Guardian writer Michael Tomasky recently got back from a trip to Paris and he is not happy with the restaurant scene in the self-proclaimed “food capital of the world.”
In fact we ate a lot of mediocre meals, and one outright awful one, at a brasserie in St. Germain that was close to disgusting. I have [...]
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The Philadelphia soda tax will mean the end of Free Refills
Philadelphia is on the verge of passing a sweeping soda tax that could herald the end of restaurants offering free refills for Philadelphians.
It’s a dark day indeed for the City of Brotherly love.
So far, most of the media coverage of the proposal focuses on the two cents per-ounce tax it would impose on bottled and [...]
Memo to Yelp!
Yelp! should tell you if a restaurant offers free refills or not.
They tell you if restaurants serve alcohol, take reservations, deliver and are good for big groups or kids. But there is no information on whether or not the restaurant is going to nickel-and-dime you on soda refills. For a thirsty dude like me, that information [...]
There is no drive-thru, but at least the Wi-Fi is free [consolation prizes]
Going through the drive-thru and then pulling into a parking space to scarf down your Big Mac in the air-conditioned solitude of your own (running) car is the best way to enjoy McDonald’s.
In order to encourage this behavior—and discourage you from dirtying their dining rooms and bathrooms—McDonald’s has been a leader in advancing drive-thru technology. [...]
The Col-Pop is real [rejoice]
I first heard about the Col-Pop I was blown away. A cup that holds both delicious chicken and refreshing soda in one container! How could such a thing be possible? The video about this momentous achievement of human engineering was convicing, but part of me was still skeptical. I guess it was a defensive measure. [...]
The “No Free Refills” boycott [fighting back]
American restaurants and fast-food joints have offered free refills on soft drinks and coffee for years. And for good reason, refilling drinks for free is a cheap and easy way to keep your customers happy and make them feel like they’re getting a good value.
But free refills are more than a marketing gimmick, they are [...]
Iceland is no longer civilized
Making the world safe for free refills and Big Macs is not an easy task.
When colonizing a new market, McDonald’s often faces skepticism and sometimes outright hostility. But the folks at McDonald’s will fight tooth-and-nail to win, and they usually do.
Take France for example. The French hated “Le Big Mac,” and saw the spread of [...]
American style tipping comes to London [progress]
As anyone who has dined out in Europe knows all too well, service in European restaurants is not exactly the same caliber that it is back in America.
Waiters are uniformly rude, slow to take your order and seemingly determined to serve you cold food. Once you do get your meal, they avoid checking in on [...]
