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 [...]

SaltWorks describes itself as “America’s Sea Salt Company®.” Since I live in America and have questions about salt, they seemed like the ideal company to satisfy my salty curiosity… Dear Salt Miners: Your website says SaltWorks boasts the largest selection of specialty salts available. What’s really impressive is that you’ve identified more than 110 varieties [...]

The name Thomas’ is synonymous with English Muffins. That’s why I sent my questions in English about these muffins to Bimbo Bakeries USA, owners of the Thomas’ brand… Dear Muffin Makers: What are those annoying little gristleballs on the bottom of English Muffins? Do they serve any purpose other than to get all over counters, [...]

When you bring tomatoes home from the grocery store where do you store them? After finding out I was storing them in the wrong place, the next thing in store for me was finding out why by asking the tomato experts at Desert Glory… Dear Growers of Tasty Tomatoes: Something I read on the label [...]

Trader Joe’s started out in the 50s as a small chain of convenience stores. Today they refer to themselves as “Your Neighborhood Grocery Store.” Twitter follower @GuyWinch suggested it might be fun to learn more about Trader Joe’s, which inspired this email… Dear Traders at Trader Joe’s: I know a guy named Guy and this [...]

Many things have been described as the greatest thing since sliced bread. Ironically, sliced bread is rarely one of them. While comparing breads in the supermarket freezer section, Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Grain Bread seemed different. I contacted Food For Life Baking Company to learn more… Dear Bakers of Healthy Bread Containing Live Grains: I’m so [...]

How did Thousand Island salad dressing get its name? I traveled the Internet and when I arrived at Organicville decided to ask them… Dear Salad Dressers of the Organic Variety: I like that your company has made over 3.5 million bottles of dressing since 2004 and one of them is Non-Dairy Thousand Island Organic Dressing. [...]