October 26, 2012 We all know about the increased price of gasoline and a college education but there have also been some hefty price increases right under our noses, or should I say mouths. Business Insider has come up a list of everyday foods that have soared in price.
October 25, 2012 Cooperstown is known for the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Farmer's Museum and Otesego Lake. But now, its being recognized for its food. Food and Wine Magazine named Cooperstown one of six 'Best Little Food Towns,' focusing on four restaurants.
October 22, 2012 As you may know by now, as a former F.X. Matt Brewery tour guide, I have a keen interest in what's brewing there (As we always say, beer is thicker than water). Now, the brewery is developing a working relationship with a local organic farm.
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October 18, 2012 The stores are full of Halloween candies now and, like most people, I want to hand out treats that elicit smiles and excitement from the the little costumed creatures that show up at our door. The Huffington Post has come up with a list of the best and worst Halloween candies.
October 13, 2012 You're in a hurry or it's raining or you have a car full of screaming kids and don't want to get out of the car to go into your favorite fast food spot. So you opt for the drive-thru. You see 4 or 5 cars in front of you and wonder how long the wait will be. If it's a Wendy's the answer is, "not long". According to a new study by restaurant industry magazine QSR Wendy's drive thru service is the fastest. Who's the slowest?
October 11, 2012 With Major League Baseball playoffs in full swing, the hot dog is being consumed at those ballparks of the competing teams, as well as at home. And seeing that on this day in 1844, Henry John Heinz, founder of Heinz Ketchup and its "57 varieties" was born, the burning question is this: What do you put on a hot dog, ketchup or mustard?
October 11, 2012 October is National Pasta Month and with Central New York having some of the best Italian restaurants in the country it makes for a great time to get out and enjoy your favorite type of pasta. Chef Joseph Bonanno of "Firehouse Kitchen" fame says that your favorite pasta says something about your personality. You say you love spaghetti and meatballs?
October 9, 2012 Now that the Major League Baseball playoffs are here, many of us are watching and snacking every night. We're all familiar with football tailgate food items - Buffalo style chicken wings, pizza, ribs (if you live in Chicago and watch 'da Bears) and more. But do the same foods make it for baseball?
October 8, 2012 At Big Frog 104, the coffee is always flowing. We radio people seem to consume coffee by the vat! A new study has ranked the top 10 professions who drink the most java. And if coffee, lattes, or cappuccino start your day, make sure you enter our "What Are You Drinkin'?" contest by clicking here. Matt & Polly Wogg announce announce a new winner every Wednesday between 6:00 a.m. - 10 a.m. You could win Dunkin' Donuts goodies for your workplace.
October 5, 2012 October is National Cookie Month, a time when we can all rationalize turning a blind eye to our diets and take a bite or two or twenty of one of our favorite snacks. When between meal hunger strikes we all become Cookie Monster's and raid the cupboard for a tasty Oreo or chocolate chip or macaroon. Actually, the type of cookies we like say something about our personality.
October 4, 2012 We have all spotted roadkill on the side of the road and probably joked about taking it home and throwing it on the grill. Well, apparently, according to The Sideshow, some employees of a restaurant in Williamsburg, Kentucky take their roadkill a little more seriously and were spotted wheeling a deer that had been picked up along a highway into their place of employment, the Red Flower Chinese Restaurant. What were they planning to do with it?
