Thursday, May 10, 2007
Strange News From the Food Front
I've found an interesting collection of odd food stories from the last week:
- Will Watch for Drink Japanese will start getting free drinks from vending machines for the price of watching a 30 second commercial. (Independent Online)
- Eat It, It's Good For You Some Polish Benedictine monks are opening a chain of food stores where you can buy jams with such names as Angelic, Unfaithful, and Prayer Book. (AFP)
- Fast Food Debtor Nation A South Carolina woman went to a Burger King drive through and was charged $8,648.64 for her order, bringing new meaning to the term "super size." (WGAL)
- Eat and Elope An entire Austrian wedding party ate at a restaurant and then skipped out before paying the bill. (Independent Online)
- Food Tops British Most Hated Brands Topping the list of Britain's most hated brands, according to a recent study, are instant noodle product Pot Noodle, McDonald's, and the drink Sunny Delight. (Independent Online)
Labels: Britain, Burger King, fast food, McDonald's, monks, news, Poland, Sunny Delight, weddings, weird
