Cannibal Book Author Eats Her Own Words
{image_1311}CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) -- A new book is fleshing out the truth about cannibalism."Dinner with a...
Cook Accused Of Spitting On Fan's Burger
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) -- A fast-food cook and Seattle Seahawks fan has been accused of spitting on a hamburger ordered by a man wearing Pittsburgh Steelers attire.Kitsap County sheriff's deputies say the 37-year-old customer was with his daughters at the Port Orchard-area eatery...
Matzo Crackers Not Made For Passover
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Bite-sized matzo crackers may be hard to find for Passover tables next month.A global kosher food producer says it won't make Tam Tams for the first time in 68 years.Manischewitz spokesman David Rossi says there were delays getting a new oven working at a...
Tasty Eats For St. Patrick's Day
SAN DIEGO (Wireless Flash) -- Besides drinking up a storm, celebrate St. Patrick's Day by indulging in Ireland's finest foods.The Field pub and restaurant in San Diego -- where "American Idol" contestant Carly Smithson pulled pints before hitting the...
Alferd Packer Memorial Grill Offers Beefy Finger Foods
BOULDER, Colo. (Wireless Flash) -- Colorado's most notorious cannibal is beefing up the menu at the University of Colorado at Boulder.The school's University Memorial Center features a restaurant called the Alferd Packer Memorial Grill, named after the infamous Colorado cannibal,...
Valentine's Day Treats: A Recipe For Migraines?
BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Wireless Flash) -- For some people, the standard Valentine's Day treats can be a real headache.That's the heart-wrenching truth from New Jersey-based health expert Dr. Donnica Moore, who says Cupid Day staples like red wine,...
Miss. Law Would Ban Serving Obese Diners
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A state lawmaker wants to ban restaurants from serving food to obese customers -- but please, don't be offended.He says he never even expected his plan to become law."I was trying to shed a little light on the number one problem in Mississippi,"...
Sugar And Spice Make Her Not Very Nice
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Get this guys -- giving your girl chocolate and candy this Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) will not lead to nookie.
Error Puts Horse Ad In Food Classifieds
AKRON, Mich. (AP) -- Kristen DeGroat just wanted to sell her horse to another animal lover, but her ad ended up under "Good Things to Eat" in the classified sections of two newspapers. About a third of the 60 or so calls she received were from people interested in buying horse...
Fake Grouper Turns Up Around Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- At many restaurants around Florida, the specialty of the house is a slab of grouper, blackened, grilled, stuffed or encrusted with pecans, sometimes on a roll, maybe with a slice of Bermuda onion. But not at Richard Gonzmart's place.Gonzmart, whose family has owned...
'Hearty Eaters' Say Buffet Banned Them
HOUMA, La. (AP) -- A 6-foot-3, 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet line, then banned him and a relative because they're hearty eaters. A spokesman for the restaurant denies the claim.Ricky Labit, a disabled offshore worker, said he had been a...
Soda-Maker: Ham Flavor Will Be Kosher
SEATTLE (AP) -- It's rare to find kosher ham. Rarer still to find it carbonated and bottled. Jones Soda Co., the Seattle-based purveyor of offbeat fizzy water, said Friday that it was shelving its traditional seasonal flavors of turkey and gravy this year to produce limited-edition theme...
Forks Vs. Chopsticks: A Neverending Cutlery Cutting Contest
SAN DIEGO (TNA) – Chew on this: A guy on a date in a Chinese food place becomes a mentally challenged orangutan while using chopsticks. His plan of impressing his date goes down the drain, while his pot sticker leaves a grease trail down his shirt. Another tasteless tale: The woman...
New Survey Crunches Fruit-Eating Facts
REEDLEY, Calif. (TNA) – When it comes to eating summer fruits like peaches, plums and nectarines, Americans fall into three distinct groups: crunchers, leaners and in-betweeners.According to data crunched by the California Tree Fruit Agreement, 17 percent of Americans are crunchers...
Nutritionist Blames Estrogenic Foods For 'Over-Feminizing' Humans
LOS ANGELES (TNA) -- Estrogenic chemicals are everywhere—in our sunscreen, our deodorants, our foods—and they’re killing us. Ori Hofmekler, nutritionist and author says as much in his new book, "The Anti-Estrogenic Diet" (North Atlantic Books)."The human...
