After rejecting two other buyout offers, Wendy’s is being sold to the owners of Arby’s. Wendy’s, home of the square hamburger, was a chain started by Dave Thomas back in 1969. Wendy's operates about...
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Vancouver is quickly usurping Toronto as Canada's culinary capital, according to a feature in today's Globe and Mail. It's not so much a brain drain as it is a foodie exodus. Or something."Torontonians have long...
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Here is a great backgrounder on the 3 Vision party candidates shooting to become Vancouver's next mayor."Voters won't go to the polls until November, but the contest to become the mayoral candidate for Vancouver's...
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"An Illinois man was arrested for allegedly stealing from a Morgan Hill fast food restaurant. But it wasn't money or even burgers. Police say he stole used cooking oil. David Richardson, 49, allegedly siphoned...
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I think there's something in the cheese..."Police were called to break up a weekend fight among a rowdy group of teenage girls at the family-themed pizza restaurant, Chuck E. Cheese.
The more than a dozen...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn the World of Foodies, wanna be chefs like myself who religiously watch Food Network and Iron Chef are always looking for new and interesting foods created by others,...
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Hostage Situation at Columbia, SC McDonalds Update 10:42 pm - RAW INFO: Suspect Courtney Wood 27 was in domestic dispute with girlfriend, he shot a man, took his girlfriend hostage, fled by car, took his Hostage into the McDonalds, but one employee did remain...
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A judge has given some Starbucks baristas an extraordinary tip of his own"A court in California awarded baristas at Starbucks cafes in California $105 million on Thursday, ruling that the company had wrongly...
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There are lunchtime buffets in Hanoi and then there is the Sofitel Metropole’s "open kitchen". As one of the finest hotels in South East Asia, the Metropole is often thought of as being too expensive, even before people have checked the price, so I felt vindicated seeing...
A UK court has overturned a €25,000 libel judgement against a newspaper for writing a negative restaurant review."
Belfast High Court has ordered a retrial in the case of a newspaper's appeal against a €25,000 libel award over a restaurant review.
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"The traditional ballad Danny Boy is not known for being controversial, but this St Patrick's day a New York bar has decided to ban it while a Michigan cafe will sing it 1000 times.
It is depressing, it is not usually sung in Ireland for St Patrick's Day, and its lyrics were...
Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - As many as 274 companies from 26 countries will take part in the Food and Hotel Bali 2008 exhibition scheduled for February 28-March 1 at the Bali International Convention Center (BICC), one of the event`s organizers said.Most of the...
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Heathrow's Terminal 5, opening next month, is finally revealing itself. The newest addition to the the world's busiest airport is going for a higher-end vibe in order to get back into the black, eschewing...
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On Thursday, rioters set fire to the US Embassy in Belgrade. News sources are mixed, however, as to the significance of this event. The BBC's coverage highlights what they view as the reluctance of Serb authorities and gendarmes to crack down on the violence.
"Gangs
of...
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