Mountain Dew Coolatta cup from a real block of ice using an Ice Blaster. Beginning today, those who visit www.DunkinDonuts.com/Dew and complete an online entry form will be entered for a chance to be randomly selected to play the game and control an actual working Ice Blaster, aimed at a real block of ice with a Mountain Dew Coolatta cup frozen inside. You’ll also be entered for the chance to win the daily sweepstakes prize packs, as well as the Grand Prize drawing of a 32” 3D TV. Participants selected will pre-program three shots at the ice and can watch a live video stream to see if their blasts unfreeze the cup. The participant each day to unfreeze the cup wins a prize, such as a skateboard, surfboard, mountain bike or skate deck. Each day through May 29 a fresh block of ice will be set up and new participants will have the chance to take their best shots. Please visit www.DunkinDonuts.com/Dew for official rules.
