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By Karon Liu Food Writer Fri., July 20, 2018 The ’90s were the golden age of junk food, when companies unabashedly came out with copious amounts of candy, soft drinks and fast food aimed at hungry kids coming home from school and hurried parents wanting to put something on the dinner table or in lunch boxes. On the restaurant front, the birth of the Food Network and more East Asian cuisines gave North Americans a more international palette. Here’s a rundown of notable moments. 1990 — I Feel Like Chicken Tonight, Like Chicken Tooo-night! The jingle for what’s basically rebranded Ragu sauce was an earworm to a generation. Chicken Tonight, a line of jarred sauces to simmer chicken in (somehow no families thought of doing this before), made its debut with a line of catchy commercials in which people did the chicken dance and sang, “I feel like chicken tonight!” Today, Chicken Tonight belongs to a U.K.-based food company, … [Read more...] about Chicken Tonight, bagel bites and McPizza: ’90s food was an assault on taste
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From mermaids to treasure hunters, inside 6 incredible jobs most people would never think of pursuing
caption Mermaids must pass a number of swimming trials before they earn their tails. source Weeki Wachee Springs State Park • Mermaids, beer historians, and cat café owners all make a living from unusual and cool jobs. • Some gigs involve inherently interesting activities, like finding Spanish coins and traveling the country visiting breweries. • Business Insider spoke with a number of people who have particularly interesting jobs. Cool jobs may seem hard to come by sometimes, but they’re definitely out there. Some jobs, like mermaid and treasure hunter, are so interesting that they almost sound far-fetched. But Business Insider found that’s it’s more than possible to make a living doing things that you love. Here’s a look at how six people came by some of the most incredible jobs out there and what their lives entail: Paisley Easton was introduced to the world of mermaids by a … [Read more...] about From mermaids to treasure hunters, inside 6 incredible jobs most people would never think of pursuing
Legendary chef Paul Bocuse dies
PARIS: Paul Bocuse, the master chef who defined French cuisine for nearly half a century and put it on tables around the world, has died at 91. French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb announced Bocuse's death on Saturday on his official Twitter feed."Paul Bocuse is dead. ... The pope of gastronomy has left us," said Collomb, a former mayor of Bocuse's home city of Lyon. "Monsieur Paul was France. Simplicity and generosity. Excellence and art de vivre."Bocuse was an early exponent of "nouvelle cuisine", which reinterpreted traditional French cooking using less butter and cream and focusing on fresh ingredients and stylish presentation.Bocuse's temple to French gastronomy, L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges, outside Lyon in southeastern France, has held three stars -- without interruption -- since 1965 in the Michelin guide, the bible of gastronomes. He also parlayed his business and cooking skills into a globe-spanning gastronomic empire.Bocuse, who underwent a triple heart bypass in 2005, … [Read more...] about Legendary chef Paul Bocuse dies