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The Hooters restaurant chain has announced a chicken wing eating world championship.
The Hooters Wing-Eating World Championship kicked off at this past weekend’s Masters Golf Tournament and will continue with 9 additional contests in Baltimore, MD; Detroit, MI; Indianapolis, IN; Jacksonville, Fla.; Mesquite, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; San Diego, CA; St. Louis, MO; and Miami, Fla.
The tour will conclude in July in New York City where the world champion will be crowned. The event is being coordinated by Major League Eating.
A new study finds that ice cream has an effect on the human brain that is similar to cocaine. The study, found in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, says that overeating ice cream dulls the reward effect usually associated with occasional treats.
Dr Kyle Burger, co-author of the study, says that “This down-regulation pattern is seen with frequent drug use, where the more an individual uses the drug, the less reward they receive from using it.”
The study gave people milkshakes as they monitored their brains with a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine. The people who consumed the most ice cream craved it more, but enjoyed eating it less.
As weeks went by, those who ate the most ice cream had to eat more to match the pleasure level of those given more limited quantities of the treat.
Carl’s Jr. has released their new commercial starring Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model Kate Upton. Watch:
VIDEO: Kate Upton In Carl’s Jr. Commercial
Kate Upton, currently appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue, has been announced as the new face of burger chain Carl’s Jr/Hardees.
Upton will star in a new ad promoting the company’s Southwest Patty Melt. She follows other celebrity women like Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge in pushing the burger company’s wares.
Kate Upton For Carl’s Jr./Hardees (more…)
A new study from the Mayo Clinic finds that eating too much may double the risk for memory loss in people age 70 and older.
Neurologist Yonas E. Geda, the author of the study, said that “We observed a dose-response pattern which simply means; the higher the amount of calories consumed each day, the higher the risk of mild cognitive impairment.”
The study found that 2,143 calories a day triggers possible memory loss.
1,233 people were involved in the study, divided into three groups with varied caloric intake. For those in the group consuming the most calories, memory loss was the worst.
Burbank, CA police say Khadijah Baseer was arrested after offering sex in exchange for McDonad’s chicken McNuggets.
Khadijah Baseer reportedly trolled the drive-thru aisle of the fast food restaurant, making the offer to each car as she opened the door. [LA Times]
All Natural Ackawi Cheese and All Natural Chives Cheese from Green Cedar Dairy of Dearborn, Michigan has been recalled. The products, with a sell-by date of July 1,2012, may be contaminated with listeria according to the Food & Drug Administration.
The FDA notes that consuming foods with listeria contamination can lead to listeriosis, marked by “high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, and nausea.”
Michigan’s Department of Community Health is investigating a possible case of listeria from Green Cedar Dairy’s products.
A new study from the Environmental Working Group looks at children’s cereals and rates them based on their percentage of sugar content. The group explained that “A one-cup serving of Honey Smacks packs more sugar than a Hostess Twinkie, and one cup of any of 44 other children’s cereals has more sugar than three Chips Ahoy! cookies.” Here are the 10 worst children’s cereals, along with the percentage of sugar:
1. Kellogg’s Honey Smacks 55.6%
2. Post Golden Crisp 51.9%
3. Kellogg’s Froot Loops Marshmallow 48.3%
4. Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch’s OOPS! All Berries 46.9%
5. Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch Original 44.4%
6. Quaker Oats Oh!s 44.4%
7. Kellogg’s Smorz 43.3%
8. Kellogg’s Apple Jacks 42.9%
9. Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries 42.3%
10. Kellogg’s Froot Loops Original 41.4%
Elementary School Under Fire For Inviting “Hooters Girl” Brittany Morgan (PHOTOS) To Career Day
What’s going on in today’s schools? Parents with children in Calvin A. Hunsinger School in Clearwater, Florida, are upset that a waitress from chicken wing chain Hooters was invited to talk to students for career day.
The chain is well known for the skimpy outfits it dresses its all-female wait staff in. The principal defended the talk at the special needs school, telling the St. Petersburg Times in an e-mail, “Working as a waiter or waitress in order to achieve higher goals should be commended.”
