An ode to Angel Delight
A feast fit for the apocalypse By Catriona McGrath So I thought people would like to know that a friend of mine came to visit from Canada and brought with her my new supply of Kraft dinner Sadly,...
View ArticleSpecial offers at… McDonald’s
I’d had a hard day, punctuated by anger, pain, and death. Yes, really. It says something for the misery of McDonald’s that I suddenly craved it. Since the age of, oh, about 14, I haven’t gone to...
View ArticleWatching Jamie with bated breath
Aubergine Lasagne, cooked in 20 minutes I’ve seen a sneak preview of Jamie’s Food Revolution in the US (watch the trailer here) and already I am fascinated and horrified in equal parts. I think Jamie...
View ArticleNew menu at Eddie Rocket’s
Eddie Rocket’s have been loudly trumpeting their new menu to us radio addicts. Despite the likes of the Real Gourmet Burger chain going out of business, the whole gourmet burger concept, along with the...
View ArticleWorld’s worst fast food
Time magazine had a very interesting and revealing piece on the world’s worst fast food – most of which was in the States. The meals included a particularily revolting looking ‘Outback Steakhouse...
View ArticleFast food workers protest reduction in minimum wage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDEBvnFA-Zw The fast food industry is a major employer of minimum wage workers, and it is also one of the few industries that sees increased profits during a recession....
View ArticleHalf-price fish and chips today
There’s half-price fish and chips to be had at hundreds of chippers across Ireland today, Wednesday May 25. This is the second “National Fish and Chips day”, organised by the Irish Traditional Italian...
View ArticleReview: Burritos and Blues, Camden Street
Burritos are the perfect midway point between fast food and a reasonably decent meal. Filling and comforting, quick and tasty, and unlike McDonald’s or the worst offender KFC, they don’t leave you...
View ArticleNational Fish & Chips Day: 30 May 2012
It’s National Fish & Chips Day again everybody, and that means half price fish, chips, batter and tasty grease. Mmmmmm. This annual event started a few years ago to promote Italian chippers in...
View ArticleLunch Superbargain at Zaytoon, Parliament St
Kebabs are one of those foods that have a bang of shame off them. Picture a kebab, and chances are you’re picturing it clutched in the hand of a stumbling drunk, with it leaking white garlic sauce over...
View ArticleMcDonald’s still on top in recession
McDonald’s is one of the few food retailers bucking the global downturn, with a reported 4.3% rise in sales in the month of July alone, according to the New York Post. Their success is apparently down...
View ArticleMcDon’t, s’il vous plaît
I remember when I was in Egypt a few years ago, I was gob-smacked when I saw a McDonald’s in spitting distance of the Pyramids. So when I read on BBC online that the fast food chain will be hawking...
View ArticleHalloween Horror? Or Halloween Happiness?
By Catriona McGrath At the risk of damaging all that wonderful credibility I like to think I’ve built up with my many (two?) reviews I would now like to draw the attention of all cheapeats readers to...
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