Food

While you were busy barbecuing with the family and taking the kids to see the fireworks this Fourth of July, Joey Chestnut was trying to break another world record.

Last year, the 28-year-old competitive eater set a record for eating a total of 68 hot dogs in just 10 minutes at Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, held annually on July 4th. This time around he set out to try and beat it, but did he succeed?

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Taco Bell may have had nothing to do with the hoax, but they sure made good on it anyway! After residents of Bethel, Alaska had been teased that a Taco Bell restaurant was going to open in their community, the fast food giant decided to cash-in on the marketing opportunity by delivering 10,000 tacos via a helicopter

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Now that the Supreme Court has weighed in on the legality of the Affordable Care Act, food service executives are beginning to weigh in on what the ramifications will be for their industry.

The news is not good

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A Pennsylvania restaurant has found itself at the receiving end of a lawsuit over it's Sunday dining promotion.  As advertised, customers who bring in a church bulletin get a ten-percent discount off their meal

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Blame the economy.  Blame the health nuts.  Blame fierce competition.  McDonald's new CEO has arrived, and he's ready to play chicken with America's favorite restaurant.

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A new survey details the worst franchised family restaurants in America.  The good news - none of them have locations in the Twin Ports - however you may encounter them as you "hit the open road" this summer.

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One common element that most of the new "fair foods" at the Minnesota State Fair share is a deep fryer.  Forty new options await fair-goers, as they visit the "Great Minnesota Get Together" later this summer

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Oreo has come out with a new Gay Pride cookie. It's made of rainbow colored frosting. When the image was posted online at facebook, over 150,000 people gave it a "like". The photo immediately drew a firestorm of controversy, with some supporting the gay pride image, while others loudly condemned it.

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I LOVE HOT DOGS! I'm the guy buying the 2 for 2$ deal you see at the gas station. When I go to the state fair, I buy corn dogs and hot dogs from every vendor. As National Hot Dog Month approaches in July and Americans prepare to chow down on an estimated 150 million wieners on Independence Day.

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Customers that prefer the convenience of bagged salads need to take caution as the recall of Dole bagged salad greens has expanded to include Walmart and Kroger grocery stores.

At this point, the affected lettuce is thought to be contained to six states

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Financial watchers are divided on how restaurants fare during a downturn in the economy.  Some schools say that the food and restaurant industry is "bullet proof" - and that food is a necessity;  Others say that going out to eat at a restaurant is a "disposable purchase" - one that people tend to cut back on when money is tight.

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Chances are you make at least one trip a week into a grocery store.  So, it's not the kind of store you can just avoid if you hate shopping in them.

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