The Hooters Girl, as the restaurant describes them, is 23 year old Brittany Morgan, who works at the Clearwater Hooter’s. Morgan told the paper, “We’re aspiring to do other things in life. This isn’t our career.”
Recently a Los Angeles area school faced parent complaints after porn star Sasha Grey was brought in to read to elementary school students. [St. Petersburg Times]
Brittany Morgan – Hooters Girl Pictures
Brittany Morgan – Hooters Girl picture
Brittany Morgan – Hooters Girl picture
Brittany Morgan – Hooters Girl picture
Brittany Morgan – Hooters Girl picture
This map visualizes the stranglehold McDonald’s has on America. Created by Stephen Von Worley, the map shows the contigous United States in terms of distance to the nearest McDonald’s restaurant. Each orange dot shows just how dense the penetration of the Happy Meal vendor is in our nation.
McDonald’s Map
Walmart and Jensen Farms are being sued for the recent breakout of listeria in Rocky Ford Cantaloupes. Jensen Farms has recalled the cantaloupes and the FDA has issued a related advisory. 22 people are said to have been infected with listeria. [Food Safety News]
Martin Kessman filed a federal lawsuit versus White Castle, claiming that since he couldn’t fit in the restaurant booth, his civil rights are being violated. Kessman is 6 feet tall, 290 pounds. [AP]
Joey Vento, owner of a South Philadelphia cheesesteak restaurant that demanded customers order in English only has died at the age of 71. The sign on Vento’s restaurant read “This is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING ‘SPEAK ENGLISH.” His nephew told NBC that he died of a massive heart attack. Vento had also recently been diagnosed with cancer.
Many said Vento’s sign discouraged patronage from immigrants, but the sign became popular fodder for cable news, particularly Fox News. [MSNBC]
Bon Appétit has released their list of the 10 best new restaurants in America for 2011. Here they are:
10. Bondir (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
9. Congress (Austin, Texas)
8. M. Wells (Long Island City, NY)
7. Son Of A Gun Restaurant (Los Angeles, CA)
6. Taula’s Garden (Philadelphia, PA)
5. Ruxbin (Chicago, IL)
4. Travail Kitchen and Amusements (Robbinsdale, Minnesota)
3. The Walrus & The Carpenter (Seattle, WA)
2. Mission Chinese Food (San Francisco, CA)
1. Husk (Charleston, SC)
After racking up a $250,000 champagne bill, rapper Jay-Z left a $50,000 tip at Miami’s Fontainebleau hotel. Jay-Z also indulged in a 15 liter bottle of Ace of Spades, which cost him $95,000. [CelebrityWonder]
Do fast food ads tell the truth? The following graphic compares fast food ads to reality… and shows us the disappointing results.
Dunkin’ Donuts has filed papers in order to go public on the stock market with an initial public offering.
The Dunkin’ Donuts IPO seeks to raise $460 million for the chain.
Dunkin’ Donuts will trade as “DNKN” on the NYSE.
(National Confidential) — America is crazy for burgers, according to a new study from Technomic. The Burger Consumer Trend Report found that consumption of hamburgers is up over 2009. (more…)
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has revealed what it found to be the best foods to help in weight loss and the worst foods that put on the pounds. The study, called Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men used information from long-term government trials in order to come to its conclusions. (more…)
(NationalConfidential.com) — The White House revealed behind the scenes details of the White House kitchens preparations for the state dinner for German chancellor Angela Merkel. (more…)
A strain of the E. Coli bacteria that has wreaked havoc in Europe has been found in America. (more…)
German scientists are blaming locally grown beansprouts as the source of the recent E. Coli outbreak in the region. (more…)
Daily Mail: “Chocolate maker Cadbury has apologised after one of its adverts ’caused upset’ to supermodel Naomi Campbell.
The campaign for its Dairy Milk Bliss chocolate included the line: ‘Move over Naomi, there’s a new diva in town.’” (more…)
“The women allege that the manager’s actions included loudly discussing pornography with customers and employees, grabbing the employees, using a straw to shoot water down their dresses and “licking one or more of the complainants’ ears.”
They also claim that the owners of the bar and the restaurant chain’s corporate officials were told of the alleged harrassment, but nothing was done.”
