Monday, January 07, 2008
Strange News from the Food Front (1/7/08)
A weekly round-up of food and drink oddities:
- Please, Sir, Could I Have Some More? Two Louisiana men say they've been banned from an all-you-can-eat restaurant because of the definition of the world all. (AP)
- No Kids at Mouse King's Table Walt Disney World has banned kids from its fanciest restaurant. But with prices starting at $125 a person, the chicken fingers would seem a tad steep.(AP)
- Wing of Fire A Chicago restaurant is coating a special chicken wing appetizer in one of the hottest peppers available - the Red Savina. Customers have to sign a waiver before embarking on the culinary journey. (Reuters)
- Round They Go The Chinese quality agency has said that its recent standard for mantou, a cheap streeet food, as having to be perfectly round does not have the force of law. Vendors are rejoicing that their mantou carts do not have to become pi stands. (Reuters)
