Best Value Food Chains, Best Beer, Controversial Burger Promotion And More

December 13, 2012 Subscribe · Forward Food Chains With The Best Value HuffPost Food has partnered with YouGov BrandIndex to determine the state of the dining industry in 2012, specifically as it pertains to the value and the quality of every major dining chain in America (that's 130 different chains). YouGov BrandIndex analyzed its voluminous polling data on consumer perceptions to find which American restaurant chains offer the best value and the highest quality in 2011 and 2012. Continue reading... 'World's Best Beer' Available In U.S. For First And Only Time After Firing, Pink Slime Worker Sues ABC, Jamie Oliver, Blogger Burger Joint's Condom Ad Wants You To 'Get Intimate' With Beef Beef Investigation By Kansas City Star Uncovers Serious Risks, Including Fecal Contamination Pepsi And Chicken-Flavored Lay's Potato Chip Highlights Food Fusion In China Westvleteren XII, 'World's Best Beer,' Makes One-Time U.S. Appearance Beef Investigation By Kansas City Star Uncovers Serious Risks, Including Fecal Contamination Westvleteren XII, 'World's Best Beer,' Makes One-Time U.S. Appearance Beef Investigation By Kansas City Star Uncovers Serious Risks, Including Fecal Contamination Westvleteren XII, 'World's Best Beer,' Makes One-Time U.S. Appearance How To Be A Chef ZAGAT Tipping Survey Results: How Much Do You Give, Who Makes the Most? It's tipping season, and you'll likely lay out a hefty chunk of change for the servers at all of those celebratory meals, not to mention the cash that you'll stuff into envelopes for your super, nanny, hairdresser or other helpful professional. Continue reading... KRISTIN WARTMAN Beyoncé & PepsiCo: The $50 Million Deal with the Devil There's no doubt that these Pepsi ad executives know what they're doing, they've taken one of the biggest pop stars and sex symbols in the world, and conflated her talent and success with their product -- it is marketing genius. But who suffers as a result? Continue reading... OCEAN ROBBINS How the Food Movement Is Gaining Strength More and more people are realizing that our food chain is in crisis. Big agribusiness would probably like us all to continue munching on highly processed, genetically engineered, chemical-laden, pesticide-contaminated pseudo-foods. But the tide of history is turning. Continue reading... MICHAEL F. JACOBSON A Salty Minefield for Parents Most people concerned about too much sodium in the diet probably think it poses a risk only to grown ups. Investigators from the Center for Science in the Public Interest recently toured the supermarket and found a very salty minefield parents must navigate on behalf of their children. Continue reading... DAVID DURAN Booze Connoisseur -- Zane Lamprey Zane Lamprey is what I refer to as a connoisseur of booze. The guy literally gets paid to travel and drink. Sounds like a pretty sweet gig to me, and after chatting with him, I quickly learned he felt the same way. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.