“The Danish restaurant Noma has been voted the world’s best eatery for the second year in a row.
The S Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants, produced by Britain’s Restaurant Magazine, have been unveiled in London after a panel of 800 chefs, restaurateurs, journalists and foodies placed Noma at the forefront of the ‘new guard’ of global cuisine.”
“Beginning today, sodium content in Subway’s ‘Fresh Fit’ sandwich line in the U.S. will be cut 28% vs. 2009, when Subway first began to cut salt. And sodium in its overall sandwich line will be cut by 15%, compared with the same period.”
“Tesco has announced that asparagus has gained new cult status as the UK’s top selling aphrodisiac.
Lovers recently created record demand for the vegetable – which is said to increase the libido – in the run up to Valentine’s Day 2011 when sales across the UK doubled. ”
“U.S. food company General Mills has won the bidding for a stake in Yoplait, and will pay 800 million euros ($1.1 billion) for 50 percent of a yogurt brand whose U.S. distribution rights it has long held.”
“A study has found that women who drink coffee are 25 percent less likely to die from heart disease, compared to those who avoid the beverage. The health benefits are enjoyed by women who down at least two or three cups of joe.”
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“In unguarded comments, Burger King’s chief executive, Bernardo Hees, offered a none too fond account of his younger days studying for an MBA at the University of Warwick, recalling that there were few distractions to put him off his studies. ‘The food is terrible and the women are not very attractive,’ said Hees, who quickly switched to flattery to charm his audience in Chicago. ‘Here in Chicago, the food is good and you are known for your good-looking women.’”
South Africa’s African National Congress has issued a dictate to party members: Quit eating sushi off of the bodies of near-nude women. The ANC sent out a statement, “This act is anti-ANC and anti-revolutionary. This act is defamatory, insensitive and undermining of woman’s integrity.”
Several private equity groups, including Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital and TPG Capital have submitted a takeover offer for Sara Lee. Sara Lee is currently valued at about $12.5 billion.
Amazon, the online retailer, is developing a free weekly home delivery service in the US that could support its drive to increase online sales of low-priced goods, such as health and beauty, babycare and groceries.
The retailer has been testing the service, AmazonTote, in Seattle, its home city, since last summer, and is now recruiting staff for what it describes as a “company wide” programme.
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Starbucks is set to release the 31-ounce “Trenta” drink, which would be the chain’s largest drink size ever. Trenta will only be available for iced coffee, iced tea and iced tea lemonade drinks. Starbuck’s Trenta will cost 50 cents more than a “Venti” drink. Trenta will first appear in Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Hawaii and Arizona. A little after that, it will be in California.
A Florida professor was arrested and removed from a plane Monday after his fellow passengers alerted crew members they thought he had a suspicious package in the overhead compartment.
That “suspicious package” turned out to be keys, a bagel with cream cheese and a hat.
Ognjen Milatovic, 35, was flying from Boston to Washington D.C. on US Airways when he was escorted off the plane for disorderly conduct following the incident.
Thanks to an unstoppable proliferation of these rolling outposts of creative cuisine, extensive news coverage and shows like “The Great Food Truck Race,” food trucks were among the main food-related talking points of 2010. Now they will reach a new level of stardom as Jeremy and fellow adult star Nikki Hunter attempt a hostile takeover of the Flying Pink Pig truck, which is staffed by an outrageous group of nymphomaniacs.
Thousands of chickens have been culled in Germany and 1,000 farms ordered to stop selling their products because of contaminated animal feed.
Toxic dioxin meant for industrial use has been found in feed for chickens, pigs and turkeys.
Dishing up fish and shellfish more often at meals could help some older adults protect their eyesight longer.
Eating more seafood rich in omega-3 fatty acids – such as oysters, crabs and tuna – appears to slow advanced macular degeneration, a common cause of age-related blindness, according to new research published in Ophthalmology.
More people tapped food stamps to pay for groceries in September as the recession and lackluster recovery have prompted more Americans to turn to government safety net programs to make ends meet.
Some 42.9 million people collected food stamps last month, up 1.2% from the prior month and 16.2% higher than the same time a year ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
What’s Victoria’s Secret? It might be not feeding the models, say critics of the body images portrayed on Tuesday’s televised fashion show.
