Sustainable Weight Loss?

From Nation's Restaurant News's interview with Subway's Tony Pace:

"We’re trying to avoid what I’d call health extremism: The whole notion that you have to be very prescribed down to the lowest level of calories isn’t really helpful to most of the population. So we’re showing things like the turkey BLT, which has 9 grams of fat. It’s flavorful, and you’re not in deprivation mode [when you order it], and that’s a much more livable way of eating.

It’s not some sort of extreme exclusion of all the foods you like to the extent that you think you’re depriving yourself of all the food you like. You just can’t sustain that.

Read more on nrn.com.

Starbucks Up, Starbucks Down.

The Huffington Post reports on the closure of the East Coast's first starbucks while in India, Starbucks makes a grand entrance with Tata Global Beverages.

Feisty Food Flavor Forecasts

"Out of the box is certainly one way of characterizing the combinations in the forecasts. Almond and ale, cayenne and tart cherry, green peppercorn and goat’s milk, and gram masala and pepitas are just some of the unusual melange of flavors that have been presented in the last few years. And 2012 is no different. Sweet soy, tamarind and black pepper, and blueberry with cardamom and masa rank among the most off-beat offerings."

There is so much creativity in flavor combinations! Read about the serious work McCormick does to predict What We'll Order, Eat and Cook.