When soldiers at Fort Huachuca Army Base, U.S. received a standing order to not wear their fatigues in public, they could not order their favourite hamburgers at the nearest McDonald’s anymore. So, McDonald’s franchisee David Rich installed a sliding window into the wall. The soldiers could now order and pickup…More
When we bite into McDonald’s burger buns, most of us focus on the filling, which is the aloo-tikki or the chicken patty. But what about the McDonald’s burger buns that hold them together? Well, getting to know the McDonald’s buns can be an enjoyable journey. For starters, Mrs Bector’s is…More
This is a journey that starts early morning, as early as 5 am. Local milk sellers at Baramati, a small town in Maharashtra, ride their bicycles to travel about 2 kilometres and reach the nearest Schreiber Dynamix Dairy centre. Once collected, without wasting much time, the milk is stored in…More
It starts with the wheat flour being shaken free into a shifter, getting processed into dough and then being placed in the oven. Ask Rajni Bector, the founder of Mrs. Bector’s, if that is all it takes to make a bun and she will probably smile at you and say…More
“Aao sikhayein tumhe ande ka funda. Yeh nahi pyaare koi maamuli banda,” The catchy lyrics of the popular Govinda movie sums up the story of an egg. But do you know the story behind a quality egg? Good quality eggs come from healthy birds. McDonald’s has introduced strong scientific principles…More
It was a fine Sunday morning when kids from Father Agnel’s Orphanage, all dressed in their best clothes waited for their warden to call out their names to sit in a van that went to a McDonald’s restaurant in Navi Mumbai. Upon reaching the restaurant, the kids not only got…More
Famous American chef Julia Child once said that a party without a cake is just a meeting. The first birthday cake was made in Germany during the Middle Ages. But it was nothing like the cakes we find today. Birthday cakes were coarse, almost bread like then. Talking about today’s…More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=zCUK8oEgRuI A long time ago, sometime during the late 19th century, a small Chinese community of about 300 people from the Hakka region of China came to Kolkata, looking for jobs. They settled in specific areas of the city which were later called Chinatown; Old Chinatown (Tiretta Bazar) and New…More
What can you add to a place that has the delectable Kozhikode biryani, coconut gooseberry chutney, seasoned and stir-fried tender jackfruit, creamy rich moru curry and steaming hot pottu? Well, you could add the world’s most favourite burgers that people from Kerala love when they travel the world. The explosion…More
Think global, act local – that maxim is brought forcefully home to every food chain that steps out of home soil. People around the world have come to love their burgers – and yet they love it more when there is a homelike flavour to what’s on the menu. CNN…More