Yum! was created on October 7, 1997, as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. an independent company, as a result of a spin-out from PepsiCo, which owned and franchised the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands worldwide. It’s been a successful venture, by any measure. What fascinates and irritates me at the same time, is the company’s idea of “product innovation”… Continue reading I Go on a Rant About Yum Brands
Category: Sandwiches
Algonquin, IL – Nero’s Pizza and Pub Review
(2nd contribution from our Chicagoland reporter, thanks!) In the far Northwestern suburbs of Chicago, Algonquin is a sleepy burg, with its share of housing divisions and strip malls. In one such mall, on Algonquin Road, you’ll find Nero’s Pizza and Pub, a full menu restaurant and bar, open from 11AM daily. On the Monday nite… Continue reading Algonquin, IL – Nero’s Pizza and Pub Review
El Paso, TX – IHOP
You gotta love it when a date’s idea of a big nite is going to IHOP. Well, at least I do. Pretty tired of high-maintenance relationships, on any level. Add to the glamour of IHOP that your date brings a “two-fer” coupon, and you’re sitting pretty. She went with the chicken Caesar, wondering if the… Continue reading El Paso, TX – IHOP
Milwaukee – Sausage Town
Milwaukee is a great meat town, and an even better sausage town. Two of my favorite companies are there, Klement’s, and Usingers, with the latter dating back well over one hundred years, and the former, the upstart, being only about 70 years old. Both companies offer a wide variety of smoked and fresh sausages, deli… Continue reading Milwaukee – Sausage Town
Elgin, IL – Alexander’s Restaurant
(First review from our new Chicago contributor, keep ’em coming). Your fairly standard Chicago local diner fare, open early for the local business coffee crowd, and just off the tollway for travelers. Probably does a brisker business since a local Cracker Barrel relocated out of the area. We didn’t vary from the norm, went with… Continue reading Elgin, IL – Alexander’s Restaurant
Living in Little Rooms
I am living in a little room, a self-contained single person quarters as it were. I have lived in many little rooms all over the world, in Chicago, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, London, Hong Kong again, New Orleans, La Jolla, CA, and now this one. I like my little rooms. My first little room in London… Continue reading Living in Little Rooms
Coming Soon – We Do The Famous NC BBQ Trail
Been wanting to hit this for a few years, we’ll be winding our way from West to East, North to South across the state, sampling all the ‘Cue we can handle. Stay tuned for reports and pix.
Frozen Pie Smackdown – Home Run Inn vs Reggio’s
Years ago, when I lived in Chicago, Home Run Inn or Reggio’s was my choice of frozen pizzas. Which one I picked up just depended on what the store I was visiting, was carrying. I always considered them equals, and among the best of the best in frozen pies. The taste and appearance are similar,… Continue reading Frozen Pie Smackdown – Home Run Inn vs Reggio’s
Boron, CA – Home of 20 Mule Team Borax
(From our travel archives) I like to stop in obscure tourist attractions that mildly interest me, just to see how many other people are mildly interested. In Boron, CA, where they mine borax, today, the answer was nil. No visitors at the Borax information and visitors center. Most of you are probably not old enough… Continue reading Boron, CA – Home of 20 Mule Team Borax
Why I’m Done With McDonalds
Mc Donalds has been around my whole life, but it hasn’t been around me. It was late coming to my hometown, where my introduction to fast food chains came via the also-rans. McDonalds has tens of thousands of restaurants around the world. They took in almost $30 billion dollars in revenue in 2011. They have… Continue reading Why I’m Done With McDonalds