What goes better with greasy fries and corn syrupy sodas than delicate electronic equipment? McDonald’s announced today that they plan to roll out free wi-fi in their outlets that currently offer it for a fee. The goal is to make their restaurants more amenable to people hanging out, and gobble up more of Starbucks’ share of the latte-sipping market.

“McDonald’s had charged a $2.95 fee for two hours of wireless Internet access at 11,000 of its 14,000 U.S. locations. Now the company will scrap that fee beginning in the middle of January, said McDonald’s USA chief information officer David Grooms.
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The move is part of McDonald’s latest efforts to boost its McCafe coffee drinks — and to take on Starbucks. McDonald’s plans to start selling drinks like frappes and smoothies by the middle of 2010, the report said. The fast-food chain in September said it aims to become the No. 1 coffee store in Europe, a position now held by Starbucks.

via Consumerist

Douglas is a former JPMorgan financial manager. At first, everything started as a game. He and his wife tried to figure out 11 herbs and spices in the KFC secret. As the time passes, it has become a passion. By many tries, he has come close to decode the exact KFC recipe which has never been released. Additionally, the online community has been helping Douglas with his endeavor. He tried six times before he was convinced that he had been right. Finally, he has released a recipe, and most people can’t tell the difference between this and the original one.

Douglas gathered his secret recipes in a book, also he is the owner of the popular web site Recipe Secrets. He is still on his mission to deconstruct as many restaurant dishes as he can.

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Today is July, 6th. So it is the National Fried Chicken Day. This is the opportunity to enjoy crisp, tasty and finger licking good fried chicken. We all know, fried foods are not good for our health, but you can give yourself a break for only a day, and have the taste of fried chicken.

If you decide to celebrate this day, all you have to do is to go to a fried chicken restaurant and choose from the menu. You can have it for lunch or dinner. Cold leftovers as a snack are also welcome.

US celebrated Fourth of July with different events. On Coney Island in New York, the celebration is all about hot dogs. America’s finest example of a “fast-food eater”, Joey Chestnut has set a new world record on Saturday. He has knocked down 68 hot dogs in just 10 minutes in Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The former champion Takeru Kobayashi has been beaten by Chestnut, and his record 59 has been destroyed. You can find Chestnut’s and Kobayashi’s former performances after the break.

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Is she really suprised? In fact, the ad agency wants to give the impression that the lady in the ad is surprised. But, the ad will also let us think in another way. Anyhow, Burger King’s offer “Super Seven Incher” may give either pleasure or surprise.

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According to Tim Zagat, CEO of Zagat Survey, fast-food chains offer a lot of value to diners. Taking the current economic situation into consideration, this has become more important. Looking at the rankings, there are some interesting results:

• #1 Most popular fast food, Panera Bread
• #1 Most popular mega chain, Subway
• #2 Most popular quick refreshment, Dunkin’ Donuts (Starbucks was #1)
• #1 Best value of fast foods, McDonald’s
• #1 Best burger of full-service chains, Red Robin
• #2 Top facilities among large chains, Zaxby’s

Quiznos has shown the most significant depletion. This sub chain appeared in past top lists, but it does not take place among this year’s top chains. Quiznos’ rival Subway has been ranked in several categories — #2 in top food, #3 in facilities and #1 top service. You can find the full rankings of Zagat’s Fast Food Survey in here.

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We know many people searching for fast food nutrition facts via Google. At this point, we think that it would be useful for us to prepare a guide for them. So, there comes FFF Fast Food Nutrition Facts Guide. This guide will be founded step by step. Everytime we will give nutrition facts of a new fast food restaurant.

So, the first one is McDonald’s. For people wondering how much calorie they get when they eat BigMac, or Double Cheeseburger, or a salad. You can find the nutrition facts of all meals after the break.

You can find more detailed nutrition facts information and PDF version in the read link below.

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You can eat fast food whenever you want, if you are free of thinking your health or diet. But when your child or children are in question, think many times.

We know that fast food diets may lead obese children. In addition to that, according to a study contucted by Kerri Tobin, of Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, children who ate higher-than-average amounts of junk food scored significantly have lower than their classmates in a range of academic tests. These findings applied even when pupils’ backgrounds and poverty levels were taken into account. So, for smartness of your children, stop putting hamburgers, or other kind of junk foods in their lunch box. Be sure that they would have chance to have fast food in their future, but not now. Indeed, we are against fast foods for children.

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Are you trying to reconcile your diet with your love for fast food? At this point, the nutrition facts of fast foods have an important role. Do you know how much calorie does a BigMac have? Or a Whooper? Or a slice of pizza from Pizza Hut? Or a glass of Caffe Mocha from Starbucks?

You had had to google nutrition facts of these foods, and look up many different web pages. But, thanks to iPhone, only one application is enough to check the nutrition facts of all meals of many fast food restaurants. “Fast Food Calorie Counter”, designed by Mobigloo LLC, has a calorie counter. And, this calorie counter tells you everything about what you eat in any fast food restaurant. McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut, DunkinDonuts, Sbarro and many different restaurants take place in this application. You can download it to your iPhone or iPod touch from App Store by paying 2.99$.

Popeyes is making you full by only 4$. A new menu called “$4You” has nine different choices, including Loading Chicken Wrap, Biscuit, Three Louisana Nuggets, and Apple Pie. You pick three out of nine, and make your own menu. And it costs just 4$.

Shaw from Lunch Blog has tried “$4You” with his friends. Everyone has gotten a different choice, and they give their opinions about each of nine foods:

• Loaded Chicken Wrap: This is your best bet — a tortilla stuffed with a chicken tender, cheese, and red beans and rice. Oddly enough, it’s got more or less the same ingredients as the Chicken Bowl, yet is much more appealing.
• Delta Mini: Also decent. A chicken tender on a small bun slathered with Delta Sauce, which is some kind of spicy mayo. Robert split his with me, and I wish I’d got my own.
• Chicken Biscuit: Exactly what its name says — a chicken tender on a biscuit. Good in theory. Disappointing in execution. Somehow managed to be dry and greasy at the same time. Neither of us finished ours. Says online you’re supposed to get a choice of Louisiana hot sauce or honey, although no such offer was made this evening.
• Biscuit: Because you could get a biscuit with a piece of chicken in it instead, you should pick this only if you are new to the planet and have no concept of value.
• Leg or Thigh, Mild or Spicy: Like the KFC Big Box Meal, it’s not enough bone-in chicken to make a true impression.
• Three Louisiana Nuggets: Really, Popeyes? Three whole nuggets? You spoil us. Nets out to 44¢ a pop.
• Regular Side: Should you want some red beans and rice, mashed potatoes and gravy, Cajun fries or Cajun rice, this is a decent option. For the suckers out there, Popeyes also offers cole slaw. Always thought it was weird that Popeyes doesn’t serve spinach, but it turns out the chain is actually named for Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle of The French Connection, rather than the sailor man.
• Regular Drink: I’m sick of sodas being offered as a value menu item. A waste of one of your three picks — especially when you’ve got a few Miller High Life quarts waiting for you.
• Cinnamon Apple Pie: Hmmm.

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