It’s “eating disorder porn,” says Harvard pediatrician Dr. Michael Rich. “They are a fantasy that drives you to extreme behaviors which require overcoming normal physiological and instinctual survival drive.”
Rich heads the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, which studies how kids are affected by images in movies, television and the Internet. He and other health professionals interviewed by CBS News worry that the ultra-thin models like those who appeared on the Victoria’s Secret show are pushing young women into unrealistic ideals and, in some cases, eating disorders.
A French chocolatier has built a ten metre (32 foot) chocolate Christmas tree for charity
The champagne – of the brands Veuve Clicquot and the now defunct Juglar – was recovered from a shipwreck discovered in July near the Aland Islands, between Sweden and Finland. A total of 168 bottles were raised in the salvage operation, officials of the semiautonomous Finnish archipelago told reporters on Wednesday.
“All bottles are not intact but the majority are in good condition,” said Britt Lundeberg, Aland’s culture minister.
The makers of the drink, Chicago-based Phusion Projects, maintain their product is safe, but say they’re removing the caffeine “after trying unsuccessfully to navigate a difficult and politically-charged regulatory environment at both the state and federal levels,” in a statement posted on their website.
Gorgeous actress Olivia Wilde says she once entered a competitive eating contest and won, eating a whopping 33 pancakes in 20 minutes.
Olivia says she entered the pancake eating competition and won it, but adds that she never plans on entering another competitive eating contest again.
She says: “I entered the contest only because they said a woman could never win, and that’s a surefire way to get me to do something. I’ve always had a huge appetite and don’t get full easily, so I guess I was meant to be a competitive eater. But I’d never do it again.”
The fast food chain is introducing fries that are thinner, smaller, and crispier than the ones they replace. The reworked fries are made with Russett potatoes, with the skin left on, and topped with sea salt.
The fries are slated to appear on Thursday and roll out over the next two weeks.
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For 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one of these sugary cakelets every three hours, instead of meals. To add variety in his steady stream of Hostess and Little Debbie snacks, Haub munched on Doritos chips, sugary cereals and Oreos, too.
His premise: That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most — not the nutritional value of the food.
The premise held up: On his “convenience store diet,” he shed 27 pounds in two months.
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“PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2010 have been crowned. According to the company’s site, this year’s top honors go to actress Olivia Wilde, and ‘The Biggest Loser’ trainer Bob Harper.” [Link]
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“The actress said she actually felt her most beautiful as a model when she was at her heaviest. ‘The first time I went to Italy, I was having cappuccinos every day, and I gained 15 pounds. And I felt gorgeous!’ she told the magazine. ‘I would take my clothes off in front of the mirror and be like, ‘Oh, I look like a woman.’ And I felt beautiful, and I never tried to lose it, ’cause I loved it.’ According to Hendricks, she ‘breaks every healthy rule’ by eating salty and creamy foods.” [Link]
Taylor Swift is the latest celebrity to take part in the long-running “got milk” ad campaign.
