These Steaks May Stick to Your Ribs

These Steaks May Stick to Your Ribs

If you’re one who enjoys a steak dinner now and again, let me ask this question: do you prefer it with a nice sauce, a side of garlicky spinach — or maybe some transglutaminase? Trans-what-did-he-say? Transglutaminase is an enzyme made by the fermentation...
Not Only the Cows Are Mad

Not Only the Cows Are Mad

The Department of Agriculture determined in April that a cow from California died from an always-fatal disease that triggers dementia and can be transmitted to people. The chilling news about the latest mad cow case was no surprise for me. I’ve been trying for...
Wendy’s ‘Improved’ Burger

Wendy’s ‘Improved’ Burger

At first blush, you might think that “Dave’s Hot ‘N Juicy” is the title of a pornographic movie. Actually, it’s only a hamburger. Well, not just any old hamburger. The Hot ‘N Juicy is fast food giant Wendy’s reinvented burger....