Letter: Walmart: How cheap is cheap?

Wicked Local Watertown • May 19, 2012

You have likely heard many arguments against a Wal-Mart moving into Watertown – its effect on traffic, crime, property values and the flavor of our neighborhoods. And perhaps you’ve read about how Wal-Mart won’t really net Watertown much revenue – far less than originally imagined – and may even cost us money in the long run by boarding up local businesses and making our town less inviting for new investors and homeowners.

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Ung: ‘Seasonal’ and ‘fresh’ as marketing terms

NorthJersey.com • July 15, 2012

Not words I would associate with … Applebee’s.

But like other chains, Applebee’s is putting its own spin on the latest food trends. Red Robin slathers burgers with “premium aiolis,” Burger King’s got a bacon sundae, and you may remember those Korean tacos I tried at TGI Friday’s.

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2 quick pieces: Food and Class/Horrid Hamburgers

  2 quick piece: Food’s Class Warfare / Horrid Hamburgers Is this email not displaying correctly? . Happy (early) 4th of July! It’s been a busy spring, what with The American Way of Eating selling nicely, yours truly getting the honor of a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan, and even a few assignments … Read more

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