In 2010, Wendy's introduced their new "skin on" fry. Today, Wendy's unveiled its new hamburger, Dave's Hot'N Juicy. (Insert dirty joke here). The beef is beefier, the buns buttered, and the pickles picked down to a science. Wendy's is feeling pressure from other restaurants. Simplified, in this economy, there is more choice than there is money to go around and that even goes for burgers. This Buzzbin contributor has a love/hate relationship with Wendy's as the #6 was once a pregnancy staple, joy, and heartache(burn). Alas, the #6 is the spicy chicken combo. Maybe I'll go for a burger next time...
When I go to restaurants, I’m not an appetizer person. I think it’s because they seem so excessive- huge platters of nachos, vats of butter-filled artichoke dip, deep-fried wontons and lasagna slices. When I tackle these, I’m nowhere near ready or able to enjoy the meal that’s supposed to follow. There’s a Jim Gaffigan sketch that imagines explaining American meals to someone from a starving country: “Appetizers? Yeah, that’s the food we eat before we eat our food.” It seems as ridiculous as that. And yet there’s one restaurant where I can never resist, where t...
