Hardee’s has done it again, with its sex appealing burger promotions.  They started off featuring Padma Lakshmi and Audrina Partridge looking seductive and enticing while consuming a burger twice their size, and now they have “French Maids” kicking off their new French Dip Thickburger.

The Parent company, CKE Restaurants Inc., have brought on four team members, identified as Sophie, Antoinette, Gabrielle and Isabelle, to appear as these risky dressed “French Maids” and will embark on a national tour, visiting stores and posing for photos. 

Consumers will be able to snap pictures with the maids and later locate the images online through a Hardee’s microsite, French Me.

Do you think customers will be allured by their short skirts, fishnet stockings, and plunging necklines?  Will you?
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Ever wonder how to get your pancakes fluffier?  Well here is an idea… just add club soda instead of milk to the batter!

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The first Peeps & Co. store is scheduled to open at National Harbor in Prince George’s County in November.  

According to the Washington Post, the store owned by the preciously named company Just Born, will be packed with Peeperphernalia including: T-shirts with Peeps dressed as Village People, Peep pens, key chains and even Peeps fancy china.

If Peeps aren’t your choice of candy, other are available as well, like Hot Tamales and Mike and Ike’s. 

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• Unfold the history of the all so tasty Gyro. — New York Times

• Cooking with Twitter, just need to know how to decode the language.  —  Star Tribune

• Try this: Recipe: Olive Oil Granola With Dried Apricots and Pistachios — New York Times

• Chow restaurant lawsuit: Too many Chows in the kitchen? — Los Angeles Times

• No more identity crisis for pure honey. — Orlando Sentinel

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 This is the perfect summer quick and easy recipe that can be made either for a  single dinner or for your family.

 Especially when you add Italian hot-sausage and clams mixed with  spaghetti, ripe tomatoes, fresh herbs, and EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil).

 All you need now is a great bottle of wine and crusty french bread.

 Enjoy!
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Chipotle Mexican Grille is partnering up with Magnolia Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media and River Road Entertainment, to promote Food, Inc., a documentary that exposes issues with the food industry in America.

Starting this week, Chipotle will host free screenings of  Food, Inc. across the country, advertise the documentary with promotional materials in its more than 860 fast-casual restaurants and prepare bonus-feature content for the movie’s DVD release.

“Chipotle is a great example of a company that’s on the right track to improving our food system,” said director Robert Kenner. “Chipotle’s philosophy shares many of the same values expressed in Food, Inc., and we are very pleased with their support of our film.”

The mexican food chain is said to use only naturally raised chicken and pork, sources locally grown produce when it is seasonally available and buys about 35 percent of its beans from organic sources.

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Mushrooms, are usually a delicate and great tasting fungi. 🙂

Although these lovely elegant vegetables are a great addition to any meal, their life expectancy when bought from the store and taken home is not very long.  Within just a few days, they can become slimy and develop brown spots leaving them mushy and yucky.

There have been a few theories that have been tested to store these, from storing in a brown paper bag, to wrapping them in damp paper towels and in a sealed container.  

Have you tried any of these?

If not, then here is a little guide that can help you to save those mushrooms if not used immediately…

• If the mushrooms are prepackaged, leave them in the packaging.

• If the mushrooms are loose, place them in a paper bag and loosely fold the top of the bag over, or place them in a glass container and cover it with a dish towel or moist paper towel. Be sure to allow air circulation.

• All mushrooms can be stored in the fridge or other 40-45° environment.

Did you know that mushrooms continue to grow even after they have been picked, refrigeration slows down their metabolism.

See Fungi can be interesting!

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• Ever wonder about freezing that extra carton of eggs for a later date?  — Serious Eats

• Recipe: Oven-Roasted Tomatoes Stuffed with Goat Cheese. — Food & Wine

• How to Recover If You Break a Wine Cork. —  Chow

• Jewish American Girl Doll Eats Bagels Sans Schmear, apparently not accurate at all.  —  The Food Section

• Looking to eat well and cheap but don’t want to look like a chump! —  Grub Street

Congratulations to Miyazaki City for its creation of the world’s biggest hamburger.  

According to the Japan Probe, this hamburger was made for a promotional event for the Phoenix Seagaia Resort.  

This monster burger ended up weighing in at 136.2 kilograms (300 pounds), beating the previous world record burger, Mallie’s Sports Grill in Southgate, Michigan which weighed only 84 kilograms (185 pounds). 

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McDonald’s McCafé  is starting a summer promotion called Free Mocha Mondays in which you can get a free seven-ounce iced mocha or an eight-ounce hot mocha, for the next four weeks.  

Beginning July 13, the world’s largest fast food chain will begin Mocha Mondays, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.  The promotion will take place at participating locations every Monday through Aug. 3. 

“This is one of the largest sampling initiatives we’ve taken on as a company,” said Neil Golden, chief marketing officer, McDonald’s USA.”

McDonald’s anticipates giving away roughly 10 million McCafé Mochas during the promotion.  Will you take advantage and try a McCafé Mocha?
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