Monday food musings....

Not your father's Coney

Well, it's another Monday. As a sports fan, you got to love what happened this past weekend with two Cinderella schools (VCU and Butler) breaking into the final four? How's your bracket doing eh? I guess it's hard to consider Butler a Cinderella this after making the final game last year versus Duke, but two years ago I'm sure most people had no idea where Butler was located? Wait, where is Butler located?

Okay, on to this finicky food world.

The FDA recently postponed to put caloric counts on menus citing "complexity" in the undertaking. So, go ahead and eat that Triple stacker with a large fry and triple thick shake. For now, it could only be a couple hundred calories because, hey, it doesn't state it on the menu!

Where are the best drinking haunts in the south? Well, Tracy Howard maps it out for you right here.  I've heard the Mimosa's at Bojangles are to die for.

So, you were hesitant to review the new Wendy's premium fish fillet? Well, luckily we found someone to step up and they put pen to paper. Who knew it was 100% North Pacific cod breaded with panko crumbs, served in a bun with a leaf of lettuce and tartar sauce (500 calories). A slice of American cheese is optional (for an additional 40 calories). Who knew.

Small scale farming could DOUBLE THE WORLD'S FOOD PRODUCTION. Wait what? I thought our big factory farm friends were supposed to feed the world? Another win for the farms that are getting this right.

Make sure you go over and check out The Spinning Plate blog. I made this recipe recently and it was insanely deelish.

Who is offering a foot long quarter pound coney with tots? Sonic Drive-in that's who. America!