Review sites like Yelp can often help consumers choose a good restaurant and avoid a bad one. But what if the customer comments left there aren’t entirely honest — or have an ulterior motive behind them?
A generous couple gave a lump sum of cash to a waiter at D’Amico’s Italian Market Café in Houston, Texas and not just because he has provided consistent, terrific service.
The allure of the hamburger has certainly evolved over the last few decades. What used to be sold primarily as fast food fare has now taken on a more grown-up, modern day, gourmet persona.
May 25, 2012
Researchers at Texas Tech University found evidence of contamination after they tested some samples of farm-raised shrimp that came from abroad. Within the testing, the researchers discovered evidence of antibiotics and one of those antibiotics is a suspected dangerous human carcinogen. The shrimp was purchased from grocery store right here in the good ole USA.
You might want to think twice about consuming that Big Mac and fries or that Whopper with cheese.
May 9, 2012 Pizza is a perfect food, because you can dress it up - or down - to your heart's content. You can make it either decadent and greasy or healthy, loaded with the meats and cheeses of the world, or with nothing but veggies
April 26, 2012 Just a day after we shared the news of Big 5 Sporting Goods closing, we pass along the sad news that Thompson's Kountry Fried Chicken is now closed.
April 11, 2012 I don't know about you but I get really tired of the "what's for dinner?" question. " I don't know, I don't really want to think about it so go find something" is usually my response. However, I need to cook at home more so I've found a great tool to help out; it's called the internet!
April 1, 2012 If you like food then Taste of Abilene is the place for you. This coming Tuesday, April 3rd restaurants from around the Abilene area will all be in one place for you sample their fare.
March 6, 2012 I watched the show Cupcake Wars the other afternoon, for the first time ever, and found that you can pretty much make anything into a cupcake. Seems the Dunkin' Donuts company is trying the same thing with donuts. They are going to market pork donuts in China.
February 24, 2012 Ushering in the year of the rat in the Chinese culture has taken on a whole new meaning. Many Asian countries are finding that rat meat is in high demand and prices are starting to skyrocket, in many southeast Asian communities, the rare rat meat delicacies sell for more than six dollars a pound. Restaurants are now selling rat in many different Asian style dishes, but mostly rat is consumed fried or barbequed.
February 9, 2012 Did you know that chips and salsa are the official state snack of Texas? It was proclaimed such back in 2003. Chips and salsa are perfect for any occasion, and below are my top 5 from Abilene.
