It is relatively easy to tell a good restaurant apart from an awful one. It really is. Those who find themselves consistently dining out need only use common sense to reach a final verdict on the quality of the particular restaurant. Ultimately, when reaching an actual consensus on the quality of a restaurant, it comes [...]
August 26, 2010
Why food is the ultimate gift
Life and food are intertwined. It is the first and most basic aspect of our lives that we imprint on. From the day of conception till the day we die food has a very central part in our existence. Without it life in our bodies would not begin or exist. Food is so vital, [...]
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August 20, 2010
Identifying common eating disorders
What is An Eating Disorder?
Eating disorders are serious medical and emotional illnesses that require prompt diagnosis and treatment for full recovery and to avoid long-term health issues and side effects. According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), current research confirms that eating disorders are biologically-based and influenced by emotional and cultural factors. Eating [...]
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August 15, 2010
Vertical Search Engine on Restaurants
Vertical search sites have long since stopped trying to compete with Google and are focusing instead on trying to be a niche destination site. Vertical search is a specialized search in the Internet search industry with search engines that focus on specific businesses. In a generic search engine, users would have to rely on complex [...]
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August 9, 2010
How to Find Restaurants On-the-Go?
So, you’ve landed up in Philadelphia and your taste buds are tempted to relish Thai food and you’ve no clue where to dine? It’s not a problem, if you are carrying a cell phone. The latest technological advancements gets you restaurant reviews on-the-go in your mobile phone.
Let’s look at it from a different perspective. You [...]
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August 8, 2010
How to get the most from your dining experience
Everyone thinks that the path to a pleasant dining experience rests in how much you tip, but the key to getting the most out of your meal begins the minute you decide to eat out, and it hinges on five key factors: choosing the restaurant, time of day, ordering, attitude, and payment. Let’s begin.
1) Choosing [...]
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August 5, 2010
Tips for being a good customer while dining out
You enter a restaurant over lunch hour. It is busy. You look around worried you may not get a seat, until you spot one at a corner. With a sigh of relief you begin a mad dash. In the process you almost knock over a waitress carrying a tray, overflowing with food and drink.
“Look [...]
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July 22, 2010
Should restaurants be required to list calories and fat grams on their menus?
Sanitation and employee infectious disease requirements should be the only things mandated by law.
Why take business, especially small family owned restaurants on a consistently longer financial ride? All we really do is run small businesses out of business and allow the larger corporations to [...]
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July 17, 2010
Dining etiquette: Why you should be polite to your waitress
Enjoying a nice, relaxing and delicious dinner is a favorite pastime of many. A couple’s first date often involves a nice dinner at a restaurant. Celebrations, such as birthdays and anniversaries oftentimes take place at a nice restaurant. Allowing a day off for the cook, whether that be Mom, wife, or Dad, [...]
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July 9, 2010
Binge eating disorders
When most people think of eating disorders, immediately they imagine a starved celebrity, probably suffering from anorexia or bulimia, but few realize that the most common and unspoken eating disorder is, in fact, binge-eating disorder.
Drawing the line
Because it is normal for people to overeat on occasion, some may find it difficult to determine whether or [...]
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