The restaurant industry is a notoriously tough business. It is an environment of high stress, long hours, and often, very low pay. To protect their razor-thin profit margins, some restaurant owners and managers will resort to several unethical and sometimes illegal practices at the expense of their own staff. These dirty secrets of the industry…
A modern pharmacy like CVS or Walgreens is much more than just a place to get a prescription filled. These stores have evolved into a unique hybrid of a pharmacy, a convenience store, and a small-scale department store. This means that their aisles are filled with a surprisingly diverse and often strange collection of products…
We think of our kitchen pantry as a safe, stable place to store our food. However, this dark and quiet space can be home to several hidden dangers that go beyond a simple expired can of soup. From invisible chemical contaminants to tiny insect pests, your pantry can harbor a variety of surprising health risks.…
For decades, we were trained to believe that the brand name was a guarantee of quality. We now know that this is not always true. In many cases, a retailer’s store-brand, or private-label, product is just as good, if not better, than its more expensive, brand-name counterpart. In a series of blind taste tests and…
Some restaurant menu items are more than just food; they are an addiction. These are the craveable, iconic dishes that we think about for days. They are what keep us coming back to our favorite chains again and again. These recipes are often a carefully guarded secret. They are a perfect storm of salt,…