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“Six months ago, Food and Drug Administration inspectors say, they found live roaches and dead roach carcasses ‘too numerous to count’ inside the Denver facility of the world’s largest airline caterer, LSG Sky Chefs. They also reported finding ants, flies and debris, and employees handling food with bare hands. Samples from a kitchen floor tested positive for Listeria, a bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. It’s also dangerous to pregnant women.” [Link]
“Six months ago, Food and Drug Administration inspectors say, they found live roaches and dead roach carcasses ‘too numerous to count’ inside the Denver facility of the world’s largest airline caterer, LSG Sky Chefs. They also reported finding ants, flies and debris, and employees handling food with bare hands. Samples from a kitchen floor tested positive for Listeria, a bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. It’s also dangerous to pregnant women.” [Link]
“Gourmet Live, which the company said would be made available free, is slated to be released in the fourth quarter of this year. The application will largely draw from the magazine’s staggering collection of recipes, food essays and photographs but will also include some new content.” [Link]
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“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned buyers on Saturday that Magic Power Coffee – an instant coffee product, sold as a functional beverage which enhances sexual performance, can seriously lower blood pressure. The regulatory authority warned customers to immediately shun using the product. The alert comes just days after FDA announced on June 15 that it would regularly release the findings of safety checks conducted on recently authorized drugs on its official website.” [Link]
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“SINGER Shakira is addicted to chocolate. The She Wolf hitmaker admits she only realized how strong her cravings for the sugary treat were when she woke up tearful after dreaming of it while dieting to get in shape for a music video.” [Link]
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“A finalist on the third season of The Biggest Loser, Kai Hibbard, has come forward and revealed that the reality competition not only forced her to lose weight in the most unhealthy and damaging ways possible, but also gave her an eating disorder that she still struggles with today! Here are some of the shocking details that went on behind-the-scenes: “Unfortunately, what they’re telling you the contestants are doing and what they actually have the contestants doing are two different things, at least as far as my season goes. We were working out anywhere between 2 and 5 hours a day, and we were working out severely injured. There’s absolutely no reason to work a 270 pound girl out so hard that she pukes the first time you bring in a gym. That was entirely for good TV.”"” Link
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“Starbucks Corp. will begin offering unlimited free Wi-Fi at all of its company-operated U.S. locations next month, part of an ongoing effort to bring more customers in the door. The free wireless Internet will be available July 1 at about 6,700 locations.” [Link]
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“Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, ‘Big Bad John,’ and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81. His wife, Donna Meade Dean, said her husband died at their Henrico County, Va., home.” [Link]
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“Apparently, there are two sets of lyrics for Donna Summer’s ‘Last Dance.’ And when the words are bad, they’re so, so bad. The lyrics on the CD cover include the words ‘so bad.’ But some heard the words ‘so horny’ in the song, which was marked as safe for children 3-years-old and up. The company making the CDs for Wendy’s apparently included the adult version of the song.” [Link]
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“McDonald’s is recalling 12 million drinking glasses it is selling to promote the new “Shrek” movie because painted designs on the cheap collectibles contain the toxic metal cadmium. The fast food chain said early Friday that it wants customers to stop using the 16-ounce glasses, which have been sold for about $2 each and were available in four designs depicting the main characters from the animated movie.” Link
Kim Kardashian ate sushi at swanky joint Katsuya
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“The Bristol University researchers found little variance in levels of alertness among the volunteers, says a report published online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. Peter Rogers, from the university’s department of experimental psychology and one of the lead authors of the study, said: ‘Our study shows that we don’t gain an advantage from consuming caffeine - although we feel alerted by it, this is caffeine just bringing us back to normal. ‘On the other hand, while caffeine can increase anxiety, tolerance means that for most caffeine consumers this effect is negligible.’ ” [Link]
“Eating food in the middle of the night can seriously damage your teeth, experts warn. Researchers have found midnight snacking ups the risk of tooth loss, regardless of the type of food that is eaten.” Link
“Chef Daniel Angerer is letting diners at Klee Brasserie munch on cheese made from his wife’s breast milk. ‘It tastes like cow’s-milk cheese, kind of sweet,’ he told The Post. The flavor depends on what the cheese is served with — Angerer recommends a Riesling — and ‘what the mother eats,’ said Angerer, who once bested Bobby Flay on TV’s ‘Iron Chef.’ Breast milk doesn’t curdle well due to its low protein content, so a little moo juice has to be added to round out the texture, Angerer said.” [Link]
“The McDonald’s Corporation, the fast-food chain, said Monday that sales at restaurants open at least a year climbed 4.8 percent in February on strong overseas growth and a small rise in United States sales.” [Link]
“Pink plans to Get The Party Started by bottling her own pink champagne. The singer, 30, is hooked on wine-making and intends to take a two-year course to be a ‘master’.” Link
Some racy pictures taken by TV chef Rachel Ray for FHM have popped up again as Rachel Ray has been listed in FHM’s list of the World’s Sexiest Women For 2009.
Paula Deen was helping to get ham for people at a shelter and was accidentally hit in the face by one. Here is the video of Paula Deen being hit by a ham:
Paula Deen hit by ham video
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Megan Fox does Chin Chin in Los Angeles
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