Best & Worst French Fries, McD's Employee Tells All, Most Expensive Wine And More

Thursday, June 28, 2012 Chain Food Showdown: The Best & Worst French Fries HuffPost Food recently went on a tour de force of some of America's major casual dining chains. Regardless of your taste in cuisine, chances are you've found yourself at a casual dining restaurant before, whether one is your go-to Friday night spot or a road trip-only meal. These national chains pride themselves on creating a menu that can appeal to a wide variety of eaters. But are these calorie-heavy appetizers worth it? We pitted eight appetizers from eight casual dining chains against each other to find out. Week 5: French Fries. McDonald's Employee Tells All Trace Amounts Of Alcohol Found In Major Sodas Man Charged For Illegal Backyard Pig Butchering Operation PHOTO: Sandwich Shop Advertises Worst Meatball Sandwich Of Yelper's Life World's Most Expensive Wine Debuts BLOG POSTS Tamar Haspel: What's With The Vitriol, Vegans? "I've never been so disgusted with the human race," said one commenter. What could he have been reacting to? A piece on slavery? The Crusades? No, it was a piece about pigs. Zagat: Zagat Releases First-Ever Pizza Survey Results Time for a pizza party! Today, we're releasing the results of our first-ever Pizza Survey, which looks deep into the pie-loving public's obsession with this food favorite. Nick Anderer: PHOTOS: A Chef's Trip To Rome I love this city, everything about it and even, perhaps especially, the things many people hate about it: dirty streets, frenzied traffic and a general disregard for rules and order. Each time I go back for a visit, nothing seems to change. I get the feeling that Romans can't be bothered with trying to tidy things up. Julie Brothers: Farm To Fork Across America: Foraging in L.A. With Time To Spare The liqueur program at The Spare Room is a time-consuming process based on local harvest, making it 'the best of last season's foraging.' So Good: Popeye's Introduces Zatarain's Butterfly Shrimp One of our bloggers was on the ground at Popeye's HQ last week to cover the announcement that the chain is partnering with Zatarain's on a new menu item.

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