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While we all love burgers, pizzas and french fries, I can't imagine it's as much fun being on the other side of the counter. Working at a drive-thru or working the fryer at your favourite fast food joint is a pretty common first job for a lot of us, and…
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"Don't go out in just a jacket, you'll catch a cold!" "Eat your breakfast, it makes you big and strong!" "Don't eat that pasta, it's been out for three days!" For most of my childhood, my ears were filled and often ringing with my mother's admonitions. I was not a…
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Over the course of 2018, the world has been afflicted by a series of food contaminations. Back in May, the CDC declared that romaine lettuce was safe to eat, but for four months before that, an E Coli outbreak had terrorised the United States, hospitalising 89 with five people losing…
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The trick to losing weight and keeping it off is not by dieting. Yes, you heard right - fad diets, juice cleanses, or cutting out all carbohydrates may help you shed your undesired pounds for the time being, but in order to truly get the body you desire, the key…
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Thanks to my distinct lack of a womb and the failures of modern medicine, I will probably never get to be pregnant in my lifetime. I say that with a tinge of regret but considering the nine months of discomfort, the morning sickness not to mention the hours of labour…
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We've all heard a horror story or two about restaurants not treating their food with the utmost of care and hygiene (if I got paid for every "customer found xx in their xx from xx" I would be just slightly better off than I am now). Today's episode of "I…
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Although this writer has never worked in the hospitality business, you don't have to spend much time working for minimum wage managing demanding (and sometimes even outright hostile) people to realise that it's not always a fun gig. Not only that, in America, a waiter's pay automatically factors in tips,…
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You're more likely to overeat when dining out than you are when you've prepared your own food. I don't know about you put if I order a full racked or bourbon glazed ribs with sweet potato fries, onion rings, coleslaw with extra dipping sauce - I'm not moving until I finish.…
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The world seems to still be drunk in love with the new royal couple Harry and Meghan Markle. You'd think after reading article after article about the Royal Wedding and the honeymoon - explaining tiny details about why Meghan's veil was tilted at a 38° angle and why the Queen…
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We all know a person who's seen the McDonald's "how they make chicken nuggets" video and sworn off the Golden Arches for life. Many of us are now open to the idea that big companies may be doing things to your food you may not necessarily be happy with, and…
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At the turn of this year, I decided as one of my New Year's resolutions to give up eating all meat apart from fish in an attempt to lose weight. It produced mixed results; while I still have a physique best described as "potato-like", I feel a lot healthier and…
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When he's not yelling at JR Smith, LeBron James is doing everything he can to make sure he and the Cavaliers stay at the best of their game. He may be 33 years old and in his 15th season, but the NBA veteran remains a force to be reckoned with. To…
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Depending on the kind of office you work in, it might not be a rare occurrence for someone you work with to bring doughnuts into your existence. Maybe it's their birthday, maybe they're the kind of selfless person who'd bring in food for everybody, but you were too busy shovelling…
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It's undeniable that there's been a huge spike in the interest for vegan culture. Like assassins, vegans are now emerging from the shadows in their droves to speak the good word of ethical living. You'll know a true vegan as one who's wholeheartedly against the use of animals for anything: clothes,…
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While this writer personally doesn't understand the hype and thinks they all taste like particularly bland boogers, mushrooms are a pretty important (some might say delicious) component of many a meal in many a cuisine. Great as an addition to any omelette and stir fry (I've heard), not to mention…
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We all dread finding ourselves in a situation where you're ordering something off the menu and you completely butcher the name to the bemusement of the server, probably thinking "silly uncultured swine" as they mutter the correct way. Either that, or you feel so insecure about your ability to pronounce a…
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I don't mean to be Captain Obvious, but there's quite a few ways in which your average human being differs from the beasts and birds you can find in your gardens and your zoos. Let's forget for a second that as a species, we've surpassed all of them in terms…
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As summer creeps ever closer, it becomes more and more important to stick to the weight loss plan you've put in place for yourself. Just because you're seeing results in week seven of 12 doesn't mean you should lay off the kale and go back to carbonara as a "treat".…
