(Published on surfKY News on April 26, 2012)
Maybe you have noticed, or even if you haven't, Culinary Crafts has
been on a two week hiatus. I would love to say that I have been out
celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Titanic striking an iceberg and
sinking in the cold Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia. But I can't.
I
would love to say that I have been visiting the town of Queenstown, the
last port of call for that tragic maiden voyage of that great ship. But
I can't.
I would love say that I was helping prepare one of the
many copycat nine-course meals of what was served at the last meal on
that fatal journey. But I can't.
Oh well...a girl can dream.
(Published on surfKY News on April 5, 2012)
Like many young people trying to work their way through college, I served my “McDonald's
Time” and I am very proud of it. I had some of my greatest times in
college standing behind the counter asking, “Would you like fries with
that?”
We are coming upon the anniversary of the opening of the first McDonald's by Ray Kroc,
who was a seller of milkshake machines. On April 15, 1955, Kroc opened
his first restaurant near Chicago. Today, McDonald's is the top fast
food chain and reported an all-time high revenue of $27 billion in
revenue for 2011.
McDonald's has come a long way from their
simple menu of just hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fries, shakes, soft
drinks and apple pies. Today, the menu features frappes and cappuccinos,
fruit smoothies, Angus burgers, salads, wraps, oatmeal and the newest
addition, a wonderful strawberry and cream pie.
