Apr. 30, 2003
Cooking Tips From The Onion
Becoming a great cook is easier than you might think. Here are some tips to help you become a whiz in the kitchen:•To ensure that you always use the freshest ingredients, keep a live pig on hand. •There is an elusive-yet-distinct quality that separates the great cooks from the merely average ones. That quality is "Wessonality." •McDonald's is the world's most popular restaurant chain, so its food must be the best. Study McDonald's food as a template for your own. Read the full story at The Onion
Apr. 28, 2003
Anheuser Claims Majority of Beer Market
Associated Press. St. Louis. Pop open a cold one tonight, and there's half a chance its an Anheuser-Busch product. Among the usual assortment of information about another strong showing in the brewery's first-quarter earnings report -- profits rose 6 percent -- was the news that the company's domestic market share rose to 52.1 percent from 49.5 percent. Based on those numbers, more than half of all beers purchased in the United States are Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob, Busch or others from the St. Louis beer-maker. Read the full story at Florida Today
Apr. 22, 2003
PETA Says No More Hamburg
Associated Press, Hamburg, New York. A national animal rights group has offered Hamburg officials $15,000 to change the town's name to Veggieburg. "The town's name conjures up visions of unhealthy patties of ground-up dead cows," said Joe Haptas, spokesman of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), in a letter faxed Monday to Hamburg Supervisor Patrick Hoak. Hoak immediately declined. "With all due respect, I think it's a delicacy in our community," he said about hamburgers. "We're proud of our name and proud of our heritage." Brian's Belly Commentary: We've added a thread in the Bar that includes some other wacky stuff PETA has recently done. Read the full story at DemocratAndChronicle.com
Apr. 15, 2003
Potato Chips Turn 150
by Rachel Harris. Light, fried, crispy and crunchy, they've been an American mainstay for more than a century. Last year, Americans gobbled up more than a billion pounds of them. Doubtless the country's most celebrated salty snack, the potato chip turns 150 this year. And to think it all started out as a joke. The scene was a ritzy resort -- Moon's Lake House -- in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in 1853. Fried potatoes already were common cuisine, but a fussy diner complained one night that his potatoes were too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. Chef George Crum, widely described as acrid, was appalled that someone should criticize his cooking. Intending to play a prank, he sliced a new batch of potatoes paper-thin, fried them to a crisp in boiling oil, then salted them. The gag backfired. It was love at first bite. Read the full story at TCPalm.com
Apr. 14, 2003
Miller Lite Wins Worst Portrayal of Women Award
New York. "Catfight," the commercial created by WPP Group's Ogilvy & Mather of New York for Miller Lite beer, has won the Advertising Women of New York's "Grand Ugly" award as the piece of TV advertising that portrayed women in the most offensive manner during the past year. Media Markt, a German company whose print advertisement showed a women with three breasts and the tagline "There's more inside than you think," won the Grand Ugly award for print. The ad was created by agency Redblue. Read the full story at AdAge.com
Apr. 10, 2003
7-Eleven to Sell Its Own Beer
New York (Reuters) Thirsty consumers who stop at 7-Eleven Inc. stores for Big Gulp cups of soft drinks and frozen Slurpees will soon be able to guzzle beer and wines being made especially for the store. The convenience store company said on Thursday it would sell its own beer, Santiago, in U.S. stores starting in June. A Chardonnay and a Pinot Grigio under the new Regions brand will likely be available in August, 7-Eleven said. Read the full story at Reuters
Apr. 03, 2003
Struggling States Boost Beer Taxes
(AP) With cash tight and bills looming, legislators around the country are turning to neighborhood pubs to help them drown their woes: At least 19 states are either considering plans to boost beer taxes or have already done it. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has proposed one of the heftiest hikes, a plan that would raise the tax on a gallon of beer for the first time since 1947, from 8 cents to a quarter. It would add 14 cents to the cost of an average six-pack and raise $55 million. Utah lawmakers have passed a bill to raise the beer tax from $11 per barrel to $12.80, while Idaho is considering raising its per-gallon tax from 15 cents to 24 cents. Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn wants to temporarily increase the state beer tax from 9 cents to 17 cents per gallon, and Arkansas lawmakers voted to renew a 3 percent tax hike on beer, passed two years ago to aid child education programs. Read the full story at CBS News
Apr. 01, 2003
Miller To Put Catfight Girls on New Label
by OMC Staff Writers. APRIL 1, 2003. Miller Brewing Company's "Catfight" ads and similar television commercials from Adolph Coors Co. prominently featuring women have critics labeling the ads a throwback to days when beer ads shamelessly exploited women as sex objects. So, as the company announced plans for a series of 25 new ads with the same theme, SABMiller, Miller's parent company, also announced that Miller Lite cans, bottles and packaging will feature the now famous "catfight" women. As SABMiller struggles to gain ground against industry leader Anheuser-Busch, they welcome any controversy and are suddenly, as a spokesperson told us, "all about the sex." Brian's Belly Commentary: Note the date! Read the full story at On Milwaukee
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