After cherry picking at my local market, I had some questions for Jealous Fruits about the Canadian cherries I picked… Dear Cherry Fruit Folks: It’s been about 6 weeks and you still haven’t answered my email. I’m not sure when the height of cherry season is, but if it’s not right now, I can’t see [...]

There was a time when cooking frozen waffles was as simple as heating them up. But times change, even waffle times, which is why I wrote Van’s for a whittle help… Dear Waffle Makers: I’m confused about how to cook Van’s frozen Lite Waffles. Maybe it’s because I’m not Belgian. Then again, I’m not even [...]

Thanksgiving has just passed and I’m still in a fowl mood. Here’s what Empire Kosher Poultry had to say after I questioned them about chickens… Dear Chief of Chicken-to-Consumer Relations: I was raised in a big city and really don’t understand chickens at all other than they’re meant to be eaten. Since Empire Kosher’s history [...]

Thanksgiving is a happy occasion for millions of families, unless you’re a member of the turkey family. In honor of all the turkeys that have served or will soon be serving our country, I reached out to Butterball with some special requests… Dear Butterballers: It’s fantastic that Butterball is the largest vertically integrated turkey producer [...]

It’s hard for me to think straight before breakfast. In this case, it was also hard to think straight during breakfast. That’s why I wrote Good Food Made Simple regarding some things that seemed more complex than simple about their frozen puck-shaped 100% Steel Cut Oats Oatmeal… Dear Oatmeal Makers: There are 3 things about [...]

Guacamole has always been on my Foods to Avoid list. After reluctantly being persuaded by my wife to try Wholly Guacamole, I gave Fresherized Foods a taste of what I thought… Dear Guacamolers, When I eat your product all I can say is Wholly Guacamole! It’s that good and I don’t even like guacamole. Even [...]

An Olive Garden restaurant in Alabama wasn’t acting very patriotic last week. I contacted the corporate office to ask why… Dear Olive Gardeners: Did your Olive Garden in Oxford, Alabama really refuse to allow an 80-year old woman to bring an American flag into their restaurant for her Kiwanis Club award banquet? That’s what I [...]

Throughout history, many Greek things have managed to catch everyone’s attention. There were the Greek Gods, Philosophers and Islands to name a few, plus Zorba and Jimmy whose identical middle and last names were The Greek. Now, Greek Yogurt is all the rage. But is Greek Yogurt really Greek? Did Apollo, Aphrodite, Athena, Aedesia, Aristotle [...]

There are many kinds of hot potatoes. I wasn’t sure how to handle one called PotatOH!, so I consulted the folks at Farm Fresh Direct who produce them… Dear PotatOH! Farmers: My wife purchased a couple of your Express Bake Sweet PotatOH! products. To be honest, not that I’d be lying if I didn’t say [...]

When my oatmeal bowl went bare, I felt Sturm Foods should instantly explain why… Dear Village Farmers: What’s going on with Village Farm Healthy For Your Heart Whole Grain Oatmeal? It’s disappearing! I’m not talking about in my mouth where it usually disappears either. I’m referring to it vanishing from stores! Have you Village Farmers [...]